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   On 20 Apr 2005 14:52:25 -0700, "Richard Fangnail"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Why did Crusher leave the series for a while and was replaced by   
   >Pulaski?   
      
   My understanding was that TPTB didn't like the direction of the   
   relationship between Beverly and the Captain .. started seeming to   
   them like the Yeoman/Kirk thing.  So they wanted to try for a more   
   acerbic Doctor, to emulate Dr. McCoy. Pulaski lacked the chemistry   
   that Dee Kelley had with Spock and the rest of the cast, and was   
   actually much hated by Trek fans for her constant, unwarranted attacks   
   on Spiner's character, Data.  So, TPTB decided to bring Gates back,   
   much to the delight of the fans, as Pulaski was a bust .. never fit   
   into the ensemble cast of TNG.   
      
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