tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post4715948882540893084..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Deep Space Nine Season 6 RecapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-58021948612426404162017-01-26T11:43:22.123-06:002017-01-26T11:43:22.123-06:00I personally agree with you. DS9 does less for me ...I personally agree with you. DS9 does less for me than TNG, probably because of the more consistent sci-fi focus of TNG and the less likable characters on DS9.matthewweflenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540521459703556959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-50354326137008972392016-07-17T07:17:18.010-05:002016-07-17T07:17:18.010-05:00I discovered your guys blog several months ago whe...I discovered your guys blog several months ago when I started re-watching TNG and I really appreciate your guys in-depth and thoughtful analyses. That said, I do feel like you guys have separate bars for TNG vs DS9. I recently completed the 6th season of DS9 and I have to say I have almost never been 'blown away' by a DS9-episode as I was reasonably consistently by TNG-episodes during this re-watch. <br /><br />During the middle few seasons of TNG I was shocked by the caliber of the acting and the thoughtfulness (sci-fi) which really went over my head as a child. For DS9 my feeling is they never even came close to the to TNG in terms of thoughtfulness or acting but instead relied on (1) plot and (2) spectacle which was never Star Treks strength... In fact, re-watching B5 in parallel I find it to be better at (1) thoughtfulness (sci-fi) (2) plot and (3) spectacle and pretty comparable in acting...<br /><br />Overall, it seems to me that DS9 wanted to have its cake and eat it too ('real/harsh life questions' vs 'idyllic world w/ no consequences') and the final product is rather dramatically inert melodrama which the main cast simply didn't have the skills to fully pull off...<br /><br />This sounds rather harsh but I don't really mean it to be...I think I am let down after some soaring-high expectations set by TNG...In other words I kinda feel like:<br /><br />TNG = The Wire Seasons 1-4 or Godfather 1-2<br />DS9 = The Wire Season 5 or Godfather 3<br /><br />This is basically how I feel at the moment and I am debating finishing up my Star Trek reqatch here to avoid any further let-downs... Do you guys think I am being overly-emotional or is there some merit to these feelings?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906735145539584096noreply@blogger.com