The problem is that there were supposed to be consequences for worf and that we never saw any.
Terry Farrell and DS9 Season 7
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The problem is that there were supposed to be consequences for worf and that we never saw any.
^^There's a reason no ST: Captain Worf series is forthcoming.
Indeed, he was made ambassador of the Federation to the Klingon Empire.
To me, you're describing exactly why they should have done it. It would have been a risky move for the writers. It would have been even more dramatic. More consequences. More layers of emotion added to these characters. It certainly would have made Worf's DS9 arc more interesting. It would have impacted the dynamic between Worf and the crew, but especially between Worf and Sisko, and Worf and Bashir. It would have been awesome.
Almost. The way I heard it, not long after it happened, was that her agent had filed the complaint about the use of Farrell's voice without clearance earlier in the season, and therefore - because the Screen Actors Guild investigation was still open - clips for the finale could not be used even if Terry Farrell wanted them to be used.
But... she was a very welcome guest at the wrap party that was held at the end final shooting day for Season Seven, so not all bridges had been burned.
It's important to note that, in Farrell's very next role ("Becker"), her character again disappeared unexpectedly when the actress and agent had a salary dispute with the show.
However, it's been done ... overdone in ST. Dax would just be another "Edith Keeler [who] must die" or Nella Darren. Perhaps Worf's grief would be interesting, but it would have been there if his decisions played a role therein or not.
Presumably ambassadors are not Starfleet?
Nemesis screws everything up by having him back at his post on the Enterprise.
Having a combat-hardenned, strategically wise ambassador as part of a major diplomatic mission would be silly,don't you think?
Maybe he needed a vacation from his ambassadorial hard work, imagine how difficult it would be on him, having to talk to people for hours on end without smashing anything or beating someone up.
Having a combat-hardenned, strategically wise ambassador as part of a major diplomatic mission would be silly,don't you think?
It's good that you do so. However, even if yours does not, many employers care enough to invest in their employees through extra training, coaching, workshops, and other forms of professional development. The idea is not unprecedented.
I think what we're seeing here is a phenomenon that pops up from time to time in fandom: An actor who decides to leave the show that's garnered the fans' affection -- or who just doesn't seem grateful enough for the privilege -- must become the object of derision. We see the exact same kind of snide remarks about Denise Crosby's post-TNG career. There's also a portion of the Buffy fandom that's still mad at Sarah Michelle Gellar for not being, I don't know, a big enough fan, or responsive enough to their affections, or something.
True, a similar scenario has been done episodically. But not with main characters who had an established romantic relationship and existing friendships with others in the main cast. And not in a way that we could see the ramifications as the series moves forward. And not with a character whose memories could come back in a totally new person (if timed correctly). Of course, we'll never know whether the aftermath of the "she's dead Jim" version would be more compelling or not since it never happened. And even then, it would be subjective.
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I think you're reading too much into it. All I'm saying is that I don't think she's a very good actress. She didn't get much help from the writers, but I don't think Shakespeare, Dante, George Lucas - anyone - could have written Jadzia Dax in a way that Terry Farrell could have played effectively.
Knowing that she demanded more money for crappy work just makes watching her performances worse.
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On the other side of the coin, when it does rear it's fugly head, fan entitlement has never been as egregious as it is today.
I think they should have played the Trill card a lot earlier. I was an interesting plot twist if after two seasons for example Dax was played by someone else, someone different and then maybe two or three seasons later by still another person. Kinda like they did with the Trill on TNG except that they did it in only one episode instead of a whole series.
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You're welcome to that opinion of course, but it doesn't change or negate the fact that there are other, far more unreasonable and unhinged fans out there who expect their every whim and dream presented to them on a silver platter. That particular mindset, I've observed, has only expanded in the past few years and it gives all of fandom a bad name.
I don't think they got much royalties for drawing on cave walls though.
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