Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-99) - What Happened to This Series?

[@JoBloOriginals]

Hey guys! This episode of GBNF was made from suggestions from fans who emailed us demanding this show be covered on this series. If you want to make suggestions for future episodes of GBNF then e-mail [e-mail] and maybe we’ll cover your show

[@monkeyzorr3090]

You claim you love Star Trek and yet show clips of Kurtzman Trek

[@pathutchison7688]

Just because fans demanded it, doesn’t mean you had to claim that YOU personally loved it. It’s pretty clear you didn’t watch the show. No reason to pretend.

[@pathutchison7688]

Just because fans asked for it, doesn’t mean that you had to claim that you LOVED the show, when you clearly never watched it. You mess up pronunciations of super basic things when you read the script that someone else wrote.

[@KadeemG61]

Can you do Sam Raimi’s forgotten sci-fi gem, M.A.N.T.I.S? That show represented black culture and was the first black superhero on a primetime network. It was way ahead of its time, something that FOX completely dropped the ball canceling the series in 1995.

[@reddblackjack]

Don't lie, you obviously never saw it. So many phrases used I've heard make me think you either plagiarized a human or asked an AI to write it. Watch the retrospective 'What we Left Behind ' to learn how to pronounce names, then just embarrassingly delete this. For one thing, some in show relationships were developed AFTER seeing actor's chemistry. O'Brien and Bashir, Kira and Odo, just to name two. And how is Sisko your second favorite captain? He's THE best! More depth, development, and his story is the only one shared with us from birth to end completely. Which is all predetermined by the prophet Sarah. He talked the prophets into stopping 2400 Dominion ships coming into our quadrant which nobody else could have done.

[@reconsoldier135]

This is the best Trek show and I will die on that hill

[@vonthrash]

See you there

[@eS._Te]

TNG and VOY are way better

[@vonthrash]

@@eS._Te I have the high ground, do not try it

[@theneoncowboys]

ಠ_ಠ​@@eS._Te

[@Pab1oRomirez]

As will I, and today is a good day to die!!

[@julius-stark]

DS9, for me, is the best Trek series. Unfortunately I feel that current Trek has taken all the wrong lessons from the show and try too hard to replicate the grimdark vibe of the Dominion arc without actually doing the work of building up the characters first.

[@Aragorn7884]

*'In the Pale Moonlight'* is a GD classic bruh

[@mattyladd]

1000%

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

I can live with it. I...can...live with it. I CAN live with it. Computer...erase that ENTIRE log. Best ending to a Star Trek episode EVER.

[@Aragorn7884]

@@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319 epic AND legendary 🥲

[@thelittlehooer]

DS9's finest hour. Garak being the one to commithe dirty deed, (dirt cheap) was fantastic. It also gave us the "It's a FAAAKKEEE!" meme. The episode where Sisko is dragged forward through time in leaps as his son ages trying to save him runs it close, though.

[@realitybites243]

Came here to say that myself. How could he not even mention it 🙄

[@captainyossarian388]

What? No mention of 'In the Pale Moonlight', considered one of the greatest episodes of all Trek, if not most controversial?

[@Bangyourbirdnumb]

The guy that compiled this is not very good at what he does. By the numbers take.

[@evanthesquirrel]

​@Bangyourbirdnumb I'm getting sick of creators saying everything is their favorite series, favorite game, favorite movie claiming they live on it then can't pronounce the names right.

[@SteveEdzPainter]

IT'S A FAKE!!!!

[@jasonfischer8946]

I think I can live with it.

[@captainyossarian388]

@@jasonfischer8946 "Computer, erase that entire personal log entry."

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

Fun fact: When DS9 aired in Europe Colm Meaney's character was changed to Kilometers O'Brien.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

🤣 A nerd joke worthy of a Tom Holland Peter Parker t-shirt.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

That brought a smile to my face.

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

That was my only goal so thank you!

