Drew Dietsch | Published
Hey Y’all, for the giant Freakin Robot depicting Dietsch here, we’re talking about Star Trek again.
But it’s not just Star Trek. Let’s take a look at the Star Trek series, which broke all the rules, caused controversy with fans, abandoned halfway through the studio, tension behind the scenes with lead actors, and ultimately became the pinnacle of Star Trek storytelling.
Yes, it’s time to find out why Star Trek: Deep Space Nine We’re screwed.
We must admit and speak before we step into the promenade. Star Trek: Next Generation.
It’s hard to really understand how successful you are Star Trek: Next Generation It was if you weren’t around during the first run.
Yes, most Trek fans were over the moon when it comes to the new series, but sorry, Trekkies alone didn’t turn the show into a global success.
Star Trek: Next Generation It took a major blow to mainstream viewers while continuing to run the TV.
The show will become a pop culture focus by the time the two-part episode, “The Best of Worlds,” arrives in season three, and the quality and influence of the show will continue to grow from there.
With the franchise getting serious in the ’90s, Paramount wanted to continue rolling the ball and introduce yet another new series. Next GenerationRun it.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine It premiered on January 3, 1993, in the middle Next GenerationA pilot episode in the sixth season, including Patrick Stewart as Jean Look Picard.
And here we got our first hurdle and stopped some Next Generation Viewers who want to give the show a chance.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The story of Starfleet officer Benjamin Cisco’s character was assimilated by Borg and lost his wife in the Battle of Wolf 359, an infamous conflict led by Picard when he became Locatus.
The first episode of the show saw a Cisco meeting with Picard, and soon it was established that Cisco had a responsiveness in Picard’s time as Locatus.
Sisko mentions that he is considering resigning from Starfleet in the first episode, setting the first lead Star Trek character that may actually disagree with the Commonwealth.
Now I’m always saying this version as a safety net for others that I’m trying to explore in video, so I’m going to go here: I love it Deep Space Nine. I love the Benjamin Cisco character. You will hear bad things from me about the guy.
However, there is no doubt that fans were very much loved by both Jean Look Picard’s character and what he represented. Star Trek: Next Generation Overall.
And here was an angry black man who challenged that status quo just outside the gates of the new Star Trek series and did it using the favorite captain of the popular show fans.
I’ll focus a bit on Avery Brooks himself, but it’s important to understand that Sisko’s personality encapsulated many capsules Deep Space NineThe Story Mission Statement: It’s time to see how well this Star Trek idealism is maintained against more difficult and morally complex ideas and stories.
And I’m sure, but the fans were happy to give it Deep Space NineThe hostile tone was shot early, with voice conditioning that informed negative opinions.
When I ended up hugging it was definitely pointless to both fans and mainstream viewers. Deep Space Nine.
This was a Star Trek show that wasn’t going out to explore the galaxy while on a spaceship.
Set up at a reclaimed Kardashian Space Station Deep Space Nine Contrary to Star Trek’s familiarity, we have created a lot of similar intentional and creative choices.
Instead of the captain, Benjamin Cisco begins the series as commander.
In the immediate place of a cast of lovable crew members, we get to changeling the unfriendly Odo and the right angry Kira Neris.
but Deep Space Nine There’s certainly a warm and stupid side to it. That doesn’t seem to deviate from the desire to delve into dark subjects as it progresses.
There is no doubt Deep Space NineThe tone and mood of the audience changed important conditions.
And as the show became more focused on multi-part episodes, recurring characters and comprehensive serialized storylines, it was about to alienate viewers who were out of the loop with the show’s storyline.
By Deep Space Nine Running in syndication meant that the show could be played at different times around the country or in a different order than intended.
Needless to say, for those who knew Star Trek as an episode franchise where you could just dive in, Deep Space Nine They didn’t exactly invite fresh audiences as they kept running.
However, there were other factors that hinder the possibility of Deep Space Nine Get out.
The huge success of Star Trek: Next Generation I was eventually hurt Deep Space Nine Long term.
Studio compared ratings Next Generation In Deep Space Nine I wasn’t enthusiastic.
The show came out from behind Next Generationit will soon begin to lose audiences and will steadily drop them throughout the seven seasons of the show.
