neelix is super cool, ethan phillips went to the same spiritual center (so cal off-brand buddhism) as i did growing up
Neelix is what happens when producers want to force another Quark.
I like Nelix plotlines.
I think he could act, but that's the only part I disagree with.
Neelix is a subdued, cerebral character compared to what I've seen from the Starfleet Academy show's trailer.
Besides, it's called a mess hall for a reason.
The thing about Voyager is all the characters kinda suck but all the actors portraying them were pretty fucking great. Excellent cast; film school writing.
Howling Mad Murdock's character didn't suck.
Oh, wow, I used to watch the a-team whenever it would come on at work (overnight office job) but I never even noticed that it's the same guy who plays Barclay! So he's just a little bit crazy in all his roles.
Same. Watching Voyager there was always something familiar about the actor. It took many many episodes before it clicked.
Oh come on! Not a compelling story? He's a space scavenger, his people are nomadic because OF GENOCIDE, who are wandering space in search of a new home.
He's an ex-soldier, ex-criminal, who can't quite come to terms with his past because he wants to be morally and ethically good, he has SEVERE "people pleaser" issues and tries to be everyone's friend - BUT is not so weak that he can't fight or stand up for himself or his friends. He's multi talented, but doesn't always know when to reign it in and he serves as a motivational character for the Voyager crew who are lost in space -- and actually does a good job of it!!
This is the character of our generation. Wtf do you mean "not a compelling story"?
Bad acting? Actually agree, but you can also say that it's the mannerisms of his people, because it seems to be a mainstay that they are all sort of "whimsical forest creatures" - for lack of better terms - which could be a writeoff in terms of acting.
But Neelix is just so endearing to me. To see how Tuvok struggles to understand him or even accept him - being the "LoGiCaL VuLCaN" that he is - is just one of those Star Trek duos that's up there with Bashir and Garek, Kirk and Spock, etc.
He might not be everyone's cup of tea, but a bad character, bad story? That's boulderdash. Now cut a little jig and make a pot of space weavels - bring some light into your friends life, you low energy having, negative nancy ass bastards.
Be like Neelix.
But he is so goddamn unbelievably annoying.
I wouldn't say it's bad acting? It seems right in line with an anxious people-pleaser who doesn't know when to quit. I thought he was spot on.
Tom Paris is the worst character on Voyager, fight me.
If you took a spoiled 6 year old from the 1950's and suddenly turned him into an adult, that child would be Tom Paris. He's overly childish, and not in a cute way. He character has practically zero depth. He's like Wesley Crusher if Wesley was an idiot.
The thing i do like about tom, is that hes a pilot, and wants to be a pilot. Making a hot rod shuttle, building old muscle cars on the holodeck. Wanting to enter a star race... just wants to go fast.
"Yes mam."
Tom Paris was a pseudonym. His real name was Nick Lacarno and he got kicked out of the academy while Westley Crusher was there.
He's also responsible for all the awful Captain Proton episodes that I always skip.
Yep, that's one of the main reasons I compare him to a 6 year old from the 1950's.
Tom Paris is the kind of character that would sleep in a racecar bed and think it made him cool.
"Your bed is a car..."
"Yeah, but it's a fucking sweet car.
Yeah it's like they were going to give him a strong character arc by showing him growing up side by side with Harry Kim... But then the writers forgot to actually grow their characters. So they're just children the whole time.
Fuck that. Neelix was the heart of Voyager. Someone had to remind them to live on their way back to their lives.
Straight up. I love my weird little Adderall-fueled space Hobbit. He rocks. And that episode where he dies and then worries about the afterlife? One of my favorites during my first run!
HOW DARE YOU SAY THIS ABOUT NEELIX
I know you don’t really mean that, Mr. Vulcan!
I feel like the more ridiculous a neelix plotline, the better. Cheese premise all the way. Could have gone further with it tho. Maybe the cheese bacteria become horrendously infectious and produce a disgusting disease that incapacitates the crew. Bring that shit into DS9 Ferengi or TNG Q episodes of goof level wackery. I feel like his character was intended to fill a similar niche but they never made him into the chaos goblin he should have been.
In another timeline we would have had Robert Picardo as Neelix. That's the role he initially auditioned for!
Am I the only one who appreciates Ethan Phillips and acting the way he was written?
I'm not a fan of Neelix, but I don't think what was wrong with him was necessarily Ethan Phillips' fault.
Edit: also this, meant only as a jest 🖖 :
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