Because of his original purpose, it makes sense that the Doctor wouldnā€™t have held a Starfleet rank during Voyager.

However, in Prodigy, he still doesnā€™t have pips. This leads to my questions:

  • Can a self-aware hologram hold rank or a non-com position in Starfleet?
  • If so, how would the Doctor attaib it?

According to the STO wiki, he doesnā€™t wear them by choice but does have a rank. That might be a reasonable explanation; I canā€™t imagine Janeway not at least trying to field commission him.

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      Iā€™ve never watched Stargate, except for the first film and a few random SG-1 episodes. I knew Sirtis was in it at some point, but not Picardo.

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          I like to play a game where if you see one Star Trek actor you often see others and you have to spot them.

          Quite a few have been in CSI over the years.

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            I love that game. Recently been putting on the old 90s Superman show and itā€™s got a good amount of Trek crossover, including Jonathan Frakes as a bizarre villain. Also a cameo from the late great James Earl Jonesā€¦

            Cheers is another that comes to mind. Young Brent Spiner and Kate Mulgrew years before they were famous and, later, Kirstie Alley is a main character. And of course Norm == Morn.

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            Gargoyles (where Frakes and Sirtis are the main villains) even cracks a joke, ā€œYou and what Starfleet!ā€

            I heard Takei and Frakes were on Adventure Time. After a Google, in addition, it seems so was Sirtis, Burton, and a bunch of Lower Decks actors.

            Kate Mulgrew is great in Infinity Train.

            I think one of my favorites, though, is the completely unrelated freebee for your cellphone randomly dropped for Kevin by Takei at the end of an episode of Community.