this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2024
233 points (97.9% liked)
Risa
6943 readers
17 users here now
Star Trek memes and shitposts
Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Gates McFadden had issues with the producers behind the scenes. There's a lot of he-said-she-said going on, but suffice it to say that she spent season 2 doing a Broadway production for $400/week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYsemEvV3-Y
It'd be nice to think Star Trek is above the usual Hollywood bullshit, but you read about stuff like this and the experience of Terry Farrel or Grace Lee Whitney, and it's clear that it's in the muck with the rest of them.
That's about $50k/yr in today money