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Old 09-11-2003, 12:07 AM  
Greg B
So Fucking Banned
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Alright! I can't stand it anymore!!!

From someone who was there when the first Star Trek aired.

There are now 5 'Star Trek' series.

Each one unique.

Star Trek TOS ( the original series )
is a groundbreaker to this day.

Star Trek The Next Generation introduced the 'bigger' Star Trek universe but it wasn't as romantic as the first series. I could go on with major kudos but there's a point I wanna make.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

Here's where the heat is on. This series is sooooo freakin' deep ( no pun intended ) that I had to stop and go back and watch it again. It ain't the 'pretty, mysterious, romantic' Star Trek universe but a brutal, tooth and nail tail of survival with a strong spiritual platform. It's about surviving on all levels and the balance of good and evil. It's more like a drama wrapped with a sci-fi coating. No happy endings in DS9 which made it more real. Had the best space battles ever. Especially the big blockade run with like a gillion star ships fighting.

Star Trek Voyager. Again, this series started off goofy kind of like trying to find something to do. But then it got nasty. Again a tooth and nail struggle for survival and a test of loyalty. One little ship versus the entire Borg collective. Not once but numerous times. There was an episode where a new space species was after the borg like Milfhunter after a new mom. This was a two-parter that was fucking awesome to say the least. Last 4 years worthy of buying on DVD.

Star Trek Enterprise. I like the cast but the package is stupid. They take us back before the Star Trek adventures to go over shit we've read and heard about already. We know what's going to happen so there's no suspense. Just character driven rehash. It answers some holes in the Star Trek universe but it's about as exciting as Seaquest. I don't know what the heck is going on ( and I should since I have pals who work on the show in all areas ) but it's a disappointment because they left us with a cliffhanger with DS9 and Voyager and TNG. No borg, no dominion just left us with lotsa questions about the 25th century.

Maybe they'll get it and do what I suggested.
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