Favorite main character!
- Thread starter Quinton O'Connor
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Guess.
Jake?
As for me - it's hard for me to say as well. It's really a tie between O'Brien, Kira, and (much like with Rush, I'm sure this is no surprise from me) Ezri. But I like them all for different reasons.
I like O'Brien because he's the everyman character; the one I can most relate to. I like Kira because she's tough as nails with a soft interior. Not to mention that Visitor plays her tremendously well. And I like Ezri because she's my ideal woman.
Since I have to choose, I'll go with O'Brien. But Ezri is a REALLY close second.
Yeah, yeah. It was funny, okay!?
Wow. The poll is heavily skewed toward Kira so far. Since I picked her, I don't exactly have a hard time seeing why. But I wasn't quite expecting it to be this strongly in her favor.
As for me - it's hard for me to say as well. It's really a tie between O'Brien, Kira, and (much like with Rush, I'm sure this is no surprise from me) Ezri. But I like them all for different reasons.
...I like Ezri because she's my ideal woman.
Oh...absolutely! 
Bashir is just awesome, and I love Quark--but my number one choice (suprise, suprise) is Ezri.
(Seriously, though...it's not like everyone here isn't spoiled on the princess's last name, by now....)
Rushbo, I'm shocked! Ezri? Really?
Just kidding, buddy.I can't pick anyone on that list. I cannot decide who my favorite is, and I can't very well click every one. They're all great.
Garak probably wins, though. I love that guy. Plain, simple, snarky, sarcastic, devious, conniving, charming, convoluted ol' Garak.
These are the kinds of threads that make me feel really alienated from Star Trek fans. 
Kira always gets way too much praise and Jadzia gets totally shafted. REALLY? NOT ONE VOTE? 
I guess I have to be the lone voice of reason again. 
I could not stand Kira for the first two seasons. She was so whiny and overbearing, I was seriously wishing she'd be killed off. I started to warm up to her a bit after she and Sisko started bonding and she lightened up, but for awhile I completely despised her more than I'd ever despised any other Star Trek character.
I didn't like Odo for awhile either. His gravelly voice and constant antagonism towards Quark irritated the hell out of me. I even found him insufferable in the later seasons when he was being all condescending towards Kira talking about how nobody could ever understand how awesome it was to be Changeling and implying that it makes him superior.
I hated him when his friends were on the verge of destruction and he let the female Changeling manipulate him into ignoring their plight. By the end of the series, I cared a lot about Kira and Odo (both as individuals and as a couple), but for a long time before that, they were my two least favourite cast members.
The lack of love (and even hostility from some) towards Jadzia Dax will never make sense to me. From the beginning, she was one of the most likable, endearing characters, with her cheerful demeanor, sense of humour, toughness, and warmth. I used to get excited whenever she'd show up, anxious to hear what cool thing she would say next. One of the most disappointing moments for me in the series was in the episode where Sisko is angry and she's about to tell him something (probably advice) and he basically waves her off, like he doesn't want to talk to anyone at that moment. She was funny, smart, confident, passionate, and beautiful. I couldn't find anything not to like about her.
The only times she annoyed me were when she was making jokes in the jungle while Worf worried that she'd been so badly injured she might die soon (that was taking her easygoing nature way too far). She needed to shut up and be serious in that instance. I wasn't crazy about her idiotic behaviour inspired by an inexplicable infatuation (dig that alliteration!) in "Meridian" either, but that episode was horribly written and she was out of character, so she can't really be blamed for that.
Kira always gets way too much praise and Jadzia gets totally shafted. REALLY? NOT ONE VOTE? I guess I have to be the lone voice of reason again. I could not stand Kira for the first two seasons. She was so whiny and overbearing, I was seriously wishing she'd be killed off. I started to warm up to her a bit after she and Sisko started bonding and she lightened up, but for awhile I completely despised her more than I'd ever despised any other Star Trek character.
I didn't like Odo for awhile either. His gravelly voice and constant antagonism towards Quark irritated the hell out of me. I even found him insufferable in the later seasons when he was being all condescending towards Kira talking about how nobody could ever understand how awesome it was to be Changeling and implying that it makes him superior.
