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I thnk they actually do have they're main characters, The Doctor and Seven. Every main character had some good eps. I enjoyed the ep where Janeway falls in love with a hologram in that small Irish Town projection. Neelix had that ep with Wixiban and that ep where he leaves. Harry had the ep Favorite Son. Tuvok had that one where this planet's atmosphere ischanging and he's the only one who can think clearly. B'Elanna had those Klingon eps. Tom had Driven. I can't recall any Chakotay eps.
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Any defintion of "recurring character" that includes Uhura, Sulu, and others is, to put it politely, wack. They might not have been the stars, but they were collecting their paycheck every episode. The only recurring character on TOS, which is to say the only character appearing more than once who was not part of the main cast, was Harry Mudd.
You're ignoring the facts. The actors and actresses who played Uhura, Sulu, and the others were not being paid every episode, only when they appeared. William Shatner was getting $5000 plus bonuses; Leonard Nimoy was getting half that amount. Everyone else was just downhill from there. Sure, now Uhura, Sulu, and the others are considered part of the main cast because of the movies, but Gene Roddenberry even said that William Shatner was and had been planned to be the main star. Going by your logic, Keiko O'Brien, Molly O'Brien, Nog, Morn, Brunt, etc. would all be part of the main cast.
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Just be evil and nitpicky and all that, there are 176 DS9 episodes, although only 173 discrete units (Emissary, Way of the Warrior and What You Leave Behind being double-sized).
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What I did was count Emissary as one, and What You Leave Behind as one, but Way of the Warrior as two. Was it originally a two hour movie?
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Yup. The bastards cut the "Quark, Odo and the Box" scene when they split it into two.
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I'm sorry...I guess I'm being too literal for the incredibly anal out there.
When I meant featured prominently, I meant character development wise. We know about Dukat's background, family, etc. at least as much as Uhura's (if not more). The same goes for Garak as well. What do we know about Uhura? She was born in the United States of Africa, speaks Swahili, and contributes to the show "Captain, I'm afraid" and "Hailing frequencies open, sir."
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Christ Sol Uhura doesn't even have a first name! I totally agree with Ace.
A chacter who appears in a 1000 episodes could be less developed than one who only appears in a single ep. Ouside the triumvarate there wasn't much character development in TOS.
Of course I think that DS9 and Voyager tried to develop too many characters. Alot of episodes feel like "Well, we have to do a Kes episode because we haven't done one yet," instead of waiting until they actually have a good idea for a Kes episode.
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Make a silly claim like Uhura not being a main character and you'll get a silly answer. No one said anything about depth. Hell, almost everyone from TNG on has more depth than even Kirk. Depth wasn't exactly a great concern for TOS, or television in general at the time. What do we need to know about Joe Friday other than that he's got a badge?
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