Why weren't there more crossovers in Trek?

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I wouldn't say that there weren't that many of them, particularly with TOS or TNG. But there were bounds of potential overlap, albeit most prominently between DS9 and TNG.

As far as who was at the hip of the studio at which times, you regularly see an episode being directed by one of the regular character's actors.

[Captain Crimson]

I think a part of that may be that the creators didn't want to bog it down from TNG references. They wanted to grow into a success on their own, rather than riding off its coattails. Of course, we know there was going to be a crossover at the end of Season 1, so I think limited exposure would have worked. And it's a shame we didn't get that. But I'm happy with it for what it is.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I'm not sure you understand I mean across all the shows. Also though , Bashir and Quark are only characters from DS9 I remember in TNG, and Bashir's was mostly a walk on. Same with Quark I suppose, but Quark plays very well as a cameo.

[Captain Crimson]

I'm not sure you understand I mean across all the shows. Also though , Bashir and Quark are only characters from DS9 I remember in TNG, and Bashir's was mostly a walk on. Same with Quark I suppose, but Quark plays very well as a cameo.

Even with the DS9 cast appearing on TNG, it could still be them riding off the coattails of TNG. And VOY was across the Delta Quadrant, so those would make less sense. They were already trapped in an Alpha Quadrant mindset.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I'm not sure you understand I mean across all the shows. Also though , Bashir and Quark are only characters from DS9 I remember in TNG, and Bashir's was mostly a walk on. Same with Quark I suppose, but Quark plays very well as a cameo.

Even with the DS9 cast appearing on TNG, it could still be them riding off the coattails of TNG.

I don't follow. That seems like a silly reason to not have crossovers.

As far as Voyager I noted how it'd prominently be between DS9 and TNG and that's because they're the only ones that share a temporal frame really.

[Captain Crimson]

I'm not sure you understand I mean across all the shows. Also though , Bashir and Quark are only characters from DS9 I remember in TNG, and Bashir's was mostly a walk on. Same with Quark I suppose, but Quark plays very well as a cameo.

Even with the DS9 cast appearing on TNG, it could still be them riding off the coattails of TNG.

I don't follow. That seems like a silly reason to not have crossovers.

As far as Voyager I noted how it'd prominently be between DS9 and TNG and that's because they're the only ones that share a temporal frame really.

Sillier things have happened on ST.

I guess I failed to read between the lines there.

[ChiggyvonRichthofen]

Besides possible scheduling, story, and budget reasons, I don't know that producers and writers think of those things in the same way that fans do. Seems like there can be a measure of indifference and/or competition between the different shows. Especially back then, now franchises do have more concerted efforts for coordination and forming a connected universe.

All the crossovers in Trek EU material highlights the difference in perspective. They tend to be written for the die hard fans who most want to see how Uhura would get along with Tasha Yar or whatever.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Well I do get that universe is a different thing now in days with what we've been exposed to.

Really though yeah to be a fly on the wall.

As far as the EU yeah that makes sense.

[Fianna]

Also bear in mind, DS9 and TNG only aired concurrently for two seasons, so there was a limited window there in which crossovers could have occurred.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Also bear in mind, DS9 and TNG only aired concurrently for two seasons, so there was a limited window there in which crossovers could have occurred.

Oh I presumed 3-4. Still though on DS9 they could have had tons, though I guess they already had Worf and Obrien on lol.