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| caption-top = Admiral Mark Jameson ([[2364]])
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| caption-bottom2 = Mark Jameson, in his prime
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|rank = [[Rear admiral (lower half)]]
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| spouse = [[Anne Jameson]]
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| actor = [[Clayton Rohner]]
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{{aquote|The quest for youth, Number One... so futile.|[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''' to '''[[William T. Riker]]|2364|Too Short a Season}}
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'''Mark Jameson''' was a career [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[24th century]]. He joined Starfleet around the turn of the century, and he [[marriage|married]] his wife [[Anne Jameson|Anne]] in [[2314]].
  
   
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'''Mark Jameson''' was a career [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] in the [[24th century]]. He joined Starfleet around the turn of the century, and he [[marriage|married]] his [[wife]] [[Anne Jameson|Anne]] in [[2314]].
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By [[2319]], he had reached the [[rank]] of [[commander]], and was sent to negotiate the release of hostages from [[Mordan IV]]. Officially, he successfully negotiated their release. However, in truth he supplied [[military technology|weapons]] to [[Karnas]], the hostage-taker, in return for their release, and falsified the official records. This was a violation of the [[Prime Directive]], so Jameson made an attempt to even things up by also supplying weapons to Karnas' rivals, thus causing forty years of [[civil war]], although he claimed that he had assumed that the resulting conflict would last for only a few years before it ended.
  
   
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By [[2319]], he had reached the [[rank]] of [[commander]], and was sent to negotiate the release of hostages from [[Mordan IV]]. Officially, he successfully negotiated their release. However, in truth he supplied [[military technology|weapons]] to [[Karnas]], the hostage-taker, in return for their release, and falsified the official records. This was a violation of the [[Prime Directive]], so Jameson made an attempt to even things up by also supplying weapons to Karnas' rivals, thus causing forty [[year]]s of [[civil war]], although he claimed that he had assumed that the resulting conflict would last for only a few years before it ended.
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Jameson progressed through the [[Starfleet rank]]s, eventually reaching the grade of [[rear admiral]]. His final command was the {{USS|Gettysburg}}. He then contracted the incurable [[Iverson's Disease]], and by [[2360]] was confined to a [[wheelchair]]. Unknown to anyone else, however, he had obtained two doses of an age-reversing [[drug|agent]] called [[Cerebusian rejuvenator]] from [[Cerberus II]] in exchange for a successful treaty negotiation. He began to slowly administer the [[medicine]] to himself. However, when Karnas reported a hostage situation on Mordan in [[2364]], he took both doses and embarked on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to negotiate for their release, at Karnas' request, in an attempt to vindicate himself.
  
   
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Jameson progressed through the [[Starfleet rank]]s, eventually reaching the grade of [[rear admiral]]. His final command was the {{USS|Gettysburg}}. He then contracted the incurable [[Iverson's Disease]], and by [[2360]] was confined to a [[wheelchair]]. Unknown to anyone else, however, he had obtained two doses of an age-reversing [[drug|agent]] from [[Cerberus II]] in exchange for a successful treaty negotiation. He began to slowly administer the [[medicine]] to himself. By [[2364]] he was living with his wife on [[Persephone V]].
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The medicine caused him to rapidly get younger, but was also highly unstable. After learning that the hostages had actually been taken by Karnas in an attempt to lure him to Mordan, he mounted an armed rescue attempt. This failed, and by the time he met Karnas face to face, he was dying from the effects of the drug. Karnas, on seeing Jameson [[death|die]] in front of him and on hearing of his attempts to atone for his earlier deeds, was satisfied and released the hostages. Jameson was buried on Mordan IV, at the request of his wife, and with Karnas' permission. ({{TNG|Too Short a Season}})
  
   
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When Karnas reported a hostage situation on Mordan IV in 2364, he took both doses and embarked on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to negotiate for their release, at Karnas' request, in an attempt to vindicate himself. The medicine caused him to rapidly get younger, but was also highly unstable, his unstable health prompting him to admit the truth to Picard, who acknowledged Jameson's responsibility for the current state of affairs while also noting that Karnas and others could have chosen to work for peace rather than simply continuing to fight.
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== Background ==
  
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Mark Jameson was the second admiral to appear in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (the first was Admiral [[Leonard McCoy]]), not counting [[Q]], who impersonated one in {{e|Hide and Q}}. Jameson was also the first to wear the admiral's uniform seen throughout the first season of TNG.
  
