Do you like ds9
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You might be wrong? Well, if you're judging 170-odd episodes of TV by one episode, the chances are you might be, yes.
"...the best acted, written, produced and altogether finest [Star Trek series]." - TV Guide. I'm inclined to agree.
It would also be helpful if you could use punctuation in your posts, Tcsfan. It would make them a lot easier to read and more likely that people will respond positively to them.
It would make them a lot easier to read and more likely that people will respond positively to them.
If I had a phaser to my head and had to pick only one episode for you to try, I'd pick "The Way of the Warrior".
To me, DS9 is the best of the Trek shows. I could make a long, lengthy, essay-like post of why (and trust, some people on this forum will), but I don't see the point.
I love DS9 for my own reasons, and some hate it for their own reasons.
If you want to know if the show is any good, watch it. Form your own opinion, like you did with VOY. Who knows, maybe DS9 will become your favorite tv-show ever. Maybe you'll hate it more then anything. But you'll have atleast come to that conclusion by yourself. Something people don't do that much anymore.
I love DS9 for my own reasons, and some hate it for their own reasons.
If you want to know if the show is any good, watch it. Form your own opinion, like you did with VOY. Who knows, maybe DS9 will become your favorite tv-show ever. Maybe you'll hate it more then anything. But you'll have atleast come to that conclusion by yourself. Something people don't do that much anymore.
The episode call to arms is one of my favorites though you might need to see more before you watch it. 
It's hard to get into especially if you start from the premiere Emmisary as most season one episodes aren't that great. Season two starts well and ends well but sags in the middle. Season three is where the show really takes off. Watch episodes like Emmisary, Duet, In The Name of the Prophets, the first three episodes of season 2, Crossover, Necessary Evil, the season 2 finale and there's others but i'm blanking on names right now.
Yes, but there's so much more to it than that.
First, yes, I like DS9. A lot. Start at the very beginning with "Emissary" and keep going from there. You will need to watch a few episodes to get to learn about everybody - but it is worth it. I think you will become a fan too. Read the books as well. Have fun.
I didn't like the show at first. It was Progress (Ep 14) that really showed it's promise.
DS9 is the shining jewel in the crown of modern Star Trek - head and shoulders better than TNG and not even in the same ball park as Voyager...
Start at the beginning, tough it out through the first couple of seasons (there is still some good stuff) and then just enjoy....I am jealous of you !
DS9 is the shining jewel in the crown of modern Star Trek - head and shoulders better than TNG and not even in the same ball park as Voyager...
Start at the beginning, tough it out through the first couple of seasons (there is still some good stuff) and then just enjoy....I am jealous of you !
To answer the thread title: Yes I do.
To answer the actual question: ask that of ten different people and you will get ten different answers, all convinced they are right. Start from the beginning, watch everything, and decide for yourself. You won't be sorry.
One word of warning: Several people who later worked on that insult to both science fiction and television known as Battlestar Galactica, worked on DS9, but not to worry, here, they had Rick Berman and Ira Steven Behr controlling them, so things didn't get that bad.
Thankfully.
To answer the actual question: ask that of ten different people and you will get ten different answers, all convinced they are right. Start from the beginning, watch everything, and decide for yourself. You won't be sorry.
One word of warning: Several people who later worked on that insult to both science fiction and television known as Battlestar Galactica, worked on DS9, but not to worry, here, they had Rick Berman and Ira Steven Behr controlling them, so things didn't get that bad.
Thankfully.
Trying to get into it now but finding it a little harder to dig than most other Trek. l think it might mostly be due to Avery Brooks' horribly inane acting, but the show itself has that sort of dirty, grimy feel that is sort of hard to get past, for me anyway. l usually like a darker tone with some things, but l'm just not sure it ever fit with Star Trek very well. Probably my least favorite series.
Not putting it on too high of a pedestal there, are you?
DS9 is much like every other Trek, including TOS. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's really bad. And a large chunk of it is mediocre.
Like most of the latter-day Trek shows, the first season is a little rocky, but the show keeps getting better and better. You got a large, colorful cast of regulars and recurring characters that gets richer and deeper as the show goes on. It also becomes more and more serialized over the years, so that it eventually becomes a big, complicated, fascinating saga.
"Duet," in the first season, is possibly the first classic episode, although the show really hits its stride once the Dominion War arc kicks in a few seasons later.
There are also some great standalone, novelty episodes like "Trials and Tribble-ations," "Beyond the Stars," and "Little Green Men."
"Duet," in the first season, is possibly the first classic episode, although the show really hits its stride once the Dominion War arc kicks in a few seasons later.
There are also some great standalone, novelty episodes like "Trials and Tribble-ations," "Beyond the Stars," and "Little Green Men."
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