Was there a bigger ass to step on to DS9 than

[dupersuper]

Was it not established that the Enterprise wasn't involved in the Dominion front as they were trying to garner support from outside the Federation to support the war effort?

I think they did that in The Gorn Crisis comic, but there are at least two novels that show them thwarting a Dominion scheme to create their own artificial wormhole.

I'm sure I've read that the loss of the flagship would've done so much damage to the morale of Starfleet that they saw little to no action.

Was the E the flagship?

I'm sure they could find things to spice up Picard without using support characters from DS9.

I'm sure they could, but I wouldn't mind seeing some.

 

[Eckauskas]

I think they did that in The Gorn Crisis comic, but there are at least two novels that show them thwarting a Dominion scheme to create their own artificial wormhole.



Was the E the flagship?



I'm sure they could, but I wouldn't mind seeing some.

I would always assume that a ship named Enterprise would be the flagship. But, as I said on another thread, a post-NEM series set on a Federation starship could have storylines that brought back Garak or Weyoun in a more natural way. That would surely be better than trying to shoehorn them into another series that doesn't quite fit.

 

[fireproof78]

I'm sure they could find things to spice up Picard without using support characters from DS9.

Bringing in Garak and Weyoun would be a step down for Picard. It would shift the entire focus of the show from Picard to "Picard's Neighborhood" where the guest characters of the week take on a bigger spotlight than the title character. I cannot see Garak or Weyoun fitting in any way that makes narrative sense other than pure, unadulterated, fan service.

Give fans a good story and it will be just fine.