From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: dxmm{at}albury.nospam.net.au
Subject: Re: Deep Space Nine - Some final thoughts

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

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