Posted by Joe Dizzy:
If those three were the most interesting characters (as for example was the case with Picard and Data in TNG) I'd understand. But the three of them are so mind-numbingly bland. Compared to them even Chackotay had depth.
Ouch! And I thought I was cruel.
VOY also had a chande during season 3-4. IIRC that's when they brought in Seven of Nine, many people I know who aren't really into Trek started watching because of that character.
If they say they want to make some major changes, then good, at least they realized what they have now isn't working. End the TCW story arc, and start on some Federation bits and the Romulan War build-up. Maybe they could also shake things up by getting rid of some major characters and replacing them with new one's. TNG dropped Tasha Yar and Polanski in favor of Crusher and Worf; good changes which helped the show alot.
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