DS9 films: your vision?

[Death Ray]

Q intervenes or sits on the sidelines with popcorn?

I only recently imagined a role for Q, but I think adding him would be gilding the lily. The story would explore the nature of the Prophets, and I think including Q would distract from that.

So, we begin with Jake Sisko grounded on Earth, unable to get an exit visa on account of some reporting he did after the war that has ruffled the feathers of someone in Starfleet Intelligence....

 

[DonIago]

^If you really wanted to kick Jake where it would hurt, have it be that he found evidence that the Romulans entered the war based on a lie created by a Starfleet officer.

 

[Death Ray]

^If you really wanted to kick Jake where it would hurt, have it be that he found evidence that the Romulans entered the war based on a lie created by a Starfleet officer.

My idea is that that was just one of the ethical compromises the war required. Jake’s reporting may have uncovered something akin to war crimes, and he is being prevented from disclosing it.

The trick in my story is how to imply that the Federation did something shady without it becoming another “the Federation is just modern America” story like Kurtzman Trek. I prefer “gritty” over “dark”, and “probing” over “cynical”.

In my story, Jake is the protagonist, visiting one DS9 character after another as he pieces together the mystery of what he may have uncovered. The question becomes: which is a bigger threat to the Federation’s future: what they have been hiding, or Jake’s efforts to reveal it?

 

[DonIago]

I mean, we see plenty of things in later DS9 that don't necessarily rise to the level of war crimes but are still kinda terrible.

The reality is the Federation wasn't prepared for the war and sacrifices were unavoidable.

 

[Ragitsu]

No...it was a choice.

 

[Death Ray]

I mean, we see plenty of things in later DS9 that don't necessarily rise to the level of war crimes but are still kinda terrible.

The reality is the Federation wasn't prepared for the war and sacrifices were unavoidable.

I imagine the Federation post-war as being somewhat wayward. The costs of the war have caused some factions in the Federation to reprioritize the Federation’s exploratory mission, while other players want to double down on Starfleet and reinvigorate the Federation’s sense of purpose. Without realizing this, Jake has been caught up in these machinations , which then blossoms into something much bigger.

 

[kkt]

Lied, accessory to murder, bribery, etc., all definitely beneath the normal standards of conduct of Starfleet officers. But I'm not sure they are war crimes. Deceit is a tactic in war. You do your best to convince the other side that the attack is coming at point A when you're actually going to attack at point B. To that end, fake documents, etc.

It would be interesting to have consequences for In the Pale Moonlight, but they should be personal consequences for Sisko and perhaps Garak, perhaps even war between the Romulans and the Federation, but I don't see a war crimes trial going anywhere.

 

[Death Ray]

It would be interesting to have consequences for In the Pale Moonlight, but they should be personal consequences for Sisko and perhaps Garak, perhaps even war between the Romulans and the Federation, but I don't see a war crimes trial going anywhere.

Ya. I wouldn't revisit that one anyway. It's one of the stronger episodes. It would be like trying to top Yesterday's Enterprise. (People would just call it a faaaaaaaaaaaaaake.)

What I would like to know is if there is a real appetite for a return to Deep Space Nine. I am not a consumer of the books or games, so I don't know how strong the fandom is.