Why DS9 Is Star Trek At Its Best - Lost and Found

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Star Trek DS9 is Star Trek at its best. The show, controversial when it first released, is still a show that creates opposition in the Trekkie fanbase. It's heavy war themes, dark suggestive material and violence is a far cry from the show Gene Roddenberry envisioned. However, DS9 is a fantastic show, with deep material, wonderful characters and quality production value. Check it out!
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  • @82automan
    @82automan Жыл бұрын

    TOS and TNG showed us Gene's optimistic future. DS9 showed us why it is worth fighting for.

  • @xounn-thechildrenofmuse2585

    @xounn-thechildrenofmuse2585

    7 ай бұрын

    Bro...That is a great quote.

  • @RichO1701e
    @RichO1701e4 жыл бұрын

    Ds9 was WAAY ahead of its time. It's long story arcs were made for 21st century binge watching online streaming. Amazing 3 dimensional characters that genuinely evolved over the 7 seasons with phenomenonal villain characters. Just one of the best sci-fi series of all time.

  • @titanhades4331

    @titanhades4331

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which was just a concept stolen from the way better Babylon 5. DS9 wouldn't exist if they hadn't stolen the idea from Babylon 5.

  • @admiralrhino4049

    @admiralrhino4049

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@titanhades4331 k

  • @KarbinCry

    @KarbinCry

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@titanhades4331 they didn't though - and even if they had, we ended up with two great and quite different shows.

  • @georgefletcher7926

    @georgefletcher7926

    2 жыл бұрын

    Criminally underrated show. The script and the acting were absolutely brilliant.

  • @tonymaurice4157

    @tonymaurice4157

    2 жыл бұрын

    Deep Space nine was a terrible soap opera of a stationary boring place lame characters and sjw narrative!

  • @benwillems8584
    @benwillems85844 жыл бұрын

    Should've used the full Garak quote. "And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self respect of one starfleet officer. I don't know about you, but I call that a bargain."

  • @mandisaw

    @mandisaw

    4 жыл бұрын

    Garak and Quark had the best lines :)

  • @Chapterhouse86

    @Chapterhouse86

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love that line. I also adore the Root Beer conversation Garek has with Quark.

  • @larrychatfield

    @larrychatfield

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed because it hits home harder for Sisko that way

  • @kiro6119

    @kiro6119

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Chapterhouse86 And the worst part is, you start to like it

  • @hughdenver2223

    @hughdenver2223

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know im randomly asking but does anyone know a tool to get back into an instagram account?? I was stupid lost my login password. I would love any help you can offer me.

  • @rory_pond1701
    @rory_pond17013 жыл бұрын

    The Nog storyline in "Heart of Stone" kills me every time. His speech to Sisko pleading for a letter of recommendation to Starfleet Academy is some of Aron Eisenberg's finest acting. I think Nog's arc is easily the best in the entire series.

  • @Rainroaming

    @Rainroaming

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed 100%

  • @TheGonzoArt

    @TheGonzoArt

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed, but I would like to add that It's Only A Paper Moon is a tie with his best performance. I cry every time I watch that poor little guy pour his heart out.....

  • @tenkenroo

    @tenkenroo

    Жыл бұрын

    Nog losing his leg and the trauma he had after it was so realistic. The actor even received kudos from veterans cause it was great.

  • @gohawks3571

    @gohawks3571

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheGonzoArt Making me tear up thinking about it... RIP & bless you, Aron💔✌️ If only most humans were like him (still need variety, but his heart anyway😇)

  • @BoojayDeeth

    @BoojayDeeth

    10 ай бұрын

    Nog had a great character arc and was performed with charm and warmth.

  • @lucasmaas
    @lucasmaas4 жыл бұрын

    Aron Eisenberg: a man who lived for over 1800 years. may he finally rest.

  • @stephenmurray2851

    @stephenmurray2851

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol class

  • @Vasheatsdonuts

    @Vasheatsdonuts

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad someone else seen the typo @ 0:02

  • @PPikes

    @PPikes

    4 жыл бұрын

    All my Trekkie peoples refer to him as "Captain Nog" ❤️

  • @WtfYoutube_YouSuck

    @WtfYoutube_YouSuck

    4 жыл бұрын

    NO FUCKin' WAY! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ......fucking, NOG man. fuck everything. Damn. Why wasn't this news!?! The nerd community can fuck off for not making this more public.

  • @antipoti

    @antipoti

    4 жыл бұрын

    i literally cried laughing after reading you comment :D what was the actual date? 1960? R.I.P.

  • @poposterous236
    @poposterous2364 жыл бұрын

    Garak is the best character of any fiction, period.

  • @MohammedIrfan-tl3uj

    @MohammedIrfan-tl3uj

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂 what a character!! What he says, how he says it... everyone has their own opinion of him.. but he is just a tailor!!! 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @skeletordanzig4999

    @skeletordanzig4999

    4 жыл бұрын

    love his take on the boy who cried wolf!

  • @ianlimacher2883

    @ianlimacher2883

    4 жыл бұрын

    2nd best.

  • @Vindix007

    @Vindix007

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wonder why Andrew Robinson never won an Emmy for this role.

  • @publius5128

    @publius5128

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best character in ST after Data, for sure. A masterwork performance by Robinson.

  • @thomaswalsh5848
    @thomaswalsh58483 жыл бұрын

    The Kirk vs Picard debate ended when Sisko stepped in.

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen!!

  • @Vinterloft

    @Vinterloft

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sisko = Picard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Archer > Herpes > Janeway = Kirk

  • @DraculaCronqvist

    @DraculaCronqvist

    3 жыл бұрын

    I disagree. DS9 was the best Trek show, but Picard was the best Captain.

  • @umadbroimatroll7918

    @umadbroimatroll7918

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Vinterloft archer and Janeway are equally bad, what are you on putting kirk at last?

  • @unc0mm0n2

    @unc0mm0n2

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sisko is the best for me but Piacard is a close second and I can see why some prefer him. If it was only peace time I'd probably take Picard. If it was war time or when you're surrounded by enemies I'd easily take Sisko.

  • @KC_Smooth
    @KC_Smooth Жыл бұрын

    Just finished DS9 today, and it made me tear up a lot. It was a beautiful and bittersweet journey. It felt like saying goodbye to good friends. I appreciate all the actors, writers, directors, and FX guys for bringing this show to life.

  • @dickmarx1298
    @dickmarx12983 жыл бұрын

    Can we take a moment to Focus on the absolute Awesomeness of Avery Brooks' performance as captain Sisko? Every Damn Episode

  • @Ezio999Auditore

    @Ezio999Auditore

    Жыл бұрын

    Terrible voice, stupid moron sounds like he’s about to start singing any moment 😂

  • @BrobjeV

    @BrobjeV

    Жыл бұрын

    He's not in every episode tho

  • @mradamdust

    @mradamdust

    Жыл бұрын

    The Benny twist still spins me. I love that idea

  • @paradoxequinox4104

    @paradoxequinox4104

    Жыл бұрын

    Oof, we are at a serious disagreement my friend.

  • @andylikesstuffchannel

    @andylikesstuffchannel

    Жыл бұрын

    He was awesome the Jake time jump episode comes to mind he should have won awards yearly back then

  • @johandracis1082
    @johandracis10824 жыл бұрын

    Deep Space 9 is my favorite series. "In the Pale Moonlight" is one of the best, if not the best episodes of Star Trek since it really reveals so much about humanity and morality.

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. The material really asked viewers to reconsider/think on a position that is particularly interesting. Had the Federation and allies not dragged the Romulans in, they would have lost. Those moral quandaries is what ST is known for. I love the episode a lot. "It's a faaaaaaaaaake!"

  • @1804unclesam

    @1804unclesam

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NaterTot and “For the uniform” is another great episode. the passion behind Sisko’s line “You betrayed your uniform!” Is one my favorites.

  • @djackson4657

    @djackson4657

    4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is only based on Star Trek.

  • @DavidPysnik

    @DavidPysnik

    4 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree. Enough said.