   
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After learning that the hostages had actually been taken by Karnas in an attempt to lure him to Mordan IV, he mounted an armed rescue attempt. This failed, and by the time he met Karnas face to face, he was dying from the effects of the drug. Karnas, on seeing Jameson [[death|die]] in front of him and on hearing of his attempts to atone for his earlier deeds, was satisfied and released the hostages. Jameson was buried on Mordan IV, at the request of his wife, and with Karnas' permission. ({{TNG|Too Short a Season}})
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File:Support chair.jpg|Jameson as an old man...
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File:Mark Jameson, middle age.jpg|...in middle age...
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File:Mark Jameson, teenager.jpg|...and as a young man
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== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
 
Mark Jameson was played by [[Clayton Rohner]].
  
Mark Jameson was played by [[Clayton Rohner]].
   
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In the first draft script of "Too Short a Season", Jameson's first name was "Paul". [http://www.roddenberry.com/media/vault/Script-TooShortASeason.pdf] He was renamed "Mark" by the time the revised final draft of the script was issued. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/112.txt}}
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In a scene that was included in the revised final draft script of "Too Short a Season" but not in the episode's final edit, Jameson was mentioned to have been the commanding officer of the {{USS|Falcon}} and the {{USS|Pegasus}}, in addition to serving as an admiral. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/112.txt}}
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Mark Jameson was the second admiral to appear in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the first being Admiral [[Leonard McCoy]]. Jameson was also the first to wear the admiral's uniform seen throughout the rest of [[TNG Season 1|the first season of TNG]]. He is also one of four people to refer to Commander [[William T. Riker]] as "[[Number one|Number One]]" (the other three being [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Sarek]], and, of course, {{Captain}} [[Jean-Luc Picard]]).
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=== Apocrypha ===
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Jameson appeared in his capacity as captain of the ''Gettysburg'' in the ''[[Star Trek: Terok Nor]]'' novel ''[[Day of the Vipers]]''.
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Revision as of 15:28, 5 December 2019

"The quest for youth, Number One... so futile."
– Jean-Luc Picard to William T. Riker, 2364 ("Too Short a Season")

Mark Jameson was a career Starfleet officer in the 24th century. He joined Starfleet around the turn of the century, and he married his wife Anne in 2314.

By 2319, he had reached the rank of commander, and was sent to negotiate the release of hostages from Mordan IV. Officially, he successfully negotiated their release. However, in truth he supplied weapons to Karnas, the hostage-taker, in return for their release, and falsified the official records. This was a violation of the Prime Directive, so Jameson made an attempt to even things up by also supplying weapons to Karnas' rivals, thus causing forty years of civil war, although he claimed that he had assumed that the resulting conflict would last for only a few years before it ended.

Jameson progressed through the Starfleet ranks, eventually reaching the grade of rear admiral. His final command was the USS Gettysburg. He then contracted the incurable Iverson's Disease, and by 2360 was confined to a wheelchair. Unknown to anyone else, however, he had obtained two doses of an age-reversing agent from Cerberus II in exchange for a successful treaty negotiation. He began to slowly administer the medicine to himself. By 2364 he was living with his wife on Persephone V.

When Karnas reported a hostage situation on Mordan IV in 2364, he took both doses and embarked on the USS Enterprise-D to negotiate for their release, at Karnas' request, in an attempt to vindicate himself. The medicine caused him to rapidly get younger, but was also highly unstable, his unstable health prompting him to admit the truth to Picard, who acknowledged Jameson's responsibility for the current state of affairs while also noting that Karnas and others could have chosen to work for peace rather than simply continuing to fight.

After learning that the hostages had actually been taken by Karnas in an attempt to lure him to Mordan IV, he mounted an armed rescue attempt. This failed, and by the time he met Karnas face to face, he was dying from the effects of the drug. Karnas, on seeing Jameson die in front of him and on hearing of his attempts to atone for his earlier deeds, was satisfied and released the hostages. Jameson was buried on Mordan IV, at the request of his wife, and with Karnas' permission. (TNG: "Too Short a Season")

Appendices

Background information

Mark Jameson was played by Clayton Rohner.

In the first draft script of "Too Short a Season", Jameson's first name was "Paul". [1] He was renamed "Mark" by the time the revised final draft of the script was issued. [2]

In a scene that was included in the revised final draft script of "Too Short a Season" but not in the episode's final edit, Jameson was mentioned to have been the commanding officer of the USS Falcon and the USS Pegasus, in addition to serving as an admiral. [3]

Mark Jameson was the second admiral to appear in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the first being Admiral Leonard McCoy. Jameson was also the first to wear the admiral's uniform seen throughout the rest of the first season of TNG. He is also one of four people to refer to Commander William T. Riker as "Number One" (the other three being Dr. Beverly Crusher, Sarek, and, of course, Captain Jean-Luc Picard).

Apocrypha

Jameson appeared in his capacity as captain of the Gettysburg in the Star Trek: Terok Nor novel Day of the Vipers.

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