[@thelittlehooer]

Never forget; Chief O'Brien got to yell "Bollocks" in DS9, and all Ireland cheered.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

@@JordanMayjor3p7 It's great to find jokes that are so creative but simple at the same time. 15 words, that's all it took. Boom, done, happy. Thank you for sharing that. Other jokes that tickle that same funny bone are the speed settings on the wheelchair in Johnny English. Fast, V.Fast then F.Fast Or the Original Warburtons bread advert with Sylvester Stallone. Three quick cuts of British Drivers getting it to the trucks, 'clonk', 'clonk', 'clonk'. Stallone gets into the American side of the truck, 'Clonk' no steering wheel.

[@martinsriber7760]

Quadrants are not different galaxies. They are quarters (quadrants) of the same galaxy.

[@RichO1701e]

galaxies 70,000 lightyears apart... apparently

[@AMVH2012]

I was about to say the same thing.

[@madscience6283]

"...two galaxies that are 70,000LY away from each other?" Two parts of the galaxy*

[@JazzyWaffles]

He also occasionally says things like "Ghoul Dukat", which is a weird mistake to make when no character pronounces Gul like that.

[@blankspace178]

@@JazzyWaffles It's an AI voiceover....have you never noticed that??

[@Foebane72]

@@blankspace178 Is it? Then they're lazy c-nts at JoBlo!

[@rickjohnston2667]

Yes, that's an important distinction.

[@jasonf5920]

The Alpha and Gamma quadrants aren't different galaxies, they're both quadrants of this galaxy. "Morn" isn't "Norm" spelled backwards (but they are anagrams).

[@LordLOC]

He mispronounced a lot of names and things from the show, which is odd for someone who supposedly loved the show lol but it is what it is.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@@LordLOC he could be tone deaf. But then again this was a poorly executed video.

[@gorenator]

What unites all fans of Trek is our ability to acknowledge that no one suffered more than Miles O'Brian.

[@Liz.8711]

Next Gen is my favorite Star Trek series to watch. I’ve seen it probably 20 times through…. But I absolutely fell in love with Deep Space Nine, and it holds the most special place in my Star Trek loving heart. It tugs at my heart so much that it’s hard for me to watch sometimes. It is the best series. Thanks for making this video!

[@nunyabizness6595]

"It isnt you i hate Cardassian. Its what ive become because of you." The TNG that first introduced the Cardassians and Colm Meany's brilliant performance. Its like the DS9's producers saw that as a springboard for DS9.❤❤❤

[@thelittlehooer]

"The Wounded" episode from TNG. I've always loved that episode, espically the end where O'Brien and his old captain sing "The Minstrel Boy" sadly while remembering lost comrades.

[@bev9708]

Deep Space 9 really really needs to be binged ... the excitement, tension and depth really comes to the fore when binged and is truly phenomenal!!!

[@wstine79]

I'm half expecting Mike from Red Letter Media to join the chat and contradict everything that Jesse and David say about DS9.

[@cbhlde]

Yeah, I'm looking for that comment, too! ;)

[@swst]

DS9 is absolutely my fav outta all the Star Trek shows & The Visitor is my fav episode! It reminds me of me & my late Dad who was a widower. Sisko & Jake had that special relationship of father & son just like me & my dad & I miss him to this day!

[@beelez-xi1fi]

25:22 Will Crusher? As played by Wesley Wheaton of course 😊

[@RonJomero]

DS9 was absolutely divisive in the Trek fandom for many years, that's true. It was a darker, grittier Trek with many shades of gray and that polarized the fanbase. But as time has went on, I feel most fans have since come around. It's extremely common in Trek circles these days to see fans talking about the show positively.

[@RichO1701e]

Yeah, they're called the toxic fanbase. They hate everything new until it's not new. They hated TNG bcos Picard wasn't Kirk, etc. Then DS9 bcos is was station not a ship and a black commander was political correctness gone mad. Same with Voyager, female captain was political correctness. Enterprise wasn't canon/broke the continuity. And the theme song. They now cry about "wokeness and forced diversity". They never learn.

[@tanler7953]

I was not a fan. DS9 was the only Star Trek spinoff that I never watched in its entirety, having been disappointed after the 2nd season. As the video says the show got better, I may go back and give it another try.

