Probably my favorite of all the Star Trek shows. I especially like the storylines that owe something to Ronald D. Moore (who also did the new Battlestar Galactica). Also, the cast and the characters are very real, very likable. Has a very unique feel, and is much more "down-to-earth" (so to speak) than Star Trek usually is.
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Although not a Space Western per se, Deep Space Nine does draw on Western tropes: the sheriff (Odo), the bar/brothel (Quark's, with Dabo girls and Holosuites of Ill-Repute), the frontier town (the space station) near a strategic pass (the wormhole), and so on. - TV Tropes"
"Bat'leth
This badass melee weapon was the preferred weapon of duels and personal vendettas. Throughout the 80's and 90's Star Trek shows, it was shown to be a Klingon's most prized possession, aside from his personal honor."
"The first season of Deep Space Nine occurs during the end of The Next Generation and there is some story overlap: Wikipedia has the chronological viewing order. The series won't be less enjoyable if you already watched the entire TNG series.
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TrekMedic added this to a list 5 months, 3 weeks ago
"Ground-breaking! The first black Star Trek commanding officer! A Trek franchise based on an alien station that didn't travel the cosmos. Then came the Dominion War and all the sugar-coated ideas of the previous Treks melted away and it got really nasty!"
tartan_skirt added this to a list 6 months, 2 weeks ago
“Probably my favorite of all the Star Trek shows. I especially like the storylines that owe something to Ronald D. Moore (who also did the new Battlestar Galactica). Also, the cast and the characters are very real, very likable. Has a very unique feel, and is much more "down-to-earth" (so to speak) than Star Trek usually is.