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Summary: BAD News For DS9 Fans!
Review: The bad news is that after the shows third season ended I got the impression that series writer Ira Steven Behr had started to loose it.On this season Deep Space Nine dealt in it's
own genuine way with the issues of homelessness in 'Past Tence" the Sisko father/son relationship in "Explorers" the the loss of a loved one in "Life Support" all without being syrupy-the whole point of the show in the first place.This could also be described as the Jadzia Dax season since she had two major episode story lines.Because of her complex,tom boyish ways she was my favorite DS9 character and in "Rejoined" and "Facets" we get to delve into the many,many,MANY aspects of her psyce and the Trill culture from whitch she came in general.What went wrong after this?Well well into season four (starting with the
Paradise Lost episode" DS9 just got too edgy and dark-it became negative for negative's sake and gradually evolved into basically a old fashioned World War II serial later on,culminating in the death of Jadzia Dax at the end of the sixth
season.It went quickly downhill from their so if anyone out here
wants to know what the Deep Space Nine hubbubb was all about,the
first three seasons are the only ones you'll really need.
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Summary: DS9 - Season 3
Review: A number of things happen in the 3rd season, Sisko is promoted to captain; Will Riker's makes an appearance, the Defiant is introduced, and we learn a little more about the Gamma Quadrant.The Search (Part 1 & 2) - Sisko is promoted to captain and brings to Deep Space Nine the USS Defiant. Captain Sisko and his crew head into the Gamma Quadrant look for the founders of the Dominion. The House of Quark - Quark accidentally kills a Klingon in his bar but claims he fought the Klingon in a fight and won. The Klingon's family shows up, kidnaps him and makes him marry the Klingon's widow. Equilibrium - After Dax starts hallucinations and keeps blacking out, Sisko and Dr. Bashir take her to the Trill where they find out a secret is being hid. Second Skin - Kira discovers that she may have been a POW on Bajor during Cardassian occupation. The Abandoned - Odo tries to convince a Jem'Hadar that there is more to life that fighting and killing. Civil Defense - The crew of Deep Space Nine fight to save the station from self-destruction. Meridian - Dax falls for someone that will shortly move into another dimension. Defiant - Riker's duplicate steals the Defiant and attacks the Cardassians. Fascination - Romantic attractions breaks out between the crew during a Bajor celebration. Past Tense (Part 1 & 2) - The officers brief Starfleet on the situation in the Gamma Quadrant. As the teams start to beam down, the situation gets worse, there is transporter problem, time travel is involved and then things get worse. Life Support - Bashir has to Vedek Bareil alive long enough to help bring about a peace treaty between Bajor and the Cardassians. Heart of Stone - Odo faces the feelings he has for Kira. Destiny - Sisko joins the Cardassians for a scientific venture even though there is a Bajor prophecy of doom. Prophet Motive - Quark want to find out while the Ferengi leader wants to abandon their greedy ways. Visionary - O'Brien leaps into the future where he witnesses his own death. Distance Voices - Dr. Bashir finds himself trapped in a dream world. He must find the answer before he dies of old age. Through the Looking Glass - Sisko assumes the role of his dead counterpart in order to save his late wife. Improbable Cause - When Garak's shop explodes, Odo investigate who is trying to kill him. The Die is Cast - Garak is faced with proving his loyalty to his old mentor by killing Odo Explorers - Sisko sets out to build an ancient Bajoran spaceship. Family Business - The Ferengi business leader claims Quark's bar because his mother is earning profit. Shakaar - Kira winds up joining her former leader and becoming a fugitive. Facets - A Trill refuses to give up the body of one of the Deep Space Nine crewmembers. The Adversary - A member of Odo's race has control of the Defiant and is determine to start a war.
