By Chris Snellgrove | Published
It took Star Trek: The next generation A few years difficult to really find its space legs, and the show has undergone many changes along the way. A temporary change was to replace Dr. Crusher with Dr. Pulaski in season 2 before bringing Crusher back for season 3. Many have often wondered why Pulaski herself was replaced after the second season, but the explanation is quite Simple: Simply, she got too angry with the Star Trek Fandom.
Dr. Pulaski between Star Trek
The next generation It was a little more like The original series At the time, and the new doctor’s character represented the producer’s desire to channel the first adventures of Captain Kirk. This is why Pulaski was played by Diana Muldaur, someone who acted alongside William Shatner in the original Star Trek series. Her character was also mocked after Dr. McCoy, which is why she hates using the carrier and has an Acianian attitude towards data, the android which serves as a TNG version of Mr. Spock.
However, there was a major Pulaski problem from the start: while Star Trek: the original series prospered in an occasional conflict in the middle of the crew, The next generation was a spectacle where everyone was heard more or less. However, when this new doctor was brought, she immediately started to clog head with Captain Picard. She also had such an antipathy towards data based on being an Android that fans accused her of racism, a label that has never really disappeared.
Retrospectively, it is easy to see why the character of Pulaski was dreamed of Star Trek: The next generation producers. His being a severe clone to Dr. McCoy’s gender exchange helped her stand out instantly from the figure of mother of Beverly Crusher, sweet and stimulating. In addition, having the head of buttocks with other characters introduced a conflict in the series, something that Gene Roddenberry had prohibited and which had made the writing of season 1 really suffered. And the fact that Muldaur played in The original series meant that she could earn older fans still on the fence of the new spin-off program.
Pulaski was not a favorite of fans
It all sounded well on paper, but after a season to try to make Pulaski occur, the writers and producers of Star Trek threw in the towel. Producer Rick Berman later admitted that his character “never fully worked … Doctor Pulaski has never really solidified.” Consequently, the show did not invite Muldaur, although it was not disappointed because it felt that the new fallout had focused on technology and too little on the construction of characters.
One of the major reasons why Pulaski has not returned to the new spin-off was the Fandom of Star Trek, many of which launched a passionate campaign to edit letters to bring Dr Crusher de Gates McFadden to the program . They were joined by Patrick Stewart, who was just as passionate about his personal campaign to bring back his former colleague. The combined pressure of the fans and the TNG captain was sufficient to bring Berman to invite McFadden personally, and the rest is in the history of television.
Dr. Pulaski had many interesting qualities that made her a fascinating character, but she has never really good gele with the cold atmosphere of Star Trek: The next generation. Fortunately, she was replaced by Gates McFadden, a killer actor whose character has become more important and popular over time. Finally, Dr. Crusher was a central character of the last season of PicardyAnd this seriously satisfactory plot would probably never have arrived without the intense fans campaign to abandon Diana Muldaur and bring Gates McFadden to the company where it belonged.
