Good Day!

[payne_n_diaz]

So, things are picking up here at work and today I finally get my lap top. Almost a month after I started, but better late than never I always say. It is brand spankin' new so I guess it was worth the wait - it has a DVD/CD/W/RW - so I can watch movies when I travel (I know, I get excited about the smallest stuff).
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Lately I have been on a DS9 watching kick, thanks to my Tivo and double features every day of the week on Spike TV. The funny thing is I am finding myself preferring this show over ST:TNG and I think I understand why. TNG was always about adventure and exploring, whereas DS9 was about relationships and nowadays I care more about relationships than adventure. As I watch the shows from the beginning I can see how they built up the mystique of The Dominion, which of course leads to the Dominion War until the end of the show. It is such a shame that I didn't give the show as much attention back when it was first run on UPN before it was canceled!
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After listening to my Charlie & The Chocolate Factory songs I know it is a MUST that I see that movie. I wonder if I can get us a sitter on Friday night...

Comments

[hofmannison.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, it's a totally different series now.

but I count the end of DS9 as the end of trek. voyager and enterprise pale in comparison to the awesomeness that's DS9. what upsets me about it is that that show could've gone on forever and still be fresh, as the new novels really show. TNG could never go on as it was b/c it was picard's show and he would never be picard forever. he wanted to leave after the first season. since there was actual characterization on DS9, they could've continued the show with just Kira or Julian or
Worf or hell even Quark and it would've worked just fine.

[mcbarnes1970.livejournal.com]

I agree that Voyager and Enterprise paled in comparison, and yes I can see the point of TNG centering around Picard (and to be honest, I am glad the movies have stopped - the flavor was lost in transition from TV to cinema).

From what you are saying the novels really carry the torch, so perhaps I need to investigate those a bit further. The on TNG novel I ever liked was Imzadi by Peter David (and the only reason I read that was I liked his run on The Incredible Hulk comics).

[hofmannison.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, imzadi was incredible.

the first 10 DS9 relaunch books are actually in an order. you can't just read any random one you want. I'll have to find the list somewhere...