  • @leejohnstone3051

    @leejohnstone3051

    4 жыл бұрын

    In the Pale Moonlight not only is it my favourite episode of Star Trek. It shows doing the wrong thing is doing the right thing. Garak's actions maybe wrong and Sisko acknowledges that in his log but he also acknowledges they was right. Sisko: Garak was right about one thing. Integrity is a small price to pay for freedom...so I will learn to live with it. Because I can

  • @sitizenkanemusic
    @sitizenkanemusic4 жыл бұрын

    RIP Rene Aberjonois. I started a marathon of DS9 the day he died. Once season 3 hits... wow.

  • @jeremyjohnson1385

    @jeremyjohnson1385

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's unbelievable the quality of these actors. It's something special.

  • @keenmate9719

    @keenmate9719

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jeremyjohnson1385 They are just old school and with theather background.. That's all there is to it. Theather forces you to not be a shallow actor.

  • @darylchurch2115

    @darylchurch2115

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not only did he play one of the best Star Trek characters, he also played one of the best Fallout characters. Mr House of Fallout is both horrible and heroic, an incredibly complicated character that had only a frozen picture as a face yet Rene used his voice to give the character so many layers. He was a great actor.

  • @alexanderscott9001

    @alexanderscott9001

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great post...RIP Odo(Rene)...I still remember him in Benson. I agree from season 3 it took off. Season 1 and 2 though was just them getting their footing. But there were some gems in those two seasons..set precedent for the whole series(introduced the Dominion, the character dynamic, and brought in the Defiant, the 2nd one anyway, lol). DS9 is Star Trek at it's zenith for me, with proper canon and respect for what came before and blazing a new trail as a whole. It's only competition was Babylon 5.

  • @01What10

    @01What10

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it was sad. I loved him as Odo. I also loved his portrayal of Janos Audren in the Legacy of Kain series.

  • @sieverts455
    @sieverts4554 жыл бұрын

    Sisko: ... Senator Vreenak: ITS A FAAAAAAKE!!!

  • @mmjahink

    @mmjahink

    4 жыл бұрын

    IT'S SO REEEEEEEAL!!!

  • @TheGeorgieboy1978

    @TheGeorgieboy1978

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL! i still quote that part LOL!!!!

  • @catertime3558

    @catertime3558

    4 жыл бұрын

    Garak : Time to plant a bomb!

  • @ImRux-yj7do

    @ImRux-yj7do

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @bcn1gh7h4wk

    @bcn1gh7h4wk

    4 жыл бұрын

    "A BOM--?......." () _"(What _*_kind_*_ of bomb?)"_

  • @stevenirby5576
    @stevenirby55764 жыл бұрын

    I'm a massive Sci-Fi TV nerd. I've watched every episode of Star Trek: Next Generation, Voyager, DS9, a lot of discovery, and every single movie. Every episode of Stargate: SG-1, Atlantis, Universe, and all the movies. All of Battlestar Galactica. Plus loads of other shows. I agree with you completely on DS9. I think it is the most realistic, humanistic, and best Sci-Fi show to ever be shown on TV. It was way ahead of its time in so many ways. Oddly, I doubt it would ever be made and shown on TV nowadays. I think Garak is one of the best characters in the entire Star Trek series.

  • @joncliffmckinley5868

    @joncliffmckinley5868

    4 жыл бұрын

    Garak is an amazing character study

  • @brooklyn560

    @brooklyn560

    4 жыл бұрын

    Add “The Expanse” to your video catalog you won’t regret it

  • @justingage7825

    @justingage7825

    4 жыл бұрын

    brooklyn560 yeah expanse is the best out there right now

  • @Zoroasterisk

    @Zoroasterisk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Babylon 5 is a glaring omission in your list of bonafides

  • @sdwone

    @sdwone

    4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 crept up on me kinda late in the day! I tried to watch it regularly when it came on air for the 1st time but, after TNG, I simply couldn't get into it... All this 'boring' talk about war, the Cardasian Occupation and tensions in the newly formed Bajoran Government... Oh... And although I was pumped for it, those wormhole aliens didn't provide anything compelling at the time... Now... Forward a decade or two.. And someone introduces me to the Dominion War! Sisko had a bad ass ship (and a kool shaved head!) and I was sold! I've watched the entire series, back to back, at least 2, maybe 3 times! And yes, it's the Best Star Trek series by far!!! But, it's not for everybody... But, thanks to the success of DS9, we had the, at the time, seemingly compelling Babylon 5, which was in direct competition... And then of course... Perhaps the best sci fi show ever to hit television: The re-imagined Battle Star Galatica... So... We owe a LOT to this show! It definitely shock things up when it came down to 'darker' sci fi themes and this trend is only going to continue...

  • @Monkofmagnesia
    @Monkofmagnesia4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 may have been over looked, but recently people have been discovering just how great it really was and is.

  • @ZePepper

    @ZePepper

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was ahead of its time. Here's hoping for a Sisko series like the upcoming Picard series.

  • @guytremblay1647

    @guytremblay1647

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ZePepper i doubt that very much if there is one show that they do not want to bring back its that one because they are affraid that it will also cause Babylon 5 to come back with captain John Sheridan and most likely Satai Delenn and we all know what will happen to the DS9 ratings again if that happens

  • @ZePepper

    @ZePepper

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@guytremblay1647 and B5 coming back would be an issue because? DS9 rating suffered from a weak first season. And several crossovers with TNG kept failing to come through, so they didn't capture the audience like they could and should have.

  • @merricat3025

    @merricat3025

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ZePepper I tried to watch it I didn't like it.

  • @mandisaw

    @mandisaw

    4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is to modern SF TV what "The Wire" was to modern TV crime dramas. Took nearly 20yrs, but the public finally caught up to what the critics & contemporary viewers were saying all along.

  • @bobsacamono4539
    @bobsacamono45394 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is not only the best Star Trek it's one on the finest television shows ever created. The depth of characters is fantastic

  • @guytremblay1647

    @guytremblay1647

    4 жыл бұрын

    @EmceeDoctorB they both had the exact same concept and plots . when one came up with a plot the other would copy it . Knowing the writers of DS9 i'm sure that they were the ones who made COPY+PASTE all the time .and yes Babilon 5 was way better even if i found it almost as borring a DS9

  • @guytremblay1647

    @guytremblay1647

    4 жыл бұрын

    @EmceeDoctorB they were strill both piece of shit for a concept and one of them always copied on the other , itsd for that reason that i stopped whatching both

  • @alyssadraculesti

    @alyssadraculesti

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@guytremblay1647 DS9 Copied B5 - B5's script and 5 year arc was written in full at time of presentation. Only the threat of canceling made JMS rework season 4 to shorten the Shadow War.

  • @jbdragon3295

    @jbdragon3295

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alyssa Draculesti Love both series. I don’t thing either of them are the same. The only similar thing would be both ending up in a large war. I like B5 just a little bit better and have watched the the whole series a number of times. Like other Star Trek’s, the first season always starts out kind of bad. The first season of B5 is not the best either, but you need to watch it as future episodes link back to them.

  • @evertonporter7887

    @evertonporter7887

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I watched both: Babylon 5 last year and DS9 this year, which I just finished on Sunday.

  • @krazzeeaj
    @krazzeeaj4 жыл бұрын

    "The worst of times to show the best in people" sums up the show perfectly.

  • @grendelum
    @grendelum4 жыл бұрын

    The night _”The Visitor”_ aired, my best friend called me the second it was over, we were both useless puddles 😢

  • @baronvg

    @baronvg

    4 жыл бұрын

    My best friend and I always talked about the latest DS9 the day after in school. Good times.

  • @sean3836

    @sean3836

    4 жыл бұрын

    When news of my own father passing came I took it calmly. I had to travel from Canada to Costa Rica to see him and return with his ashes. After 2 weeks of having to deal with Embassy's, customs and various other competing problems I finally was back at my home with some free time. I recalled this episode from my teen years and so I found it and had my wife sit and watch it with me. I was finally able to cry. Jake's pain was my own, and everything he had done in that episode resonated. It was wonderfully written, and probably the only show that can crush me.

