My hot take (especially since I also haven’t seen Picard): this might have been one of those very few exceptional situations where an AI deepfake would’ve been warranted. Still have Brent Spiner do the acting, obviously, but de-age him in post.
Season 1 of Picard they did do a digital de-aging and it was fucking horrifying. Season 2 it was a Soong so de-aging wasn’t really necessary. Season 3… I can’t get into it without spoiling it but lemme just say that Data went kaboom in Nemesis. If they’re making Data again, they might as well use new tech and upgrades. Whether or not that statement is accurate… I’ll let you figure out
Season 1 Data, for the record.
They should have given him five huge dicks that he could use to fly around like tails from Sonic the Hedgehog. And the body of Niki Minaj. And the face of Betty White.
