Beaming up Mrs. Roddenberry

Queue on 19/12/2008 at 01:03

Was that a tasteless thread title?

Though every Trekie should know this one, she was the wife of Gene Roddenberry.
(http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b74086_star_trek_universe_loses_majel_barrett.html) http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b74086_star_trek_universe_loses_majel_barrett.html

Scots Taffer on 19/12/2008 at 01:10

Computer. Initiate Shut Down.

BEAR on 19/12/2008 at 04:54

Thats too bad. I pretty much only remembered her from being on TNG, not the old star trek but I always liked her.

Aja on 19/12/2008 at 06:22

aww... she was a great character on TNG :(

mr woof

EvaUnit02 on 20/12/2008 at 16:59

RIP, an icon of Star Trek. Also much thanks to her for producing the wonderful first season of Earth: Final Conflict (it was downhill with the introduction of Liam Kincaid in S2).

Quote Posted by Aja

aww... she was a great character on TNG :(

Troi's mother was more annoying than Troi herself.

She was great as the voice of LCARS though, but utterly unremarkable as the recurring nurse on TOS.

Nameless Voice on 20/12/2008 at 17:36

Bizarrely, there is no credit for Lwaxana Troi on any of the IMDB pages related to Star Trek. It's as if she didn't want to be known for that part.

PeeperStorm on 20/12/2008 at 18:59

What I want to know is: Why is everyone suddenly calling her "Barrett-Roddenberry" or "Roddenberry"? Up until this point I have never seen her referred to as anything other than "Majel Barrett", irrespective of her marriage to Gene Roddenberry. It's enough to drive a Trekkie insane.

Yes I said it, I said "Trekkie". Screw all you young wannabes who think that "Trekker" is an acceptable term, with your damned namby-pamby Janeways and Wesleys and touchy-feely Very Special Episodes. And get offa my lawn!

Matthew on 20/12/2008 at 19:01

I have seen her referred to as Barrett and Roddenberry both, in my time.

New Horizon on 20/12/2008 at 19:06

Quote Posted by PeeperStorm

Yes I said it, I said "Trekkie". Screw all you young wannabes who think that "Trekker" is an acceptable term, with your damned namby-pamby Janeways and Wesleys and touchy-feely Very Special Episodes. And get offa my lawn!

The 'Trekker' term was around long before Janeway, Wesley, or touchy feely episodes. It's a preference that I take of Trekkie any day.

David on 20/12/2008 at 19:47

Quote Posted by Nameless Voice

Bizarrely, there is no credit for Lwaxana Troi on any of the IMDB pages related to Star Trek. It's as if she didn't want to be known for that part.

(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708725/) Yes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708747/) there (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708749/) is. It is due to IMDB's appalling presentation of information that you won't find Lwaxana Troi unless you skip to the episode cast pages rather than the overview, which only gives the first role for most multi-role performers.