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  • SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    I was thinking of the same scene! He was great at getaways and evading.

    It’s not official canon but since the actor appeared in TNG as a different cadet who engaged in risky shuttle maneuvers to show off, it’s assumed that Paris was generally the same.

    • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      Yeah the two characters have different names (Nick Lacarno vs Tom Paris), but I always assumed the TNG character was the inspiration for Paris.

      • Donnywholovedbowling@lemmy.world
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        3 years ago

        Iirc he was supposed to be the same character, but then voyager would need to pay royalties to the tng writers every episode he was in

        • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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          3 years ago

          lol, that sounds about right. I’d be pissed if I were the writers. “Hey we used the same actor and the same back story, but we used a different character name so go fuck yourself.”