  • @MarcelLWalker

    @MarcelLWalker

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've been rewatching DS9 recently and viewed "The Visitor" again for the first time in maybe 20 years. When I first saw it, I was a young man, older than Jake but considerably younger than Benjamin. Now I'm older than Ben, and this episode devastated me so much I had to compose myself afterwards. It's still one of the finest episodes of any tv show I've ever seen.

  • @Dargonhuman

    @Dargonhuman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn man, just reading that and imagining what that must have been like got me all choked up.

  • @ElJorro

    @ElJorro

    3 жыл бұрын

    That one is pretty heavy.

  • @Chapterhouse86
    @Chapterhouse863 жыл бұрын

    I spent almost 15 years not watching Voyager or DS9 because I was such a devout TNG purist, that I just didn't think I could get into another crew. No Data, no Picard. Then I finally watched DS9 and I was blown away. Voyager is also great, but DS9 may be my favorite now. There are too many amazing episodes to talk about, but the last 10 episodes of the series were something special. I just wish Jadziah had been around for the last season. Don't get me wrong Ezri is great, and she's very cute in a pixie kind of way, but you can't replace a woman like Terry Farrell. Great video.

  • @Turanic1

    @Turanic1

    5 ай бұрын

    Honestly, as a fan of Babylon 5 I never thought I would find an equal show and every time I remember Bashir, O' Brian, Jadzia, Kira , Garak Weyoun , Quark, I am like hell yeah they are like my friends and I know I'll rewatch again

  • @Mike1911a1
    @Mike1911a14 жыл бұрын

    Ds9 was my absolute favorite. I've watched every tv series episode of each iteration of ST, all movies (and own), comics, and books. I'm a Trek fan over Star Wars. And ds9 is my favorite. I've watched the entire series, on repeat (yes, repeatedly watching all 7 seasons immediately starting over once 7 was finished), and I love this iteration of ST the most. "In The Pale Moonlight" was my favorite episode. It is the epitome of reflecting the difference of ds9 of TNG. I liked the idea that Roddenberry used ST in the 60s to show an idyllic universe to use as a mirror to real life and show how far we need to go and improve. I believe TNG also needed to continue that as in the late 80s we still had far to go. When ds9 came out, the world had "grown up" significantly since the 60s and ds9 could start to show the ST universe in a more realistic manner. Not everyone holds hands in season one. We got to see characters grow and evolve, this is especially true for Nog. That's what I didn't like about TOS and TNG. The character growth and evolution of both of those isn't as markedly noticable as it is in ds9, even Worf grew more in 3 seasons of ds9 than the character ever did in all of TNG. I love this series. And now I'm gonna watch "In the pale moonlight" after which start the whole thing over again

  • @simonechiodini8460

    @simonechiodini8460

    2 жыл бұрын

    DS9 had realistic character arcs. The science fiction was truly well written. And the acting was superb.

  • @tonymaurice4157

    @tonymaurice4157

    2 жыл бұрын

    Deep space nine was terrible boring space station and they had to fit the sjw female narrative

  • @petemoss3160

    @petemoss3160

    2 жыл бұрын

    good points about character development. DS9 used to be my least favorite series, i grew up watching it and TNG & Voyager, now i appreciate DS9 as much as the others of its era. Enterprise was where everything went down hill, and i attribute it to a trnasition from "stage acting" to a more modern TV format.

  • @songokulul
    @songokulul4 жыл бұрын

    I cried like a baby the first time I watched The Visitor

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    You and I both!

  • @elimgarak4667

    @elimgarak4667

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just seeing those few pieces from the episode made me cry all over again.

  • @Argumemnon
    @Argumemnon4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is definitely my favourite Trek. I love TOS and TNG, and like ENT and DSC, but DS9 just takes the whole thing to a new level. Criminally underrated.

  • @TKinfinity01

    @TKinfinity01

    4 жыл бұрын

    Voyager is great, I don’t care what anyone says.

  • @blackflamefegari5756

    @blackflamefegari5756

    4 жыл бұрын

    DSC is an STD

  • @tonymaurice4157

    @tonymaurice4157

    2 жыл бұрын

    Deep space nine was a terrible boring soap opera and they had to fit the sjw female narrative

  • @Catt0

    @Catt0

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@tonymaurice4157It's unfortunate you're too narrow minded to understand what it really tried to tell you. A pity.

  • @tonymaurice4157

    @tonymaurice4157

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Catt0 No,.deep space nine was a terrible soap opera It had nothing to do with star trek.

  • @peterburghart3059
    @peterburghart30594 жыл бұрын

    DS9 and TNG are both my favorites because they show different facets of the huge world Roddenberry created. They both live in the same universe, and have similarities but are different. And they are awesome!

  • @barbarusbloodshed6347

    @barbarusbloodshed6347

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yepp. I like to think of it this way: Picard's Enterprise is the "head" and "heart" of the Federation, she represents the ideals of the Federation, with her crew being the best of the best and as the fleet's flagship that crew's very close to the most important people and events in the Federation. Deep Space Nine shows the Federation's... bowels. The characters are thrown into turmoil, things are chaotic a lot of the time, everything's makeshift and ad hoc... it's not ideal, it's not pretty... yet you can't live without your bowels, can you?

  • @RR-bl2on

    @RR-bl2on

    4 жыл бұрын

    They should have done another crossover for one of the Dominion conflicts. It would have be magnificent. A tale worthy of song.

  • @ZePepper

    @ZePepper

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RR-bl2on well TNG was off the air by then, but they did have several crossover episodes that fell through earlier in the run. But I think a TNG movie dealing with the Dominion wars would have helped both series immensely.

  • @RR-bl2on

    @RR-bl2on

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ZePepper agreed

  • @Mega-Brick

    @Mega-Brick

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ZePepper The plot of Insurrection was also based heavily around the Dominion conflict. It actually seemed a lot like a DS9 movie just because it focused so heavily on the darker sides of Starfleet.

  • @shadowman0111
    @shadowman01114 жыл бұрын

    Dude, I watch all of star trek with my father and when we saw "The visitor" I straight up cried. shit hit my in the heart like an atom bomb!

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Likewise!!!

  • @sircacu
    @sircacu4 жыл бұрын

    "The Siege of AR-558", "It's Only a Paper Moon", "Hard Time" TRY NO CRY DUDE

  • @Rondu01

    @Rondu01

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Hard Time!" The tail end of that episode I jumped out of my chair and was talking to the tv, O'Brien don't do it man! Then Bashir is there to handle the situation. I'm glad someone was there because I would've been devastated if O'Brien pressed that button.

  • @dataportdoll
    @dataportdoll4 жыл бұрын

    If anyone has some trouble getting through Season 1, I recommend maybe hitting the episode "Duet", it's a perfect score and is totally self-contained.

  • @robdcollector2808

    @robdcollector2808

    4 жыл бұрын

    dataportdoll ...from season 3 and 4 it took off

  • @ZzCanonBull

    @ZzCanonBull

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's my favorite episode...Harris Yulin was phenomenal

  • @seanbrown525

    @seanbrown525

    4 жыл бұрын

    Duet was easily the best acted and written of the first season of DS 9.

  • @seanbrown525

    @seanbrown525

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Henchman Twenty1 I agree its a very powerful episode with Nana Visitor showing what she can do with good writing and Nana Visitor herself said its her Favourite episode. Harris Yulin would have won a Emmy if it was a cotemporary show.

  • @ibrahimramos9730

    @ibrahimramos9730

    4 жыл бұрын

    One of the best episodes of DS9, not just of the first season

  • @johanwittens7712
    @johanwittens77124 жыл бұрын

    Only saw a few TOS episodes as a kid, and really started watching star trek with TNG. I loved TNG. And then DS9 came. All older star trek shows are great, but DS9 to me is my favorite star trek series. The ending of "in the pale moonlight" still sends shivers down my spine. TNG showed us a mature federation and it's ideals at it's best. DS9 showed us the federation and what happens when it's principles cause conflict, and what happens when the federation comes under serious threat. TNG was a showcase of the federations principles, DS9 was a test of those principles...

