You never saw VOY episode "Scorpion"? That's the entire plot summary.
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You never saw VOY episode "Scorpion"? That's the entire plot summary.
Probably. But I don't usually waste memory on VOY.
Who did they cahoot with?
Borg Queen was a dumb idea. Giving the Borg a "face" kind of defeats the premise.
The Borg joined forces with Janeway in order to defeat Species 8472.
I stand corrected. Amended to pre-First Contact, then.
And then stabbed Voyager's crew in the back.
CHAKOTAY: There's a story I heard as a child, a parable, and I never forgot it. A scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river. The fox said no. If I do that you'll sting me, and I'll drown. The scorpion assured him. If I did that, we'd both drown. So the fox thought about it and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back, and the fox began to swim. But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him. As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said why did you do that? Now you'll drown too. I couldn't help it, said the scorpion. It's my nature.
I'd say TAS was not well regarded by most older fans, those who had seen TOS first run, and become a fan then.
However, I was in precisely the right age bracket for TAS: born in 1966, too young to have seen TOS first run, but old enough to have fallen in love with TOS in syndication, in the early 1970s, prior to TAS, and in the thick of watching Saturday morning cartoons and other shows when TAS debuted. So, I fell in love with TAS too. I recognized its limitations, but enjoyed the stories, and I still recognize that more than a few TAS stories still surpass the stories of most live action Trek in all forms.
There are also a few stand-out episodes that rank with the best of the best Trek, one of which is "Yesteryear," which is probably the most widely acknowledged best TAS episode and the most widely accepted one among those critical of TAS. I consider "One of Our Planets Is Missing" to be another.
So to get back to your question, for me, TAS absolutely continued Trek mania. I consumed its merchandise, such as the Star Trek Log books, and the Concordance (1976), in which TAS figured heavily.
I loved TAS. It was the first Trek I watched back in ‘74, before I ever realized a live-action version existed years before. I will always have a place in my heart and mind for TAS. It has been and always will be a part of the canon, despite what Gene’s Vision™ thought, and I’m glad that CBS/Paramount agree.
Bigger question: Why would the Borg give a damn about the Baku?
How?
They tried to do so, yes, but Voyager was prepared for it and ended up 'stealing' 7 from the Collective (even though the Queen later tried to retcon that as part of her Grand Master Plan).
DS9 is too much like a soap opera
DS9 is my favorite series. But I agree I could have done with less 'relation stuff'.
Then again, this is what most people do, even in the middle of a war life goes on.
My dad was born in 1944. So... Yeah.
First reaction: that’s utter nonsense!
Then I recall threads like Kira carrying the O’Briens’ baby, moving in with them only for her and Miles to develop the hots for each other.
But, nah, for all its faults, DS9 was by far the most human of the Trek series with an enormous cast of multi-dimensional, compelling, rich characters.
I’ll settle for space opera. 
I have to agree. Nonetheless, I like it a lot. And I don't like soap operas.
Section 31 is entertaining, I like it.
How about "(Space/Soap) Opera"?I’ll settle for space opera.
We can get the best of both worlds.
Yes, that two parter was a bit soapy.
How about we go with the term "Fluid".
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