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Gates McFadden appeared this weekend at the Armageddon Pulp Culture Expo in New Zealand, where she spoke about conventions, her interest in space science and her work as a choreographer.
"I like to travel and see new places and it is nice to realise I have something in common with so many other people," McFadden told The New Zealand Herald. "Making good connections with people - strangers, really - from other countries is wonderful and surreal." She said that she was happy to meet people who appreciated the work she had done, but added, that it seemed surreal to her "because some fans treat me strangely [as] they are in awe having seen my face as big as a car on a movie screen, or speaking to them in their living room every day."
Though she played Beverly Crusher for six of seven seasons on The Next Generation and in four feature films, McFadden has been less involved in fan culture and appearances than many of her co-stars. Some fans, she said, were quite demanding or critical but most "are curious, funny and respectful fans and collectors, and very caring and kind."
"I like to travel and see new places and it is nice to realise I have something in common with so many other people," McFadden told The New Zealand Herald. "Making good connections with people - strangers, really - from other countries is wonderful and surreal." She said that she was happy to meet people who appreciated the work she had done, but added, that it seemed surreal to her "because some fans treat me strangely [as] they are in awe having seen my face as big as a car on a movie screen, or speaking to them in their living room every day."
Though she played Beverly Crusher for six of seven seasons on The Next Generation and in four feature films, McFadden has been less involved in fan culture and appearances than many of her co-stars. Some fans, she said, were quite demanding or critical but most "are curious, funny and respectful fans and collectors, and very caring and kind."