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Published Nov 21, 2012

One Trek Mind #50: Rethinking Reg (Barclay)

This week is actor Dwight Schultz's 65th birthday. While he may have made his biggest impact as Mad Murdock on four thousand and fifty-two seasons of The A-Team , we Trekkies know a much different side of him.My whole life I've taken whatever Star Trek has offered me, gobbled it with a fork and a spoon and asked for seconds. It took me quite a few viewings before I even considered that Star Trek V: The Final Frontier might be a tiny bit flawed. But in April of 1990, when I was a sophomore in high school and just smart/angry enough to start distrusting people, something didn't sit quite right. I didn't like Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Lt. Reginald Barclay .

I didn't yet know the pop culture term “Mary Sue” (a shoe-horned wish fulfillment figure), but I sensed that, in some way, the fantasy-obsessive, nervous man who didn't really belong on the Enterprise was talking down to me. In “ Hollow Pursuits ,” where we first glimpse Schultz' troubled engineer, it is one of the first times we meet a less-than-perfect crew-member of the Enterprise-D. (Kirk's crew had its share of racists and cowards; see “ Balance of Terror ” or “ The Corbomite Maneuver ” for examples.) My teenage eye-rolling was prompted by three distinct thoughts:First, why would Barclay, not just a klutz but a tardy klutz, be allowed on the Federation's flagship, the interstellar beacon of excellence? (Riker floats a theory, that he was simply shuffled off the Zhukov because its Captain Gleason didn't want to bother to deal with the bureaucracy of demotion.) It didn't fly with me, because most of TNG to this point treated the Federation as a working utopia that simply couldn't produce a phobia-ridden individual. Second, I instantly knew that the episode was going to end by, basically, everyone giving Barclay a big hug and letting him feel good about himself. Despite my intense, personal relationship with Counselor Deanna Troi, her mollycoddling side could get a little on my angst-y nerves.Third, whether it was true or not, the whole endeavor seemed like a network exec was making fun of me. By which I mean us – the Star Trek fans. “Oh, those dweebs who never get picked for the soccer team, man, they're gonna' love this guy. A holodeck addiction? He's one of them!” I didn't watch Star Trek to see myself. I watched Star Trek to aspire to great things I couldn't actually achieve in life. Even Wesley Crusher, often mocked, was a kid genius who could save the day with an understanding of science and technology that bordered on magic. (I never disliked Wesley. Well, maybe the rainbow sweater, but that's about it.)

Clearly, my feelings toward Barclay were in the minority. He was brought back four more times on TNG , and was mentioned in passing twice more. He even stayed in Chief O'Brien's mind long enough to get referenced on an episode of DS9 (“ Image in the Sand .”)

With enough time and familiarity, of course, Barclay (and Schultz) wore me down and I finally eased up on the guy. Heck, I had to admit that Barclay's Protomophosis Syndrome from “ Genesis ” was absolutely fantastic. Anything that could cause Worf to de-evolve into a raging beast with a seashell head and grotesque pincers is just a-okay in my book.

With maturity (and the undeniable power of reruns) it grew to a point where I actually got excited when Barclay showed up as a hologram on Voyager (“ Projections ”). I even cheered with the rest of the audience when he had his cameo in Star Trek: First Contact . (Okay, cheered may be an overstatement – I think it was more like a few titters.)

By the time we got to season six of Voyager it had been almost an entire decade since Barclay's first appearance. I'd left home, gone to college and already switched careers a few times (it's a long story.) Now Barclay was back. Not as a hologram, not as a cameo, but the driving force back on Earth to help Voyager find its way home from the Delta Quadrant. And it couldn't be more perfect.What better way to represent “us,” the fans – yes, the obsessive fans – who want to insert themselves into the story and aid our friends? This time, however, Barclay was more mature. Yes, he still had some issues with authority, but he wasn't an embarrassment. He was noble and his ideas concerning the MIDAS array were instrumental in aiding Voyager.So was Barclay a bad idea that I simply got used to? Or did my attitude just change. Did Barclay rub you the wrong way when he first showed up? Let me know in the comments below.

