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From: anich@puff.UUCP (Steve Anich)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Number One from "The Cage"
Message-ID: <687@puff.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 01:31:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 01:31:41 1986
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In article <847@decuac.UUCP>, avolio@decuac.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio) writes:
> > > And why did they replace Hunter with Shatner? ...
> > 	I believe the reason was that after the first pilot the
> > show wasn't picked up immediately....but Hunter turned down the role of Pike
> > to play the lead in some type of cheese-whiz, sf-spy adventure....
> 
> Well, yes... And then again there was the fact that Hunter was dead by
> that time having fallen down the stairs of his home, breaking his
> neck.  

	I think if you check you will find that Hunter didn't die until
	1969.

			Steve Anich