[@AaronLitz]

@@tanler7953 It _definitely_ got better. All the awkward weirdness in so much of the 1st and 2nd season went away, and was replaced with confident storytelling as they figured out what worked and how they were going to tell their story. I liked DS9 from the beginning, but I'm not going to pretend that seasons 1 and 2 weren't full of clunkiness, or that something like _Move Along Home_ was ever a good idea; they were still struggling with the idea of "what whacky new thing came through the Wormhole this week?! Aliens with a magic children's board game!" But by season 3 they got their stuff together. They would still have occasional silly fun episodes, but that's a tradition with _Star Trek._ The episode _Trials and Tribbilations_ is something that every _Star Trek_ fan should watch.

[@RonJomero]

@@tanler7953 You should. It would be akin to someone telling you they stopped watching TNG after the second season and judging the series on that alone.

[@RaptorNX01]

I couldn't get into DS9 at first. i was obsessed with TNG, but i found ds9 kind of meh. i tried, and would occasionally play an ep if nothing else was on (skipping eps probably didn't help), but it wasn't until the dominion showed up that i really took an interest. once the odyssey blew up, everything changed. then the search two parter solidified it. took years for me to go back and watch the first few seasons properly. now its my favorite trek show.

[@jasonwelch6306]

The DS9 writers had a rule for O'Brien - he was not allowed to have a good day

[@RaptorNX01]

"O'Brian must suffer"

[@Monius13]

I was immediately on board with DS9 when I seen Avery Brooks. One of my favorite actors. I love him so much. He could never be replaced. No matter what he does, it's just perfect! DS9 is one of my favorite shows of all time. I re-binge the whole series every so often because I just love being in that world, you know? Thanks for another awesome episode!

[@RaptorNX01]

Fun Fact: the original plan for what would become DS9 was very different then the show we got. In a news article in TV Guide it was announced that a second spin off of star trek was in the works and it would run concurrent with TNG. But that news article stated that the plot of the show would actually be a prequel. taking place long before the Original Series and depict the founding of, and/or the early days of, the Federation. at some point tho, that idea was shelved, to be replaced by DS9. and as we know, it resurfaced many years later as the basis for Enterprise. its unclear how far into development they got before it was changed, or how much of the original idea made it into enterprise, if anything considering the ship in that show wasn't going to be another enterprise as far as we know. also: Kira was originally going to be Ro Laren, the Bajoran starfleet officier who went awol in TNG and joined the bajoran resistance movement called the marqui. i believe it was changed the actress that originally played ensign Ro declined, tho i;m not 100% sure on that.

[@brandonmurphy301]

The Changelings being the Founders and leaders of the Dominion was DS9s answer to TNGs "Best of Both Worlds" cliffhanger. Odo meeting the female Changeling at the end of season 2 with a loving "Welcome home," then the reveal of the Vorta and Jem Hadar working for them in the premiere of season 3 was a masterful rugpull that has rarely been topped since. One demerit in the vid for no mention of "In the Pale Moonlight" though. 9/10

[@GermanLeftist]

The Search two-parter was the season 3 opener. There was no cliffhanger between season 2 and 3.

[@RobertMcCartney-oq9jz]

I am not convinced by the argument that the series was not cancelled. The Breen joined the war on the Dominion side towards the end, suggesting that the war was scheduled to continue. Also Jake was left waiting for his father to return from the wormhole. Nice to know the real reason why Terry Farrell left the series.

[@850t5m]

How can you profess your love for star trek but then completely butcher certain names???

[@Arroyo2099]

narrator and writer are two different people

[@Bored_Barbarian]

@@Arroyo2099the writer also thought it was “the last post” not “the last outpost”…..

[@jodybriggs1075]

@@Bored_Barbarian It's entirely possible the narrator just misread it and they didn't bother do another VO take or no one noticed. JoBlo is a bit of a video mill

[@SirMCraftalot]

There are quite a few errors.

