Bought season six

[Amasov]

So the other day, I was in this store in downtown Boston, called CEX. It's an England-based store that sells used and refurbished items (video game consoles, games, PCs, TVs, DVDs, etc) and while I was just looking at what they had, I noticed they had season six of DS9 for $30. So, as I've wanted to realyl complete my collection of all the Star Trek series (I only own season four and five of DS9), I purchased it. How can you go wrong?

I've been watching it since the day I bought it and I have to say, I really, really like it. When the sixth season was airing on TV back in 1997, I watched a lot of it, but sort of fell out of it. DS9 is the only Trek show I've never seen all of and one that I am almost completely unfamiliar with. I watched all of season four and five and saw many of the season three episodes (Past Tense being my favorite) and much of season seven - including the finale and I do know the overall concept.

A friend of mine is also watching the show with me. She is also on season six, so we share our thoughts and how we like the show. It's a good series, I have to say. Very well-written and a superb cast. I still do not consider the best of the Trek shows (that could change), but I do like it.

I consider myself to be an open-minded Trekkie and feel that in the past feel that I've judged DS9 unfairly having not seen the whole series.

I'm going to end up purchasing the rest of it and then buy the rest of the shows as well. Voyager and TOS are the only remaining series I have to get - Voyager being the only Trek series I do not own a single season of, but is the series I am most familiar with. After all, I did tape them all from airdate!

Anyway, here's hoping I make my appearances in the DS9 forums more frequent!

 

[Tallis Rhul]

Ewwww, CEX... the name sounds like sex for a reason, it's a dirty sleazy store full of hormonal teenagers... or at least that's how it is in England, it looks like they got it right in America!

In my opinion Season 6 is one of the best seasons of DS9, it has a shed load of amazing episodes and really sets the framework for season 7. I love how the season starts with them trying to win back the station, and that the writers actually make you wait before it happens - there aren't many series that would do something like that without resolving it a whole lot quicker, but that's the beauty of DS9.

Anyway, glad you're enjoying your purchase!

 

[Amasov]

I have to say, I thought the Dominion War really was the forefront of this season, but it doesn't seem to be. The first five episodes focused heavily on it, but I notice they stray away from it a bit before picking it up towards the end of the season.

I always wanted to see "Far Beyond the Stars," and it's now easily one of my favorite Star Trek episodes.

And "One Little Ship" was just a lot of fun.

 

[crouteru]

Season Six is indeed excellent, but just make sure you skip 'Profit And Lace'.

 

[Tallis Rhul]

That made me feel soooooo uncomfortable! Made me laugh too though.

 

[Navaros]

I have to say, I thought the Dominion War really was the forefront of this season, but it doesn't seem to be. The first five episodes focused heavily on it, but I notice they stray away from it a bit before picking it up towards the end of the season.

That is because they had to fight vs. Berman tooth and nail in order to serialize DS9 as much as they did (Berman hated the idea and didn't want them to serialize it, and he also hated the war too and didn't want them to do that either). Even getting 6 episodes in a row of Domnion War was a great victory in that regard.

But yes, ideally it would have been far better if the occupation lasted for all of Season 6. It definitely had way more juice left in it that will forever be untapped due to TPTB worrying that the audience cannot handle that much of a change for too long.

Having said that, indeed you cannot go wrong with Season 6 of DS9. That is probably the very best Trek season that is possible to purchase. In the Pale Moonlight is also widely regarded as the very best DS9 and Trek episode, including by myself.

 

[You_Guyz]

I always wanted to see "Far Beyond the Stars," and it's now easily one of my favorite Star Trek episodes.

I, on the other hand, find it to be pretentious crap.

 

[Too Much Fun]

Yeah, it's a little overwrought (especially the final scenes which I consider some of the worst in the whole series), but I think it's mostly enjoyable and worth watching at least because of the novelty of the sets and costumes, and seeing the cast playing different characters with different make-up (especially Quark and Odo). And I think the baseball player morphing into Worf for a split second while he talks to Benny is one of the funniest moments in the series.

