Reasons Why DS9 is the Best Trek Yet
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10. Almost all the main characters have had a romance last longer than one
episode.
9. Has never had any of the following guests: Wesley Crusher, Mark Twain,
Neelix, Sir Isaac Newton...did I mention the Wesley thing?
8. The compelling mystery that is Morn.
7. Viewers just can't see enough of that baseball on Sisko's desk.
6. Frequent references to New Orleans.
5. The incredibly compelling heartbreak of the doomed, unspoken romance between
Gul Dukat and Molly O'Brien.
4. Rotating phaser turrets.
3. Always the lurking possibility that one day Dax's symbiant will burst out
of her like what happened on Alien.
2. Fans can eagerly await the upcoming episode where the whole crew flies
deep into the heart of the Gamma quadrant to establish the only McDonald's for
a thousand light years around.
1. Hypnotic effect of the wormhole aids in do-it-yourself at-home smoking
aversion therapy.
Additions...
49. After Sisko beat Q in "Q-less," Q never came back again. On TNG, Q
just came back for more seven times! -- mama
naik
48. You don't have to deal with all them pesky Vulcans -- 5
of 7
47. DS9's monochromatic color scheme goes with any decor. -- Tara
46. Quark's holosuites probably allow for more interesting programs than the
ones on a Federation starship (as long as we never have to actually see them...)
-- Tara
45. During the series, we could always hope that Lwaxana Troi would show up
and put Dukat in his place -- Tara
44. At least one person on this show (Garak) agrees with me that Earl Grey tea
is horrible -- Tara
43. Useful, intelligent men! Come on, O'Brien can fix stuff, Worf can kill people,
Sisko cooks, Odo can turn into just about anything you might need, Bashir is
a medical expert and all-around genius, Quark would be a big help if you got
audited, and Garak can sew. Who could ask for anything more? -- Tara
42. Singapore (my hometown) gets a mention in "Past Tense." -- TCG
41. Garak's Ten Best and Ten Worst Dressed lists. -- Alice
40. The kids! Both of the somewhat annoying children on DS9 grew up to be mature
and productive adults, and Nog became the first Ferengi in Starfleet. TOS had
no children for more than an episode. Wesley never stopped being annoying, dropped
out of the Academy, and hasn't been heard from since. Namoi Wildman's still
annoying. -- Kathy
39. Best facial hair on any Trek captain. -- Kathy
38. All DS9 crew members have cool mirror universe doubles. -- Kathy
37. Plots that actually take more than one episode to develop. -- Kathy
36. Kirk ignored the admirals. Picard negotiated with them. Janeway flew away
from them. On DS9, they take on and oppose corruption and hypocrisy within Star
Fleet command on a regular basis. (Section 31, anyone?) -- Kathy
35. Most crew members have deep, dark secrets in their pasts (Genetic > enhancements,
Joran, ect.), but are well developed enough that we still love 'em anyway. --
Kathy
34. Audience can spend plot lulls checking out possible condo sites.
33. Ezri's just so darn cute! -- Amanda
32. It's current, and it doesn't need a cat-suited ex-Borg to boost
ratings! -- da laffin tlhIngan
31. Jadzia Dax's playfulness and wisdom. Kira Nerys's devotion to her
people at *all* costs, and her prowess with armed and unarmed combat.
'Nuff said. -- da laffin tlhIngan
30. In early DS9 even the main characters hated each other. Example:
Kira's venomous "I *suppose* you'll want the office now!" to Sisko in
"Emissary". What other Trek can get away with lines like that? -- da laffin tlhIngan
29. When Ezri starts using her symbiot problems to do anything("I don't why,
but one of my previous hosts wanted to take an unexplained trip to Risa."). -- John
28. Odo's eternal desire to bust quark.-- John
27. sisko, a captain with four jobs: captain, father, religious
leader, huge baseball fan. -- John
26. The Dominion, We finaly found an orginization better than the
Federation. (Whether they will admit it or not the Federation started
the war.) -- Robert
25. All that hot O'Brien lovin'!!
24. Kicking Quark's butt is becoming nicely routine.
23. New Romulan Commander Woman actually Bashir's new love interest.
22. Rumors abound about Jake's new tell-all book, Emissary Dearest.
21. Endless surprises from Kira's new hairdo.
20. There's always this possibility that Odo might morph his face into something really snooty behind Sisko's back...and then get stuck that way.
19. Dax' death means there's room for a brand-new super-model in Starfleet officer clothing.
18. Those kick-ass uniforms. -- Jeff
17. Possibility that someday, on some episode, the crew will visit the Food
Court. -- Phil
16. The whole "great link" thing sounds a lot like a college orgy. -- Phil
15. The Promenade Disney Store! -- Phil
14. Kira's "Ribbed For Her Pleasure" nose. -- Phil
13. Captain Sisko's stiff mannerisms enhanced by his lack of emotion. -- Phil
12. Two Words: Dabo Girls! -- Phil
11. The main character can cook. -- Geoff
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