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Summary: The series undergoes a shape-shift
Review: Although the premise behind Deep Space Nine was that of a run-down space station at the edge of nowhere, by the middle of the second season, life seemed to be getting a little too easy for the crew of the station. Not to say that they didn't have problems, but the adversaries and adversities they faced weren't a thousand miles away from the type of troubles that beset the crew of the USS Enterprise. But the end of the second season of Deep Space Nine changed all that. For almost two years, the wormhole had been attracting all sorts of relatively positive attention towards the station. Scientists, explorers, and Ferengi business were all attracted to this spatial oddity in hopes of furthering their own interests. But in the season finale to the second year, the series was completely turned around when the wormhole suddenly becomes a threat -- beyond it lies the mighty Dominion, who appear to be taking a very proactive, almost Rumsfeldian role in their "defense". Suddenly, the people on the station are frightened and scared. A Dominion attack could come at any moment. In the third season we see Starfleet sending, not a scientific research starship, but an experimental warship, so powerful and unstable that it is almost a menace to itself. This was the shot in the arm that Deep Space Nine needed. Not only is this a cantankerous old space station in the middle of nowhere, but now it's a cantankerous old space station in the middle of nowhere that could come under overwhelming attack at any time. The change in premise seemed to energize the writing and production staff. Even the stories that do not directly involve themselves with the running story seem like a step up from the past two years. Although Deep Space Nine hadn't been a bad series in the past by any means, we can see it developing further in this season. As with the last two DVD box sets, the extras here are geared mostly towards the third season. Documentaries focus on revealing the makeup "secrets" or unearthing the original design sketches of the various buildings and spaceships seen during this year. There's also a special on Odo, featuring Rene Auberjonois who these days appears to be basing his look on that of Santa Claus. Again with this set, the documentaries are on the short size, mostly five to ten minutes long (I doubt there is one over a quarter of an hour). Season three slowly ratchets up the tension, mixing standalone episodes with stories that enhance the overall arc. The big story and the characters are moving along nicely now, and the changes in the series fundamentals gave the producers and writers some great new potential for stories in the future.
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Summary: Great stuff on season 3
Review: Andrea Martin stars as "Moogie" in "Family Business", and watch for the introduction of The Founders....aka the Changelings (Odo's race)
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Summary: Great stuff on season 3
Review: Andrea Martin stars as "Moogie" in "Family Business", and watch for the introduction of The Founders....aka the Changelings (Odo's race)
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Summary: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season-3 on DVD
Review: Dear Amazon Customers,
One of the most exciting series of Star Trek returns for it's third season. That series being Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Now in its third season, the show begins to take on a sense of maturity and adventure not before attempted in previous Star Trek universe programs. It is at this time that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine defines itself as a different type of show from predecessor Star Trek programs. In the third season, we see Benjamin Sisko played by "Avery Brooks" take on more of the role as the father to Jake Sisko played by "Cirroc Lofton". The bonding of these two characters adds a level of domestic humanity to a character typically positioned in previous Star Trek programs as strong, overbearing and in command of matters. Even though Commander Sisko has a duty to Starfleet, he recognizes his duty as a father to his son. Another aspect not seen in previous Star Trek programs is the introduction of a dominant antagonist force. In this case, the group that calls themselves the Dominion is introduced to the series. For the first time, the Federation faces an adversary that is just as determine to gain power through universal conquest instead of through peaceful negotiations. It is this theme that is the center point for rest of the entire Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series. In the third season, the audience is treated to a full interaction of all the characters. We see Quark played by "Armin Shimerman" not only take on the rest of the cast of characters in a fierce stance to show Ferengi ingenuity and free enterprise but also takes on the Ferengi commerce structure and it's leaders in order to maintain his way of life. We get to see Jadzia Dax played by "Terry Farrell" challenge her own society and herself with concept of Trill cohabitation with the symbiont life forms they carry inside of their bodies. Jadzia wanting to live her own life is tormented by the past lives of her previous symbiont's Trill host. This aspect of these multiple lives of the character Jadzia Dax becomes one of the most challenging story developments of the series. Along with all of the character elements being developed in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, we see the reappearance of the warlike race known as the Klingons. In the third season, the Klingon society is challenged by the concept that their system may not as equitable to all of those who show strength. We see that even other alien races can teach the proud Klingons something about their society and themselves as well. One of the most challenging aspects of to the Star Trek universe was made in the third season with the introduction of the armored and warlike starship vessel called the "Defiant". In all previous and future Star Trek universe programs, the Federation has insisted that they were a peaceful organization. With the introduction of a true war vessel, this notion was forever shattered. This single aspect alone pushed the writers of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine into areas of themes and plots never before explored in the Star Trek universe. The bringing together of all these elements lead to a masterful piece of SCI-FI entertainment that is viewable over and over again. The only way you will know for yourself is by purchasing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3 on DVD. Watching the culmination of the previous seasons plots come together in the third season makes season 3 on DVD well worth watching. You will surely enjoy viewing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3 on DVD.
