Talk:Guinan

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I remember reading somewhere that Whoopi Goldberg wanted to be on Star Trek so she approached the producers and they created the character of Guinan specifically for her. ShutterBugTrekker 20:42, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

" At first the creators did not think they could create a role suitable for such a highly rated actress " --until they realized they were talking about Whoopee Goldberg? Lol

One story I read had it that Whoopi was with LeVar Burton when he called the producers about finding her a role. The Producers reaction when he handed the phone to her "Year very funny" thinking it was Burtons wife.

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Far be it for me to change something if there is a well-established precedent for these listings, but I feel like it would be more "encyclopedic" to note that this character is played by Goldberg at the beginning rather than at the end.

I like to mention that in the episode "Q who?" from the second season, Q and Guinan seems to have an old quarrel, and Q mentions that he/it has some unfinished business with her back from 2000 years back. So she must be older than 700 years

===2 centuries is not 2,000 years, it's 200 :)

Shouldn't some mention be made of Guinan's appearance? I remember Q commenting that Guinan "is not who she appears to be. She is an imp." And as we know from Voyager, Q's one redeaming quality is that he is not a liar. Kwyjibear 19:28, 6 October 2006 (UTC)