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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "The Naked Time" and "Mirror, Mirror". |
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "The Naked Time" and "Mirror, Mirror". |
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* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Every [[Mirror Universe]] character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice. |
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Every [[Mirror Universe]] character was hammy, but Takei was a particularly rich, dripping slice. |
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* [[Fake Nationality]]: |
* [[Fake Nationality]]: One of the rare aversions in all of the series. Sulu is Japanese-American from San Francisco, and so is [[George Takei]]. Played straight in the 2009 [[Film]].<ref> They were leery of casting an actor of non-Japanese descent until Takei himself assured them that it would be all right, claiming that the character represents all of Asia (note that Sulu is not a Japanese name). This paved the way for Korean-American John Cho to assume the role.</ref> |
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** In some of the non-canon novels, Sulu explains that his background ''is'' mixed, but primarily Filipino and Japanese. |
** In some of the non-canon novels, Sulu explains that his background ''is'' mixed, but primarily Filipino and Japanese. |
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* [[Fan of the Past]] |
* [[Fan of the Past]] |