Where is Chief Kyle?

I’m aware it could just be an actor-is-unavailable thing, but anyone know what happened?

Curious to see how his character could have been developed, particularly after the whole “Not Chief Kyle, he’s so mean!” comment from season one as well as the impact of the crewman sacrificing himself to save Kyle’s life.

  • concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Here is the answer from the actor himself. Andre Dae Kim was busy filming Vampire Academy in Spain and could not return due to scheduling conflicts.

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      1 year ago

      Ah, thanks! I had indeed noticed the new transporter chief this season, wasn’t sure if Kyle was going to make a surprise come back or not.

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      Thanks for the article. I didn’t know the character Kyle existed in TOS too. I wonder why the actor left SNW though – his character could have developed more in the future.

      EDIT: from another comment, it seems there was a scheduling conflict with him filming Vampire Academy. Maybe he can return in the future?

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    1 year ago

    On the upside, we now have a trans Chief transporter (no hate, just mildly amused by the wordplay).

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    I will never understand the choice to leave a well-regarded show with a built-in audience and guaranteed perpetual income from convention appearances, but I guess the chance to do different things is also important to an actor.

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      Because he had a main cast role in the Peacock series Vampire Academy vs a recurring minor cast role in SNW.

      It may not have been a successful show, but it was a step up for his career nonetheless.