Certainly not going to dispute that Worf is one of the great Trek characters, nor that Dorn is brilliant in the role. But I think it worth noting that briging Dorn over to DS9, although it was intended to boost viewership, did not succeed in its goal. TNG fans who did not connect with DS9 were not converted by the addition of Worf (the ratings continued to decline, although the show remained the highest rated sci-fi show on television). As a huge DS9 fan myself, I must say that this change was extremely welcome to me personally - but the TNG/DS9 rift was significant and not easily bridged.
Voyager can in fact be seen as another attempt to bridge back to TNG fans (and possibly classic Trek fans too)... and to some extent I think it succeeded (many who did not like DS9 got on okay with Voyager). That said, DS9 fans such as myself were often underwhelmed with Voyager since it felt like such a step down from that show.
It is never easy keeping the fanbase happy when you're dealing with something as eclectic as Star Trek! š
Certainly not going to dispute that Worf is one of the great Trek characters, nor that Dorn is brilliant in the role. But I think it worth noting that briging Dorn over to DS9, although it was intended to boost viewership, did not succeed in its goal. TNG fans who did not connect with DS9 were not converted by the addition of Worf (the ratings continued to decline, although the show remained the highest rated sci-fi show on television). As a huge DS9 fan myself, I must say that this change was extremely welcome to me personally - but the TNG/DS9 rift was significant and not easily bridged.
Voyager can in fact be seen as another attempt to bridge back to TNG fans (and possibly classic Trek fans too)... and to some extent I think it succeeded (many who did not like DS9 got on okay with Voyager). That said, DS9 fans such as myself were often underwhelmed with Voyager since it felt like such a step down from that show.
It is never easy keeping the fanbase happy when you're dealing with something as eclectic as Star Trek! š