I love that two of the best characters that Star Trek ever produced are supporting cast on Deep Space Nine. Garek and Quark and the actors who played them are impeccable. It's the depth of the storytelling over episodes and seasons that separate the old and new Trek. Even in TOS, the relationships between the characters grew so wholesomely even though every episode was stand-alone.
All of the great and lasting Sci-fi stories had this in common. Supporting cast in Babylon 5, G'Kar and Londo. Supporting cast in Battlestar, Cheif Tyrol and Boomer (or Dean Stockwell and Lucy Lawless?). Supporting cast in Firefly, every single member of the crew. Supporting cast in Farscape, D'argo and Chianna (Scorpius!).
It's akin to sports, where the leads have to be overwhelmingly good because the supporting cast is in danger of stealing the light.
This might be my biggest problem with the new Treks. Even if I take all of the writing and showrunning with a grain of salt, I really not enamored with the cast. And without any outstanding performances behind them, the leads are wallowing. This even includes the Abrams movies. The only good secondary performance is Bones, and that's just because Karl Urban is a monster actor.
End of rant.
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