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Least favorite Star Trek characters – Part 1
I am a Trekkie. It runs deep within my blood and I have been watching the adventures of Captain Kirk for years. I must say that even though I was a fan of the Original Series, I do like the newer Star trek series even better. But each of the series has characters that just seem to be there for no real reason at all.
The Next Generation: Deanna Troi
The character of Deanna Troi seems to be one of those additions that just did not make sense. Her character is only developed on a small scale and really has a small role in the actual function of the ship. Deanna stands out because she does not seem like an officer. Many times I have thought that the character was only there for romantic involvement and nothing more. Deanna Troi adds little if anything to the depth of the show in any season and is by far my least favorite character in the Next Generation.
Deep Space Nine: Jake Sisko, Rom and Vic Fontaine
My three least favorite characters on Deep Space Nine are Jake Sisko, Rom and Vic Fontaine. Let me say that Deep Space Nine is without a doubt my favorite of all the Star Trek series. However, I never really saw a real purpose for any of these characters.
Jake Sisko was there because his father, Benjamin Sisko, was the commanding officer on the station. I understand why he is there but too many times there is emphasis on things other than his relationship with his father. For instance, the episode The Muse, was about an alien that fed off of the life energy of writers. The whole story was stupid but there was a moment when I was hoping that they might kill Jake off but no such luck.
Rom was the idiot brother of Quark the owner of Deep Space Nine’s bar. Again I never understood why this character was included so much in the series. His role as the lowly or stupid brother does not help his character. However, Rom does develop a backbone and becomes part of the station engineering crew. He does somewhat break out of the dumb brother mold. In the end, his rise to power almost seems fitting. Rom becomes the new Grand Nagus, ruler of the Ferengi alliance.
Vic Fontaine was introduced as a minor character in the sixth season. In fact, Vic is not even real, he is a hologram character. Vic Fontaine is a singer in a 50’s era casino, where he is the opening and only act. The writers used this as a way to include some great classic songs in the series. The only good thing is that Vic is only in a handful of episodes.
Voyager: Commander Chakotay
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Roddenberry: The only actor to star in every Star Trek show ever made – Part 1
There have been only one actor that has starred in every Star Trek show that has ever been made. This actress has starred in the original pilot, “The Cage” that was rejected, the original Star Trek series, she played the computer voice on almost all the series that aired, and she played a recurring character on Star Trek: TNG, and Deep Space Nine.
This actress was Majel Barrett Roddenberry and she was also the wife of Gene Roddenberry. Majel Barrett first starred in the original pilot for Star Trek, “The Cage” as the character, Number One. She was the second in command to Captain Christopher Pike on the starship Enterprise. When the pilot was rejected and the new pilot was reworked for the new show, her character became Nurse Christine Chapel and she played her for 33 of the episodes. She also starred in a few of the Original Star Trek movies. Her character, Christine Chapel, came onto the starship Enterprise, at first to search for her missing finance, Roger Corby. When it appeared that he was a lost cause, she decided to sign on as nurse to Doctor Leonard McCoy. Her character had a soft spot for the Vulcan character, Spock and fell in love, but he was unable to reciprocate her feelings.
The next role that she played was the voice of the computer, which she played throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Whenever one of the shows were on and in any given situation, her voice would be heard. As her role of the computer, her voice was heard 98 times in the Next Generation, 25 times on Deep Space Nine, 70 times in Voyager, and 2 times on Enterprise. She also played the computer voice on the Defiant, the Deep Space Nine starship.
The other role that she played was Laxwana Troi, the mother to Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was a recurring character on that show and on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Her character was introduced in the first season episode, “Haven”, where she came on board to marry her daughter off. Her character was a full Betazed with full telepathic abilities. She would continue to recur on the show throughout the seven years that the show was on. She was mainly an annoyance to Captain Picard and to Commander William Riker. She tended to speak her thoughts just to get a rise out of her daughter. She had tender feelings for Picard, but he tended to feel annoyance more than anything for her. She would also recur on Deep Space Nine throughout the years that it was on. She annoyed the Deep Space Nine crew also, but she helped one crew member immensely when he needed it. She fell in love with Odo, the security chief on the station, but it was not a relationship that they could continue with. She did fall in love with an alien ambassador but it was cut short by the fact that he had to commit ritual suicide.
I am pretty sure that there have been actors who decided to play different alien species and they played them in all the series, but when it comes to the main characters of Star Trek, the only actor or actress to have ever starred in every series was Majel Barrett Roddenberry.
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