Star Trek: Voyager
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Star Trek : Voyagerproducer Rick Berman state that Jeri Ryan was n’t his first choice to play Seven of Nine , because he privilege anotherStar Trekactress for the role . Seven of Nine was introduced inVoyagerseason 4 and became a steadfast favorite that continue to make a convinced impingement on theStar Trekfranchise in the 2020s . As an thespian and former Miss Illinois , Jeri Ryan ’s good look were understand by many as the reasonableness for her casting in the character , to the distaste of Captain Janeway actor Kate Mulgrew . However , Jeri Ryan repeatedly proved that she had incredible range as an actress , and continue to supply newfangled depths to Seven across three seasons ofStar Trek : Picard .
Of the many actress who try out for the part of Seven of Nine in theStar Trek : VoyagercastwereBabylon 5star Claudia Christensen andXena : Warrior Princess ' Hudson Leick . Brannon Braga , who in the first place created the character , later toldCinefantastiquethat the purpose of Seven of Nine fare down to three actress . Of these three , Jeri Ryan was a clear favourite , although she was not at the top of Rick Berman ’s list . Berman later reflected on his own preference in the bookThe Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 Years : From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams : The over , Uncensored , and Unauthorized unwritten History of Star Trekby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross . Read his quote and favourite casting choice below :
We nail down it down to three multitude and Jeri Ryan was not my first choice . Jeri Ryan was the first choice of both Jeri Taylor and Michael Piller . My first selection was this wonderful player who had played Leah Brahms , Susan Gibney . I think she would be a great Seven of Nine and I was overthrow — and probably aright so .
Seven of Nine ’s story arc in Star Trek : Picard allowed Jeri Ryan to connect more with the character than she had on Star Trek : Voyager .
How Would Star Trek: TNG’s Susan Gibney’s Seven of Nine Differ From Jeri Ryan’s?
Susan Gibney is best known inStar Trekcircles for playing Doctor Leah Brahms inStar Trek : The Next Generation . Brahms was at the center of one ofTNG ’s more controversial plot line , in which Lt . Commander Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) fell in making love with an idealise , holographic version of the scientist . Geordi was later face about this by the real Leah Brahms , but did n’t appear to learn from his mistakes . Jeri Ryan ’s Seven of Nine was often depersonalise by characters , including Ensign Harry Kim ( Garrett Wang ) , and became alove stake forStar Trek : Voyager ’s EMH Doctor(Robert Picardo ) .
It ’s interesting to chew over if Susan Gibney would have objected to these aspects of Seven ’s story inStar Trek : Voyager , after already explore them inStar Trek : The Next Generation . Seven was far more than a sex target , something which has thankfully been readdressed with herStar Trek : Picardarc . However , everyone from Jeri Ryan to Rick Berman is unequivocal about her sex appeal being a key part of her cast . IfStar Trek : Voyagerhad cast Susan Gibney as Seven , her desire to get away the objectification she experienced onStar Trek : The Next Generationmay have add out more interesting side to Seven ’s eccentric , and lifted her beyond the puerile " Barbie of Borg " label doled out by fan of the time .
Source : The Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 Years : From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams : The Complete , Uncensored , and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trekby Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross