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Jordan Hoffman is a writer, critic and lapsed filmmaker living in New York City. His work can also be seen on Film.com , ScreenCrush and Badass Digest . On his BLOG , Jordan has reviewed all 727 Trek episodes and films, most of the comics and some of the novels.

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Star Trek: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Lt. Barclay

Reg Barclay - potential Lower Decker, EMH inspiration, and cat lover.

Played by The A-Team's Dwight Schultz, Reginald Endicott Barclay III, or "Reg" for short is one of Star Trek's fan-favourite characters. Schultz puts this down to the fact that he's not the shining example of Starfleet perfection that makes up the majority of 90s Star Trek crews. He's shy, a bit nerdy, and struggles to form social connections with people. He prefers to escape into the fictional world than confront the real world, something that everyone can certainly relate to.

Barclay proved so popular after his first appearance that he appeared in four subsequent episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later played an integral part in getting the Voyager crew back to the Alpha Quadrant. He appeared in six episodes of Voyager, and also got to meet one of his heroes when he shook hands with Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact.

All of this is widely known, but there are small character moments that are easy to forget, or behind-the-scenes stories that shed more light on the creation of the beloved Enterprise crewmember. Here are 10 things you didn't know about Lt. Barclay.

10. He Has Something In Common With Seven of Nine

Reg Barclay suffered from a few physical and mental ailments in his time on the Enterprise. One of these was an addiction to the holodeck, dubbed "Holo-addiction" or "holodiction". Given the opportunities presented by Star Trek's holographic technology, it's surprising that this wasn't a more common affliction in the 24th century.

Struggling to form connections with other members of the crew, Barclay retreated into a fantasy world where he could be the charming, romantic hero he wanted to be. Barclay is helped with his addiction by Geordi LaForge and Deanna Troi, who help him form real-life connections with his crewmates. His obsession with finding the missing USS Voyager leads to a relapse in the season 6 episode Pathfinder, when his obsession leads him to create a fully functional replica of the ship and its crew.

In Voyager season 7, holodiction grips Seven of Nine, when she too becomes obsessed with a holographic representation of Voyager and its crew. In Human Error, Seven attempts to improve her social skills, but becomes increasingly overwhelmed by the emotions these new connections stir up. Seven's obsession alerts the attention of Janeway, who chastises her for spending too much time on the holodeck instead of fulfilling her duties.

Bit rich from the woman who once deleted a handsome hologram's wife.

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Counselor Deanna Troi : Did you just move in?

Lt. Reginald Barclay : No, no. I've been here, uuuh... almost two years. I just haven't had a chance to unpack.

Admiral Owen Paris : Why the long face, Mr. Barclay?

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Because... because it's over, sir.

Admiral Owen Paris : No, Lieutenant. I'd say that Project Voyager is just beginning - thanks to you.

Commander Pete Harkins : What would you like me to do with him, Admiral? He broke into the lab, accessed the Midas Array, and resisted arrest.

Admiral Owen Paris : You've put me in a difficult position, son. I was hoping we'd be able to -

[an alert sounds] 

Technician : We're receiving a transmission.

Admiral Owen Paris : From where?

Technician : Coordinates 343.6 by 27.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : [Everyone looks at Barclay]  The wormhole.

Captain Kathryn Janeway : Starfleet Command, come in.

Admiral Owen Paris : Voyager!

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Has it ever occurred to you that a tachyon beam directed at a class B itinerant pulsar could produce enough gravimetric energy to create an artificial singularity?

Counselor Deanna Troi : I can't say it has.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : You know what I always say: if you can't stand the heat...

Holographic Harry Kim : ...get out of the warp core!

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Ever since I... I left the Enterprise, things haven't... haven't been the same. It's as if... I lost my family.

Counselor Deanna Troi : I've decided to ask Captain Picard for a temporary leave of absence - to spend some time with an old friend.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Oh, Deanna, y-you... you-you don't, you don't have to do that.

Counselor Deanna Troi : Try and stop me!

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Admiral, uh... than-thank you, er, for seeing me...

Admiral Owen Paris : You're frightening my secretary, Mr. Barclay. You have five minutes.

Commander Pete Harkins : Take the rest of the day off, Reg.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : But...

Commander Pete Harkins : That was not a suggestion.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : I know that I haven't explained myself, uh, very well, but with all due respect, sir, what do we have to lose by trying? I think we're forgetting that there are 150 *people* stranded in the Delta Quadrant!

Admiral Owen Paris : I have a son on that ship, Lieutenant. I haven't forgotten that fact for a single moment.

[in Starfleet's lab] 

Captain Kathryn Janeway : [over comm]  This is Captain Kathryn Janeway. Do you read me?

Commander Pete Harkins : I think she's talking to you.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Captain? This is Lieutenant Reginald Barclay at Starfleet Command.

Captain Kathryn Janeway : [on Voyager]  It's good to hear your voice, Lieutenant. We've been waiting a long time for this moment.

Holographic Tom Paris : [on Barclay's multiple commitments]  Velocity, hoverball, warp core recalibrations - Reg, I don't know how you do it.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : [conspiratorially]  Letja in on a little secret: there's two of me!

Lt. Reginald Barclay : I've lost myself, Deanna.

Counselor Deanna Troi : Lost yourself?

Lt. Reginald Barclay : [nods]  In Voyager. I've become obsessed... with Voyager.

Lt. Reginald Barclay : Now where's um, Tuvok?

Holographic Lt. B'Elanna Torres : He said it's illogical to continue losing to a clearly superior player.

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Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz ( born 24 November 1947 ; age 76) is an actor known to Star Trek fans for portraying Reginald Barclay . His appearances as Barclay range over an eleven-year period from 1990 to 2001 . He also voiced the role in the video game Star Trek: Elite Force II .

Outside of Trek, his best known role is that of Murdock on the long running and fondly remembered 80s series The A-Team .

• 1 Biography
• 2.1 Additional appearances
• 3 Voice acting credits
• 4 Other Trek connections
• 5 External links

Biography [ ]

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Schultz attended Calvert Hall College High School, and then went on to earn a BA in Theater Arts from Baltimore's Towson State University.

His early work was primarily in theatre, where he worked for fifteen years before transitioning to television. His stage role in "The Crucifix of Blood" (starring Charlton Heston) won him the "Drama-Logue" award.

As a jobbing actor, Schultz also worked odd jobs in New York while honing his craft. He moonlighted as everything from waiter and door-to-door salesman to officer of the New York Bureau of Pest Control. In 1983, he married the actress Wendy Fulton, and they had a daughter Ava in 1987.

He appeared in the television movies Thin Ice (with Daniel Hugh Kelly , which led to his audition for "The A-Team"), Dial M for Murder (with Christopher Plummer ), and Sherlock Holmes (with Frank Langella , Stephen Collins , and Christian Slater ).

However his portrayal of Captain H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock on The A-Team , from 1983 through 1987, is what made him a household name. Rather like Reginald Barclay, Murdock is a highly intelligent, but not quite neurotypical character, who appears to have suffered trauma in his past. Fellow Star Trek performers Lance LeGault , William Lucking , Marc Alaimo , Peter Parros , and Melinda Culea also had recurring roles on the series. The A-Team had a significant cultural impact at the time, and continues to be shown and syndicated across the world. At the time, the series included a major mechandising line with everything from books to children's lunchboxes being produced with Murdock's face on them.

Schultz made many more television appearances, including guest spots on shows from Hill Street Blues (starring Barbara Babcock , Barbara Bosson , James B. Sikking ), CHiPs (with his Next Generation co-star Michael Dorn ) and Jake and the Fatman (in an episode with Tim Russ ) to Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (with Teri Hatcher and Kristanna Loken ), Walker, Texas Ranger (starring Noble Willingham ) and the 1990s version of Fantasy Island (starring Mädchen Amick and Malcolm McDowell ).

He also appeared on Babylon 5 , in the episode "The Long Dark", alongside Andreas Katsulas and Bill Mumy (though Mumy did not appear in the episode), and Stargate SG-1 , in the episode "The Gamekeeper".

In addition, Schultz had roles in several films, most notably as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Fat Man and Little Boy (1989, co-starring Ed Lauter and Logan Ramsey ), coincidentally portraying the third cousin of fellow Trek actor Alan Oppenheimer . He also co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg in 1990's The Long Walk Home and with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest actor Steven Weber in the 1993 thriller The Temp .

Schultz has recently been focusing his talents on voice acting in a number of films, TV projects, and video games. He has even lent his voice to episodes of Seth MacFarlane 's series Family Guy . Some of his notable voiceover roles include Eddie the Squirel on Nickelodeon's CatDog , O'aka XXIII and Maechen in the Final Fantasy X games, and various roles in the Everquest computer games. He also voiced Dr. Animo on the Cartoon Network series Ben 10 . He also voices Mung Daal in the Cartoon Network series Chowder , and as the voice of Stan on "The Chimp Channel"

In November 2009, Schultz confirmed that he and former A-Team co-star Dirk Benedict would make cameo appearances in the feature film of The A-Team .

Schultz sometimes fills-in for notable radio talk show hosts on their respective radio shows, Rusty Humphries and Jerry Doyle (formerly of Babylon 5 ). He hosted a talk radio podcast called Howling Mad Radio which ended in March 2009.

Schultz also was a voice actor for the game Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars , joining an all-star cast of voice actors which included Trek alumni Michael Dorn and John de Lancie and future Star Trek: Lower Decks voice actor Fred Tatasciore .

Appearances as Barclay [ ]

• " Hollow Pursuits "
• " The Nth Degree "
• " Realm Of Fear "
• " Ship In A Bottle "
• " Genesis "
• " Projections " (only as a hologram )
• " Pathfinder "
• " Life Line "
• " Inside Man " (also as a hologram )
• " Author, Author "
• " Endgame "
• Star Trek: First Contact

Additional appearances [ ]

Voice acting credits [ ]

• Star Trek: Elite Force II

Other Trek connections [ ]

Schultz with his makeup artist Mike Smithson on "Genesis"

Additional projects in which Schultz appeared with other Star Trek performers include:

• When Your Lover Leaves (1983 TV movie, with Merritt Butrick )
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987 TV movie, with Leigh Taylor-Young , David Ogden Stiers , and Percy Rodriguez )
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989 TV movie, with Lori Petty )
• A Killer Among Us (1990 TV movie, with Richard Riehle and Paul Kent )
• Woman with a Past (1992 TV movie, with Richard Lineback , James Sloyan , Noble Willingham )
• Child of Rage (1992 TV movie, with Rosana DeSoto and George D. Wallace )
• Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993 TV movie, with Gregg Henry , Bruce French , and Keith Szarabajka )
• Princess Mononoke (1997; 1999 English dubbed version, with Marnie Mosiman ; voice only)
• Fallout 2 (1998, with Michael Dorn ; voice only)
• Baldur's Gate II – Shadows of Amn (2000, with Michael Dorn ; voice only)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001, with Jean Simmons ; voice only)
• Mass Effect (2007 video game, with Armin Shimerman , Marina Sirtis and Carolyn Seymour ; voice only)
• Mass Effect 2 (2010 Video game, with Armin Shimerman , Michael Dorn and Carolyn Seymour ; voice only)
• Gears Of War 3 (2011 Video game, with Carolyn Seymour ; voice only)
• Batman: Arkham Knight (2015 Video game, with Jonathan Banks , Robin Atkin Downes , James Horan , Loren Lester , Nolan North , Mark Rolston , Keith Szarabajka , Tasia Valenza , Marc Worden ; voice only)
• Fallout 4 (2015 Video game, with Tim Russ , Ron Perlman , Alan Oppenheimer and Robert Picardo ; voice only)

External links [ ]

• Dwight Schultz at Wikipedia
• Dwight Schultz at the Internet Movie Database
• Dwight Schultz at Battlestar Wiki
• DwightSchultzFansite.nl – official fan site
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• 3 Christopher Russell

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Ds9’s star trek: tos crossover pointed out 2 weird things about klingons.

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DS9 Brought Back (& Changed) 3 Classic TOS Klingons

Recasting star trek: ds9 for a movie reboot, why is worf still star trek’s only klingon in starfleet.