  • @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    4 жыл бұрын

    Johan Wittens Very well said. Better than the video even. Makes me want to watch it more now with a clearer understanding.

  • @johanwittens7712

    @johanwittens7712

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pigpiggypigbigpig681 Thanks! But i'm pretty sure what i said in't fully original... Someone somewhere on youtube probably already said it and i just remembered it... ;) That's what i like about older star trek. It made you think, and every time you rewatch the show, you discover new things. Or some episode makes you think about current events, or about something that happened this week. Or it just simply gives you a moral dilemma to ponder (again). And this is what i sorely miss in STD. It is just so dumbed down, STD blatantly preaches instead of making you think, and often the moral lessons shown in STD are dubious at best, and sometimes even just morally wrong. The short trek "the trouble with edward" being a prime example: Someone difficult to work with? Just ignore them, try and ship them off, and if something goes wrong, don't even try and help them even if you are the captain responsible for this man... It is just morally wrong and not star trek at all. AND it is diametrically opposed to how for example barcley was handled in TNG! Barclay was included in the crew, picard ordered the crew to look for sollutions and ordered them to work with him. And in the end he became a valuable member of the crew. In STD a difficult personality is ignored and eventually left to die.

  • @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    4 жыл бұрын

    Johan Wittens Yeah I saw a video on that very subject about the new ST. I’ll watch the 300+ hours of DS9 and Voyager instead. STNG stands out in sci-fi in a brilliant way in that it wasn’t dystopian. Almost ALL the rest of sci-fi is dystopian to the point that it feels lazy. I thought DS9 was doing the same thing, taking the easy route. So much drama comes from war and conflict that it’s actually easy to draw the audience in (especially the shallow ones). What you said above made me see it in a new light. What if all the standards I love about ST is put to a logical and fair challenge? I love that idea. The show is pretty corny sometimes but I think it’s worth diving into.

  • @johanwittens7712

    @johanwittens7712

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pigpiggypigbigpig681 dystopian can be great, but it is a common trope yes. That's what attracted me in TNG too, this idea that if people worked together, humanity could be so much more and could achieve so much. TNG is a world I wanted to live in as a kid and teen. I love the expanse too though. That to me isn't so much dystopian, but more of a gritty realistic look at what our future in space might look like...

  • @Snowwie88

    @Snowwie88

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's a very good point. Even Gene Roddenberry wanted to predict a true Utopia society for humanity, which basically is happening in Star Trek, in all of them, but it is never said that all alien races are alike and that it would be a natural thing for the Federation to get enemies. Alien species who simply don't like the Federation or where it stands for, or see it as a price to get, or simply just another target to obtain (for example by the Borg). So this leads to conflict and DS9 reflects in very well way how Utopia deals with Conflict. It's not even far from the real world. You and me, who are watching this video right now, we are 'wonderful people' as long our electricity is working, we have food in the fridge, we have clear drinking water and peace around us. Take all that away, and what would we be like? That statement of Quark was 100% true, the only little flaw in his statement was that actually this situation counts for most civilized species, not only to humans.

  • @ckillgore
    @ckillgore4 жыл бұрын

    I am a huge Star trek fan, and have watched every series with the exception of the newest CBS all access shows. I was rewatching DS9, and my two roommates, who had never seen Star Trek at all, got totally hooked on it. This kind of surprised me, that someone who didnt understand phasers, the federation, transporters, warp engines, tricorders,or any Star trek tropes could be totally fascinated and engaged by the premise of ds9. I took a moment to explain to them the basics of the Star trek universe the best I could without boring them with too many details, and although I'm sure they appreciated having some context, they mostly just wanted to watch the show. They finished the entire series in under two weeks. They loved it. Now, keep in mind, these are two people with quite a bit of familiarity with shows that have sci-fi or fantasy elements. They watch quite a bit of anime, as well as American television, so the show was quite easy for them too pick up. They were never confused by how certain things worked, such as holosuites or impulse drive vs. warp engines. They were able to catch on quite quickly. It was the characters on the show that really hooked them. One was completely fascinated by the ferengi, and loved all the quark episodes and especially the Grand Nagus. The other loved the Bajoran/Cardasian conflict, and characters like Dukat and Kira. We all agreed that Bashir and Garak were initially supposed to be gay coded characters, lol. My point is, DS9 is still finding a new audience. That says a lot about its strengths as a show. Old school Trekkies might prefer TNG to DS9, but I think DS9 holds up to modern sensibilities, and will keep finding new viewers as the years pass.

  • @evertonporter7887

    @evertonporter7887

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Star Trek Universe is now as big as the MCU, in my opinion.

  • @the1tigglet
    @the1tigglet4 жыл бұрын

    We will miss you Aron! You were the very best Ferengi in the whole of Star Trek!

  • @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938
    @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm29384 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is my favorite... Captain Sisko seems like a modern attack submarine captain...Picard is more like an 18th or 19th century British Captain on a ship of the line...

  • @BlazingOwnager

    @BlazingOwnager

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sisko also put his moral compass ahead of Federation dogma all the time, which I appreciated. I do believe he'd outright shot at the Enterprise rather than stand by and watch a bunch of people be wiped out by a planetary event.

  • @SantomPh

    @SantomPh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Picard was the captain of the flagship of the Federation and unlike Sisko had to give a lot of attention to Federation laws (Sisko was technically loaned out to the Bajorans ) and policies.

  • @SantomPh

    @SantomPh

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BlazingOwnager Sisko basically neutered a planet with special torpedos just to get Eddington's attention....

  • @robdcollector2808

    @robdcollector2808

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mark Flatt ...Sisko was a real brotha

  • @robdcollector2808

    @robdcollector2808

    4 жыл бұрын

    SantomPh ...i remember that episode. He went mad to get Eddington.lol

  • @nolanburkhart154
    @nolanburkhart1544 жыл бұрын

    Until the final season of GoT, I told everyone that I talked with about television that it was the best show ever. I can now say that DS9 is the best show ever.

  • @BlazingOwnager

    @BlazingOwnager

    4 жыл бұрын

    Breaking Bad called, it wants a shot at the title

  • @stipe3124

    @stipe3124

    4 жыл бұрын

    Got had a disaser last season DS9 had a perfect last season and also was much smarter show in general

  • @BlazingOwnager

    @BlazingOwnager

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@stipe3124 It says something that when GoT was early on, I commented that Varys was absolutely like Garak, and that the two were such a similar mold they'd probably get along fine, lol. Season 8 Varys reminded me less of Garak and more of a moron. (I feel bad for the actor, I know he agrees with the last part of that sentiment..) I still think if GRR Martin is at all a Trek fan (and I would not be surprised) if Garak didn't actually influence Varys a bit. They have a lot in common in both motivation and behavior.

  • @brettcooper3893

    @brettcooper3893

    4 жыл бұрын

    BlazingOwnager beat me to it.

  • @nightlightabcd

    @nightlightabcd

    4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 has nothing to do with the realities of space. AT ALL!

  • @Epimetheus42
    @Epimetheus424 жыл бұрын

    "In the Pale Moonlight" is also a great Garak episode and shows just what he could do. Avery Brooks chewing the scenery is always awesome.

  • @migueljonz3901
    @migueljonz39013 жыл бұрын

    Some of us knew this was the BEST Star Trek series right after 'What you leave behind' ended. There hasn't been anything better since!

  • @richardsmith1284
    @richardsmith12844 жыл бұрын

    DS9 has always been my favorite.

  • @nolanburkhart154
    @nolanburkhart1544 жыл бұрын

    DS9 ended up being way better than Game of Thrones, since Got sucked the last year or three.

  • @kurtuhlig2553

    @kurtuhlig2553

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nolan Burkhart The last two years of GOT sucked because they ran out of written material after season 5. Season 6 was surprisingly good given they were out of books, not to mention them doing a mangle job the whole way through on certain plots and cutting of characters the whole show when compared to the books.

  • @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    @pigpiggypigbigpig681

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah the last two seasons sucked for GoT but you can’t say it wasn’t incredible for the most part. I just watched half of Season 1 of Deep Space Nine and... jesus fucking Christ it can be corny sometimes lol I mean BAAAAAD corny. I’m enjoying it so far but the fact that fans overlook these facts without any mention is a red flag to their tastes for me.

