10 Welcome Changes Deep Space Nine Made To The Star Trek Formula

A series more daring and multifaceted than the Treks that came before it. Welcome to Deep Space 9.

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[TechratD]

My personal favorite scene from DS9, is Nog's speech, where he convinces Sisko to let him apply for Starfleet. Aron Eisenberg (RIP) was absolutely spectacular.

[Darktrik]

DS9 was more honest. It showed that the quadrant wasn't just happy go lucky humans in space with some odd dangerous creatures here and there. I loved that it showed it was still a challenge for people to move past base reactions

[ClassicMagicMan]

Rewatching this right now. DS9 was the best trek. TNG brought me in, and VOY caught my attention, it was DS9 that stayed with me.

[denniswiggins]

DS-9 showed us that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Technology may change but the basic human condition does not. It was realistic, the characters had their merits and their flaws. They were human...not cut and paste virtuous heroes. I point you to the episode where Sisko employs Garak to try and bring the Romulans into the war vs the Dominion. No spoilers forthcoming, but it was a revealing episode into how far a "good" person is willing to go depending on the stakes.

[explorinjenkins]

Watched most if ds9 last year in quarantine. Just finally finished the final season this year, what an amazing show.

[bipolarminddroppings]

DS9 took both O'Brien and Worf from TNG and made us all associate them more with DS9 than their original show. Well done, DS9 writers.

[sarahscott]

The world building, the attention to detail, the story threads, the characters and how they develop... I could sing this show's praises all dang day.

[DarthLee]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the greatest Star Trek series ever made.

[jonathanfornwalt]

DS9 was my Trek, I was a little young for TNG. Trying to find DS9 taught me how to use the TV Guide channel lol. I loved the DS9 time travel episodes, primarily Trials and Tribble-ations and Little Green Men. Garak as a character really hooked me into the series, especially when Odo asked if he'd shoot a man in the back and Garak replied "well, it's the safest way".

[Wimpoman]

"Come to Quark's,
"Quark's is fun!
"Come right now,
"Don't walk, RUN!"

[watcherofwatchers]

I have always maintained that Next Gen had my favorite characters, but DS9 had my favorite stories.

[amead]

DS9 took the Ferengi and Cardassians and really fleshed them out. The Ferengi were no longer bumbling little trolls only concerned with profit.

[coltigh]

I’ll like any video that talks about how awesome DS9 is.

[JarlOfSwot]

DS9 turned into my favorite Trek series. I love all the characters, they were more complex than the other series, with more complex motives and plots.

[MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I would love to see a follow-up show, like 20 or 30 years later, to see how Bajor has develloped in this time, how the station has changed and so on. They could easily bring old characters back and introduce new ones.

[jennylee]

Section 31 should have been on this list. Showing that Starfleet wasn't the squeaky clean organization it originally was designed to be by Gene, gives it more realism and comparison to our modern day world.

[cameraman]

DS9, is the only series of the franchise that I still watch regularly to this day. So much more depth, interesting plots and characters really sucks me in.

[waynefurlong]

I think you missed a major one the focus on supporting characters

[TheGary]

The biggest reason why I liked DS9 was that it gave Worf the time to shine.

[timburleson]

DS9 is the best ( besides the original) with amazing stories and the best character development. I loved a Quark episode. The one with Sisko as Benny was awesome and the baseball game against the Vulcans was awesome.