Not only is it my favorite Star Trek series, but it’s my favorite television series of all time.
I watched the premiere episode when it aired, and was immediately drawn in. It was unlike any Star Trek before, or since.
I grew up watching reruns of The Original Series (TOS), and was hooked on The Next Generation (TNG) from it’s pilot.
Deep Space Nine was different though.
It was an intimate look into a part of the Star Trek universe that myself, and pretty much every other Trekkie had been clamoring see.
Unlike TOS and TNG, Deep Space Nine (DS9) did not focus on the adventures of explorers. Instead, it was a glimpse into 24th century life on a space station.
It would have been one thing for the creators of Deep Space Nine to center what would turn out to be an “epic” story (in the truest sense of the word “epic”) on a space station closer to Earth, filled with familiar Federation uniforms, bright lights, and hotel lobby carpets. But instead, they made the brilliant decision to locate the station further into the “wild west” deeper reaches of space.
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