Will Colm Meaney Return To Star Trek?
You love Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation? The good news is that there are tons of ways for him to return in the Star Trek franchise!
So Why Didn't Colm Meaney Want To Return to Star Trek?
In a new interview, Colm Meaney said that returning to Star Trek, with a older version of Chief O'Brien would not be good - especially with all those space suits!
So, What About Animation?
We can actually make this work, since Colm Meaney, actually thinks it’s really good that there’s a ton of great new Star Trek series!
- Maybe there will be a return of Chief O'Brien as a super old, wise dude, but in an animated show like Star Trek: Prodigy!
- Remember how he went back to teach at Starfleet Academy? Maybe we could see him in the next show - it’s called Starfleet Academy!
- This one actually makes a lot of sense for Chief O’Brien - since his character is really known in the Star Trek franchise.
- The show could be awesome, with him giving his wisdom to young Starfleet students - even though the show is in a different timeline compared to his Star Trek history.
- And with all the new series that are airing - it’s totally possible for him to return. There’s even an awesome animated Star Trek series on the way that takes us back to Starfleet Academy - that one will be totally cool!
- Maybe he can pop up in one of those other animated series too, like Lower Decks - but that one already has its next season planned.
Could Colm Meaney Appear as a Hologram?
- It could totally happen. There's a whole lot of sci-fi technology in Star Trek that allows us to see characters like O’Brien make a comeback! He could show up in the new show - they are totally looking at Starfleet Academy to be part of the new stories!
With all the love the Star Trek community has, we all wanna see Colm Meaney return, so it's no surprise he’s asked so much to make an appearance again! Maybe someday those plans will work out. We can keep hoping, and we all need a Star Trek comeback!