Poll: Star Trek Deep Space Nine
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Archer? YEEEUCH. The man was as interesting as a manila envelope. Janeway would have been better. Hell Kirk would have been best.Timelord91 said:
I can already see Kirk hitting on the Bajoran high priest =P
On second thought I would rather not.
I wasn't keen on DS9. The space station theme never appealed to me, I liked the idea of a ship wandering the galaxy, and visiting new places, rather than repeating the same stuff. This is why I liked voyager so much, it was similar to TNG, but since it was at the other side of the galaxy, they had the opportunity to create many different races and characters. Many of these were hit and miss, and they managed to destroy the mystique of the borg by over indulging them in too many episodes, but after watching it for a year now, I really feel drawn to some of the characters, particularly the doctor and seven of nine.
But I digress, this is about DS9. At least the commander was called benjamin, an all round awesome name.
But I digress, this is about DS9. At least the commander was called benjamin, an all round awesome name.
I liked DS9 in the beginning, because it seemed to be about second rate officers on a backwater assignment dealing with a new and disturbing developement (the wormhole) that garnered for them more attention than they needed or wanted. Then they ruined that by turning it into the standard save the universe/godlike aliens show. Worse, they changed Sisko from a competent officer looking for a quite assignment so he could spend more time with his teenage son into a demi-godlike alien who was now the most important being in the universe. I stopped watching around that point.
It's the middle ground in Star Trek series quality to me.
It isn't as good as the original series or The Next Generation, yet it's not as bad as Voyager and Enterprise.
That kind of portrays Deep Space Nine as being average in quality though.
To make my opinion clear, the Original Series and The Next Generation were really exceptional pieces of television, while Voyager and Enterprise were fairly terrible.
Deep Space Nine was very good, but it wasn't as good as the aforementioned classic series'.
It isn't as good as the original series or The Next Generation, yet it's not as bad as Voyager and Enterprise.
That kind of portrays Deep Space Nine as being average in quality though.
To make my opinion clear, the Original Series and The Next Generation were really exceptional pieces of television, while Voyager and Enterprise were fairly terrible.
Deep Space Nine was very good, but it wasn't as good as the aforementioned classic series'.
Yes but atleast with Janeway you have something to look at. I mean she was pretty hot if your into assertive, women of a certain age. Which I am not. Moving on. <.<Timelord91 said:
I guess I'm in the minority here where I thought DS9 was the most consistently good of the Star Trek series. I thought TNG had the best episodes, but watching some of the stuff from the early seasons made my eyes bleed.
DS9 basically broke all the rules of the first two Star Trek series. It allowed interpersonal conflicts between characters, allowed some gray and even some black to mix with the goody two shoes Federation, and allowed extended story arcs. In addition, because it stayed in one place, repercussions from earlier episodes can been seen later on and a whole host of interesting supporting characters could be developed. Damar, Dukat, Quark, Nog, Martok, and Winn are all examples of how characters outside of the main cast contributed to DS9.
One of my favorite moments was in the episode The Darkness and the Light, where Kira was confronted by one of her victims during her time in the Resistance. The man was a page for a general and was wounded in an attack on a base; he was essentially an innocent civilian. Instead of apologizing for actions during the war, she instead spit it right back in his face, essentially saying, "None of you belonged on our planet. In my mind, you were all legitimate targets." It strayed from the easy answer and instead stayed true to the character.
DS9 basically broke all the rules of the first two Star Trek series. It allowed interpersonal conflicts between characters, allowed some gray and even some black to mix with the goody two shoes Federation, and allowed extended story arcs. In addition, because it stayed in one place, repercussions from earlier episodes can been seen later on and a whole host of interesting supporting characters could be developed. Damar, Dukat, Quark, Nog, Martok, and Winn are all examples of how characters outside of the main cast contributed to DS9.
One of my favorite moments was in the episode The Darkness and the Light, where Kira was confronted by one of her victims during her time in the Resistance. The man was a page for a general and was wounded in an attack on a base; he was essentially an innocent civilian. Instead of apologizing for actions during the war, she instead spit it right back in his face, essentially saying, "None of you belonged on our planet. In my mind, you were all legitimate targets." It strayed from the easy answer and instead stayed true to the character.
The captain picard one and the fact "Hey lets concentrate on the barkeeps stamp collection gone missing despite there being a interesting WAR elsewhere!
Deep Space Nine was to voyager was to next generation... it was a series of thrown out ideas that they figured theyed round up and make a new series with... and using ideas that not even voyager was comfortable scraping off next gens shitpile that they threw out was stupid, plain and simple. Add in it seemed they were trying to appeal to the Babylon franchise fans... UGH!
Deep Space Nine was to voyager was to next generation... it was a series of thrown out ideas that they figured theyed round up and make a new series with... and using ideas that not even voyager was comfortable scraping off next gens shitpile that they threw out was stupid, plain and simple. Add in it seemed they were trying to appeal to the Babylon franchise fans... UGH!
I loved DS9. The Next Generation almost drove me to suicide by lawnmower with it's constant "THE FEDERATION IS GREAT! LOOK AT IT'S DEMOCRACY! LOOK AT HUMANS BEING GOOD!". At least something happened in The Original Series beyond Picard picking the right choice with a split-nanosecond to go before some great evil destroys the ship. Also, it didn't have Q. Who the fuck could EVER like Q? Voyager was... Well, I'm not going to go into Voyager or Enterprise.
DS9 had character development, the believable characters that it would require to start with, and a generally better setting. It does seem that people who like The Next Generation can't like Deep Space 9. I think it's something to having a low believability threshold and the need to have everything resolved within the confines of a single episode.
DS9 had character development, the believable characters that it would require to start with, and a generally better setting. It does seem that people who like The Next Generation can't like Deep Space 9. I think it's something to having a low believability threshold and the need to have everything resolved within the confines of a single episode.
I didn't vote, because DS9 ranks equal to The Next Generation for me. Say what you want, but that is my opinion.
How you can say Voyager is better than DS9 is beyond me, but at least no one so far has tried to maintain that horrid, vile, disgusting, icky, shit that was "Enterprise" (the newest TV series).
I love DS9, sorry if that offends you in some way.
And now for the ninja! How about the new movie, huh?!
How you can say Voyager is better than DS9 is beyond me, but at least no one so far has tried to maintain that horrid, vile, disgusting, icky, shit that was "Enterprise" (the newest TV series).
I love DS9, sorry if that offends you in some way.
And now for the ninja! How about the new movie, huh?!