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| 08-28 | SNW 3x08 | "Four-and-a-Half Vulcans" |
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He's only ten years older than DeForest Kelly was in 1966. Of all the original main characters I accept having aged up actors, Bones is the one that I most easily accept.
Scotty should be too though.
In TOS, he’s clearly 10 years older than Kirk. In SNW it looks like it’s the opposite!
And, to the extent that age of the actor implies the age of the character, Kelly and Doohan were about the same age.
Of all the original main characters I accept having aged up actors, Bones is the one that I most easily accept.
That doesn't mean I need or want to accept other actors being aged up just to match. Bones being played by someone a little older is not a huge deal.
Oh, I agree. I just think having more age appropriate choices for other characters would have been nice too.
Spock and Uhura seem to be roughly the right ages for the time the show is set. But Kirk is too old (the actor hides it well, lucky bastard) and Scotty far too young.
And McCoy makes no sense if cast too young given the nature of his personality, relationship to Kirk, etc. So, like you, I would prefer to go older as opposed to too young, like they did with Scotty.
I think it’s the inconsistency that bugs me.
Nah, Spock's too young, vulcans age slow.
You sure about that? Ethan Peck is four years older than Nimoy was when he started to play Spock. The current iteration of Spock only feels younger because Ethan clearly has a good skincare routine.
And he’s a lot less likely to be a regular smoker. That will age you.