What other TNG crewmember would've been interesting on DS9?

[Farscape One]

Ben the Waiter or Mott the Barber... Mott would have largely overlapped merchants like Quark and Garak as a gossip agent but at least we would've provided a much needed splash of color.

We did get another TNG character that didn't work out, Lt. George Primmin. He was only in two episodes in S1 but was an Ensign in TNG.

Though they were both played by the same actor (James Lashly), Primmin was not on TNG. His TNG character was named Kopf (end credits, I think). Plus, Primmin told Odo he was in security for 6 years in "MOVE ALONG HOME", which means he would have been a security officer since season 1 of TNG. His other character in "Brothers" was early season 4.

 

[FlyingWave]

i've now first watched call to arms. in the end you see countless enterprise ships and picard and the entire tng crew should have been in those episodes

 

[Nerys Myk]

i've now first watched call to arms. in the end you see countless enterprise ships and picard and the entire tng crew should have been in those episodes

You footing the bill for that?

 

[FlyingWave]

You footing the bill for that?

not sure i understood the joke

 

[kkt]

not sure i understood the joke

I think the point was just that by the time TNG completed its run Stewart and Spinner commanded pretty high salaries, and the rest of the TNG cast also would have to be paid pretty well for a guest appearance. How would you explain to the producers why it was necessary to have half a dozen expensive guest stars who aren't really a vital part of the plot?

 

[FlyingWave]

I think the point was just that by the time TNG completed its run Stewart and Spinner commanded pretty high salaries, and the rest of the TNG cast also would have to be paid pretty well for a guest appearance. How would you explain to the producers why it was necessary to have half a dozen expensive guest stars who aren't really a vital part of the plot?

then maybe just a quick cameo from picard would be enough.

 

[Ragitsu]

He wasn't a part of the crew, but he absolutely would have fit on Deep Space Nine.

 

[Nerys Myk]

not sure i understood the joke

TNG actors cost money.You are't getting the whole cast without busting the budget.