Thanks Aeon! I appreciate that!
As for Janeway, believe it or not I think she's the epitome of what a Starfleet captain should be. A bit too much so. If you watch the entire series you'll see the transition. First she was a tight assed procedural type and then loosened up and became more Maquis-like.
Her situation was the worst most fucked up scenario. stuck on the other side of the Galaxy with a mixed matched crew deep in the heart of Borg territory. Add to that, no way of getting help. Unlike TNG and DS9 Voyager was more adventurous like TOS. We really went where no man had goen before. On DS9 and TNG we kept going places we'd already been.
Janeway's fight against the Borg was the biggest galactic catfight ever. Her and that Borg Queen went at it toe to toe. ONe ship against the entire Borg Collective. She fucked the Borg up. Meanwhile all of Starfleet had to fight just one Borg cube.
DS9 was valuable because it expanded on the Trek Universe. We got to learn more about all the races and cultures. Especially the Ferengi and Klingons. The 'Grand Nagus' cracked me up. He was soooo funny as well as Quark's mother Ishka. Just look at how the group ended up. Rom, Martok, Odo all became leaders of their people. Sisko had a bitter sweet end and it was like a big ass cliffhanger. Same with Voyager. Both series ended in cliffhangers. That pisses me off. As great as these series are, there's no hope of a movie or further series because of the way they fucked Trek up by going back to the beginning.
That's what pisses me off most. Trek was a rocking franchise but the bosses over at Paramount decided to do everything opposite of what the fans wanted and now they're crying the blues over the low ratings and and shit.
WTF did they expect?
Best episodes to watch for are " Far Beyond The Stars " from DS9, "Scorpion 1 and 2 " from Voyager. Just a few awesome episodes.
There's sooo much like the friendship of O'Brien and Bashir. The lvoe story between Kira and Odo. Worf dealing with Jadzia. Nog and Jake's friendship. Tom Paris and B'Elanna and his 'Captain Proton' fantasies.
Getting both series on DVD is a big plus.
Just got my 'Defiant' model kit. Price dropped from $30 to $9 BUCKS!!! Now I gotta find me a Voyager model kit to be complete.
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