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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Even as a kid, I was so sick with how Klingon-heavy TNG was just because one of the main cast-members was a Klingon. Honor this, Kahless that, Gagh this, Kapla that!" Arrgh!!!! I hate Klingons!!!
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Ostensibly, TNG was more an exploration of the characters than it was an exploration of space. Worf and Data were given pretty much the only truly creative backstories that the writers could do much with. So we ended up with a lot of Klingon drama and Data's insecurities. What else were they going to do? Troy and Riker's post-relationship awkwardness? That would have been even worse than the giant push they tried to give Wesley. Even Picard wouldn't have been much of a character without Patrick Stewart completely owning the role.