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Summary: If you haven't seen DS9
Review: Deep Space 9 is, I think, the most thoughtful of the spin-offs, with depth and great character development. If you haven't see this series, you will love it.
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Summary: The Best of all Treks
Review: Deep Space Nine just gets better with each season. The characters become more developed, and the story lines are more exciting. I love the spirtuality of the Bajorans, and the alternate universe stories are some of the best Sci-Fi ever written. Buy these DVD's, and prepare for a great adventure!
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Summary: Boldly going where no Trek had gone before
Review: DS9 is (in my never-to-be-humble opinion) the best of Trek and season 3 is an excellent example of why. By the third season the series had really begun to hit its stride. The basic premise had been established, main characters and conflicts had been introduced and now new themes needed to be found and developed. The series had been criticized as not having enough action, especially when compared to TNG. Conflict needed to be introduced and it was on many levels. The on-going quest of Odo to find his own people was addressed and expanded to incredible levels. Kira was forced to face her beliefs about her faith, her people and herself. We learn more about the Ferengi and their culture as Quark and him family struggle to evolve with its changes. Sisko deals with changes in the Federation, the Bajoran and his own family. O'Brien faces his own mortality and the ever present conflict in his own family. Jadzia lays to rest her past lives and Bashir enters into new relationships. And those are just the main characters! The Federation itself recovering from the recent assault by the Borg, and trying to maintain uneasy relationships with Klingons, Romulans and Cardassians now is becoming aware that threats exist from the Dominion. The groundwork is laid for upcoming seasons including the format of story lines building over a series shows in arcs. The on-going themes already established by this series of making the characters more multi-dimensional than either TOS or TNG by incorporating more of their lives into the story is continued and expanded as are the mirror universe and time travel premises. The additional features include about 45 minutes of interviews with the producers, writers, actors and others focusing on certain aspects of the show or particular episodes. The 'hidden files' (I found 7) are segments about 2 minutes each appear to be snippets from the interviews but are well worth the effort to access them.
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Summary: Boldly going where no Trek had gone before
Review: DS9 is (in my never-to-be-humble opinion) the best of Trek and season 3 is an excellent example of why. By the third season the series had really begun to hit its stride. The basic premise had been established, main characters and conflicts had been introduced and now new themes needed to be found and developed. The series had been criticized as not having enough action, especially when compared to TNG. Conflict needed to be introduced and it was on many levels. The on-going quest of Odo to find his own people was addressed and expanded to incredible levels. Kira was forced to face her beliefs about her faith, her people and herself. We learn more about the Ferengi and their culture as Quark and him family struggle to evolve with its changes. Sisko deals with changes in the Federation, the Bajoran and his own family. O'Brien faces his own mortality and the ever present conflict in his own family. Jadzia lays to rest her past lives and Bashir enters into new relationships. And those are just the main characters! The Federation itself recovering from the recent assault by the Borg, and trying to maintain uneasy relationships with Klingons, Romulans and Cardassians now is becoming aware that threats exist from the Dominion. The groundwork is laid for upcoming seasons including the format of story lines building over a series shows in arcs. The on-going themes already established by this series of making the characters more multi-dimensional than either TOS or TNG by incorporating more of their lives into the story is continued and expanded as are the mirror universe and time travel premises. The additional features include about 45 minutes of interviews with the producers, writers, actors and others focusing on certain aspects of the show or particular episodes. The 'hidden files' (I found 7) are segments about 2 minutes each appear to be snippets from the interviews but are well worth the effort to access them.
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