Thinking about additional DS9 productons...
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I thought Dax's comment to Kira was 90% gently making fun of Kira's emphasis on appearances in men.
I personally was a big fan of the novel Relaunch they did for DS9. I enjoyed the takes they did with the old characters, with a few exceptions. I felt a lot of the new characters were very enjoyable, most of the plots were ones I felt were well done. So yeah, quite happy overall.
I don’t expect it, but I think you could get an interesting drama series about the Riker “twins” getting back in touch. It’s just that, by itself, it’s just that: a drama, not an sf adventure show. Which isn’t an objection storytelling-wise, but probably is one commercially.
Didn't she say no when he asked her out?
Rewatch Who Mourns for Morn. Dax admits she had a crush on Morn, but he was not interested.
This doesn't have anything to do with a plot or story, but just in case...
A different Lurian character is mentioned to be talkative, but we never see him say a word. Clearly, this was an homage to Morn, but it also has the side benefit of giving us a deeper view of Lurians. At least the men... they are very talkative.
I don't have to now that you reminded me.
Weird that he wasn't interested considering he asked her out in season one. Ships that pass in the night...
Depends on the context of how talkative people can be.
In large social settings family members of mine clam up. Get them in smaller groups? Won't shut up.
I see this more as a problem with the premise of the franchise. Most main characters are either Starfleet or at least generally aligned with its goals. The only exceptions, I believe, are Quark, Jurati, and sometimes Jake. It gets harder to tell those characters stories, depending on context, and I believe that most fans don't like too many characters that aren't part of a uniformed service (or at least strictly allied with SF). Having a character that doesn't speak means they can fill out the life of the station without having to develop too many characters. Sometimes tell, don't show can be made to work to writers' advantages.
The real world answer is because that's the joke.
Quark, Jake, Rom, Nog (until he joins Starfleet), Dukat, Winn, Eddington, Keiko, Garak, Opaka, Female Changeling, the Nagus, Brunt, Moogie, the Weyouns, Shakaar, Kassidy, Ziyal, Bareil, Morn,... I could go on, and I am limiting myself to characters who have appeared in at least two episodes. I feel like you must be talking about a different Star Trek show because having characters that aren't in Starfleet is one of DS9's big strengths.
Gets billed in opening credits every week. Starring and Also Starring.
Argue if you must, but I chose the wording specifically. Any guest of the week can work tangentially to the conflict. That becomes harder when the character appears in every episode. Quark's business interests neither consistently support nor oppose the Starfleet missions, which I would argue makes his regular inclusion in episodes unusual for Star Trek.
Okay, you can use your definition of your choice but I don't think it reflects who is really most important to the show. For example, I like Jake's character and Cirroc plays him well. But he was in 71 episodes over the entire DS9. He was just not as important to the show as Garak or Weyoun or Dukat. The politics of who gets star billing for the season and who just appears as a guest star, episode after episode, are above my paygrade, but Garak and Weyoun and Dukat were part of what made the show great.
I'm trying to think of any non-starfleet person who appeared in TOS more than once. Oh, there's one: Harry Mudd. Now, there is a show in which all the main characters are Starfleet!
I'm trying to think of any non-starfleet person who appeared in TOS more than once. Oh, there's one: Harry Mudd. Now, there is a show in which all the main characters are Starfleet!
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