Quark could be in it. Cheers in space.
Thinking about additional DS9 productons...
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Quark could be in it. Cheers in space.
Bu ... bu .... bu .... ok.
Voyager was also less successful than TNG and DS9, only benefitting from having a network platform for greater visibility.
As great as the characters are, and I miss them, I still argue that the setting was more important to shaping the series. A new show that brought back the sets--physica, not virtual--would be a great platform for complex character development and thought long-term narratives. The station was home in a way it never was for the characters on the other Star Trek series. Losing Voyager had far less impact than losing DS9.
Maybe.
But in that case, they have to come up with better and more interesting new characters than recent Star Trek series and movies have come up with. Not to mention good storytelling.
Otherwise it will end up like PIC, a tired futile attempt to achieve old glory.
I would love to see characters like O'Brien, Bashir, Worf, Ezri Dax, Garak, Quark, Dukat and Sisko show up. Maybe Weyoun as well if the Dominion still can have something interesting to come up with.
It's interesting that out of the first four series, DS9 is the only one without a continuation.
TOS had TAS and the first six movies.
TNG had the next four movies and PIC.
VOY has PRO. Seven was in PIC. The Doctor will be in SFA.
That leaves DS9.
TOS had TAS and the first six movies.
TNG had the next four movies and PIC.
VOY has PRO. Seven was in PIC. The Doctor will be in SFA.
That leaves DS9.
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Frankly, I don't trust the current batch of writers enough to continue DS9.
(Though LOWER DECKS and PRODIGY... those writers fully get it. And we did get an episode of LOWER DECKS at DS9, as well as Rom and Leeta in another.)
(Though LOWER DECKS and PRODIGY... those writers fully get it. And we did get an episode of LOWER DECKS at DS9, as well as Rom and Leeta in another.)
I half-think you want to see how I'd respond, being a fan of DSC and PIC. Okay, I'll bite...
I think whoever would tackle a DS9 revival/reunion would have to be a team who re-watched the entire series, could continue the same writing style, the same rhythm and tempo, and advance things 25 years ahead.
I don't think there's enough material to follow up on to sustain a continuation, since WYLB wrapped things up effectively already, but that's what they'd need to do.
And look at what the DS9 writers came up with for "Season 8" in the documentary as a starting point, since it's what the original DS9 writing staff would've done if they had the opportunity.
Who could do that? I agree, it's not any of the current writing teams.
The easiest thing to do would be to just bring back the original writing team. Ira Steven Behr can handle Alex Kurtzman the same way he handled Rick Berman.
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Ooh! I think you may have given me a fanfic idea!
I loved what they came up with. But I just don't see it happening.
DS9 used the Casablanca parallels in Profit and Loss, but maybe you can minimize the similarities...
I thought the DS9 S8 ideas were interesting, but I don't think anyone who wants to pick up DS9 'for realsies' should be beholden to them, and I thought some of the ideas were things the writers themselves probably would have reconsidered if the whole thing was anything more than a hypothetical.
Honestly, I was simply voicing my opinion on it without any other motivation. But I definitely welcome your view on these matters.
My first thought was also to simply bring back the DS9 writing team. Easiest solution on paper, though difficult given how Ronald D. Moore and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle are working on FOR ALL MANKIND. (And Moore on other things at once, and likely will have Thompson and Weddle along with him, as he did for BSG.)
One can also make this argument... like the best entertainers, they know when to leave the stage. Have people wanting more than drag something on past its time. (I'm looking at you THE X-FILES.) This also separates DS9 from the rest and is another aspect that makes them unique.
By their own admission, Season 8 was a brainstorming session, and nothing should be seen as things that would definitely be included if they were to produce the season. However, it still stands as an appraisal by the main writers about where the series could go and what issues would need to be addressed. Of course, a lot was on the vein of "where are they now," but thematically, there are several things they would address. 1. How did the war effect Bajor. 2. What is the state of the Sisko family in Ben Sisko's absence. 3. How achievable is Starfleet's idealism.
I totally agree.
I find those prequels meaningless just because of what you state in your post and also because prequels are so limited when it comes to storytelling.
Not to mention that prequels have other actors than the original ones which totally ruins it for me.
But if you do write a fanfic, post where to get ahold of it?
