Is Worf a merry man?

[Farrens]

Starfleet based on an old Cardassian space station? Not really for me.

I remember it more as Trek's first real attempt at arc-based-storytelling, a plethora of interesting secondary characters, a strategic location offering the opportunity to delve deeply into Alpha Quadrant politics, and the most epic war story Trek has done to date. But to each his own.

Which isnt for everyone. One of the reasons I enjoy TNG/TOS/VOY so much IS the episodic nature. It avoided the pitfalls of getting stuck in a dead end story arc, or simply one that particular viewers didnt enjoy. A bad episode in the other franchises ruined a single episode, where a bad arc could ruin several or even most of a season. (ENT season 3 and DS9 season 7 come to mind for me in this case).

Don't get me wrong I did enjoy DS9. But TNG still remains my favorite of the different Trek series.

As for the historical explanation of Worf's stoic nature, I found it interesting but ultimately unnecessary. As mentioned above a persons behavior, aberrant or not, does not have to focus on some single event in their past. Alot of people just break the mold from day one.

 

[Anji]

Worf was no merry man, but Dorn was pretty damn funny trying to make Worf have a sense of humor.

 

[RAMA]

Don't know if he's merry but he sure is funny sometimes.

 

[Eckauskas]

Starfleet based on an old Cardassian space station? Not really for me.

I remember it more as Trek's first real attempt at arc-based-storytelling, a plethora of interesting secondary characters, a strategic location offering the opportunity to delve deeply into Alpha Quadrant politics, and the most epic war story Trek has done to date. But to each his own.

Fair enough, you clearly enjoy Star Trek at a deeper level than I do. I just found some of the characters to be rather irritating. Quark, Kira and Odo just didn't appeal to me that much. I did like Garaks character, though.

The war with the Dominion was enjoyable, but it's one of few positives of the series.

Imo, TNG was Sta Trek at its peak. I felt more of a connection to the characters and the ship. The most pleasing points of DS9 were the episodes that featured Thomas Riker and the moment when Worf stepped onto the station. Just me, like.

 

[Lindley]

Those were good moments.

 

[Eckauskas]

Those were good moments.

They were.

The perfect way to sum up how I felt about DS9 and TNG is when Dax died. I didn't really feel any emotion at that moment. I felt sorry for Worf, but certainly didn't feel anything approaching sadness.

When Data died at the end of Nemesis I was gutted