Why did Vic Fontaine sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9? - eviltoast

For those who watched DS9 during its first airings, did it seem odd to you that Vic Fontaine/James Darren sang entire songs in the later seasons of DS9?

I only finished watching DS9 recently and just found it really odd. It seems out of place in the regular TNG/DS9 format, didn’t drove the plotline forward, and sometimes felt just like a filler.

(I don’t mean to be disrespectful, I like the character and the actor can sing well, I am just curious why the producers made that decision).

  • SoSquidTaste@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Man can you imagine Nog and/or Rom getting half the character development that they got in DS9 in a contemporary show format?

    Not saying it’s all bad or all good one way or another, but your comment made me think back and totally appreciate those two fleshed out minor characters