When did DS9 lose gas?

[Emperor-Tiberius]

DS9 never lost gas. In fact, with each season it only got better and better.

If anything, I think they peaked with season 6, and season 7 was not better than 6, but, it was as good as 5 was, and that didn't mean it was half bad. In fact, it only means that 6 was the greatest season of modern Trek.

I wish they'd gone a few more seasons... I'd have loved that.

 

[Vonstadt]

I dont think it ever lost gas. The series kept me interested and entertained right up until the end. Some episodes were not as strong as others, but enjoyable none the less.

 

[Rabittooth]

When did DS9 lose gas?

Uhm, never.

It never lost gas. It could have gone a few more seasons.

I didn't think it every lost gas.

In fact, I felt season 1 was by far the weakest season, and season 2 the second weakest.

After that, it just got better and better.

I didn't think it every lost gas.

In fact, I felt season 1 was by far the weakest season, and season 2 the second weakest.

After that, it just got better and better.

I agree 100%!

DS9 never lost gas. In fact, with each season it only got better and better.

If anything, I think they peaked with season 6, and season 7 was not better than 6, but, it was as good as 5 was, and that didn't mean it was half bad. In fact, it only means that 6 was the greatest season of modern Trek.

I wish they'd gone a few more seasons... I'd have loved that.

I dont think it ever lost gas. The series kept me interested and entertained right up until the end. Some episodes were not as strong as others, but enjoyable none the less.

I'm with them...never lost gas...I wish it was still running.

-Rabittooth

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

According to the viewership numbers, Week 2 and continually thereafter.

 

[Cyrus]

According to the viewership numbers, Week 2 and continually thereafter.

In that respect it's in good company, e.g. NuBSG, Star Trek TOS

 

[NKemp3]

In my honest opinion, DS9 peaked with the 6-part occupation arc at the beginning of Season 6.

Sure, we got a few wonderful gems afterwards such as "Far Beyond the Stars," "In the Pale Moonlight," and Section 31, but the latter-years of DS9 without the creative participation of Robert Wolfe was like TOS season 3: a few gems sprinkled along a whole bunch of "mehs" (The 10-part Final Chapter excluded, of course.).

Infact, when I owned DS9 on DVD, I purchased Seasons 1-5, but only decided to rent Seasons 6-7 from Netflix.

DS9 never lost gas, but almost all shows have their peaks, DS9 included. A former great internet critic Jose Gonzales (I may have misspelled his name) once did a good writeup in which he mentioned that DS9's peak went from 3rd season's "Through the Looking Glass" up through 6th season's "You Are Cordially Invited." I tend to agree with that and I think much potential was squandered in the remaining 36 or so episodes. Still in those 36 we got GREAT stories such as "Waltz", "Far Beyond the Stars", "Inquisition", "In the Pale Moonlight", "Shadows and Symbols", "The Siege of AR-588", "Chimera", "Strange Bedfellows", "The Changing Face of Evil" and "Tacking Into the Wind". Plus a bunch of solid to very good episodes to boot. Not too shabby. And two of those great episodes (ITPM & TITW) go into my top ten DS9 eps of all time. No shame there. Besides if a show can have a peak extending from late third season up to the early sixth season that's nothing to sneeze at.

 

[The]

When Dax died, it kind of changed the dynamic in a certain way. Thus, I'm not certain I'd say it 'ran out of gas'. However, it didn't feel quite the same to me.

Overall, however, Seasons 4-7 are a foundation of excellence...

 

[indranee]

when did DS9 lose gas...

right after What You Leave Behind.

ya know, Niner-folks, there's a Harold and Kumar style toilet joke in there somewhere.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

It never really lost gas. The first half of S7 started to make me wonder, but fortunately the Final Arc was right back to top form again. But even so, by then I knew an S8 would have been pushing it. It was good that DS9 went out on top.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Overall, however, Seasons 4-7 are a foundation of excellence...

Make that 3-7 please... But yeah, just about right.

 

[Photon]

It started out a impulse but hit warp pretty when: The Jem'Hadar came out. From there on out it was great.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

It never really lost gas. The first half of S7 started to make me wonder, but fortunately the Final Arc was right back to top form again. But even so, by then I knew an S8 would have been pushing it. It was good that DS9 went out on top.

I would've liked if they had on to do 9 seasons.

DS9 with 9 seasons... Would've been cool!

 

[exodus]

Silly Rabbit, everyone knows DS9 doesn't run on gas.

 

[Angel4576]

Losing gas? You taking the piss? Not even during the relaunch novels......

 

[Good Will Riker]

Losing gas? You taking the piss? Not even during the relaunch novels......

Okay, then I guess it never did.


It's still going, and going, and going...

 

[James Bond]

After "What You Leave Behind" ended.

Couldnt agree more with you on that, I loved it right to the end .. and still do

QFT

 

[Anthony Sabre]

Gotta chime in with everyone else. If anything DS9 picked up momentum as the show continued.

 

[shatastrophic]

Season 7

 

[RobertScorpio]

According to the viewership numbers, Week 2 and continually thereafter.

In that respect it's in good company, e.g. NuBSG, Star Trek TOS

Good point. In fact, some of the dumbest shows get the best ratings. Wheel of Fortune for example!

 

[Trekwatcher]

The show definitely had it's ebb and flow (as did they all). For me S1, as clunky as it is, is very watchable. S2 and S3 were good but not consistent. The dominion war was more interesting to me on a regular basis. The show had it's ups and downs and, at least for me, the later seasons dragged on although it picked up at the end there for a bit.