By Drew Dietsch | publishing
Hey, everyone, here is drawing Dietsch for the giant Freakin robot, and we’re talking about Star Trek again.
But not just any Star Trek. We’ll look at the Star Trek series, which violates all rules, controversial with fans, is abandoned by the studio, abandoned part of it behind the scenes, and stays nervous with the actors it starred, and ends up being the pinnacle of Star Trek’s storytelling.
Yes, it’s time to explore why Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Failed.
Before we even set foot on the promenade, we have to acknowledge and talk about it Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It’s hard to really understand the level of success Star Trek: The Next Generation Yes, if you are not nearby during the initial run.
Yes, most Trek fans landed on the moon in the new series, but sorry, Trekkies, who was alone, didn’t turn this performance into a global success.
Star Trek: The Next Generation It played big with mainstream audiences as it continued to play on TV.
By season three, the two-part “The Best of Both Worlds” series The Best of Both Worlds has become a focal point in pop culture, where the quality and influence of the show will continue to grow.
In full swing in the 90s franchise, Paramount wanted to keep the ball rolling and introduce another new series at the end The next generationrun.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Premiered on January 3, 1993 The next generationFor the sixth season, live episodes even included Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.
This is the first place we get to stop some obstacles The next generation The audience even wanted to give the show a chance.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The character of Starfleet official Benjamin Sisko unveils the story of losing his wife in the Battle of Wolf 359, a notorious conflict in which Picard was absorbed by Borg and became locutus.
The first episode of the show meets Picard and immediately determines Sisko’s resentment over Picard’s era as Locutus.
Sisko even mentioned that he was considering resignation from Starfleet in the first episode, the first star Trek character who might actually disagree with the Federation.
Now, I always use this version as a safety net for anything else we explore in the video, so it goes: I love Deep Sky Nine. I love the role of Benjamin Sisko. You will hear my bad reputation with my men.
However, there is no doubt that fans are very fond of Jean-Luc Picard’s character and the purpose he represents Star Trek: The Next Generation overall.
It’s an angry black man who challenges the status quo in the new Star Trek series and uses the fan-favorite captain of the popular show to do it.
We focus on Avery Brook, but it is important to understand Sisko’s character encapsulates a lot Deep Sky NineThe narrative mission statement: It’s time to see this Star Trek idealism conflicts with more difficult and morally complex ideas and stories.
Although I’m sure there are fans who are willing to give it Deep Sky Nine“The confrontational tone appeared early, and there was a voice task force that made their negative views known.
When it comes to hugs, fans and mainstream audiences are undoubtedly addicted Deep Sky Nine.
It’s a Star Trek show, and it’s not about exploring the galaxy on a spaceship.
Set in the recycling Cardassian space station, Deep Sky Nine Many similarly intentional and creative choices were made that compared to Star Trek’s familiarity.
Benjamin Sisko took over the captain and started the series as commander.
Instead of the crew that is immediately lovely, we get the mean Odo and the righteous wrath of Kira Nerys.
but Deep Sky Nine Of course, it has a warm and silly side, which is not like the show’s desire to dig out darker themes.
No doubt Deep Sky NineThe tone and emotion became important to the audience.
As the show becomes more focused on multi-part plots, repetitive characters and an overall sequence storyline, it ultimately disengages more viewers who stand out from the show’s story.
because Deep Sky Nine Running in a joint organization means the show can be performed at different times across the country, and even in different orders as expected.
Needless to say, for those who know Star Trek is a franchise for a plot, Deep Sky Nine As the process continues to run, new audiences are not fully invited.
But there are other factors that hinder it Deep Sky Nine break out.
Gargantuan’s success Star Trek: The Next Generation Finally injured Deep Sky Nine In the long run.
Studio comparison The next generation arrive Deep Sky Nine Not enthusiastic.
Although the show starts strongly from scratch The next generationit quickly began to lose viewers and steadily gave up on them throughout the show’s seven seasons.
To emphasize this, the pilot plot Deep Sky Nine The series’ finale has more than 18 million viewers, less than one-third of the original audience.