I hated him when his friends were on the verge of destruction and he let the female Changeling manipulate him into ignoring their plight. By the end of the series, I cared a lot about Kira and Odo (both as individuals and as a couple), but for a long time before that, they were my two least favourite cast members.
The lack of love (and even hostility from some) towards Jadzia Dax will never make sense to me. From the beginning, she was one of the most likable, endearing characters, with her cheerful demeanor, sense of humour, toughness, and warmth. I used to get excited whenever she'd show up, anxious to hear what cool thing she would say next. One of the most disappointing moments for me in the series was in the episode where Sisko is angry and she's about to tell him something (probably advice) and he basically waves her off, like he doesn't want to talk to anyone at that moment. She was funny, smart, confident, passionate, and beautiful. I couldn't find anything not to like about her.
The only times she annoyed me were when she was making jokes in the jungle while Worf worried that she'd been so badly injured she might die soon (that was taking her easygoing nature way too far). She needed to shut up and be serious in that instance. I wasn't crazy about her idiotic behaviour inspired by an inexplicable infatuation (dig that alliteration!) in "Meridian" either, but that episode was horribly written and she was out of character, so she can't really be blamed for that.
Sadly, I had a go too.
FRASIER: I'm telling you Niles, he's an excellent tailor. But you'll have to forgive his appearance.
NILES: Oh?
FRASIER: Yes, he's from some foreign country and his skin is grey and scaley.
NILES: Not to worry, it's nothing that I haven't seen before, that week when Maris skipped her facial.
FRASIER: Ah yes, I remember having to clean the flakes off my couch. Ah, here he is. Garak!
GARAK: Why Dr Crane, how wonderful to see you. And who is this interesting character with you?
FRASIER: This is my brother, Dr Niles Crane.
GARAK: Charmed, I'm sure.
NILES: Frasier has told me all about your work.
GARAK: So he thinks. Positive words, I hope.
NILES: Certainly, it's a struggle to keep him quiet about his new corduroy pants.
GARAK: That is good to hear. If you'll excuse me gentlemen, I must get back to work. I'm in the middle of skinning a Klingon to make a jacket, and he hasn't given me the information I'm interested in yet.
NILES: Haha! Frasier didn't tell me about your whimsical sense of humour.
I LOVE those...Frasier is one of my favorite sitcoms ever--even with it being off the air for so long. I could easily hear all of those characters interacting.
On topic, I'm stuck between Sisko, Kira, and Odo. Too much good writing on DS9 to vote!
Sisko all the way
I LOVE those...Frasier is one of my favorite sitcoms ever--even with it being off the air for so long. I could easily hear all of those characters interacting.
Thanks. I'm not a big sitcom person in general but Frasier was the rare one that really grabbed my attention. I think it ended in 2004 or so, didn't it? Heck, I was only 17 then but I felt like I was losing something that had been a big part of my life for as long as I could remember.
My late grandmother watched NBC's "Must See TV" and I'd come out of my cave to watch that one with her.
On topic, I'm stuck between Sisko, Kira, and Odo. Too much good writing on DS9 to vote!
Yeah... those are my big three as well. I forced the 'single vote' rule because I wanted it to be a real challenge for everyone, myself included. This show just had such a great cast overall.
Damn, I so wanted to be original, but I like Kira best as well. Odo's close behind, with Miles in third place.
This is off-topic, but I don't want to start a new thread about it. When did Odo get a surname? I don't remember hearing one ever being mentioned in the series and I've seen every episode except a handful in season 6.
In Heart of Stone he tells of how he got his name.
When he was discovered, the Cardassians in charge of Dr. Mora's lab labeled him as "Unknown Sample," or odoital in the Cardassian language. When they realized he was sentient they give him that word as a name, splitting it in two like a Bajoran name - Odo Ital. Eventually, it got shortened to Odo.
When he was discovered, the Cardassians in charge of Dr. Mora's lab labeled him as "Unknown Sample," or odoital in the Cardassian language. When they realized he was sentient they give him that word as a name, splitting it in two like a Bajoran name - Odo Ital. Eventually, it got shortened to Odo.
Yeah, it's not a real last name or anything. It's just the closest we ever had to one and I wanted to keep the theme of [first name] "something pseudo-witty" ['last' name] going.
Sisko all the way, and I like Jadzia more than Kira. But many folks know who my favourite DS9 character is?
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