Finnegan was briefly in Shatner/Reaves/Stevens’ latest book. He actually wasn’t a dick at all, rather he was a competent and thoughtful upperclassman…. aside from the occasional practical joke. With Kirk being the “grim stack of books with legs”, you could see how Finnegan would develop into the cackling lunatic represented by the re-creation in the episode “Shore Leave”. Sort of like seeing him through a veil of anti-nostalgia. I imagine we’ll see a lot more of him in the next book, and who knows, maybe his dick-factor will increase.

Oddly enough, if you’ve ever heard Shatner’s fond recollections of the absolute torture he put Nimoy through with gags involving Nimoy’s bicycle, you’d think he might have gotten the message from that episode:

IF THERE’S ONE THING I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, IT WAS TO BEAT THE TAR OUT OF FINNEGAN.

I hear in the new film they’re going to pass through a time portal called The Protector of Infinity. Harlan’s gonna be even more pissed (if that’s possible).

I like Olyphant. I even thought he was good in Live Free or Die Hard.

Have to agree about Hitman, though. He definitely looks like a cancer kid. Every time I see the commercial I wait for Danny Thomas to come out and ask for donations.

23 – While I still don’t see how this film could leave out Gary Mitchell (I would be happy if that ridiculous Finnegan was left out), Olyphant is too old to play Mitchell at any age.

Sorry, confussed my ships. I really meant to get at the fact that it was the same actor. I was excited to see Tim Russ in ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ though it was short lived.

I remember the deal with Michelle Forbes, but I bet if she hadn’t dropped out, the character name would have changed before DS9 hit the screen.