Talk:Ethan Phillips

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[edit] Grand Proxy

Does the Grand Proxy really count as another Ethan Phillips role? Surely he is in fact still playing the role of Neelix, just in somewhat different make-up. Am I wrong? --Jayunderscorezero 23:12, 13 August 2007 (UTC) Well, nobody responded, so I went ahead and deleted it. I stand by my initial assertion that the Grand Proxy was not a character played by Phillips. He was, in a sense, a character played by Neelix who was in turn played by Phillips, which is too indirect for a mention here, really. --Jayunderscorezero 23:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

I hereby voice my support for these actions; Phillips played Neelix, even though he wore a Ferengi costume. This is easily evidenced by the fact that Neelix's performance was in the end unable to convince the two Ferengi. --Fraek 10:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

If "Neelix-as-Ferengi" is removed, then shouldn't the "Neelix-as-Klingon" be removed under the same conditions? I'm not sure. I understand why they're they're, and why they're not.--Tim Thomason 17:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I would say because it wasn't a separate character but the same character playing someone else. As for the Klingon Neelix it's a separate character because it wasn't Neelix playing it but the holodeck using Neelix to play that character...not sure if this makes sense to anyone else... :) — Morder 17:19, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

If Neelix as the Grand Proxy does not count, then you cannot acknowledge all of the holographic representations of Neelix. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.84.9.155 (talk).

Neelix didn't play a holographic character. — Morder 19:37, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

The Grand Proxy impersonation by Neelix does not count, because that is not a seperate role. That's Ethan Phillips playing Neelix playing a Ferengi. If we ever saw a hologram of Neelix(sounds familiar, but I can't place it) that is a seperate role, because Neelix cannot impersonate a hologram.--31dot 19:41, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

There was the episode with the holographic maquis story of them taking over the ship. — Morder 19:44, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

There is precedent for acknowledging Neelix posing as the Grand Proxy & it being credited here. 0n the page for Rene Auberjonois, you show Commander West and Klingon assassin. They were not separate characters. The Klingon assassin was West in disguise. So, if you people are going to count West and the assassin as separate roles, then Neelix posing as the Grand Proxy has earned a place here. Now if you will excuse me, I am going to restore the image.

Precedent doesn't mean it's right. There are lots of speculation still on pages but that doesn't mean we don't get rid of them when we see it. — Morder 18:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

In addition, as you were told at Talk:Tony Todd, your precedence does not even exist. The assassin has not gotten a separate picture on that page in months. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 03:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)