Escape part of the responsibility of the audience falling directly on Paramount’s shoulders.
Just two years after the premiere Deep Sky NineParamount launched its own network site, United Paramount Network or UPN, its premiere TV broadcast is a new Star Trek exhibition that will serve as the flagship program for the network, Star Trek: Traveler.
Because Paramount has a greater vested interest in UPN’s success, Travelerwhich means Deep Sky Nine Regressing marketing and awareness of the company.
Traveler It also assures the audience that traditionally there was a crew member of the spacecraft in Star Trek in the galaxy, which made access to new audiences and plots easier to access.
In many ways, Star Trek: Traveler In response Deep Sky Nine In fans, not positive eyes.
Paramount was also funding and promoting during this time The next generation feature film.
Although it looks like Deep Sky Nine This is just another functional part of this large freight, and the studio’s focus is on optimizing success Traveler and TNG Movies bring creators and filmmakers behind Deep Sky Nine Feel like the “middle kid” of Star Trek.
Then, there is Avery Brooks.
Let me reiterate: I love Deep Sky Nine. I love Benjamin Sisco. I love Avery Brooks’ performance throughout the series, and I love the director of multiple plots, especially “Beyond the Stars”, which I did the entire video on. This is the best thing Star Trek has ever done.
But, there is no doubt that Avery Brooks was the reason the series’ lead role played, why the show wasn’t entirely popular at the time.
Brooks is a truly unique actor. At that time, he was most famous for his Spenser: Rent and was celebrated in that show to obtain its own spin-off, A man named Eagle.
Brooks is very strong about his appearance on TV as a black person and wants to keep his head bald and goatee-bearded.
But since their last Star Trek starring was a bald man, the producers have vetoed that, fearing people are just seeing Brooks as his former character Hawke.
So it took several seasons to be allowed Brooks to adapt his preferred appearance to make it a Sisco character.
Why do we come up with all this? Because Brooks has said in the past that he wanted to leave the show early in his running due to his many sense of conflict during his time at work.
Look, Star Trek fans like to see themselves as very progressive and open-minded, but there are always toxic stupid fans in each of the following, and Star Trek is no different.
Brooks undoubtedly involved racism by racism as the team’s first black lead, and there’s a good chance he’s been through this field behind the scenes.
Sorry, if your rose-colored glasses tell you, but the black lead on mainstream TV shows in the 90s is something some white viewers wouldn’t accept.
Deep Sky Nine There are many black characters and actors displayed and often appear on the screen with only black actors.
You can get angry as much as you can in the comments about this, but definitely, part of the mainstream audience doesn’t want to watch black people lead the charges every week in their space show.
fortunately, Deep Sky Nine A positive key response was maintained during the initial run, when reviewers noticed changes in joining speed.
But, Traveler Continuously passing through the Delta Quadrant and Picard Deep Sky Nine The story was played and the seven seasons ended on June 2, 1999.
Frankly, this has faded away in many trek circles since Traveler Continue, there are more The next generation The movie is happening.
For a while, it felt like Deep Sky Nine Destined to be a favorite among franchise fans.
Until the new generation found the series through streaming.
Here we start to see the real reevaluation Deep Sky NineFor fans of Star Trek and modern TV viewers.
Thanks to the raging model of watching streaming shows and the greater cultural willingness after such as the show Game of Thronesnew audiences are more willing and able to work with Deep Sky NineLonger story and a more harsh tone.
Nowadays, you can find Star Trek fans whom I proudly say Deep Sky Nine It’s the best Star Trek series.
Trust me, that wasn’t the case when I grew up during the peak of Star Trek.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Probably a fan favorite for the overall fan, but when it comes to mature storytelling, complex characters and maintaining strength, Deep Sky Nine Bring cake.
Just like Ando At the time, besides the show existed in a market, viewers were ready for the darker, better combative exploration of its franchise, and awaiting these stories.
Deep Sky Nine It is indeed ahead of the times, which is a big reason why it still finds new fans.
It might have been considered a failure at the time, but today, it proves that they haven’t managed to make any Star Trek look like Deep Sky Nine Before or after.
