I wholeheartedly agree. A really fun read is the Deep Space Nine Companion (I've probably mentioned it before, but I can't remember). Seeing the show's cast and crew (including all the writers, producers, directors, and even composers) talk about the process of making DS9 is so cool, especially when they go into the sources that influenced a particular story. I remember them talking about how one episode started out as an attempt to do Waiting For Godot in space.
For me, DS9 is some of the best sci-fi of all time, and its legacy has been felt afterwards in many ways. The trend these days is to have dark, gritty, character driven stories set against a sci-fi background... which is a legacy of DS9 and Babylon 5. I would say that Battlestar Galactica especially owes DS9 a debt of honor, as BSG inherited Ron Moore from DS9. I think a lot of DS9's bad rap comes from casual viewers who may have seen the whole space station angle and been immediately turned off by it - I've heard it described as "boldly sitting where no one has sat before." But I know many a hardcore Trekker like myself who loves how DS9 gave the Star Trek universe a depth that none of the other incarnations could match. Slightly related to this - Avery Brooks and Kate Mulgrew are going to be at this year's Dragon*Con. I cannot wait! David C -----Original Message----- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:42 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Deep Space Nine is Still the Best Trek! Over the past few months I've been watching through the entire series of Deep Space Nine... I've just reached the beginning of "The Dominion War" and I'd forgotten how good this show was. (If you've never seen it then this won't make any sense.) I just watched the scene where, after several years of a "cold war" between The Dominion and the powers of the Alpha Quadrant, a massive Dominion fleet pours through the wormhole... and promptly heads of to Cardassia as we learn that Cardassia has decided to join the Dominion. Maybe I was stupid, but this was one of the few times that something make complete, logical sense; was absolutely in character for everybody involved; was (at least in hindsight) clearly predictable and yes still took me utterly by surprise. The web of political ramifications, personal grudges and personalities and painstakingly tailored tension made everything absolutely believable but still shocking; still a "curve ball". I mean other shows have had intricate plots but they're often transparent and predictable ("Babylon 5" was an amazing show, but falls into this category). Other shows have created surprise, but often by butchering character development (having events hinge upon somebody doing something completely out of character) or straining reason to the breaking point ("Lost" comes to mind). It's so very rare that all those pieces fall into place at the same time and for this show it was a surprisingly common occurrence. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
