# Nerdgasm: Star Trek: Captian Worf **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653 "2013-10-30T14:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/41 "2013-11-01T22:29:02Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > That was awesome. I loved the Gorn with his sassy turn around pose. I’m just happy to see Carl the Cylon is still getting work. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/42 "2013-11-01T23:06:46Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > Had to check this wasn’t a zombie thread. He did three episodes two years ago. I don’t think this really counts as current work. Thanks to TNT reruns that are on - I’ve lost all sense of Castle time - I guess it has been awhile since he was on - ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/43 "2013-11-02T03:55:18Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’m just happy to see Carl the Cylon is still getting work. At least he’s not stealing roles from Charo. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/44 "2013-11-02T04:05:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > At least he’s not stealing roles from Charo. Still a better love story than Twilight ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/45 "2013-11-03T18:46:56Z")
Didn’t Worf serve as captain of the Defiant at least once? I seem to recall that at least one time he was the officer in charge on the bridge, but might not have been the captain per se. It could be interesting to see a series with him and the Defiant on a long-term mission. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/46 "2013-11-03T19:13:32Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Didn’t Worf serve as captain of the Defiant at least once? I seem to recall that at least one time he was the officer in charge on the bridge, but might not have been the captain per se. It could be interesting to see a series with him and the Defiant on a long-term mission. I’m reasonably sure he was the Captain of the Defiant when Sisko was not on board for all of the later seasons of DS9. There was an episode where he was being court-martialed while in command as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/47 "2013-11-03T21:19:22Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Didn’t Worf serve as captain of the Defiant at least once? I seem to recall that at least one time he was the officer in charge on the bridge, but might not have been the captain per se. It could be interesting to see a series with him and the Defiant on a long-term mission. He was in command of the Defiant at the beginning of Star Trek: First Contact - I’ve always assumed that made him the Captain (by role, if not by rank) ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/48 "2013-11-03T22:04:13Z")
I liked Worf until near the end, with the story arc where he gets married to Dax. I don’t remember why, but I remember being annoyed by that whole plot line and what it did to Worf’s character. I enjoyed seeing Dax, though. I’d like to see how far her spots go. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/49 "2013-11-03T22:49:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’m just happy to see Carl the Cylon is still getting work. He has a dedicated fan base. His career is by their demand. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/50 "2013-11-04T00:00:26Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Didn’t Worf serve as captain of the Defiant at least once? I seem to recall that at least one time he was the officer in charge on the bridge, but might not have been the captain per se. It could be interesting to see a series with him and the Defiant on a long-term mission. In First Contact (movie), Worf is in command of Defiant. And then he isn’t because of ship being destroyed by Borg. When he is rescued and comes up to the NCC-1701-E bridge, Riker teases him: “Nice little ship.” To which Worf replies “Little?” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/51 "2013-11-04T00:20:39Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > In First Contact (movie), Worf is in command of Defiant. And then he isn’t because of ship being destroyed by Borg. When he is rescued and comes up to the NCC-1701-E bridge, Riker teases him: “Nice little ship.” To which Worf replies “Little?” Not destroyed - adrift and salvageable. and it was ‘tough little ship’ [QUOTE=[Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Quotes - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117731/quotes)] Lt. Commander Worf: The Defiant? Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Adrift but salvageable. Cmdr. William Riker: Tough little ship. Lt. Commander Worf: Little? [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/52 "2013-11-04T00:32:27Z")
Nitpick Award ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/53 "2013-11-04T00:35:17Z")
I’m not sure Worf could carry a series. The character is so surly and abrasive. That worked fine on TNG and DS9 because there were other characters to balance him out. Picard and Sisko reminded him that it’s not OK to slaughter an entire room of people that pissed him off. 😉 They’d have to change Worf to make it work. Make him a little more pleasant or something. I’m not sure how they could do that and still keep him Klingon. A Star Fleet Captain is half diplomat and half soldier. Worf would throw the esteemed Ambassador out the nearest airlock. 😉 I just can’t see Worf as the heroic lead. He’s a great supporting character. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/54 "2013-11-04T00:37:36Z")
Okay, just to ask, has it been officially clarified what happened to the “main” timeline after Nero split off the cinematic timeline? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/55 "2013-11-04T00:44:05Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Okay, just to ask, has it been officially clarified what happened to the “main” timeline after Nero split off the cinematic timeline? I’m hoping the 50th Anniversary Doctor Who special answers that. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/56 "2013-11-04T00:56:34Z")
Another obstacle to a TV show… All the costumes, props and spaceship models were sold at several auctions a few years ago. To relaunch a series from scratch would be incredibly expensive. It would look different to with Computer CGI. I doubt they’d invest in building starship models again and doing traditional graphics. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/57 "2013-11-04T01:13:44Z")
This has been the biggest auction. I thought back then that was the final nail in Star Trek Tv’s coffin. There’s nothing left to launch a new show with. From a production stand point those filming models were just priceless. [https://sites.google.com/site/startrekchristiesauction/](https://sites.google.com/site/startrekchristiesauction/) > [@](#): > > On October 5 - 7, 2006, as part of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek celebration, Christie’s auction house offered 1000 premium lots of screen used memorabilia featuring props, costumes, set pieces and models encompassing all 5 Star Trek television series and the 10 major motion pictures that had been produced to date. This historic sale marked the first time that CBS Paramount released part of its vast inventory of Star Trek production material at an officially sanctioned public offering; and this extraordinary 3 day event at Christie’s Rockefeller Center branch in New York City realized more than double the pre-sale expectations with a total revenue of $7,107,040. The starship filming models were amongst the most expensive lots; with nine selling for more than $100,000 each, and the 78 inch long Enterprise-D model used extensively in Star Trek: The Next Generation realized an incredible $576,000 to become the single, most-expensive piece of Star Trek memorabilia ever sold at auction. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/58 "2013-11-04T01:23:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m not sure Worf could carry a series. The character is so surly and abrasive. That worked fine on TNG and DS9 because there were other characters to balance him out. Picard and Sisko reminded him that it’s not OK to slaughter an entire room of people that pissed him off. Then they need to surround him with a staff that will do that for him. Besides the fact that I would think that after all these years he’s learned those things, and wouldn’t be in command of a Federation ship if he hadn’t. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/59 "2013-11-04T01:44:34Z")
Worf was a little less surly on DS9. But he did like being left alone. There was one episode where he moved his quarters outside DS9 and into a freighter or shuttle? He could play his Klingon operas at full blast and just enjoy himself. I never was sure if that became his permanent quarters or if it was just for that one episode. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653/60 "2013-11-04T02:02:23Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Worf was a little less surly on DS9. But he did like being left alone. There was one episode where he moved his quarters outside DS9 and into a freighter or shuttle? He could play his Klingon operas at full blast and just enjoy himself. I never was sure if that became his permanent quarters or if it was just for that one episode. Yes, it was onto the _Defiant_ itself. I don’t think they ever said he moved back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdgasm-star-trek-captian-worf/672653.md?page=4)