Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
Robert Picardo ’s story about Jeri Ryan ’s behavior towards him on the set ofStar Trek : Voyagerseason 4 is funny , but also highlight some actual disparities in the series . Jeri Ryan joined the cast ofVoyagerseason 4 as Seven of Nine when Jennifer Lein departed the show after playing Kesfor the first three season . Ryan quickly rise up to become a wildly popular member ofVoyager ’s plaster bandage of charactersand get to establish the dynamic of Seven ’s relationships with the USS Voyager ’s other bunch early on .
One of these relationships was Seven ’s friendly relationship and mentorship withthe Doctor ( Robert Picardo)which began shortly after she joinedVoyager ’s crowd . Seven and the Doctor ’s human relationship was one of the inviolable region of her character bow , and a source of both hilarity and some astonishingly poignant moments . Ryan and Picardo shared a similar relationship off - screen , only lend to their character moral force . One of the early episodes that position the groundwork for Seven and the Doctor ’s working relationship wasVoyagerseason 4 , instalment 7 , " Scientific Method,“an sequence that apparently also establish Picardo and Ryan ’s emerging friendship off - projection screen .
Star Trek : Voyager ’s dear character reference have returned in Star Trek : Picard , Star Trek : Lower pack of cards , and peculiarly Star Trek : Prodigy .
Robert Picardo Says Jeri Ryan Treated Him “As A Sex Object” In Star Trek: Voyager’s “Scientific Method”
Picardo hilarious described Ryan’s behavior on set
In an interview withThe Official Star Trek : Voyager Magazinearound the time of " Scientific Method ’s " ventilation , Robert Picardo shared a joking story of Jeri Ryan tantalise him because of a certain costume he fag during the episode . Thanks to the infiltration ofVoyager ’s crew by unseeable aliens , the Doctor was force to take recourse onStar Trek : Voyager ’s holodeckin a Renaissance computer simulation , where he dramatize Renaissance - vogue frock include a tunic and tights . Many of Picardo ’s scenes in the latter half of the episode were with Jeri Ryan , and plain , hilarity ensue . Read Picardo ’s full quote below :
" Of course , you get under one’s skin to see me fag out tights for the first time . The marvelous thing about run with Jeri Ryan when I was also wearing the Spandex was that Jeri thought it was completely o.k. to cover me as a sex physical object , and it was . It was something I had been begging for for age . I ’ve always feel I had the dainty goat in the ship’s company , but I ’m sure there are eight other butts that would wish to differ . "
Picardo went on to say in an audience withStar Trek Monthlythat " The day that I wore those leotards , Jeri nip me on the fundament about five prison term . She was just so charmed that someone else had to outwear leotards on the show ! " This quote demonstrates how Ryan treated Picardo " as a sex aim " andhighlights how well-situated the two apparently were with each other already , so soon after Ryan joinedVoyager . However , it also highlight a actual difference between Seven of Nine and the residual of the cast .
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Robert Picardo’s Joke Highlights A Real Dichotomy In Star Trek: Voyager’s Costumes
Picardo may be joking, but Seven’s costumes were different than others
While it ’s funny to hear about Picardo and Ryan teasing each other , his story struggle a light on the fact that Seven ’s costumes onVoyagerwere very different than everyone else ’s . Except for a few episodes , Seven ’s " uniform " onVoyagerconsisted of a skin - tight catsuit in several different colors , which play up her soma . These causa had a narration account in that Seven needed a more form - agree garment to help with her epidermic positive feedback after her rescue from the Borg , but also served to set her aside from the rest of the form .
When Seven did bust a Starfleet uniform onStar Trek : Voyager , it was the teal uniform jacket crown of a scientific discipline / aesculapian officer .
Picardo ’s story get it open thatJeri Ryan was cognizant of the duality between her suits and everyone else ’s Starfleet uniforms . Luckily , it sounds like Ryan had a sense of humor about the whole thing , and her teasing Picardo so ruthlessly really play up how comfortable she was made to feel on the stage set ofStar Trek : Voyageralmost at once . If nothing else , the tarradiddle suggest thatVoyager ’s set was a lot more laid back than some otherStar Trekseries of the epoch .
reservoir : The Official Star Trek : Voyager Magazine , issue 18,Star Trek Monthly , issue 45
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