Comments on: Ryan: Corset, Captain And Conventions

By: redskull

redskull — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:27:00 +0000

No need for supposition/hearsay/assumption. Mulgrew and Ryan may not have gotten 100% along, but the acting was first rate and no one outside the show could tell there were problems. If Seven of Nine lead the Borg invasion of Earth I would surrender immediately and ask her to personally “assimilate” me!

By: Mark Newbold

Mark Newbold — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:11:00 +0000

That’s such a good point. Sure, it’s a given that Seven was beautiful. She was, breath-takingly so at times, and that could be distracting. Well, it could IF Seven wasn’t such an intriguing character. After a while, she could have been played by any capable actress, and that’s not a slight on Jeri at all. he physical beauty had zero to do with who and what Seven was.
That said, it was always a pleasure to watch Jeri as seven, as she was undeniably gorgeous, but it says a lot about the writing and development of the character (and the interaction with the other cast members) that she didn’t need to be a hottie.

By: Zander

Zander — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:02:00 +0000

I loved her character and I thought Seven of Nice was well written and developed addition to the series. However Captain Kate Mulgrew was actually my favorite character so I don’t see why she felt threatened by Seven of Nine’s character, very strange.

By: CZeke

CZeke — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:52:00 +0000

Thank you for checking that; I was about to do the same. Seriously, folks, don’t imply stuff in the article if you don’t have quotes to support it. That said, Jeri’s answer does seem slightly dodgy. But a bit of quite understandable tension from the leading lady doesn’t constitute a feud.

Really wish we’d seen that early scene with Chakotay! I always wished those two had more scenes together. There was plenty for them to talk about, both being foils for Janeway with checkered pasts. With the right buildup, their relationship in the finale could even have made sense.

By the way, the top comment at HuffPo is seriously peculiar. (If it’s not top anymore, look for one that uses her maiden name, Zimmerman.)

By: Ensignahkinum

Ensignahkinum — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:53:00 +0000

If the writes of this article are going to suggest it, why do they not tell us what the “animosity from Kate Mulgrew” was? This person is just a re-poster of old news. The way I read it from Jeri Ryan’s point of view, since someone interviewing her, just made a unsubstantiated statement about something Mulgrew said at another convention. Ryan answered it anyway someone normally would in a public interview, “It was tough. It was difficult.”

Interviewer- At an event a couple years back, Kate Mulgrew mentioned that there might have been some animosity between the two of you. Is that true at all?

Ryan – [Laughs.] It was not a super-easy four years for me, I will say that. It does not stick out as a wonderful, wonderful work experience. It was tough. It was difficult.

Interviewer- One of the bright parts of “Voyager” was definitely the three strong female characters.

Ryan – Yeah, that was great. B’Elanna Torres was very strong and got to kick ass and take charge. I say the same thing now as I said then: I don’t have a problem with Seven’s overtly sexual physical appearance, if only because of the way she was written and developed. If it was a crappy character, then OK. But she was so nuanced and beautifully written.