  • @stephencodekas3745

    @stephencodekas3745

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pigpiggypigbigpig681 I think they get overlooked because 1. Star trek shows generally aren't serialized and 2 it's kind of expected to have a corny episode lol

  • @dropdatabase2569

    @dropdatabase2569

    4 жыл бұрын

    Read the book

  • @marcocappelli2236

    @marcocappelli2236

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pigpiggypigbigpig681 I think there's a general rule that the first season of any Star Trek series will be bland or silly. I wasn't able to go past season one in TNG

  • @nickkepley9294
    @nickkepley92944 жыл бұрын

    Another phenomenal episode is Season 1's "Duet." It's one of the first times you really get to see the world-building affect the characters in a lasting and meaningful way.

  • @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds
    @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds4 жыл бұрын

    Deep Space Nine was some of the best television ever made, hands down, bar none, point blank. Period.

  • @themisfitbrigade
    @themisfitbrigade4 жыл бұрын

    In Memory of Aron Eisenberg 196-2019 That’s a looooooooong time to live. (I know I made a terrible joke but I couldn’t resist)

  • @DavidPysnik

    @DavidPysnik

    4 жыл бұрын

    Literally one second into the video I decided I had to comment on those years. About another second later I figured someone had already certainly done so, but I’d check nonetheless. Yours, doing so, was the first comment I saw. The universe does not disappoint.

  • @snatchadams69

    @snatchadams69

    4 жыл бұрын

    Crazy how he'd barely even aged...

  • @oldmanjohnson69

    @oldmanjohnson69

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was the same age as me, but Nog was younger than me.

  • @StonyDilithium

    @StonyDilithium

    4 жыл бұрын

    He would have thought it was funny

  • @Ironbuket

    @Ironbuket

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was 1,823 yrs old. What was his secret?

  • @Brandon-ew8mr
    @Brandon-ew8mr4 жыл бұрын

    The visitor killed me. I was an emotional mess after viewing it.

  • @bluntguy9532

    @bluntguy9532

    4 жыл бұрын

    Brandon: possibly the best episode of the series.

  • @harvey1965

    @harvey1965

    4 жыл бұрын

    I originally watched "The Visitor" with my two best blokey mates in a darkened room on a winter's night. As the episode progressed ... I started to sob. I attempted to sob quietly, so my mates didn't hear me. It was the 1990's and a grown man didn't want to appear soft to his best manly friends! It was only after that magnificent episode ended, and the lights were turned on that it become apparent that all three of us blokey blokes had been crying silently through-out the episode. It is a must watch!

  • @InternetTAB

    @InternetTAB

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@harvey1965 it's such raw, visceral, emotion everyone can relate to. I well up reading the synopsis. A lifelong obsession of finding his father

  • @drksideofthewal

    @drksideofthewal

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm not an emotional person, but it made me cry.

  • @MasterQueef88

    @MasterQueef88

    4 жыл бұрын

    Only TV show episode to make me burst out in man tears! I was so invested in that episode!

  • @DragonForgeStudio
    @DragonForgeStudio3 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad DS9 is finally getting the recognition it truly deserves. As trek fans age and revisit the series they’re seeing it for the gem that it is

  • @zoidberg444
    @zoidberg4444 жыл бұрын

    I have such fond memories of watching Deep Space Nine as a boy growing up in the 90's. I love Star Trek but DS9 always had a special place for me. I think Gene Roddenberry would have been supportive of DS9 - he was in the Navy in WW2 and even if he hoped for a peaceful future i don't think he was a pacifist or saw the world in black and white. DS9's greatest strengths are not only its serialised story telling but also its ensemble cast. Some of the greatest characters are only recurring - such as Garak, Dukat and Damar.

  • @evertonporter7887

    @evertonporter7887

    3 жыл бұрын

    That ensemble cast and recurring characters were incredible, matched only by the MCU.

  • @jasonfenton8250

    @jasonfenton8250

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about that. Maybe the Roddenberry that created the Original Series would have liked it, but by the time of TNG he seemed very controlling. He bought his own hype about being the visionary of a utopian future and developed a lot of very specific ideas about what did and didn't belong in Trek. I can't imagine the same Roddenberry who said that Federation officers wouldn't even argue with each other being able to sign off on an episode where a Starfleet captain has several people assassinated. Maybe if he saw the whole arc of where the series was going. But if he was alive during its production I bet he would have protested a lot.

  • @literatiglee

    @literatiglee

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I love all the Cardassians (for different reasons).

  • @prdubi
    @prdubi4 жыл бұрын

    I use " In the Pale Moonlight" for my classes and many of my students enjoy it.

  • @paristeta5483

    @paristeta5483

    4 жыл бұрын

    Philosophy class? Did any students come up with interesting arguments pro/contra worth sharing?

  • @prdubi

    @prdubi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@paristeta5483 It was an Introduction to Criminal Law. The student reactions varies year by year , but many find it interesting . A test on morality is done before the episode is shown as I wanted to test if they are of good character or not. In the end, the episode has a lot of teachable moments for them in regards to the study of criminal law. Many share their stories but the overriding theme they all acknowledge is that the "Road to hell was always paved with good intentions" This is a Juvenile corrections high school BTW.

  • @twistedwithmelancholy8436

    @twistedwithmelancholy8436

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sounds fun (Not joking either)

  • @paristeta5483

    @paristeta5483

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@prdubi thank you for sharing !

  • @clydereid2976

    @clydereid2976

    4 жыл бұрын

    I applaud you sir. Well done.

  • @wanderinghistorian
    @wanderinghistorian4 жыл бұрын

    I agree, DS9 was the pinnacle of Star Trek. In a way I believe it "completed" the Star Trek storyline. It all seemed to lead up to DS9 and conclude there, somehow. Which is why I believe to appreciate DS9 you've got to watch at least TNG and probably TOS as well, plus Star Trek 6. You've got to know where Star Trek came from to understand how it ends. At least that's how it feels to me.

  • @AndragonLea
    @AndragonLea4 жыл бұрын

    What I loved about DS9 was that it took what we already knew: the post-scarcity utopia of the Federation - and showed us how it collides with the various other polities at the edges of its territory where its power, laws and regulations are weakest. It's not that the message of a higher purpose and enlightened humanity is ignored or discarded, it just shows that even a less uncivilized humanity that, in general, strives for higher ideals and goals still has to deal with reality as it is. In the real world, you have to deal with others coveting what you have and with the consequences of your decisions for the greater good where they conflict with the laws of other species that decided differently. It's the other side of the same coin of Star Trek: we've seen one of the most optimistic and upbeat visions of what humanity could be like in the far future and DS9 showed us what it might cost. It shows the struggle that Federation fleet personnel goes through every day on the frontiers to keep that utopia alive and kicking where previous shows focussed more on what is BEYOND those borders, in uncharted territory.

  • @MasonicKryptonite
    @MasonicKryptonite4 жыл бұрын

    The "In Memory of Aron Eisenberg" alone got you a like from me R.I.P. Nog! until we meet again in the Divine Treasury, buddy

  • @Qespi
    @Qespi4 жыл бұрын

    DS9: Masterfully-written, characters that are not b/w and grow over time, outstanding performance-And unrecognized, overlooked. I think DS9 was way ahead of its time and that’s why it shines now, 25+ years later. If produced today, it would certainly win many awards ... and more.

  • @piotrd.4850

    @piotrd.4850

    4 жыл бұрын

    If TNG and DS9 were produced today, they would not last beyond first (TNG) or second (DS9) season - just like SG:U. Today's audience is more in line for late Andromeda episodes ( frist two seasons of Andromeda, writtten by MIchael Hewitt Wolfe were AMAZING).

  • @quispeagnoli

    @quispeagnoli

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@piotrd.4850 I disagree in part. TNG would not survive, too happy-perfect-boring. DS9 with its story arches and well-written characters (writing is not perfect but close to literary writing) would thrive in Netflix and streaming services. They delve very well current topics (religion, politics, corruption, gender fluidity, fear of the other). DS9 has a growing fan crowd among milennials and Gen Y.

