Why Diana Muldaurs Doctor Pulaski Replaced Beverly Crusher In Star Trek: Tng Season 2
Diana Muldaur joined the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation in season 2 as Dr. Katherine Pulaski, replacing Gates McFadden's Dr. Beverly Crusher. During Tng's first season, the writer's room gained a reputation in Hollywood because writers came and went with such frequency. This led to an inconsistent season as the show struggled to define its characters and find its footing. Still, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew proved interesting enough to hold viewers' attention, and Tng went on to become one of the most beloved science fiction shows of all time.
Introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation's feature-length premiere, Dr. Beverly Crusher was the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise-d. Beverly lived on the ship with her child-prodigy teenage son, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), and had an interesting past with Captain Picard. Tng season 1 hinted at romantic feelings between Crusher and Picard, but...
Introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation's feature-length premiere, Dr. Beverly Crusher was the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise-d. Beverly lived on the ship with her child-prodigy teenage son, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), and had an interesting past with Captain Picard. Tng season 1 hinted at romantic feelings between Crusher and Picard, but...
- 11/9/2024
- by Rachel Hulshult
- ScreenRant
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