Favorite Star Trek: TNG characters: main and secondary--and why?

Question

My favorite main character, besides Capt. Picard, is...hmm... Data, then Worf. Picard: because he's the perfect leader, has an excellent speaking voice, and is incredibly s**y. Data: because his utter objectivity is comforting to me; he can be neutral and thus more trustworthy--except when he gets his wires crossed. Worf: because it takes so much courage for him to be with the good guys, and because he is so prideful and gets riled up so easily and is fun to watch get mad.

Favorite secondary character is, hands down, Reginald Barclay. He is so utterly flawed and human and wants more than anything to fit in but doesn't know how. He lacks total confidence, but when he gets a boost of it from either the holodeck or from an overeager interpretation of a social interaction, he goes full-blown grandiose with it and is both such a hilarious and sympathetic character. Basically, just plain lovable.

Yes, yes, I know, I'm very nerdy.

Answer 1

Hmm favorite TNG character, I liked almost all of them. I'll have to say favorite though was probably Dr. Crusher. Do I really have to say why? SHE WAS SO HOT! and is probably why I watched TNG endless when I was a kid. Beyond that she was a good doctor as well. Comander Rikre was very good as well. I think he portrayed a first officer properly by standing by Picard and leading away teams etc. He didn't have pointed ears which really makes them annoying :) He was very good. Secondary character, tough question since I never really payed attention to them as much as the regular cast. I'll go with Chief O' Brain he played a small part but, played it well. I used to always hate Q because he was such an a** but, I think I'll bump him up to the favorite catagory by turning the Enterprise into an amusment park lol. Although I'll still call him an a**hole, lol.  

Answer 2

Main Character: Data... Simply because he was always the source for comic relief when u least expected it and I loved to watch how his character evolved throughout the series... how he started to develop human-like sensations & emotions. Also, it was great to see the difference between how the natural beings actions differered from the way his android brain made him react.

My fave Secondary Character: Guinan, of course... I loved hearing her simple wisdom and advice for the rest of the characters. That character let you know that despite all the technological advances that they enjoyed... the thread that held it all together was simple intuition and empathy for your fellow beings. LOL, & just like today, when the characters had personal problems, they would always end up drowning their sorrows at the bar!

LOL... I guess i'm a science & science fiction geek/nerd too... but I love it!!!

Answer 3

Ruby-I agree with you 100 percent. I love Picard and Barclay. TNG is by far the best Trek series for my money. I also love Q. He was everything from mildly annoying to life threatening to the Enterprise crew (Picard in particular), but I always felt he was trying to understand the complexity of humanity and human emotions. Similar to Commander Data in a way. If liking this makes me a nerd too, then so be it.