  • @djkb125
    @djkb1254 жыл бұрын

    Always happy to see DS9 get some love. The episode where Jake tries to get the baseball card for his dad always makes me smile. The timing of the episode was great, too. A little emotional break from the darker episodes around it. One of my favorite shows ever.

  • @roadlifeproductions4905
    @roadlifeproductions49054 жыл бұрын

    I have binged ds9 twice. After I finish it each time, no other Star Trek compares. By breaking the “rules” of Star Trek, they explored new areas of conflict and depth. It’s compelling and way ahead of it’s time. One of the smartest shows ever put on television with very round characters, and an ending that is as satisfying as it is heartbreaking. Not long after, reality tv showed up and tv got real dumb real fast.

  • @solidsnek1776
    @solidsnek17764 жыл бұрын

    In The Pale Moonlight is the best episode of any Star Trek show ever, in my opinion.

  • @sword4005
    @sword40054 жыл бұрын

    the duet is my favorite episode still to this day

  • @eschnabel.4665
    @eschnabel.46654 жыл бұрын

    You did a splendid job with this.

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much. It means a lot :)

  • @adamofgrayskull7735

    @adamofgrayskull7735

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NaterTot dude just subbed and will spread the word to other trek channels ,bright horizons ahead

  • @redfro4992

    @redfro4992

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NaterTot Yup, you just got a sub. DS9 is the best Trek.

  • @GeahkBurchill
    @GeahkBurchill4 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, just those clips of Tony Todd as Jake started me weeping. That really is an amazing episode.

  • @jmwoods190

    @jmwoods190

    7 ай бұрын

    Tony Todd's Kurn in the Episode Sons of Mogh was also utterly heartbreaking. Todd is one of the finest recurring actors of the entire Star Trek franchise!

  • @BintyMcFrazzles
    @BintyMcFrazzles4 жыл бұрын

    There are so many good episodes, but I think my favourite two episodes are "The Visitor" and "In the Pale Moonlight". I've seen both a dozen times. They're both fantastic for completely different reasons.

  • @SoundAuthor
    @SoundAuthor4 жыл бұрын

    The Visitor is such an INCREDIBLE episode.

  • @nolanburkhart154
    @nolanburkhart1544 жыл бұрын

    DS9 became my favorite as an adult. I grew up watching TNG through Enterprise. I had the "Way of the Warrior" parts one and two recorded on VHS, and watched Worf's entry into DS9 probably a 100 times. I always said, Star Trek is the way it should be, Star Wars is the way it would be. I think all of the series are masterpieces in their own right, but DS9 is like Pink Floyd's DSM...the best of the masterpieces.

  • @scottschwenzjr.6285
    @scottschwenzjr.62854 жыл бұрын

    I was tearing up just watching the little snippets of "The Visitor". I cry everytime

  • @ulipeterson6112
    @ulipeterson61123 жыл бұрын

    "In the Pale Moonlight" is one of the best Star Trek episodes ever. Prove me wrong.

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree. It's beautiful!

  • @Vinterloft

    @Vinterloft

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rather criminally, "Trials and Tribble-ations" is ranked higher on imdb...

  • @darkengine5931

    @darkengine5931

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't really care for it although I wouldn't argue about "best". What do you guys like about it so much? I think I sorta disliked the angle of approaching the episode from Sisko's personal log recording. It felt a bit heavy-handed to me although it did give insight into the way Sisko's mind worked (which I always thought was kinda lacking in DS9 compared to, say, Picard's inner conflicts in TNG). Yet I think I would have preferred it if it wasn't told in the format so that we might even start really questioning Sisko's actions more and maybe even have periods where we question if he's actually a decent man or a villain. The personal log format made it too easy to empathize with his actions and thought processes the entire way IMO and kind of spoiled the moral dilemma to me right from the beginning. You know, like show vs. tell. The episode felt more like "telling" to me than "showing".

  • @mveytia
    @mveytia4 жыл бұрын

    My favorite aspect of DS9 is how we got to see the Federation viewed from the eyes of aliens who aren't apart of their actual organization. From their allies like the Bajorans and Klingons, to neutral, morally grey characters like Quark and Garak, to full on enemies like Dukat and the Dominion. This perspective helped widen our view of the Federation, in how they are ultimately good, but are as flawed as any other power. They cut freedoms when infiltrated by changelings, would not support the Maquis, and the revelation of Section 31's existence completely changed our notions of how noble Starfleet really is. All of this led to more interesting and nuanced storytelling from the DS9 team.

  • @BradleyJCude

    @BradleyJCude

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's a marvelous scene between Quark (the bartender) and Elim Garak (the... simple tailor) where Quark explains to Garak how he thinks the Federation operates by using root beer as an example.

  • @michaelspence2508

    @michaelspence2508

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Never underestimate the Federation's technical skill" I don't know why but that line from Dukat always stuck with me even though it's so mundane. The Dominion started out categorically superior to them technologically but then the Starfleet Engineers got to work and the Founders had to call in the Breen just to keep up.

  • @skatemetrix

    @skatemetrix

    4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 also showed that the Federation was the cleanest shirt in the room: the Romulans were conniving and militaristic, the Klingons were a corrupt society wanting war and glory, the Cardassians had an oppressive society and imperialistic mindset, the Breen were ruthless, the Ferengi were greedy and underhanded, while the Dominion were the tyrants of the Gamma Quadrant and perhaps as bad as the Borg. So yeah the Federation had some dubious elements to it: playing politics with allies and adversaries to keep the peace, Section 31's activities to covertly neutralize threats and a covertly sanctioned genocide of the Founders who quite frankly had it coming with their totalitarian, genocidal methods.

  • @jerry1dc
    @jerry1dc4 жыл бұрын

    Garak was my absolute favorite! I just love everything about him, good and bad.

  • @charlieboy6315

    @charlieboy6315

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed - undoubtedly the most interesting and nuanced shade-of-grey character in all of Trek

  • @piotrd.4850

    @piotrd.4850

    4 жыл бұрын

    Garak is Star Trek's T-1000 - ingenious creation to point of overdoing it.

  • @albertagibinik8883

    @albertagibinik8883

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everything is true especially the lies

  • @jerry1dc

    @jerry1dc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Albert Agibinik the truth is just an excuse for a poor imagination.

  • @Daemon3667
    @Daemon36672 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is by far the best Star Trek series ever, and still underrated and overlooked.

  • @decmurray1096
    @decmurray1096 Жыл бұрын

    I have found my tribe here. I have watched DS9 every night for years. It is my favourite show. It's so nice to read the comments of so many people who agree with me even if nobody else in my life does

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed! Feel welcomed! Hope you check out some of my other videos and consider subscribing!

  • @urbantechbrourban9630
    @urbantechbrourban96304 жыл бұрын

    "In the Pale moonlight" Classic.........HIGHLY UNDER RATED if your any kinda star trek fan you gotta this seasons 1-7 it wont disapoint

  • @gregsd

    @gregsd

    4 жыл бұрын

    My favourite DS9 episode. The manipulation, spying, intricacy, it's every character present's deepest moment.

  • @gmajor1273
    @gmajor12734 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is the best Star trek series period. In the Pale moonlight was an absolute classic episode. You did a great job with this video.

  • @CRAZYHORSE19682003

    @CRAZYHORSE19682003

    4 жыл бұрын

    I also really loved the episode about the Cardassian Maritza pretending to be Gul Darheel. That scene where he falls apart in the cell talking to Kira makes me cry every time.

  • @gmajor1273

    @gmajor1273

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@CRAZYHORSE19682003 that episode was Duet. You're right. Both he and Nana Visitor were outstanding in it.

  • @CRAZYHORSE19682003

    @CRAZYHORSE19682003

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gmajor1273 I just got done watching Looking for Par'mac in all the wrong places. Another of my favorite episodes.

  • @Phazon8058MS
    @Phazon8058MS Жыл бұрын

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5, and The Expanse. My holy trinity of sci-fi television.

