Most Irritating TNG Guest Star Character

[Nakita Akita]

The civilian woman in the scene in Schisms where everyone's comparing their alien abduction experiences, but all she does is repeat whatever the last person said.
"The room was dark"
"Yes, dark."
"I was on a table, it was cold."
"Yes, cold."
"They jabbed me with a needle, it was very sharp."
"Yes, very sharp."
"You're not much help at all, you know."
"No, not much help at all, I know."

On her defense, they could have written her part better.

 

[USS Triumphant]

Vash. She really had NO chemistry with Patrick Stewart, and every episode she showed up in was just dumber than dumb.

 

[shakham]

You guys already mentioned a bunch I considered.

I never really liked Admiral Necheyav. She always had that smug smile on her face. Major irritant.

 

[Kor]

The 22nd century time traveler who claimed to be from the 29th century.

Kor

 

[Mojochi]

Mock Irish Ginger lady looking to get her feet washed. I actually found it more offensive than the stereotypes often harped upon from Code of Honor

 

[Herbert]

Lwaxana Troi. Not nearly as amusing or interesting as most people, or Majel Barrett, thought she was.

I'll go with Lwaxana. The earlier episodes are tolerable/okay but much like Q, they overused the character.

 

[Tenacity]

Pulaski was shoehorned into needless interactions with the crew and it just didn't work.

Muldaur was a personal friend of Roddenberry.

It's the reason she got the part, was in as many scenes as she was, and why she was paid more than everyone except Stewart.

That said I liked the tea ceremony with Worf.

 

[evillouie]

Admiral Pressman from "The Pegasus". The only way out of that asteroid was for the Enterprise to use that cloak/phase device, but when Riker tells Picard about it, Pressman flips his ****. Hmmm, would you rather die in there? He was a complete jerk to everyone in that episode.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Pulaski, without a doubt. I hated the way she treated Data. Couldn't wait to see her leave.

The 22nd century time traveler who claimed to be from the 29th century.

Robin Williams was supposed to play that part, IIRC. I think he had a scheduling conflict with a film he was working on and so he had to bow out.

 

[Herbert]

Muldaur was a personal friend of Roddenberry.

It's the reason she got the part, was in as many scenes as she was, and why she was paid more than everyone except Stewart.

That said I liked the tea ceremony with Worf.

Well, she was also a more established actor than the others, except for Stewart. Could that be a reason why she was paid more?

 

[Tyrion]

Lwaxana

 

[Kor]

Pulaski, without a doubt. I hated the way she treated Data. Couldn't wait to see her leave.



Robin Williams was supposed to play that part, IIRC. I think he had a scheduling conflict with a film he was working on and so he had to bow out.

Pulaski, without a doubt. I hated the way she treated Data. Couldn't wait to see her leave.



Robin Williams was supposed to play that part, IIRC. I think he had a scheduling conflict with a film he was working on and so he had to bow out.

Robin Williams would have been spectacular!

Kor

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Yeah, he was a huge Trek fan and a friend of Whoopi. He really wanted to do the show.

 

[Sakonna]

Okona. For me, it was that episode, but Joe Piscopo. The way the episode is written, you'd think they were trying to prove humor doesn't exist.

This was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the thread title -- Piscopo as "The Comic"! What a painful story.

I suppose that first batch of "Last Outpost" Ferengi are also giving memorably awful performances.

 

[DonIago]

Personally I always enjoyed Lwaxana's character as a contrast to our usual stuffed shirts, but I can see why she wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. See what I did there?

Curious though...does she at least get a pass on "Half a Life"?

 

[2takesfrakes]

Muldaur was a personal friend of Roddenberry.

It's the reason she got the part, was in as many scenes as she was, and why she was paid more than everyone except Stewart.

That said I liked the tea ceremony with Worf.

Yes. The Tea Ceremony did have a certain warmth and charm. I agree.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Nice house. Good tea.

 

[Logopolis]

Mick Fleetwood - mother***er didn't give us a rendition of Don't Stop.

 

[mos6507]

Muldaur was a personal friend of Roddenberry.
It's the reason she got the part, was in as many scenes as she was, and why she was paid more than everyone except Stewart.

Nepotism aside, it wasn't a casting problem. She's a fine actress and was in some great Trek of yore. Also, pound for pound, she has far more screen presence than Gates McFadden ever did. It was just an exceptionally bad call to intentionally play up the idea of Pulaski as a gatecrasher or interloper into the TNG "family" who just never "got it". The fans were already going to be looking at her that way by default but the writing for the character just turned the fans off to her even more. I know it's claimed they were going with a McCoy grouchiness, but McCoy was an old-fashioned softie at his core whereas Pulaski was rendered as an ice-queen.

 

[Marc]

Alexander

Saw a book some years back that had stories and interviews on TNG guest stars.

Michael Dorn did not like brian bonsall at all. so alexander was annoying in more ways than one.