this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do you guys think Argyle disappeared? It's absolutely because Riker stole his beard and Argyle couldn't handle how much better it looked on Bill.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I think it was an unseen tuvix incident

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The actual behind-the-scenes reason is much funnier.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you're just gonna leave us wondering??

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The story goes that Chief Engineer Argyle’s actor Biff Yeager was eager for a full time role on the show. It had been hinted at that he could become part of the main cast if fan response was positive. Yeager was apparently a bit too zealous asking friends and family to write in to the studio. They received a wave of support for the character before an episode featuring Argyle had ever aired, and his role was subsequently quietly written off of the show.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Interesting.... and.. Oof. Really shot himself in the foot there. Thanks for telling the sordid tale!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I like how they wanted a Scottish engineer so they named him Argyle like the socks

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sub is full of masters of finding glorious screen grabs!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ikr? It's a daily joy to get one awesome post after the other. There were days, where i thought "ok, this is the peak, it can't get better than this" only to be proven wrong the next day. Again and again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This is the only community I’ve seen that has far surpassed the Reddit equivalent. There was never this much brilliance in r/risa.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even glorious-er! But at a price... It comes with a belly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Such is life, even in the 24th century

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, Scotty got a belly and he only got more glorious!