• DS9's "Trials and Tribble-ations" episode pokes fun at Klingon differences in a lighthearted and humorous manner.
• Worf's comical explanation of the Klingon-Tribble War adds levity to tackling Star Trek lore within the crossover.
• Deep Space Nine skillfully addresses Klingon oddities through witty dialogue, honoring TOS history with a comedic touch.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's crossover episode with Star Trek: The Original Series pointed out 2 weird things about Klingons. In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, episode 6, "Trials and Tribble-ations", the Bajoran Orb of Time unexpectedly sends Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and the USS Defiant crew back to 105 years earlier in the Star Trek timeline . Against the backdrop of Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 15, "The Trouble With Tribbles", Sisko's crew must prevent Klingon spy Arne Darvin (Charlie Brill) from assassinating Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) , while dealing with the USS Enterprise's historical Tribble infestation.

"Trials and Tribble-ations" is a lighter entry among the weighty episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5. Winking at the audience, characters make humorous references to Star Trek history as if it's a precursor to Star Trek: Lower Decks . Of note are Captain Kirk's 17 temporal violations, the swap between gold and red for Starfleet uniform division colors, and the way that DS9 's characters revere the crew of the original USS Enterprise as historical heroes. Deep Space Nine preserves TOS ' visual style, with brightly colored 23rd-century Starfleet uniforms, uncomplicated fight choreography, and basic makeup for aliens — especially the Klingons.

Three of the Klingon captains who faced Kirk's Enterprise were united for a revenge mission in a classic Jadzia Dax episode of Star Trek: DS9.

DS9’s Star Trek: TOS Crossover Made 2 Different Kinds Of Klingons A Joke

"we do not discuss it with outsiders".

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's crossover with Star Trek: The Original Series makes a joke out of the different kinds of Klingons in Star Trek . While Captain Sisko and Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) keep an eye on Captain Kirk, Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois) and Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn) monitor the Klingons, who are also taking leave at Space Station K-7. Their waitress (Leslie Ackerman) confirms that the swarthy, smooth-headed visitors carousing across the room are Klingons , and all 24th-century eyes turn to Worf, demanding an explanation. Bristling, a visibly uncomfortable Worf only says, "We do not discuss it with outsiders!"

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 19, "Blood Oath", Klingons Kor (John Colicos), Kang (Michael Ansara), and Koloth (William Campbell) appear with cranial ridges, despite having smooth heads when they were introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series .

At the time of Star Trek: The Original Series , the Klingon makeup was minimal, consisting of little more than face paint and distinctive facial hair. By the time of Star Trek: The Motion Picture , prosthetic makeup technology had advanced enough to give the Klingons a more alien look. According to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, Klingons were always meant to have ridged foreheads, and viewers should imagine the new look when watching TOS reruns. Since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine preserves TOS ' visual style, however, it falls on Worf to dodge explaining the difference, which he does in the most amusingly Klingon way possible.

Klingons Went To War With Tribbles According To Worf

"tell me, do they still sing songs of the great tribble hunt".

According to Worf, the Klingon Empire went to war with their arch enemies, the Tribbles, after Scotty (James Doohan) beamed the remaining Tribbles aboard the Klingon cruiser in Star Trek: The Original Series' "The Trouble With Tribbles". Odo finds it hard to believe that the most feared warrior race in the galaxy would vow vengeance upon the cute, cuddly creatures and mocks Worf's claim, but there's a good reason that Klingons hate Tribbles . In Star Trek: The Animated Series ' "More Tribbles, More Troubles", Klingon Captain Koloth says Tribbles are responsible for "ecological sabotage" , which tracks with the Tribbles' propensity to consume and multiply.

The Klingon-Tribble War is noted again in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, episode 13, "A Tribble Called Quest", with Klingon scientist Dr. K'ruvang (Jorge Gutiérrez) stranded on a planet ravaged by Tribbles.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine could have ignored the Klingon in the room, as it were, but chose to go a different route with its Star Trek: The Original Series crossover episode. In "Trials and Tribble-ations", the explanations of Klingon lore fall to Worf. Worf's confirmation that Tribbles are an out-of-control invasive species is filled with vitriol, and Worf's embarrassment over the cosmetic differences in old and new Klingons are both memorable moments. Michael Dorn's delivery in each instance only adds to the episode's levity, so Star Trek: Deep Space Nine makes addressing these 2 weird things about Klingons funny instead of heavy-handed.

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