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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You have already rewatched VOY, DS9 and TNG more than seven times, right?

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lower Decks, Enterprise, Picard, TOS, The Animated Series, The Orville? So many treks to watch!

Where the fuck did Galaxy Quest go?

[–] Amilo159@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I started watching DS9 for the first time couple of months ago. It is very good but visuals are quite dated (just finished season 1).

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DS9 camera people had a real hardon for Vaseline.

Once you put it in the camera lens it's really hard to get off, and with their production schedule it's easier to just leave it on for the whole show.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Woah slow down there, a season a year is pushing it but a season every few months? You're crazy!

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Somewhat. I've never completed a full watch through of DS9 but I've seen the other two countless times.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, hand over your fan card. DS9 is unmissable

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

Not the first person to say that lol

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Well, DS9 it is then. I know it's hard to survive the first two seasons, but it'll be worth it.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Those first two seasons really aren't that bad. There are some episodes that are downright excellent in there. Duet is a masterpiece.

[–] Jaccident@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Start mid-S2 if it’s really rubbing you. Armageddon Game is a great intro to one of the best relationships on the show, and a good story in its own right. By the time you reach the Maquis you’ll be hooked.

[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m convinced that many people don’t appreciate DS9 until their 30s.

Cool that the 90s shows each seem to appeal to different demographics even though they were all in theory designed for mass audiences ( unlike in the current streaming era).

The problem seems to be that a lot of younger fans that get into Voyager & TNG, just cringe at DS9 or find it boring. Once they’ve had that experience they’re hard to convince to give it a fresh shot when they’re older.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think many of us feel that DS9 is one of those shows where each season is an improvement on the one before it. So it starts out pretty mundane at best with some terrible episodes, but by the final season it's pretty incredible.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

My issue with the show extends throughout all seasons, unfortunately. There's a few reasons as to why I am not interested but they're all personal opinion. No serious complaints about the shows quality overall.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll take DS9's first two seasons over TNG's first two any time. Yes, even Move Along Home. TNG also peaked around season 5, and was somewhat more mixed after that (but never going quite so low, either).

Not in that particular order, no