Hey all,
Something that I enjoyed doing lately in the TNG forum was rewatching the series and talking about it here with the fans of the show. It added an element to watching the series in that there were no arguments about this series being better than that series or all that conflict, but it was just fans of that one series agreeing, disagreeing, and just discussing the episodes in order from the beginning.
I've had an urge to do that here and I asked PKTrekGirl if it would be alright to start a thread like this and she said yes. I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me on this Journey through what many consider to be one of the best Television Programs of our generation. I'm actually still working on TNG, but I see no harm in watching both series, when I get the time of course, and going accordingly. I've just had a strong urge to watch Emissary lately and figured tonight would be the night to start. So, what do you all say. Let's see how this thread goes and if there is an interest, than I'll keep posting reviews here. If not, well, I'm writing reviews on my livejournal page here if you're interested.
So, to get things started:
Emissary - A-
If there is one problem I've always had with this episode, and this is a minor problem, it's that I've always found it a bit too cerebral for a series premiere. It seemed like it was going into depths that would probably lose some in the audience and maybe that was more of a hindrance than the writers might have anticipated. I remember watching this episode 15 years ago (I can't believe it's been that long) and really liking it but thinking it was a tad slow. Of course I was 8 at the time so that might have had something to do with it.
Now that I'm older and wiser (hopefully), I've actually gotten an appreciation for this episode and have come to switch back and forth between this and Caretaker as to what Series Premiere I liked the best. This one had a great introduction of characters, where we were in the Trek universe from TNG, and sets this epic series up greatly. I really liked the interactions between Sisko and Major Kira and thier butting heads. Here are two people who are pretty much on the opposites of a coin and they need to learn to work together.
I think what really made this episode for me was the main story and that was getting into discovering the Wormhole, meeting the Prophets, and Sisko not able to let go of Jennifer (Who is really hot in that bikini by the way
). From when he meets Picard the first time to the end, it was a great way to start this character I thought. I even got a little choaked up when Sisko was talking about liner time on the Baseball diamond and on the Saratoga. It was really hard to watch him break down, and knowing what happens to him as the series goes on, you can really understand him so much here. It was a joy to watch, and it was a joy to see this series start the way it did.
Oh, and from the onset, I think I really loved Odo. "You know, at first I didn't think I was going to like him." His facial expression followed by Quark's was priceless.
Something that I enjoyed doing lately in the TNG forum was rewatching the series and talking about it here with the fans of the show. It added an element to watching the series in that there were no arguments about this series being better than that series or all that conflict, but it was just fans of that one series agreeing, disagreeing, and just discussing the episodes in order from the beginning.
I've had an urge to do that here and I asked PKTrekGirl if it would be alright to start a thread like this and she said yes. I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me on this Journey through what many consider to be one of the best Television Programs of our generation. I'm actually still working on TNG, but I see no harm in watching both series, when I get the time of course, and going accordingly. I've just had a strong urge to watch Emissary lately and figured tonight would be the night to start. So, what do you all say. Let's see how this thread goes and if there is an interest, than I'll keep posting reviews here. If not, well, I'm writing reviews on my livejournal page here if you're interested.
So, to get things started:
Emissary - A-
If there is one problem I've always had with this episode, and this is a minor problem, it's that I've always found it a bit too cerebral for a series premiere. It seemed like it was going into depths that would probably lose some in the audience and maybe that was more of a hindrance than the writers might have anticipated. I remember watching this episode 15 years ago (I can't believe it's been that long) and really liking it but thinking it was a tad slow. Of course I was 8 at the time so that might have had something to do with it.
Now that I'm older and wiser (hopefully), I've actually gotten an appreciation for this episode and have come to switch back and forth between this and Caretaker as to what Series Premiere I liked the best. This one had a great introduction of characters, where we were in the Trek universe from TNG, and sets this epic series up greatly. I really liked the interactions between Sisko and Major Kira and thier butting heads. Here are two people who are pretty much on the opposites of a coin and they need to learn to work together.
I think what really made this episode for me was the main story and that was getting into discovering the Wormhole, meeting the Prophets, and Sisko not able to let go of Jennifer (Who is really hot in that bikini by the way
). From when he meets Picard the first time to the end, it was a great way to start this character I thought. I even got a little choaked up when Sisko was talking about liner time on the Baseball diamond and on the Saratoga. It was really hard to watch him break down, and knowing what happens to him as the series goes on, you can really understand him so much here. It was a joy to watch, and it was a joy to see this series start the way it did. Oh, and from the onset, I think I really loved Odo. "You know, at first I didn't think I was going to like him." His facial expression followed by Quark's was priceless.
