drewkesfan

Met Jennifer today. I feel sorry for her as she seemed like a deer in the headlights but it's because she's a very shy person. Having said that though, she was genuinely pleased when I told her that she was phenomenal on Voyager and I said "Take care of yourself" to her, to which she did seem genuinely pleased. It doesn't detract from my opinion of her as a brilliant actess because without Jen there would be no Kes. It's a shame it was a combo of my mind going totally blank and feeling that I didn't want to crowd her that seemed to cut things a little short. She's still great, though.

JANE WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!! SUCH A CLASSY FUNNY LADY THAT HAD TIME FOR EVERYONE!!! I CAN'T THANK HER ENOUGH FOR BEING THERE AND FOR SHOWMASTERS THAT BOOKED HER!!! SOMEONE THAT I THINK PEOPLE WOULD SEE AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!

HAD A GREAT TIME, MET JANE WIEDLIN WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, SHE WAS REALLY FRIENDLY AND TALKATIVE, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT GUEST!!!!

Jane Wiedlin was absolutely fantastic, a real joy to talk to, someone that has a lotta time for everyone!!!!

Totally agree with you on that. A lotta time was allocated to other characters that didn't deserve it. I think it was a Rick Berman thing, he wanted high ratings and once he found what he thought was a guaranteed formula in his mind IE let's build it around Janeway, Seven and (mr annoying once you've had one story about my subroutines taking on a life of my own you've seen 'em all) the doctor he was locked into that template Brannon Braga had some great concepts but I don't think anyone ever had the sense to edit his ideas into a coherent format sometimes.. I would've explaine the fury story away as the Kes that boarde voyager as a clone created by Suspiria, with Kes coming back as a recurring character using her powers to come in and out again. That way at least she could've been a recurring character rather than being given the shaft totally. Really Harry Kim should have gone.

There's just so many great Kes episodes, even if Jennifer was only in for a few minutes in a few, she always made the most of her few minutes. As Ethan Phillips said in the voyager time capsule Kes on the dvds "when she was acting you could smell the ozone". I was annoyed that in the last episode there was no mention or cameo for Kes, the only thing was a throaway line from Janeway about "let's remember all the people that can't be with us today" and there was only a little note at the end of the dvd timecapsules of Jennifer's name on the "Thanks To" List. The character had so much potential and was given the shaft. Before and after had some intriguing parts but perhaps wouldve been better as a two hour ep or two parter as there was a lot going on. I enjoy "Elogium" and "Warlord". The bit i like in "Fury" was the bit at the end with Kes and Neelix, it's not what was said it's what wasn't said, and then the moment was gone. I agree that "the gift" and "scorpion" were horribly rushed and contrived just to get Kes out. It was a combo of Rick Berman never liking the character (glorified bean counter and ratings chaser, and what he actually created is open to interpretation, Paramount won't even let him on the lot now) and Brannon Braga's "excess" and chaotic writing eg "less isn't more, more is more". How impartial could he be when he was sleeping with Jeri Ryan? Not knocking Jeri because she is great and ran with an opportunity that was given to her as anyone else would. I think Braga put her in a bit of a bad position though. I would've loved to have sen a clash between Kes and Seven as they are opposite ends of the spectrum or have Kes as a recurring villian for a while that gets redeemed later. Sadly we can only speculate.

YES!!!!!!!!!!! MY FAVE FROM VOYAGER, always wantedv to meet her and thank her for her great performances, just a shame that Kes never gets her just due as a character especially when she actually saved the crew more than once (unlike the overrated and overexposed Doctor that got them into danger on more than one occasion and never got punished for it)