Talk:Edward Jellico

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Ronny Cox(Edward Jellico)was a brilliant addition to the Star Trek universe. I really enjoyed his confrontational, "I'm not Mr. Nice Guy" style, which was a refreshing contrast to the touchy-feely atmosphere of Picard's feminized Enterprise. And just in case no one else "gets it," the name Jellico is famous in naval history: the commander of the British fleet at the battle of Jutland, in 1916, was John Jellicoe. dubeaux, June 3, 2006.

"Some parts of Starfleet began to maintain a four watch system after finding that it helped reduce fatigue and fatigue-related accident" Where's this from? pomegranate 02:04, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)


 * who played him on TV? (80.109.255.5 17:36, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC))
 * I'm not sure, suggest you look up STAR TREK.com. Mightberight/wrong 18:55, 17 November 2005 (UTC).

Just a nitpick. Data would have made Jellico an excellent First Officer aboard the USS Cairo. GoodDay 19:03, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Starship Cairo's fate?
I seem to recall an episode of Deep Space Nine where they mention that the Starship Cairo was destroyed by Dominion forces while patrolling the Romulan Neutral Zone. Does anybody else remember this? --Raguleader 21:54, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's mentioned in In the Pale Moonlight -- but, it's under someone else's command. --EEMeltonIV 22:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Not "acting" or "temporary"
Edward Jellico was not the "acting captain" of the Enterprise-D, nor was his assignment presented as "temporary" in any way. He was ordered by Starfleet to assume command of the ship, and Picard was reassigned to new duties. No limited term was mentioned for either of these changes; they were permanent. A formal transfer-of-command ceremony took place. Afterward, Jellico was fully and permanently the captain of the ship, as much as Picard had been. The fact that these changes were later reversed does not make them in any way "temporary", or indicate that Jellico was only "acting" as captain.

Starfleet's rationale for all of this was quite clear: Picard was being sent on a covert mission from which he quite probably would not return, and war with the Cardassians was imminent. It was necessary to detach Picard from the Enterprise in a way that left no doubt as to who was in command. Therefore, command of the ship was officially transferred to a new captain, leaving Picard free for reassignment. Had Picard not returned, Jellico would simply have remained as captain.

In a dramatic sense, Jellico's presence on the bridge was a temporary thing. But it's not correct to say that he was "given temporary command". Pat Berry 15:12, 10 August 2006 (UTC)