Having been a fan of Next Generation, I wanted to like this show. And honestly, I did give it a number of chances.
Unfortunately, it simply doesn't live up to it's potential. Maybe it's the fact that the program is set in a fixed location, rather than a ship which is constantly exploring new territory, or the reliance on characters created for other incarnations, such as Worf and Chief O'Brien. Whatever it is, there is a hollowness to the whole thing, as if the concept never really gelled and the characters never quite figured out who they were. The two exceptions being Quark and Odo.
For all his power as an actor, Avery Brookes' Sisko seems to react to every situation with the same mixture of slight confusion and annoyance and Major Kira never really gets to be the badass she is set up to be. Having instead, to play second fiddle to Dax. Arguably, one of the most disappointing and annoying characters ever put on television. For having lived multiple lives and gained a wealth of knowledge and wisdom from other people, this person seems to have retained none of it. Making some of the dumbest statements in the entire series.
Perhaps the most aggravating part of all of this is the introduction of a trait which would go on to be overly exploited in Star Trek Voyager. The tendency to address and solve every crisis by having the characters stare at consoles and punch keys, while spitting out chunks of computer babble. This comes across less as an adventure in space and more as the Ultimate Geek Fantasy. Not to mention, extremely boring.
I think this could have been a good show, if it had had a sharper focus and stronger writing. Jettison some of the extraneous stuff and personal nonsense and focus on the reason the station is there in the first place. No one really cares about the good doctor's relationship problems and if Keiko and Dax never appear on the station at all it won't affect the story. Likewise, there is no real reason for Worf to be assigned, other than to turn him into a Klingon version of a lap dog. Something no one asked for.
Watch if you want but overall, not the best work the franchise has produced.
Unfortunately, it simply doesn't live up to it's potential. Maybe it's the fact that the program is set in a fixed location, rather than a ship which is constantly exploring new territory, or the reliance on characters created for other incarnations, such as Worf and Chief O'Brien. Whatever it is, there is a hollowness to the whole thing, as if the concept never really gelled and the characters never quite figured out who they were. The two exceptions being Quark and Odo.
For all his power as an actor, Avery Brookes' Sisko seems to react to every situation with the same mixture of slight confusion and annoyance and Major Kira never really gets to be the badass she is set up to be. Having instead, to play second fiddle to Dax. Arguably, one of the most disappointing and annoying characters ever put on television. For having lived multiple lives and gained a wealth of knowledge and wisdom from other people, this person seems to have retained none of it. Making some of the dumbest statements in the entire series.
Perhaps the most aggravating part of all of this is the introduction of a trait which would go on to be overly exploited in Star Trek Voyager. The tendency to address and solve every crisis by having the characters stare at consoles and punch keys, while spitting out chunks of computer babble. This comes across less as an adventure in space and more as the Ultimate Geek Fantasy. Not to mention, extremely boring.
I think this could have been a good show, if it had had a sharper focus and stronger writing. Jettison some of the extraneous stuff and personal nonsense and focus on the reason the station is there in the first place. No one really cares about the good doctor's relationship problems and if Keiko and Dax never appear on the station at all it won't affect the story. Likewise, there is no real reason for Worf to be assigned, other than to turn him into a Klingon version of a lap dog. Something no one asked for.
Watch if you want but overall, not the best work the franchise has produced.