The Drama Llama
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Why 'DS9' Is the Most Faithful Trek Series in the 21st Century
In my opinion (and I'm sure others), Deep Space Nine is one of, if not the best, iteration of the Trek franchise. It is not only a great Trek show, it's also a great piece of drama, writing, character development, and storytelling. Upon re-watching it recently (frankly, this has started to become an annual tradition for myself), I began thinking about why some fans might feel that it is not as faithful to the great bird of the galaxy's original vision for what the show's concept is. Was it just one far-out concept too far for Trek? Were the writers too eager to bring conflict to the characters? The show has had its critics — one example being George Takei, who regarded it as a polar opposite to Gene's philosophy and ideals. Even Roddenberry himself was skeptical before his death in 1991. However, I've since come to realise that DS9, in the modern world, has possibly and inadvertently become the most faithful vision of Gene's philosophy and ideals in recent memory.
By The Drama Llama6 years ago in Futurism