From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: anim8rfsk{at}cox.net
Subject: Re: Deep Space Nine - Some final thoughts

In article ,
 "Daniel47{at}teranews.com"  wrote:

> On 23/02/14 02:20, anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article ,
> >   "Al Kaiser"  wrote:
> >
> >> Well good bye to DS9. I finished it last night. I was up
until almost 3:30 
> >> AM
> >> going through the final episode and special features on
Season 7 Disc 7.
> >>
> >> The episode was 90 minutes or so. When it ran on TV it was
done as two one
> >> hour episodes and ended up on the DVD as about 90 minutes. Boy I DID 
> >> forget a
> >> lot of things like Rom becoming the Naguis and where everyone
went after 
> >> the
> >> war was over.
> >>
> >> If anything when you watch it on DVD you've GOT to watch the
last episode 
> >> and
> >> the special features they almost put the cap on the story that doesn't 
> >> happen
> >> because of any made for TV movies. The "What You Leave
Behind" title is 
> >> sure
> >> fitting. And the comments from directors cast and crew are
exactly as I 
> >> have
> >> said. They said that DS9 lived in the shadow of Next Generation for a 
> >> number
> >> of years and never got the audience respect that it so
rightly deserved. 
> >> They
> >> said if you see it in reruns and for the second time, (which this is 
> >> because
> >> it
> >> never went to syndication), you will see how the series stands alone by
> >> itself.
> >> I agree the whole 7 year ARC worked well and the brought the story to a
> >> logical conclusion.
> >>
> >> You could parallel it to what JMS did with B5. They do admit there are 
> >> still
> >> some stories left and some loose ends that could have been delved into
> >> further
> >> but for the most part they are finished.
> >
> > Unfortunately Netflix doesn't give you extras so all that's available to
> > me are the raw episodes.  I hate the final DS9 with the fiery intensity
> > of 1000 superdupernovas.  Sisko goes crazy, murders Dukat (who himself
> > had earlier gone crazy) and commits suicide in the process and Jake's
> > left alone staring into space?  It invalidates the entire series, and
> > especially their finest hour, THE VISITOR.  I pretend that nothing as of
> > and including the murder of Jadzia happened.
> >
> Well, there was that episode were Sisko was writing SF stories for one 
> of the monthly SF mags, so maybe, DS9 never did, really, happen!
> 
> ;-p
> 
> Daniel

It happened more than the holonovel called ENTERPRISE did, that's for 
sure.

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