I'm not sure which season it's in, but there's an AWESOME time travel episode where they go back to the "Trouble With Tribbles" episode of TOS. It's my favorite episode of the series.

Subversive

Australia2229 Posts

August 04 2010 16:58 GMT

#22

Less temperamental than Picard or Janeway?

Well sorry but that will change. Guy is a nut-job and the actor can't act. He's by far the most annoying Star Trek character in any of the 4 series (I'm just pretending Enterprise doesn't exist). Spends most of the next 4 seasons yelling in a staccato rhythm.

Anyway the series is pretty enjoyable, more so than Voyager for me, which had interesting ideas but wasted most of them in subpar episodes, but less than TNG which had more original story lines and better sci fi ideas generally (and also didn't have to steal all its ideas from Babylon 5's Michael Straczynski).

Kazius

Israel1456 Posts

August 04 2010 17:12 GMT

#23

I love Bashir - along with Garak, the best characters in the series... He started out as an arrogant prick but as the show progressed it became clear that he uses his arrogance to cover up for his sensitivity and dedication, things that had burned him badly in the past. His bromance with O'Brien is hilarious, along with his interaction with Garak, the second totally awesome character of the series - embodying everything which is cool about Cardassians and the person with the most enjoyable quips.

Quark is rather awesome - my third favorite for sure. Cisco has some great moments and a great presence, and goes into #4. O'Brien and Odo, are pretty much meh-diocre.

This series made me hate Worf. I also hate Nog, Rom, Kira, and Jadzia Dax (who acts like a drunken frat girl with bouts of hysteria to match) which is thankfully replaced by Ezri in the last season (which is a shame, she seemed to pull of the combination of a young girl and an old soul very well but just hadn't had the time to develop). Dukat and Winn are annoying villains, not nearly as good as Weyoun or the Dominion (or Brunt, FCA).

I find DS9 far better than Voyager (I hate captain gestapo, first officer boredom, annoying bar-rodent and pilot yahoo) and Enterprise (can't stand captain incompetence, chief engineer redneck, translator hysteria and the youngest truck driver at the helm of a starship), even better than TOS (which had a stronger cast), and on par with TNG, which is the highest praise for a sci-fi show I can give.

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On August 05 2010 01:27 CorpulentBanana wrote:
I'm not sure which season it's in, but there's an AWESOME time travel episode where they go back to the "Trouble With Tribbles" episode of TOS. It's my favorite episode of the series.

One of the best episodes for sure, along with In the Pale Moonlight.

On August 05 2010 00:58 Warrior Madness wrote:
Ignore what all the other trekkies say. DS9 is head and shoulders the best star trek ever(Possibly because it's the most "unstartrek" like series in the first place). I used to be a diehard TNG fan but DS9 just blew me.

so you say it sucked??

Warrior Madness

Canada3791 Posts

August 04 2010 17:32 GMT

#24

On August 05 2010 02:12 Kazius wrote:
so you say it sucked??

It sucked, tickled, blew, surprise pinky fingered, licked me dry.

Krohm

Canada1857 Posts

August 04 2010 19:54 GMT

#25

I really liked DS9, and Voyager. They both had their unique charm. But yeah as someone else said, if you liked season 1 and 2 so much. The series only gets better. Once you get into The Dominion Wars you'll be swept off your feet. The last 6 episodes of the series were amazing. Along with many episodes scattered throughout the later seasons.

One of my more favourite episodes is Past Tense 1 & 2.

Also the multiple episodes where people travel too/from the alternate universe. I was always intrigued by that concept.

I think a lot of people didn't like DS9 because it didn't have the Borg in it. Yep I said it.

chocopan

Japan986 Posts

August 05 2010 00:02 GMT

#26

DS9 is a special Trek show, it's true. It really has it's own feel. You must update us on your impressions as you go through the serieses, because characters change and gather depth and lots of things happen.

TOloseGT

United States1145 Posts

August 05 2010 00:52 GMT

#27

After Jadzia died, DS9 became hollow for me.

hypercube

Hungary2735 Posts

August 05 2010 01:00 GMT

#28

On August 04 2010 22:08 cz wrote:
note: If you post comments, don't post spoilers.

Seriously people, read the OP before posting, some mayor spoilers there.

Anyway, DS9 is my favourite Star Trek series. It just feels so much more alive than Voyager or TNG. The recurring characters feel more like individuals than plot devices and most story arcs are pretty good too. I guess the guy playing Cisco isn't a great actor but you can get used to it.

HalfAmazing

Netherlands402 Posts

August 05 2010 03:24 GMT

#29

Trials and Tribble-ations is the name of the episode. I agree it's one of the best of the series.
"We do not discuss it with outsiders." = best line in seven seasons of awesomeness.

Subversive

Australia2229 Posts

August 05 2010 07:14 GMT

#30

On August 05 2010 12:24 HalfAmazing wrote:

Show nested quote +

Trials and Tribble-ations is the name of the episode. I agree it's one of the best of the series.
"We do not discuss it with outsiders." = best line in seven seasons of awesomeness.

Yeah a clever tongue-in-cheek reference to the differences in makeup between then and now. I also remember that line with fondness. Classic Star Trek not taking itself too seriously.