 

[Tallis Rhul]

It was a nice idea, and some of the acting is amazing, the first time I watched the "It's REEEEAAALL" scene my mouth was hanging open. Obviously I chuckle along with everyone else now though, because people made it funny.

 

[Amasov]

I'm not done with the season yet. The only episode I didn't care for was Statistical Probabilities.

 

[RandyS]

I always wanted to see "Far Beyond the Stars," and it's now easily one of my favorite Star Trek episodes.

I, on the other hand, find it to be pretentious crap.

Why is that? I admit, it IS a confusing episode, but I don't think it was pretentious.

 

[You_Guyz]

I always wanted to see "Far Beyond the Stars," and it's now easily one of my favorite Star Trek episodes.

I, on the other hand, find it to be pretentious crap.

Why is that? I admit, it IS a confusing episode, but I don't think it was pretentious.

They say Star Trek presents us with good social commentary.
Fair point, but how does an episode about 1950s racial discrimination relate to our lives now?

 

[tomalak301]

Season 6 was a very good year, but I still prefer Season 4 and 5 over it because I felt it was also a very inconsistant year. While there were many good episodes, there were also many episodes I just didn't care that much for, such as:

Who Mourns for Morn - I know many people love this one, but I felt it just took a quiet gag and blew it up unnecessarily.

Resurrection - Did we really need to see Bariel again?

Valiant - I just hated, hated this episode

Profit and Lace - Two bad episodes in a row. Season 4 or 5 never did that

Time's Orphan - not a very good run here.

I actually find Season 6 a bit overrated here, even though when it was good (Far Beyond the Stars, In the Pale Moonlight and the first 6 or so episodes), it was really really good.

 

[You_Guyz]

Valiant - I just hated, hated this episode

I agree, it is almost unwatcahble.

 

[Broccoli]

I have to say, I thought the Dominion War really was the forefront of this season, but it doesn't seem to be. The first five episodes focused heavily on it, but I notice they stray away from it a bit before picking it up towards the end of the season.

That is because they had to fight vs. Berman tooth and nail in order to serialize DS9 as much as they did (Berman hated the idea and didn't want them to serialize it, and he also hated the war too and didn't want them to do that either). Even getting 6 episodes in a row of Domnion War was a great victory in that regard.

That's not quite true. While Berman didn't always like the extremes the writers wanted to go in some places (such as Nog losing his legs), it was the studio who hated the war and the serialization. Berman was kinda the middle man trying to negotiate between what the writers wanted and the demands of the studio.

 

[Amasov]

In The Pale Moonlight

Just awesome. Simply awesome.

 

[Pemmer Harge]

I'm re-watching Season 6 at the moment. So far it's probably one of the best seasons, albeit maybe not quite as good as Season 5. The opening arc was one of the most interesting things the show did, even if I wasn't totally convinced by how it ended. Favor the Bold and In the Pale Moonlight are probably two of DS9's best episodes, with Sacrifice of Angels and Far Beyond the Stars not far behind. Even though I'm not sure how much sense it made, I like Honor Among Thieves a lot as well - good work from Colm Meaney.

 

[Amasov]

By the way, I purchased season seven at Amazon. I had a few bucks left on a gift card I used, so it only cost me $16.72.

 

[Sykonee]

They say Star Trek presents us with good social commentary.
Fair point, but how does an episode about 1950s racial discrimination relate to our lives now?

I never really saw FBtS as a contemporary social commentary, but rather an allegory to Sisko's struggles with the Dominion War. The Prophets sent him on his little trip to show him that, no matter how futile it may seem the fight is, it is important to keep that fight up, and to have faith that what you're doing will have a positive outcome so long as you don't give up hope, even if you personally can't see it on the horizon.

Granted, they probably could have chosen any number of similar incidents in human history to make the allegory, but I see no harm in using '50s racial discrimination in this case.

 

[Hober Mallow]

"It's REEEEAAALL"

"It's a FAAAAAKE!"