  • @CoffeeSuccubus
    @CoffeeSuccubus5 ай бұрын

    All the characters are professional stage actors. And they're ALL amazing. HOWEVER. MY GOD. Garek, Quark and Odo are the BEST. Literally steals the show every time they show up or are the protagonists of the episode. Some of the best episodes involve these three in it.

  • @amyrtil
    @amyrtil4 жыл бұрын

    Just finished binging the entire show for the 2nd time, resting for a 3rd go...I love it!

  • @BijouBakson

    @BijouBakson

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched over 10 times. The more I watch, the more I understand, and the more I want to watch.

  • @wilfredgon64
    @wilfredgon644 жыл бұрын

    Deep Space Nine is my absolute favorite Star Trek Show..PERIOD..It was and still is just plain awesome..When it comes to Discovery..I absolutely hate it..I watched the first season and thought it so so. Then came the second season. I gave it a chance and hoped it would get better. Then they brought in Section 31 who were established on DS9. They were a deep cover organization that no one had heard of. When they bring them to Discovery, everyone knows all about them and I was like..WHAT!!!!???? That's when I said, oh hell no!!!! I will never watch another episode of that crap again. I also have no faith at all with future Trek shows coming, including the Picard show. I'll give it a chance, but I'm not hopeful. If I want to watch great Trek, I will always go to what came before, especially DS9. Great review, thank you. And just have to say, rest in peace Aron Eisenberg. I still can't believe he's gone.

  • @Mega-Brick

    @Mega-Brick

    4 жыл бұрын

    If I'm not mistaken, Section 31 played a part in Enterprise. And why wouldn't it? DS9 established Section 31 dated back all the way to the beginning of the Federation. It only makes sense that a shady organization would get more secretive and "lost to time" as time goes by.

  • @davidkeys4284

    @davidkeys4284

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Picard show is garbage. Don't waste your time

  • @zeeegeee
    @zeeegeee4 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching tng for 30 years and i just started ds9. Im on episode 9 and love it so far

  • @damnyourpasswords
    @damnyourpasswords4 жыл бұрын

    the Duet..what an actor, what a story, what a moral message... I'll never get over it

  • @punky0515
    @punky05154 жыл бұрын

    One 9fbmy favorite episodes is when they did a crossover withTOS trouble with tribbles. Funny as hell and raised many questions about klingons.

  • @thatguymatt5816
    @thatguymatt58164 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is absolutely the best trek and every single character in the series is fully fleshed out but still nothing moves me more than a good Captain Picard episode.

  • @drsomeone1

    @drsomeone1

    4 жыл бұрын

    For me it is TNG and then DS9, but they are close, i liked the humor they added with the Ferengi, Quark was on another level, he was so so funny not in a silly ridiculous way that would hurt the series, but in a clever way, even in the most intense episodes they could insert the magic touch of Quark. Garek episodes were excellent, even after episodes where he seems to side with the station you couldn't trust him, the writing of Garek was sublime, and i liked the cruel suspicious Cardasians. I didn't like Voyager i watched few episodes but couldn't continue, Enterprise was good but not at the level of TNG and DS9, Discovery is not bad, it is better than Enterprise but lesser than TNG and DS9.

  • @jackssmirkingrevenge9365

    @jackssmirkingrevenge9365

    4 жыл бұрын

    perhaps its just nostalgia, as its the show i grew up with. but even though the writing, characters and effects of ds9 are generally superior. nothing quite puts me in comfort mode and soothes my spiritual aches and pains like watching geordi and data work through a problem. they genuinely feel like my family who i have complete faith in and have no desire to see come to harm

  • @kormosmate2

    @kormosmate2

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@drsomeone1 Voyager isn't as bad as many say. It does have some issues, but overall a great series. You should give it a second try.

  • @drsomeone1

    @drsomeone1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kormosmate2 Perhaps i will watch, i mean even TNG which is my favorite wasn't the best with special effects in the first season.

  • @houseofmartok4518

    @houseofmartok4518

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@drsomeone1 TNG wasn't the best with WRITING in the first season. As much as I love TNG, much of the first season writing was rehashed storylines already told in TOS. "Encounter at Farpoint Station" is my least favorite episode & best exemplifies this.

  • @roxannlegg750
    @roxannlegg750 Жыл бұрын

    Everything you said is true - and I have it from the horses mouth. DS9 was one of the first TV series to have a story arch that lasted the ENTIRE series. With only a smattering of isolated episodes in between. We have attended several comic con dinners with Trek cast members, and I have sat next to and spoken at length with: (among others) John Herztler, Robert O'Reilly, Armin Shimmerman, Nana Visitor , Max Greodenchik, Dminic Keating Marina Sittis and more. But sitting opposite Armin, I said to him that of all the Trek, DS9 is without a doubt - and I specific here - that DS9, feels the most realistic, the most intimate and the most engaging at a personal level. It actually feels like you are there and its all real. Armin not only thanked me for that and agreed (of course) but he said that the Ferengi actors would frequently meet at his house and not only rehearse up coming episodes, but they would hang out as families and as if they were actually family. Max behaved as Aarons father, and Armin treated Max at times as the looser little brother. This was method acting at its best! They said, they way the Ferengi interact became more natural as a family because they deliberately set their relationships up outside the set in that same structure. The writing is amazing, and they avoided the conventional hollywood of happy endings. The Defiants destruction...I remember going from the couch - to the floor in front of the screen as the episode played out - not believeing what I was seeing. Then sobbing...This was one of the first times Hollywood touched the untouchable. In the pale moonlight shows just how human we actually all are - and the level of humanity not seen in Trek before. But one thing I want to know - just who wrote all that stuff on the walls that Cisco wrote - the one where Casey Bigs comes in as a doctor....it all looks so hand written.

  • @Krain420
    @Krain4204 жыл бұрын

    If Garak raises his eyebrows, stay silent and pay attention. If he smiles at you, make arrangements with the mortician. ;)

  • @JimmySlaughter
    @JimmySlaughter4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 will always be my favorite ST series. We need CBS to do a proper HD remaster of this show. I will by those Blu-Rays on day one.

  • @lawrencekraemer1123
    @lawrencekraemer11234 жыл бұрын

    Avery Brooks is the best captain in the Star Trek Universe

  • @SirDankleberry

    @SirDankleberry

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, he was willing to what was necessary.

  • @piotrd.4850

    @piotrd.4850

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SirDankleberry so were others...

  • @juanelorriaga2840

    @juanelorriaga2840

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah he was a badass but also was flawed like dragging the Romulans into a war on a lie

  • @maxim30

    @maxim30

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pimphand

  • @mandisaw

    @mandisaw

    4 жыл бұрын

    He was kind of neutered in the first couple seasons, but once S3 hit, we were like "They finally let him play as "Hawk" (from Spencer for Hire)" LOL

  • @starstrudel8417
    @starstrudel84172 жыл бұрын

    My brother showed me "Duet" as my first taste of DS9. My jaw DROPPED at that ending. That's when I knew, this was gonna be different than TNG. Not in a way that rejects it, but in a way that embraces and elevates everything it represented.

  • @kilrahi8696
    @kilrahi86964 жыл бұрын

    Agree. This was Star Trek at it's highest. Then it all went downhill. Gradual at first, and then a freaking nose dive . . .

  • @vubhuhjkbhubohjb
    @vubhuhjkbhubohjb4 жыл бұрын

    I knew DS9 was special when I watched the first episode and it just got better from there. I love Paradise, excellent episode very "The Village"

  • @vubhuhjkbhubohjb

    @vubhuhjkbhubohjb

    4 жыл бұрын

    @J Jackson Agree, I would say, Encounter at Far Point and Caretaker are both very weak to. Tonally though the episode set you up that DS9 was not another TNG......

  • @Outland9000
    @Outland90004 жыл бұрын

    0:45 Rene! 😭

  • @danielwfosterii2363
    @danielwfosterii23634 жыл бұрын

    We lost two that year. Who could have seen that coming? In 2018 they were all happy and healthy at the DS9 reunion. It was season 4 that hooked me. And it was the conflict. I always wished for ship to ship combat in TNG. It was rare and always left you wanting more.