[@rw3452]

Babylon 5 👀 so glad you mentioned it.

[@tonep3168]

A fantastic series!

[@RadioactiveGoose]

Star Trek died after Nemesis. DS9 was imo the highlight of the franchise. What we got today is just a shadow of what used to be a show with substance and heart.

[@johnchedsey1306]

that's horse puckey.

[@AaronLitz]

I am no fan of _Discovery,_ but _Strange New Worlds_ is just fantastic, and I really like _Lower Decks._

[@RadioactiveGoose]

@@AaronLitz I agree that SNW is the most enjoyable we had since Enterprise. But in my unpopular opinion that's mostly because we've been lowering the bar so much, that any Trek show that somewhat goes "back to formula" seems automatically good. But if you really dissect it, it touches topics that TNG already did so much better decades ago. It doesn't stand out. But I'll give that a pass. Because nowadays it's better to keep it safe than to go too far overboard on the established lore and formula. All I can really compliment SNW for is that it doesn't 'really' break what came before and that the characters are likeable. And it looks pretty. Maybe even too pretty as it does totally break the visual canon on the Enterprise haha.

[@rickjohnston2667]

Except for Strange New Worlds!

[@Zontar82]

agreed

[@OakCityGamers]

I think Michael Dorn’s Worf is the most prolific character. He’s been in the most episodes. Shout out to Vaughn Armstrong. The most different characters played. Also your pronunciation is all off. 😂 it’s kinda funny.

[@julianuceda1331]

Weyoun played by Jeffrey Combs is my favorite Villian of Star Trek

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

Jeffrey Combs is awesome in every role he plays.

[@stringtheorysucks]

@@JordanMayjor3p7 He was excellent as Shran on Enterprise

[@james-michaelrobson287]

Which Weyoun? That dude died a LOT

[@NuntiusLegis]

My favorite is the Borg Queeen, but he comes in close.

[@RaptorNX01]

"Brunt. FCA"

[@wstine79]

"Allamaraine, count to four, Allamaraine, then three more, Allamaraine, if you can see, Allamaraine, you'll come with me…"

[@cleo4548]

Allamaraine! Third schap

[@nightwingaven69]

you either had to look that up or you remembered it. Either way, you should be severely punished

[@RetroMMA]

1, 2, 3, 4, YOU WILL FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR! /Al Bundy

[@LordTalax]

One of the most stupid episodes.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@LordTalax Agreed.

[@RossAllaire-wx4og]

"Will Crusher" 🤣 Also you pronounced Garak's first name wrong. Great job!

[@Arroyo2099]

Thanks

[@Cody0ne5]

I grew up as a kid watching Voyager with my Dad. He would always put it on TV after me and my sister had our after school cartoons. I actually enjoyed it a lot. For that reason alone I would say Voyager is my favourite. I never got into Deep Space 9. It wasn't until I gave it a chance on Netflix that I realized what an amazing show it was. I do remember seeing it on TV a few times especially seeing Quarks big EARS lol. Deep Space 9 would for sure be my second favourite. Then what comes in third is The Next Generation. All these shows running close to and simultaneously was such good TV back in the late 80s and 90s.

[@kevindavidson5171]

@6:22 The Alpha Quadrant and the Gamma Quadrant are, as the names suggest, *quadrants* of the Milky Way Galaxy, and not galaxies in or of themselves.

[@mutanix]

I grew up with TNG but Deep Space Nine is my favorite Trek.

[@JMyoutube1]

DS9 was the best Star Trek series, in my opinion. Glad to see another person who loves and appreciates its great writing and storytelling.

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

Friends of mine who weren't Star Trek fans at all, some who weren't even into science fiction, fell in love with Deep Space Nine in its first and second seasons. For some it became a gateway to more Star Trek. Others just stuck with DS9, which is okay. Some previous Star Trek fans may not have liked it but it was such a great show it created many more fans.

[@joebishman6163]

This was my favorite show too. There was a time when I was a boy, I could watch TNG, DS9, Babylon 5, and a bonus TNG episode on Saturday evenings. I looked forward to it every week.

