Spike: Or maybe Captain Forehead was feeling a little less special. Didn't like me crashing his exclusive club, another vampire with a soul in the world. Angel: You're not in the world, Casper.

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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

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quester - Feb 02, 2013 7:26:45 pm PST #22100 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm starting to watch DS9 all the way through (just a few eps into season one so far), it's streaming on Netflix and I think I missed a couple of seasons in the middle.

Me, too, -t! I'm in Season 4 right now. I think it's the best of the franchise in every way. I was startled to recognize the name of the writer of one of the episodes I watched tonight - Jane Esperson! I didn't know she wrote for them.


-t - Feb 02, 2013 8:23:44 pm PST #22101 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, cool, we can compare notes!

And I will have to pay some attention to the credits...


§ ita § - Feb 03, 2013 1:58:06 am PST #22102 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

They definitely dove in hard with arcs on DS9. TNG had recurring themes and characters, but didn't follow many conflicts in similar durations and details as DS9--perhaps the more stationary nature of the Trek leant more in that direction?

Also--Sisko is my favourite Captain (I think gets that designation by a hair, for a while), and for all I see image macros extolling Kirk's rough and ready approach to aliens to Picard's cool and calculated strategies, I'm not sure why they're ignoring Benjamin, and his Stardate Hawk was much better once TPTB stopped fighting any perceived and let him lose the hair and gain the gusto.


Tom Scola - Feb 03, 2013 2:16:24 am PST #22103 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Sisko is my favourite Captain (I think gets that designation by a hair, for a while)

If that’s your criteria, then Janeway has way more hair than Picard, Sisko or Kirk.


§ ita § - Feb 03, 2013 3:35:03 am PST #22104 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Prioritising quantity over quality? Nay, sir. Not ever.


-t - Feb 03, 2013 4:28:37 am PST #22105 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Love the Sisko, he might be my favorite. It's a tough call.


-t - Feb 03, 2013 4:30:41 am PST #22106 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

And I finally had a chance to look at that street art. Very nice!


Anne W. - Feb 03, 2013 4:33:18 am PST #22107 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

DS9 has several of my all-time favorite episodes of anything, EVER. "Far Beyond the Stars" was absolutely astonishing.


beekaytee - Feb 03, 2013 4:59:09 am PST #22108 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

I think I'll dive into DS9 next.

If I give it a hard think, if I was forced to choose a favorite...which Trek I would want to watch over all the others, DS9 would probably be it.

Somehow, it comes off less 'quaint' than the others. Holds up better over time...and the arcs are more engaging than some of the recurring themes.

I loved Q, but the political intrigue of DS9 is MUCH more interesting to me.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 03, 2013 7:27:57 am PST #22109 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

DS9's superior plotting was thwarted by me not much liking the characters except Dax (and Kai Opaka).

I think TOS is still my favorite, in all its cheesy glory.