Actually Worf married Jadzia Dax, so he's technically a Widower (or not, the host at least..
. T'ealc was married in the beginning of the series, hence his son...
Tea'lc defected, Worf was raised by the Rhozhenkos (sp?) after being found alive after a Romulan raid.
Stilted and archaic? Indeed...
They're a stock character; heck, next thing you know, we'll be throwing in Garibaldi, and the grumpy doctor from <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>..
D'argo, and that guy with the weapons from
Serenity...
and I should get a life and not watch so much TV...
Stargate Atlantis does not have grumpy doctor. On the contrary, Carson Beckett MD is a cheery Scottish down-to-earth (irony?) type. Nu BSG has a grumpy fleet doctor whose larynx can barely function.