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LOL!!!!!!
Y'know, I never really got the hatred for Neelix. He was a kind soul and did his best to fit in with a bunch of people who never did anything but bitch and gripe about his shitty cooking. Even after years of catching hell from them, he remained optimistic and was always willing to serve. Yet, a lot of fans regard him as somebody more offensive than a young Wesley Crusher Know-It-All and Jar-Jar Binks put together :?:
Characters like him were never the problem with ST: Voyager. He was actually a plus. The main problem stemmed from Mulgrew's insistence that the show revolve around her character and hers practically alone. Sure, she conceded that the other actors needed some so-called "character episodes," but those usually involved Harry Kim getting tortured, Torres bitching and chaffing at Starfleet regs, Cacahaute embarking on some ridiculous facsimile of a "Native American" ritual, etc. When Jeri Ryan joined the cast, it shook things up so much that she and Bob Picardo (the Holodoc) started to take center stage. It was a change for the better, but Mulgrew resented it and constantly fought behind the scenes to get things back to the old status quo.
Oddly enough, Jeri, Kate and Bob were all friends and remain friendly so far as I know. And Kate might've been a bit cutthroat about her part, but she's a smart old fox and incredibly kind to fans -- again, so far as I've heard. The show was ultimately a let-down but I can't really cast stones ... after TNG and DS9, I didn't expect VGR to ever completely measure up.
