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I love both Voyager and DS9, for different reasons.
I rather liked the cast. However, I understand why some people hate Neelix. You either love him or hate him. lolsigpic
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Originally posted by hlndncr View PostBut if the ship won't support the crew what are the chances of them getting the ship fixed or finding another vessel that could get them home. I guess there were ships that could have made the journey to the AQ but a big story point was that Federation tech was much more advanced than most in the DQ. So if I were in their position I would certainly be discouraged about ever getting home if I had to leave Voyager.
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Originally posted by min min light View PostI didn't love him until the point where it was kind of understood that he irritated other crew members and there were little running jokes about it. The annoyance factor of Neelix contributed to great scenes like Tuvok's "I prefer not to hear the life history of my breakfast" and Janeway looking into a nebula to get out of drinking his horrible sort-of-like-coffee. (An episode that also had my favorite Neelix line, "you do not care about your crew and introduce them to the spectre of death at every opportunity.") And of course that scene where Tuvok imagines choking the life out of him when he's babbling on and on about something, which makes me laugh just thinking about it.
As for all those examples of Neelix annoying the crew, they all come very early on in the show (seasons 1 and 2). I think once everyone gets used to Neelix they come to appreciate him. In the desparate situation the Voyager crew was in having someone who can always look on the bright side I think became a blessing. I can't remember what episode it was in but after another disappointment Neelix planned a party to cheer everyone up and Janeway said something like leave it to Neelix to always know how to make them feel better.sigpic
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Originally posted by hlndncr View PostAs for all those examples of Neelix annoying the crew, they all come very early on in the show (seasons 1 and 2). I think once everyone gets used to Neelix they come to appreciate him.sigpic
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Originally posted by min min light View PostI agree, but I like that his annoyance factor wasn't just ignored by the characters. It made for a lot of great funny moments. Sometimes I think Kes might have been better-liked by the audience if she was ribbed on a little. Not that I disliked her, but I gather she was not a favorite in general.sigpic
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I've read and seen interviews where the cast talk about how difficult it was to say goodbye to Jennifer Lein. Wasn't she only 19 years old when she signed onto the show? I've read that the writers intentionally kept Seven of Nine and Kes apart in "Scorpion, Part II" and "The Gift," because it was so upsetting for Lein. Ya know, the producers really could have handled this better. Would it have killed them to offer her the option to have a recurring role for when she was available to do an episode? How Kes would return to Ocampan form and be a recurring character while Voyager's always warping toward Earth would be a headache best left for the writers. Still, it's something Lein, the cast, and the audience would have welcomed.
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I pretty much love everything about Voyager. Even the bits I thought were crushingly embarrassing I now think are delightfully cheesy and camp. It's a very colorful show and the humor is a constant which really sets it apart from the other Treks. It's adventurous rather than political (both are good, I'm just saying that's its bent). Mulgrew and Picardo are particularly larger than life and really played their characters like they enjoyed every minute and it shows.
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Originally posted by teacake View PostI pretty much love everything about Voyager. Even the bits I thought were crushingly embarrassing I now think are delightfully cheesy and camp. It's a very colorful show and the humor is a constant which really sets it apart from the other Treks. It's adventurous rather than political (both are good, I'm just saying that's its bent). Mulgrew and Picardo are particularly larger than life and really played their characters like they enjoyed every minute and it shows.sigpic
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I can't say I ever grew to *love* Neelix, but he did have his moments, it's true. One interesting thing, was that he did seem to have a different relationship with each crew member which was nice.
As for Kes, yes, that goodbye scene was very touching. I don't think they really developed Kes as much as they could have.
SEven of 9 made for some interesting stories but her outfits were clearly to attract male viewers not anything that would have made sense to a practical former Borg. Heels on board ship? Really?
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