Whats the POINT TO DEEP SPACE NINE?
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 James C.  Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11 
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Out of all of the Star Treks that came out and faded DSN is one of the absolute worst ones EVER! If you ask me I think that TNG was the best. Even the spin off movies were great! -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 373853 ·  |
Sleestak  Send message Joined: 22 Jun 01 Posts: 779 Credit: 857,664 RAC: 0
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There was a point? I think it represented the politics of wars in space as seen by living on the boarders of two territories. It was the worst because they were stuck in one spot. They could not explore new worlds and galaxies too much. They could only build more intrigue through charater development and it pretty much sucked. TEAM LL ID: 373859 · |
littlegreenmanfrommars  Send message Joined: 28 Jan 06 Posts: 1410 Credit: 934,158 RAC: 0 
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There was a point? I think it represented the politics of wars in space as seen by living on the boarders of two territories. It was the worst because they were stuck in one spot. They could not explore new worlds and galaxies too much. They could only build more intrigue through charater development and it pretty much sucked. Sorry mate, but I have to disagree...in the friendliest possible way, of course! The plots of DS9 mirrored many of today's Earth-bound politics. The characters were deeper and a lot more entertaining than preceding series. Mind you, I'm a fan of TNG, too. 
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James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11
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There was a point? I think it represented the politics of wars in space as seen by living on the boarders of two territories. It was the worst because they were stuck in one spot. They could not explore new worlds and galaxies too much. They could only build more intrigue through charater development and it pretty much sucked. I can respect TNG part, however i think it lacked many interesting plots to it..... -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 373883 · |
BrainSmashR  Send message Joined: 7 Apr 02 Posts: 1772 Credit: 384,573 RAC: 0
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The purpose of DS9 was to show that the future might not be all hunky-dory like it appeared in the the original and TNG, and that humans probably aren't the badest mofo's in the galaxy. While I agree that TNG was by far the best Star Trek series, DS9 is a VERY close second with Voyager and Enterprise being a complete waste of resources.   
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James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11
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The purpose of DS9 was to show that the future might not be all hunky-dory like it appeared in the the original and TNG, and that humans probably aren't the badest mofo's in the galaxy. I could never get into Enterprise. It was just un-natuarl. Besides that yeah DS9 sucked! -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 374027 · |
John Clark  Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 
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There is no point to any of the following - SG1 DS9 Voyager Enterprise StatTrek (all vintages) Andromada Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuary Others I cannot remember just now. ... they are all entertainment, and have no meaning It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues  
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John McCallum  Send message Joined: 5 Dec 04 Posts: 877 Credit: 599,458 RAC: 8
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I gree with John Clark there is no point to a lot of Sci Fi TV . you are falling in to the trap of thinking that it reflects REAL life,it does not!It is after all make belive.Read in to this what you will Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care ID: 374173 · |
mikey  Send message Joined: 17 Dec 99 Posts: 4215 Credit: 3,474,603 RAC: 0
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There is no point to any of the following - Actually...they have ALL lead to Scientific achivements that might otherwise not have happened. Each on its own did nothing but entertain us. But they inspired a whole generation of Scientists to say what if? Worm holes are now a reality, at least theorotically, FTL drives are being discussed, anti-matter has been discovered, teleportation is being explored, lasers have been invented and used, etc etc etc. 
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Troy Stull  Send message Joined: 21 Jun 06 Posts: 264 Credit: 46,144 RAC: 0
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Out of all of the Star Treks that came out and faded DSN is one of the absolute worst ones EVER! If you ask me I think that TNG was the best. Even the spin off movies were great! No no... VOY was the worst. The point of DS9 was A) Sisko would so kick Kirk's ass and B) it was a commentary on religon, poltics, war and the human condition. It delt with things that none of the others even came close to touching on. Personaly I like DS9 the best, and I'd have to say TNG after that.  /Central Florida Astronomical Society ID: 374254 · |
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John McCallum Send message Joined: 5 Dec 04 Posts: 877 Credit: 599,458 RAC: 8
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I can see that this is going to turn in to a mini Star Trek Convention so I'll say ,just for the record you understand, that I prefered Voyager, but then i could never realy stand the scifi stories where the females ran /hid from the "monster/alien". Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care ID: 374283 · |
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James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11
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I gree with John Clark there is no point to a lot of Sci Fi TV . Well entertainment for adults needs a point unless you are watching Adult Awim on cartoon network. -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking ID: 374307 · |
Scary Capitalist  Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0
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I can see that this is going to turn in to a mini Star Trek Convention so I'll say ,just for the record you understand, that I prefered Voyager, but then i could never realy stand the scifi stories where the females ran /hid from the "monster/alien".Hey! Just because women run and hide from me doesn't make me a monster OR an alien. Please don't turn this thread into an excuse to insult me... Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! 
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Siran d'Vel'nahr  Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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I gree with John Clark there is no point to a lot of Sci Fi TV . Actually, there was a bit of "real" world life. Take Enterprise for example. When they introduced the species Sulaban. They came up with that name when we were/are still in Afghanistan. Sulaban - Taliban.... You'd be surprised just how much "real" world life was incorporated into Star Trek.... (-:< CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 374670 · |
Diego -=Mav3rik=-  Send message Joined: 1 Jun 99 Posts: 333 Credit: 3,587,148 RAC: 0 |
Forgive them, Gene, for they don't know what they do.  <-- Crying in his grave.Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry Creator of Star Trek /Mav  We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. (Carl Sagan) ID: 374879 · |
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0
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Out of all of the Star Treks that came out and faded DSN is one of the absolute worst ones EVER! If you ask me I think that TNG was the best. Even the spin off movies were great! Agreed, and Voyager makes a close third. Account frozen... ID: 374881 · |
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Diego -=Mav3rik=- Send message Joined: 1 Jun 99 Posts: 333 Credit: 3,587,148 RAC: 0 |
While I agree that TNG was by far the best Star Trek series, DS9 is a VERY close second with Voyager and Enterprise being a complete waste of resources. Nah, DS9 is waaay better than Enterprise. I like DS9 and Voyager. Star Trek Enterprise is by far the worst of the series. Bad acting, crappy scripts... I don't know what they were thinking. It's a shame actually. Oh, and yes, Next Generation is the best. ;) /Mav We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. (Carl Sagan) ID: 374955 · |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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My list in order of favor:
CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 375247 · |
AC  Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0
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Of the ones on the list I know The Next Generation the best. I've never seen much of the others. Although from the little that I have seen of Enterprise, I can say that it's fairly decent. I'd like to watch some of the first episodes but can't find out what channels it's still playing on. I heard that UPN would pick it up after it got axed. If it's on UPN I haven't caught it yet. ID: 375333 · |
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Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238
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Of the ones on the list I know The Next Generation the best. I've never seen much of the others. Although from the little that I have seen of Enterprise, I can say that it's fairly decent. I'd like to watch some of the first episodes but can't find out what channels it's still playing on. I heard that UPN would pick it up after it got axed. If it's on UPN I haven't caught it yet. It's on UPN here: Sunday 7:00pm PDT. That kind of pisses me off too. They were behind getting Enterprise axed, and yet they still show the reruns.... |-:< CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath ID: 375348 · |
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