After 5 seasons, the great Next Generation was coming to an end, in the early 90s, and this show was Star Trek's third entry. No one was even speculating about a fourth Star Trek show. Truth be told, even though Deep Space Nine's episodes were new and aired only weekly, daily repeats of the Next Generation were still more captivating. Star Trek were trying something new here, Star Trek fans are open minded people, and the shows' concepts didn't clash. A tied-down station is the premise of this show. Not really happy as a viewer, despite the wormhole leading far away. In hindsight, there were so many story arks that I found boring. The religious theme, the emissary, the orbs, felt boring. Bajorans as a main, recurring alien race felt boring. The station didn't feel inter-galactic enough, not like a galactic point of attraction. From here on, it almost becomes self-evident that only a permanent war could make this show exciting. A war which lasted 5 seasons. If you like desperate war situations, watch Voyager's 'Year of Hell' two-parter, which is a lot cleverer, action-packed and eventful. Deep Space Nine did have a few good time travel episodes, usually featuring Miles O'Brian. Overall, the show's level of imagination was poor, only second (lowest) to Dune. Can't you have several space stations agglomerating near a wormhole that connects two distant parts of a galaxy ? Have another Romulan space station. Show me some Romulan life. And/or a Klingon Vor'Cha Cruiser on permanent stand-by. From here on, it also becomes clear that the lack of imagination damaged all alien races that DS9 did take seriously. The Ferengi look like imbecils due to their treatment in this show. How did the writers even get excited about telling any more Ferengi stories ? If there were DS9 books that turned all those flaws around, I would read them.
Review of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
