a5c7b9f00b In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. The stable wormhole discovered by the Deep Space Nine crew is known to the Bajoran peoplethe Celestial Temple of their Prophets. Sisko,discoverer of the wormhole and its inhabitants, is therefore the Emissary of Bajoran prophesy. The wormhole&#39;s other end is in the Gamma Quadrant, halfway around the galaxy from Bajor. That section of space is dominated by the malevolent Dominion. The Dominion is led by the Changelings, the race of shapeshifters to which Odo belongs. As of the beginning of the sixth season, Cardassia has joined the Dominion, and together they are waging war on the Federation and their Klingon allies. The war is quickly becoming the most costly war ever for the Federation, and the Deep Space Nine crew must fight to protect their way of life. There&#39;s a scene in an episode of Deep Space Nine where Chief O&#39;Brien&#39;s newborn baby is brought to the command center of the space station and left alone for a few moments. The next shot we see is from the baby&#39;s point of view, looking up at the ceiling from O&#39;Brien&#39;s sunken work station. Slowly, a bunch of smiling Starfleet and Bajor officers begin to crowd around to get a look at the little bundle of joy. It&#39;s such a perfectly human response that I couldn&#39;t help but be stunned by it. These weren&#39;t the dry automatons of ST:TNG, isolated in their ship and pontificating about the moral-of-the-week. These were people that lived in a real universe, with real problems and possessing real emotions, thoughts and feelings.<br/><br/>DS9 got real good at nailing those small human touches–the little moments of quite understanding–but it was the lengthy recurring story archs that lent the show its weight. Very rarely did the show go in for the gimmick-of-the-week mentality of the previous Trek shows. Instead of deftly dispatching a problem a week, some obstacles remain on DS9 for many seasons. Take a look at Louise Fletcher&#39;s Kai Wynn. She&#39;s a Bajoran religious leader–with substantial influence and power–who has deluded herself into thinking her quest for power is really helping Bajoran while actually bringing it to the brink of destruction. Captain Sisko, in his role of the Emissary, has to closely work with Kai Wynn but he has no easy answers in dealing with her. He can&#39;t shoot her, he can&#39;t remove her from power and he has no way to discredit her. Sisko has to live with her. Kai Wynn proves to be a thorn in Sisko&#39;s side until the end of the series.<br/><br/>I think Kai Wynn is a good example of the philosophy of the DS9 creators. Problems aren&#39;t solved with a timely contrivance sucha phased-tachyon emission or one of Picard&#39;s after-school special-style speeches. Characters on DS9 have to honestly deal with problems and occasionally (shockingly!) make sacrifices. Characters compromise their own codes of ethics for the good of the galaxy or their loved ones and face the ramifications of all their decisions.<br/><br/>Also, the characters in DS9 don&#39;t live in a vacuumthey do on the other Trek shows. There are an incredibly number of secondary characters that make DS9 seem like the only Starfleet posting occupied by more than seven people.<br/><br/>The creators also figured out that they could alter the tone of individual episodes to strengthen the seriesa whole. The inclusion of occasional comedic and romantic episodes allows the series to really broaden its appeal.<br/><br/>Finally, the character interaction is written (and acted)extremely well making it one of the best ensemble series of TV. Characters evolved over seven seasons and their relationships with each other and evolvedwell. The writers put the characterization first and didn&#39;t use themmere mouthpieces for moral arguments and meaningless techno-bablewas so often the case on ST:TNG.<br/><br/>I was sad when DS9 ended, knowing that the future of televised sci-fi was bleak, but I guess seven seasons is enough for any series. With the original Star Trek a little too dated and corny, TNG a little too stuffy and Babylon 5 (not Trek but often compared to DS9) a little too pretentious DS9 easily ranksthe best sci-fi series ever made. Star Trek Deep Space Nine is my favorite television show of all time, therefore I am bias in reviewing it. In this case, I will tell you about the show and why I like it, so you can decide for yourself if you want to watch it or not.<br/><br/>Star Trek TV series and novels have always been about exploring new worlds, seeking out new life, and boldly going where no one has gone before. Deep Space Nine was different in that it took place on a space station and showed us a whole new side of Star Trek, that has redefined the franchise. This show wasn&#39;t about exploration, but rather the politics of the future and they were able to do things the other shows couldn&#39;t. Deep Space Nine re-introduced some old themes, not seen since the original series, and its writers were pioneers of Science Fiction. This series featured everything from time travel to alternate realities, it introduced us to a whole other region of space, the first stable wormhole in the universe, the mysterious section 31, and it even focused on crime, commerce, gambling, and religion, all set in the future, on board a space station. For the first time we got a glimpse into the politics of the Federation,wellother races, and we even got to witness a full blown war. DS9 was beyond imaginative and shaped Voyager, the final seasons of the Next Generation, and even future films, but what&#39;s it all about? The story begins on a planet called Bajor, where a strong, deeply religious people have just won a war against the barbaric Cardassians. After nearly 50 years of occupation, Bajor has rid itself of the Cardassians and invited Star Fleet in to help protect them. Together the Bajorans and Star Fleet take control of the old Terok Nor Space Station and re-name it Deep Space Nine. It&#39;s intended purpose was to serve and protect Bajor, but that all changed with the discovery of the universes first stable wormhole. The wormhole is a gateway to a whole other quadrant of space and means endless possibilities and dangers. To Star Fleet, the wormhole represents commerce and scientific research, but the Bajorans view itthe home of their Gods, the Celestial Temple.<br/><br/>As the story continues, all kinds of people show up at the station, with the intention of exploring and trading with this new region of space. As for the Bajorans, they worry that all the traffic will bring more invaders, but come to see the stations Star Fleet Commander, Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks),their emissary, and they put their fate in his hands.<br/><br/>In season 3, a threat unlike any other is detected in the new quadrant. A planetary alliance similar to Star Fleet is discovered, but this new group, the Dominion, is militaristic, xenophobic, and eventually enter into the war of all wars with the Federation.<br/><br/>The reasons I loved this show were many, including the elements of Science Fiction never before used in Star Trek, the amazing new technology and special effects, but perhaps more than anything it was how we get to know the characters on the station intimately, in a way that&#39;s never been done before. The more you watch this show, the more you understand them, their cultures, and their situations. As lameit may sound, I really felt like I was a resident on the station who was included in everything that was happening.<br/><br/>The show has been off the air for 16 years now, but it&#39;s not over. DS9 didn&#39;t continue into movies, but in books, and believe it or not, it&#39;s still going. The first novel takes place days after the series finale and they are still coming. The books are justgood and have so many surprises that I could write about them for days.<br/><br/>Deep Space Nine was everything I ever wanted in a series or franchise and it has shaped how I view Science Fiction, and even shaped the way I write my short stories. This show has been a major part of me for a very long time and I hope that by telling all of you about it, you can experience all the excitement and mystery that I have.
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