[@thedissonant]

DS9 was to Star Trek what Universe was to Stargate. The exact right change of pace at the exact right time demonstrating impressively what these franchises had to explore yet. The character orientation on DS9 brought so many interesting things to the table. The transition from TNG to DS9 did take a while for me but in the end DS9 made it for me.

[@Spacesharks40k]

Fun fact, the girl that played Miles O’Brians daughter appears on Kitchen Nightmares , on the Sushi-Ko episode.

[@flashrogue4376]

Or maybe star trek fans are less toxic because it's a property that focuses on diplomacy and tolerance. ;) Ds9 is cracked.. so underrated

[@valetboy21]

The rootbeer scene between Quark and Garak is still my favorite single scene in all of Star Trek.

[@Zontar82]

worf in ds9 was a nice addittion, they tied all the loose ends he had in tng like his son or Gowron's and Martok's ones

[@JS-wp4gs]

This video *screams* that you haven't actually seen it and are just looking things up on the internet, and getting a ton of even the most basic stuff blatantly incorrect

[@johnortiz1964]

Your idea that the narrator did'nt actually watched DS9 is backed up by his constant mispronunciation of both characters and the actors who played them.

[@therabbitslayerr]

Agreed. He was mispronouncing major characters. Took me out of it a bit. Still glad they did it though

[@johnortiz1964]

@@therabbitslayerr I agree with you there. Where's pronunciation of names is a pet peeve with me.

[@johnortiz1964]

If you watch a movie or TV show you hear these names pronounce correctly. It's always bug me maybe because I come from a family of teachers and I spent almost 30 years buying and selling books in New England 😀

[@Setta-p2d]

*alleged former cardissian spy

[@TuckerLeeC]

‘In the Pale Moonlight’ is the best episode of Trek ever. Maybe the best episode of anything ever…

[@Delekhan]

We love your station but "William Crusher"?! Fired! J/K... thanks for the great vid and y'alls hard work! Really enjoy watching your vids!

[@tec5x5]

One of the greatest television series of all time I love all theses characters

[@felixcortez7604]

DS9 is a gem. I really need that Blu-Ray edition!

[@ross-carlson]

Sadly it almost cetainly won't happen - they apparently lost a ton on the TNG remaster as sadly it didn't sell well enough to recoup the cost as they had to fully re-do all the open ship CGI, etc. to make it 16:9 as it couldn't just be upscaled given the way it was shot. With all the sequences in DS9 it would cost FAR more. Though I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see it.

[@felixcortez7604]

@@ross-carlson Perhaps with someday AI upscaling. That does not really cost much

[@stormdaboo]

WHOO! Been waiting for this!! Best Star trek series!

[@pathutchison7688]

The way you say “Bajorans”, you don’t know how to pronounce Garak’s first name, you thought Jake would join “the federation” instead of starfleet, that you don’t know that the Gamma quadrant and alpha quadrant are both in the Milky Way galaxy, not separate galaxies… Relatively minor mistakes, but you say you love the show and these are pretty basic things. Seems more like you are just reading a script someone else wrote. Still a good vid. Props to the script writer.

[@christophermaclachlan2694]

NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDDDDDDD!!!!!!

[@Bored_Barbarian]

I mean, the script writer got “the last outpost” wrong. 14:01

[@ronsorage78]

both Dax actresses were so stunning.

[@flyguy7825]

I love Star Trek too and I love DS nine I love how they changed it up in Myxed a hole bunch of things and kept it within the world of Star Trek,Sisco next to the card is my favorite captain

[@mattpurcell2462]

Ira Steven Behr saved Star Trek in my opinion....I get Gene's original intent with TOS but Ira brough the gritty, dirty reality of the galaxy in DS9.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

Ronald D Moore as well. I love BSG because of them too.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Great Retrospect Mr.Shade. You put some respeckt on DS9 name.