  • @elimgarak4667
    @elimgarak46673 жыл бұрын

    I agree my friend, and even seeing just those few shots of The Visitor is making me cry like a baby all over again. Simply brilliant.

  • @wethepeoplewolfpack4233
    @wethepeoplewolfpack42334 жыл бұрын

    I agree , of all Star Trek , ds9 is the finest .

  • @petermarcali
    @petermarcali4 жыл бұрын

    Ds9 is my favorite series, I know there is hardcore trekies that disagree, startrek first gen is more about united nations, while ds9 is about the wild west

  • @badweathergaming4929
    @badweathergaming49292 жыл бұрын

    I've watched all the main TV shows and most of the movies (many more than 1 time). DS9 is 100% my favorite series when you give it time and look beneath the surface level.

  • @NFGU89
    @NFGU894 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for making this. TNG and DS9 are thought provoking and I will take them with me forever. But DS9 is what truly solidified my love for star trek. Great video

  • @Norbert_Sattler
    @Norbert_Sattler4 жыл бұрын

    To be fair TNG did have certain story-threads that needed to be seen in order, like the Borg or Lore (as in Data's brother) episodes, but those were few and far between. Certainly nothing even approaching DS9's story threads. I too think that DS9 is the best of all the Star Trek series... in no small part thanks to all the stuff in which it was.... inspired by Babylon 5. Speaking of Babylon 5, I think that would be a good candidate for Lost and Found as well in it's own right.

  • @AllMediaReviewsPodcast

    @AllMediaReviewsPodcast

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes, Babylon 5 would be great to see. I think it may be the most underrated Scifi Show of the last 30 years (and I consider DS9 my favorite tv show ever).

  • @wadetisthammer3612
    @wadetisthammer36124 жыл бұрын

    Another great episode: season 1 episode "Duet."

  • @Deehvad
    @Deehvad3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with your video and I appreciate it, but it is criminal that you didn't once mention "Duet" with Kira. That episode had me bawling like a little girl at the end.

  • @stevenschofield8518
    @stevenschofield85184 жыл бұрын

    prob one of my favorite shows... and best star trek. it pleases me greatly that others also love this show. 20 years later and its still bomb

  • @alexr.3136
    @alexr.31364 жыл бұрын

    I believe that Star Trek: Voyager series was a meld of both Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek: DS9, which combined the exploration aspect of TNG, and the DS9 seasonal arc storytelling and the ongoing war aspect with the Borg (DS9 was the war with the Dominion). All three of the series mentioned are in my mind the best Star Trek shows ever made. Never truly watched the OG series, and did not finish the Enterprise series. Still haven't watched the new CBS All Access series Discovery yet.

  • @Tropical126

    @Tropical126

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imo voyager wasn't bad, it just had some bad writing here/there and some poorly written characters. Still enjoyable, and had great episodes, but not as good as ds9.

  • @Tropical126

    @Tropical126

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh also later enterprise seasons (before it was cancelled) are actually pretty great. Earlier seasons aren't quite as good, but there are some outliers. Most season 4 episodes are very well written and def worth a watch. Also please just skip the last episode. It's an embarrasment and you'd be better off without even knowing the plot.

  • @davidkeys4284

    @davidkeys4284

    3 жыл бұрын

    Original is just that. The original. I love it. Enterprise was good too imo. T'Pol was hot, I liked Tripp, Flox, Captain Archer. Will revisit that after I am done with my binge of TNG and DS9

  • @sir_chris
    @sir_chris4 жыл бұрын

    I am actually binging on DS9 on Netflix and currently on Season 6. Agree, it gets better as the story progresses. I've got to admit, the Ferengi characters are fun to watch.

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    You won't be disappointed. It gets better as the show progresses. It isn't without it's issues, like the religious concepts. However, watching the characters desperation and the battle sequences more than make up for it.

  • @miconis123

    @miconis123

    4 жыл бұрын

    Except for Discovery, I've watched every Trek series in full but DS9 is the only one I rewatch

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@miconis123 I'm right there with you. I do rewatch TNG but particular episodes, rarely the actual full seasons

  • @sir_chris

    @sir_chris

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Nick Murphy I have this episode in my personal top 10 episodes of DS9. Its so dark, I'm thinking 'Is this really Star Trek?'

  • @sir_chris

    @sir_chris

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@miconis123 I'm still holding judgement on Discovery as it's not finished yet. Season 3 and Picard series are around the corner and Picard series COULD suck more. Wait and see.

  • @alanhembra2565
    @alanhembra25654 жыл бұрын

    DS-9 was my favorite. The fact that there are consequences for characters and compromising principles to the point the lead helps kill an ambassador and frame the enemy so they gain a new ally was amazing. TNG never showed the dark path.

  • @ga1actic_muffin
    @ga1actic_muffin3 жыл бұрын

    I started watching startrek in 2017 for my new job where we were making a startrek mobile game. part of my job was to watch startrek and familiarize myself with it. I watched all the series and movies over the course of a year and i loved it. So i like to consider myself a bit unbias as i don't have that nostalgic favorite. DS9 is hands down my favorite and the episode "The Visitor" was beautiful.

  • @anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470
    @anthonyjordanmoviesandmore24704 жыл бұрын

    Duet is a another phenomenal episode to check out

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Duet is great. Honestly, there is so many. It's hard to point them out. I really think the writing crew behind the show did such a fantastic job with the episodes.

  • @DWPL89

    @DWPL89

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it is my fav. Often overlooked.

  • @Zimionz

    @Zimionz

    4 жыл бұрын

    I always take Duet as an counterexample when people tell me that the first season of every Star Trek show was bad. It was with Duet that I truely became aware of DS9's great potential back in the days.

  • @BlazingOwnager

    @BlazingOwnager

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Zimionz Yep. I have a soft spot for 'Move Along Home' but that was the only really 'bad' episode in Season 1, and even that had some good elements to it. The one thing I will say is the episodes for season 1 - 2 often felt like they were (and often were) recycled TNG plots, just swapping 'We run into an alien' for 'Alien runs into us.' That drops off pretty fast into the 2nd season and there's a TON of great DS9 specific episodes, but I think it's one of the reasons it gets a bad wrap. Like the Tosk episode could have easily been totally a TNG one, even though it was still really fun and good. All in all watch it start to finish. They pay so much off from season 1. DS9 unlike Moor's later work on BSG asked LOTS of questions.. then actually answered them over the show.

  • @sea0fgreen33
    @sea0fgreen334 жыл бұрын

    Everything Ronald Moore did was amazing.

  • @romancernjak

    @romancernjak

    4 жыл бұрын

    and ira behr. and piller, of course.

  • @ethanevans4289
    @ethanevans42894 жыл бұрын

    Most people entered the trek universe with TOS or TNG but DS9 is what got me into the franchise and will always hold a special place in my heart as one of my favorite science fiction shows and my favorite Star Trek show

  • @PPikes
    @PPikes4 жыл бұрын

    DS9 is like home to me ❤️❤️❤️ it was my sanctuary in my teens in the 90s, it's what made me a Trekkie. I only just recently rewatched them and it hit me even harder than when I was a teen because being an adult now there's things I understand better. It felt like coming home Ds9 is my *HEART* It's the BEST series out of all.

  • @shanchat
    @shanchat4 жыл бұрын

    In the Pale Moonlight is my fave episode.

  • @alexanderward5286
    @alexanderward52863 жыл бұрын

    I just finished the entire series in 2020, it aged like fine Wine! Star Trek and Television at it’s finest!

  • @NaterTot

    @NaterTot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen, Alexander! Fine wine is a great analogy! :)

  • @ulipeterson6112
    @ulipeterson61123 жыл бұрын

    After i had ditched DS9 after the first season, i rewatched the series about 15 years later, when i discovered these short videos on youtube. And thank god i gave it a 2nd chance

  • @quuaaarrrk8056
    @quuaaarrrk80563 жыл бұрын

    I binged all of Star Trek in less then a year, was the best year of my live.

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