My Favorite Character, Essay #3: Kevin Curran

Kelly's not the only one who took forever to hammer this one out. There are so many options, it's kind of intimidating. Let's break it down by series.

My Favorite Character, Essay #2: Kelly Therese Pollock

Characters are probably the single most important element of any TV series (or book or movie) for me. I can forgive a lot of flaws in plot, tone, and production values, as long as I care about the characters. I'm sure at some point we will discuss our favorite series, but it's no secret that Voyager is my favorite series, in large part because of the characters. I love the characters in every Trek series; naming my favorites is no easy task, but I'll give it my best shot. If you asked me to revisit this in a year, chances are that some of them would have changed. (Amusingly enough, it's now taken me almost a year to write this, and nothing's really changed!)

This isn't a hint to where I'm going with this essay. Really.

[Warning. This essay assumes full knowledge of all of the series. If you haven't seen a series, you may not want to read my walkthough of the characters. Don't say I didn't warn you.]

My Favorite Character, Essay #1: Matthew Weflen

Star Trek is a rich repository of characters. For some, they're the main reason for watching the show. While I'm not in this camp, there are many, many characters I feel a great affinity for. So, here is my essay indicating which characters are my favorites. I'll go by series, then pick an overall favorite for the whole franchise.

The Original Series

Well, there are three obvious choices for "strongest" or most developed. It's hard to pick any of the supporting players, simply due to how screen time was divvied up.