[@Arroyo2099]

Well I wrote it but thanks for the compliment anyway

[@dawnofapril3055]

Deep Space Nine was one of the first Trek shows I watched as a kid and I loved it, and still consider it my favorite today. I'm so glad that many more people have come around to appreciate it now, considering it was dismissed as the black sheep of the franchise in the past.

[@magnificus8581]

So cool this just was released, last night I just finished binge watching DS9, which I had not seen before!

[@cmbaz1140]

Peak startrek.

[@CoinOpTV]

Deep Space Nine is so great too bad it never got a blu-ray remaster release

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Top Five ST Shows: DS9, TNG, TOS, SNW, DIS Top 3 ST Episodes: Far Beyond the Stars, Duet, In the Pale Moonlight - all DS9 episodes.

[@pike100]

Enterprise and Voyager were much, much better than Discovery.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

@@pike100 Only if drinking heavily.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

What I love about Star Trek is that is helps instantly identify people worthy of befriending. No matter which show a person likes (well, maybe except nuTrek, because it's a Star Wars ripoff rather than continuation of Roddenbery's vision) and no matter what their views on singular aspects of life are - you are guaranteed that when you stumble upon a trekkie, you stumble upon a fundamentally... good person at heart. They might not be angels; they might not be perfect; they might have huge flaws of character - but in the end, you can be sure that they will do the right thing. I have a friend that often poses as a tough guy. I treated him as a good buddy for a long time, but at one point I discovered that he secretly loves Voyager. He hid that from his manly-men buddies that he lived among, but when I found out he was so happy to share his softer side with someone! He had a tough life, resorted to dealing drugs at one point even, but there were so many times we drank beer in the woods at night and he would tell me how he wishes humanity to be as good as it is portrayed in Star Trek, treat people well, and so on. We are bonded for life since I discovered he's a secret trekkie. Edit: the further I watch the video the worse ot gets unfortunately. Mispronounciations, wrong facts, and what thel hell is this all talk about sexuality? Seems like 10% of the video is devoted to genital preferences of the characters. Is this really THAT important to modern audiences??

[@Arroyo2099]

Wow you really did a 180 there “Trek people are fundamentally good people” two minutes “You suck!!!” Nice lol

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

@@Arroyo2099 Pointing out stupidity doesn't make one a bad person imo, but if you'd like to think that - feel free to, I'll be glad I made you laugh then :)

[@camaradiop3731]

17:15 This was also a "breaking the fourth wall" double entendre; Avery Brooks' Hawk called his mentor/friend "old man".

[@damienhenning541]

INCREDIBLE job paying homage to a wonder piece of television art

[@TheValoriusValcorin]

TNG was my first love, but DS9 is my favorite.

[@TheValoriusValcorin]

@@matthewdaley746 that's certainly an opinion, TNG is a close 2nd to DS9, but to each their own.

[@DavidProv]

DS9 is my favorite series... Season 7 aired my freshman year of high school. I had a huge crush on Dax...both of them...Jadzia and Ezri.

[@chrisalbizu521]

DS9 is the best of them all, the serialization of the plots were well done. This video nails it, well done!

[@mattyladd]

Pronunciations aside, this is a fantastic video! DS9 is by far my favorite Star Trek and Sisko is BY FAR my favorite Captain. SO many great memories from watching your video. You were spot on with the favorite episodes. I can't get through The Visitor with a dry eye to this day (my father passed away when I was in my early 20s). Duet is simply outstanding. The characters were so amazingly fleshed out. If you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it. If you can't get through the first season or two, skip to Way of the Warrior and watch the next few episodes; you'll be hooked :)

[@AdamSternberg]

DS9 is a real hidden gem in the Star Trek universe. When Next Generation started getting too PC, DS9 was a good alternative. It was fun, and edgy, and had awesome characters.

[@ross-carlson]

Absolutely nothing hidden about it, it IS the best Trek.

[@RichO1701e]

And the toxic fans HATED on it as much as they do with the new trek. They never stop with their toxicity

[@christianriddler5063]

@@RichO1701e No, you're wrong, they are not even comparable. Star trek discovery and star trek picard were horrible in every regard. Nothing star trek about it and hundreds upon hundreds of continuity errors that break the lore. And the people who made the show called everyone who didn't like the show "racist" and "sexist" which is just sad honestly. Their only defense of their abominations were personal attacks against the fans. DS9 is brilliant and it's unreasonable to compare it to the garbage produced today.

