Deep Space Nine Spin-off Considered Better Than the Original....

[Browncoat]

I don't know about this. I grew up with TNG, and while the first few seasons had some undeniably hokey moments, the last season of DS9 jumped the shark. Don't get me wrong, DS9 is my favorite of all Trek series. But they're fundamentally different shows, with different premises. TNG tracks a starship Captain on his adventures through space, which inevitably means bumping into new aliens, technology, subspace distortions, etc. DS9 stays in one place, making it ideal for more sociological sci-fi.

 

[DevilEyes]

Frankly, I'm more interested in Xena's somewhat disturbing interactions with her nemesis Ares.

Oh, admit it. You just can't get enough of the dark, long-haired bad-boy type.

You see right through me! Oh well, that happens when you have a transparent skull. I have to try wearing a hood from now on.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

DS9 is the best of the spin-offs but I would never say it was the best of the Treks.

And, in your opinion, the best of the Trek series is....?

*drumroll*

 

[Brutal Strudel]

Do the math, baby! Do the TOS loving math!

 

[Bones2]

DS9 is the best of the spin-offs but I would never say it was the best of the Treks.

And, in your opinion, the best of the Trek series is....?

*drumroll*

Well, logically, it would be TOS in his opinion. Think about it.

 

[happydave]

And here's me thinking he's talking about Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It's not a spinoff.

No I jest.

 

[mysticgeek]

Indeed! DS9 is the best by far IMHO

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Do the math, baby! Do the TOS loving math!

I hear ya...!

DS9 is the best of the spin-offs but I would never say it was the best of the Treks.

And, in your opinion, the best of the Trek series is....?

*drumroll*

Well, logically, it would be TOS in his opinion. Think about it.

 

[Navaros]

if TNG had members turning into children, than DS9 had characters singing nursery rhymes.

Granted that both shows had their share of stupid episodes, but didn't TNG have more? Ie: all the many 'holodeck malfunction' episodes (I know DS9 had two as well).

Anyhow, I agree with the spirit of the sentiment written on the list even though it doesn't make its point as concisely as it might have.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Better than TNG, sure. But isn't it a spinoff of TOS, really? And that's a tougher call (I'd still give it to DS9).

 

[PKTrekGirl]

^ Good point. And I agree with you - against TOS it's a much tougher call. I still favor DS9....but not by nearly as much as I do against TNG.

That said, I don't know that I agree with all the shows on the original list.

While I love Addison Montgomery, Private Practice is NOT Grey's Anatomy....and is rather boring by comparison, with a much less likable supporting cast.

And no WAY Torchwood is better than Doctor Who. How anyone could even postulate that is beyond me.

Finally, I loved Cheers...and hated Fraiser (except for his younger brother - that guy was funny, and his father too. Fraiser himself was just annoying)

 

[Greylock Crescent]

I think part of the problem is that the title says one thing, but the article says another. The title talks about "Spinoffs better than the original" while the intro paragraph says, "Here's our look back at the best spin-offs from the past two decades:" Heck, even the descriptions sometimes concede that the spinoffs may or may not actually be better than the originals (for example, "No, we're not crazy enough to say that "Angel" was better than "Buffy" overall").

Heh. So much for consistency.

 

[Keith1701]

Deep Space Nine is the best Trek show.

It combines the best of both worlds of TOS and TNG.

Deep Space Nine was a great series, but I still think The Next Generation was the BEST of the BEST!!!!