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

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.

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