[@johnpolishimpossible2say191]

Next Generation got too pc? Please explain.

[@RichO1701e]

@@christianriddler5063 thank you for proving my point, toxic fans like you are just the worst fans. You all hated DS9 when it started. Just like Enterprise. In 20yrs you'll be denying you hated Discovery.

[@white-dragon4424]

Thankyou JMS for giving us both B5 and DS9!

[@TheLoneDrow22]

This was my introduction to Star trek. I remember recording each episode on vhs and writing them all down in a book labeled with episode names lol then i did the same with all the treks. The golden years of Star trek without a doubt.

[@SteveSpikes]

I enjoy watching STAR TREK: TOS from time to time - probably because it first aired before I was born. I would watch the reruns, of course. But when the 24th century era shows became a reality, I was hooked.

[@Grinnar]

Cisko is my favorite captain and this is my favorite Star Trek. One of my birds, who passed away, would also enjoy watching the reruns with me.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

Sisko….

[@freelancenerd4804]

When I was young I didn’t like DS9, I wanted starships. Now it’s my favorite Star Trek series. Ben Sisko is my favorite captain/commander in the entire franchise. Love this show! Good breakdown!!

[@rickjohnston2667]

Well, if you waited long enough (like season 4 onwards & the Dominion war arc) you got plenty of starships. Of every major species in Trek.

[@mcebisap8806]

Bay-Jorans. Changa-Lings. Ghuol-Dukat. Aleem-Garak. For someone who claims to love this series, the narrator pronounces most of the proper nouns differently than the hundreds of times they are spoken in the series.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

DS9 is my favourite Trek. Sisko for me is the best Captain, a family man, passionate but also cerebral. I really loved Kira too, her strength and fiery personality. Pushing and pulling against Sisko in the early days and her determination during the Dominion War. O'Brien is the best though, hand he has such a wholesome relationship with Keiko. As you said they have their ups and down but always stayed strong. The regular Cardassian Guests had so much presence, Garak, Dukat and Damar. For the record, my favourite episode is The Darkness and the Light

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

I will never not be amused with KZbin interpreting 'Cardiassian' as 'Kardashian'. 'a former Kardashian spy' XD DS9 isn't my favourite (that's a toss-up between Voyager and TNG), but I do like DS9.

[@darthkurland]

William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) made that same error in pronunciation several times.

[@petebyrdie4799]

DS9 is my favourite Star Trek show. A couple of months ago I binged it all and it's as great now as ever.

[@deeacosta2734]

This is your best video Shade. 💯

[@EvilTheOne]

I personally have DS9 as my favorite Trek series. And before we lose anymore of the cast to the eventual passing of life, please make a DS9 limited series.

[@MrCOPYPASTE]

Loved this. Thank you.

[@ericstaples7220]

Rick Berman deserves redemption. He was keeping the franchise safe from turning into what modern Trek is.

[@willwidrick8039]

I watched quite a few episodes of DS9 back in the day but recently rewatched the entire series and it’s fantastic. A must watch for Star Trek or Sci fi fans

[@sethmaki1333]

I've been a Trekkie since there was only one live action series and three movies. While Strange New Worlds is giving it a strong challenge, DS9 is my favorite. It's one of the finest, most groundbreaking shows in the history of entertainment.

[@t.f.t.f.8522]

Some of the best of Trek, even if it was inspired by the pitch for Babylon 5 because Paramount figured if they made it as a Trek series they wouldn't have to deal with a new property. We ended up getting two great shows.

[@Moebux87]

Next generation is my favorite but ds9 was definitely lit

[@dabluflcn]

This was my favorite trek. The characters felt the most relatable.

