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From the outset, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was about conflict. Producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller challenged the utopian ideals of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe to create something totally different from its predecessors. That meant no familial camaraderie, squeaky-clean Federation diplomacy, or beige décor. Instead they wanted interpersonal friction, ruthless enemies (Gamma Quadrant Imperialists--The Dominion) and rebellion at every turn. The DS9 concept was originally facilitated by introducing the Cardassian/Bajoran war during The Next Generation's final days. After a muted first reception fans gradually came to accept the new look, but no one liked Star Trek without a starship and eventually the producers capitulated to viewers' wishes by introducing the USS Defiant (an apt name) in Season 3.
Relying far less on technobabble than TNG, DS9 was unafraid to focus on matters of the spirit instead, demonstrating a ballsy independence from its parent shows. Taking up the gauntlet thrown down by Babylon 5, improved CGI space battles also became a fan favourite. Throughout the increasingly serialised story arc there were rebellious factions within the different establishments: Kira had belonged to the Shakaar resistance cell; the Maquis was Starfleet vs Cardassians; section 31 was a secret Starfleet group; the True Way was a Bajoran group opposed to peace; the Cardassians had their Obsidian Order and the Romulans their Gestapo-like Tal Shiar. Yet for all its constant bickering and espionage (even Bashir got to be James Bond), there was always some contemporary social commentary lurking: the Ferengi were used as a comedic foil to frown on materialistic greed; drugs were looked at via the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers' addiction to Ketracel White.
Perhaps Sisko summed up the real heart of things: "Bajor doesn't need a man, it needs a legend". A future vision that retains a place for religion and spirituality turned out to be Deep Space Nine's first best destiny. --Paul Tonks
From the Back Cover
These are the adventures of Deep Space Nineremote and abandoned Cardassian outpost, stationed on the very edge of the known universe.
"to become a thing is to know a thing" - The Great Link
The Search, Part I
Sisko returns to Deep Space Nine, having been debriefed about his explosive encounter with the Jem'Hadar. His mission is to journey to the Gamma Quadrant and contact the Dominion's enigmatic leaders, the Founders
The Search, Part II
As the Jem'Hadar attack vessels on sight, Sisko is equipped with one of Starfleet's most powerful ships. Odo accompanies the command crew to the Gamma Quadrant, compelled to go to the mysterious Onatian Nebula...
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The third season picks up the pace.,
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This review is from: Star Trek-Deep Space 9 V24 [VHS] [1995] (VHS Tape)
These two episodes present an entirely new face to the DS9 series. Where before it resembled the original series very closely, with storylines created and resolved within the 45 minute frame of an episode, the 2 part "The Search", both on this tape, introduced the beginning of the huge story arcs which made DS9 into a series all to its own.The episodes themselves serve as a useful "bridge" between the series. Brooks and Auberjonois put out another strong performance. Odo's life and motives in particular are very well expressed. The plot itself is tight knit - it doesn't have the furious pacing of later episodes, but certainly serves to pull the viewer into the newly darkened Trek universe. Overall, a good piece of drama, certainly one of the stronger earlier pieces in the series.
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