To highlight this, the pilot episode of Deep Space Nine The series’ finale had 5 million viewers, with over 18 million viewers while being less than a third of its first viewers.
And part of the responsibility for viewers to land directly on Paramount’s shoulder.
Just two years after the premiere Deep Space NineParamount launched its own network station, United Paramount Network or UPN, whose premier TV cast was a new Star Trek show that acted as the network’s flagship program. Star Trek: Voyager.
Paramount was very interested in UPN’s success, Voyagerthat meant it Deep Space Nine I took the back seat to the company’s marketing and awareness.
Voyager It also promised audiences more traditionally Star Trek, with spacecraft crews coming into the galaxy, making it more accessible and episode-like for new audiences.
In many respects, Star Trek: Voyager It was out of response Deep Space Nine It’s not a positive thing to the fans’ eyes.
And during this time Paramount was also funded and promoted. Next Generation A feature film.
That seemed to be the case Deep Space Nine Another feature part of this mega franchise, focusing on the studio optimizing success Voyager and tng The film has backed the creators and filmmakers Deep Space Nine It feels like the “middle kid” of Star Trek.
And then there’s Avery Brooks.
Again: I love it Deep Space Nine. I love Benjamin Cisco. And I loved Avery Brooks’ performance throughout the series, and as director of multiple episodes I did the entire video that I should watch, especially “a lot beyond the stars.” It’s the best thing Star Trek has ever done.
However, there is no doubt that Avery Brooks, the lead of the series, played out the reason why the show wasn’t exactly loved at the time.
Brooks is a truly unique actor. At the time he was best known as the character Hawk Spencer: For rental And was well celebrated in that show to get his own spinoff, A man called Hawk.
Brooks felt very strongly about his appearance on television as a black man and wanted to maintain his bald head and goat beard.
However, the producers refused this because they were worried that the last Star Trek lead actor was the alded man and that people would consider Brooks as the original character, Hawk.
It therefore took several seasons before Brooks was allowed to adapt his favorite look to the Cisco character.
Why are we lifting this all up? Because Brooks had said in the past that he wanted to leave the show early in the run due to his many contradictory feelings during his employment.
Star Trek fans want to think of themselves as extremely progressive and open-minded, but there are always toxic and ridiculous fans in every follower, and Star Trek is no exception.
Brooks has undoubtedly dealt with racism from fans as the franchise’s first black lead, and it’s very likely he’s experienced it behind the scenes.
And, sorry if your rosy glasses don’t say to you otherwise, the black leads of mainstream TV shows in the 90s are something that certain white audiences don’t accept.
Deep Space Nine It introduced many black characters and actors, and often featured scenes on screen where no one was black actor.
You can fold it if you like in this comment, but it’s absolutely true that some mainstream viewers didn’t want to see the black man leading the charge every week on the space show.
Thankfully, Deep Space Nine Maintaining a positive critical response during the first run, reviewers at the time felt exhilarating at the changing pace of the franchise.
But As Voyager Continuing through the delta quadrant, Picard wobbled like Tarzan on the big screen. Deep Space Nine He played the story and completed his seven seasons of running on June 2, 1999.
And frankly, it faded from conversation in many trekking circles Voyager More was followed, Next Generation The movie is happening.
For a while, I felt it Deep Space Nine It was destined to remain a niche favorite for franchise fans.
A new generation has found the series through streaming.
Here we begin to see a real reevaluation of Deep Space Nineboth Star Trek fans and modern TV viewers.
We appreciate the bold model for watching streaming shows and the greater cultural enthusiasm for dark material in the wake of the show game of thronesnew viewers were much more willing to settle down Deep Space NineA longer story and a more harsh tone.
These days, you can find Star Trek fans like me proudly say Deep Space Nine It’s the best Star Trek series.
Trust me, it wasn’t when I was growing during the peak of Star Trek popularity.
Star Trek: Next Generation It may be a fan favorite overall, but when it comes to mature storytelling, complex characters and persistence, Deep Space Nine Take the cake.
It seems to be Andor Except for that day, the show exists in a market where audiences of the franchise’s darker, combative quest are ready and awaiting these kinds of stories.
Deep Space Nine It was really ahead of that era, which is still a big reason to find new fans.
It may have been seen as a failure at the time, but today it is proof that they have not made some Star Trek as good as good Deep Space Nine Previous or since.