[@blacksnk]

Farrell leaving was mainly a business decision. She knew the show was going to end after 7 seasons and at season 6 it was a smart move. The Becker show was an opportunity to be gainfully employed for another few years.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Quark is STILL my fav character of all time, I have the Rules or Acquisition on my wall :)

[@wordyblerd7723]

This show means everything to me to this day.

[@commadant2266]

i remember when this went off the air. it seemed natural, as that year i transitioned from high school to college, new beginnings.

[@christophersandidge8257]

Great video. Can you guys do "Spenser for Hire" at some point. Please.

[@TheJtyork420]

DS9 was my 1st star trek and still my favorite. Once they get to the war it becomes incredible. I think I liked the fact it wasnt a new planet every episode and more focus was on the central cast instead of that focus being split between the main cast and the cast of whatever planet their on.

[@carlredbird3054]

Besides the original, deep space 9 had by far the most interesting characters. New trek with their mushroom drives is just a messy waste of CGI

[@Novakiller]

Terry was allergic to the glue is why they did away with the Trill prosthetic, and went with just spots…🤓🤘

[@marcbraun5342]

DS9 has all lot "best ofs", best of the Star Trek series, In the pale moonlight, best Star Trek episode, Garak, best character in Star Trek. And talking about Garak, Star Trek is famous for great bromances and DS9 has several of them. ^^

[@undefined40]

Important difference between Star Trek and Star Wars: The digital mess up applied to the original series of ST is much less obnoxious than on the original SW triology and also of ST there is still a just rescanned but unaltered version available.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Deep Space Nine was the best Trek spin off since Classic Star Trek. Like 1960s Star Trek, Captain Sisko and his crew weren't 'perfect', nor did they pretend that they were, neither did they parade their moral superiority. DS9 tackled issues that had shades of grey such as politics, religion, and war; with the latter reminding fans spoiled by TNG's utopia that Starfleet does have a Military role. Ironically, Deep Space Nine never had a confrontation with the Borg, given the Emissary's past with them. As for crushes, definitely Kira for me. 🖖

[@customerservice2902]

So was this entire script written by AI and narrated by someone from Fiverr? Or did you actually have any part in its creation at all?

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

On this episode of Keeping Up with the Cardassians.

[@guardiane]

04:37 and there it is lol. I was waiting for it and it came a lot sooner than I thought. Some people like to sweep it under the rug...I do lol. They're both good shows in their own right and I'm glad you kept it short and sweet rather than dwelling on it. As for DS9, I felt the first season was drab and boring, but I think that's unavoidable for a first season of ANY show. It takes time to settle into it and start to appreciate the characters. It is by far my favorite Star Trek series, next to TNG. The character building is amazing though and I really enjoyed it when they brought in Worf. I really appreciated how they turned Worf from a TNG slapstick joke to a unstoppable DS9 warrior too lol - about time. I'll admit I didn't like DS9 in my youth (at least not until season 3), but i learned to appreciate it over the years now that I've matured. I wish they continued to make Trek like this...but nowadays the series has gone so far off the rails, it's unrecognizable. I hate when people bring in "Lower Decks" and try to act like it's canon. It's a frigin mockery of Star Trek and nothing more...to say that anything that happens in that show is canon is like saying Family Guy is a serious sitcom...give me a break. Anything and everything Star Trek from the 90's verse died after Voyager, sorry. Otherwise, I make it a point to rewatch DS9 at least once a year and somehow still appreciate it just the same. Once I get to the final season, I start to get bummed out knowing it's almost over again...plus I didn't really like the ending. When are they going to rerelease it in HD?? C'mon already, I don't care if it's too expensive!

[@destinycaptain247]

22:19 - The best Bsshir/ Garak scene… Bashir - Which is the truth and which is the lie? Garak- It’s all true my dear Doctor, Especially the lies.

[@Murrlin27]

22:21 I forgot how much I LOVE Garak!!

[@artpena72]

This is the best series that came out of Star Trek during that era.

[@wstine79]

I remember watching DS9 every Sunday evening on UPN 48. GARAK and Dax were my favorite characters.. the episode trials and tribble-ations was my favorite episode.