Beaming up Mrs. Roddenberry

Nameless Voice on 20/12/2008 at 20:31

Ah-ha, of course. And she's in far more episodes as "computer voice" than as Troi.

I never even realised that she was Roddenberry's wife, since she's never credited as Roddenberry. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "married to his computer".

LesserFollies on 20/12/2008 at 22:17

Quote Posted by EvaUnit02

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

Have to disagree. I always found her Nurse Chapel, with that melancholy unrequited love for Spock, quite touching. (She made him soup!) MBR was beautiful, intelligent and stayed true to the fans. RIP! <3

Fafhrd on 20/12/2008 at 22:55

Quote Posted by Nameless Voice

I'm pretty sure her executive producer credit was always Barrett-Roddenberry.

Dia on 22/12/2008 at 16:19

Awww damn! I really liked Majel Barrett as Luwaxanna Troi and thought that as annoying as she could get, she portrayed that character flawlessly. In fact, I just finished watching TNG in its entirety and was once again charmed by her performances and thought that she had a few very good scenes in which she proved her worth as an actress. I have to admit that as Nurse Chapel she was rather unremarkable, though.

Most likely a little known fact: Majel appeared on an episode of Babylon 5 as the third wife of the Centauri emperor. B5 fans will recall that Centauri Ambassador Londo Molari wanted her to fortell his future since she was a 'Seer' of sorts. I felt that she did a passable portrayal, just a tad stilted at times.

Still and all, this was sad news indeed.

Go with God, Majel.

SD on 22/12/2008 at 16:42

It's death Jim, but not as we know it.

RavynousHunter on 24/12/2008 at 15:27

May you meet Mr. Roddenberry in the Void, mein freund. Sad tidings, indeed... :(