I think the reason it plays so awkwardly is that Rene Auberjonois is literally old enough to be Nana Visitor's father. And as we established before, chemistry = super important to me in what pairings I like. (c: Worf/Dax, now that's a DS9 pairing with chemistry!

I haven't watched Pushing Daisies, I'm afraid the cutesyness would annoy me too much. Is it worth checking out?