In this fourth instalment of the STAR TREK spin-off, Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), commander of the starship Deep Space Nine, discovers the first known stable wormhole--a virtual... more
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producers apparently felt beset from all sides. Babylon 5 was a huge hit, as was Star Trek: Voyager, the flagship of new channel UPN. Stepping up DS9's action quoti...
producers apparently felt beset from all sides.Babylon 5was a huge hit, as wasStar Trek: Voyager,the flagship of new channel UPN. Stepping upDS9'saction quotient seem...
Space Nine who discovers the first known stable wormhole a virtual shortcut through space that leads from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant on the other side...
Space Nine. Episodes comprise: Episodes comprise: The Way Of The Warrior - Part 1 The Way Of The Warrior - Part 2 The Visitor Hippocratic Oath Indiscretion Rejoined Starship Down Little Green Men The Sword Of Kahless Our Man Bashir Homefront Paradise Lost Crossfire Return To Grace The Sons Of Mogh Bar Association Accession Rules Of Engagement Hard Time Shattered Mirror The Muse For The Cause To The Death The Quickening Body Parts Broken Link
after the end of the TV show's run. Julian Bashir is once again approached to work for Section 31, who want him to recover the work of a genetically enhanced scientist who has betrayed them. Dr Locken was sent to Sindorin, a remote planet in the Badlands, to breed Jem'Hadar soldiers to serve Section 31, but instead he has made them loyal to himself. Bashir agrees to go on the mission, despite his hatred of everything the covert operations organisation stands for, because he doesn't want all genetically enhanced humans to be seen as potential megalomaniacal Khans. Accompanied by Ezri Dax, Ro Laren and a Jem'Hadar called Taran'atar, who was sent by Odo to serve Kira, Bashir sets off for the Badlands. On Sindorin, Bashir and Ezri are captured and taken to Locken's labs. Ro and Taran'atar are stranded in the forest surrounded by Locken's Jem'Hadar and try to fight their way into the labs with the help of the local humanoid inhabitants. Locken himself is a mad scientist of the old school, charming and mysterious which, as Ezri points out, has always been a combination to intrigue Bashir, and the two men have several very civilised conversations as Locken tries to win Bashir over with persuasive arguments in favour of genetic engineering. The combination of argument and action make for a good, thoughtful read. This is a strong instalment in a very enjoyable quartet of books. --Elizabeth Sourbut
producers apparently felt beset from all sides.Babylon 5was a huge hit, as wasStar Trek: Voyager, the flagship of new channel UPN. Stepping upDS9's action quotient seemed to be the answer. Time would tell, however, whether doing so viaTrek's tried-and-tested former bad guys was the best solution. Opening with a special two-hour extravaganza, the new year was immediately unfamiliar. Dennis McCarthy's original theme--despite winning an Emmy--was deemed too subdued. As its upbeat new rendition kicked off, the station was seen in battle and swarming with activity. Moments later, we met old/new crewmember Worf, whose sudden appearance was the result of a brewing invasive strategy by the Klingons. This initiated the first of many loyalty shifts, as the Cardassians became the victims. With plenty of re-appearances by Gowron, Kor and Kurn, it was clear that an ongoing space opera was being crafted. Dukat revealed a tragedy-ridden daughter; Odo's relationship with his people (and Kira) became increasingly melancholy; and even the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers were given a sympathetic angle by their drug addiction.Adding to the layers of ambiguity about Earth's (read: the Producers') position over being at war, was the "outing" of Eddington and Sisko's girlfriend as rebel activists. Lest we forget the homely/spiritual side of the Captain, time was spent with a future version of Jake, with his father (Brock Peters), and on the nature of his role as "The Emissary". Avery Brooks worked behind the camera a couple of times, but this year the surprise was LeVar Burton directing five shows. There was still time for comedy: the Ferengi warped back to Roswell in 1947 and Bashir played at James Bond. But the year will be recalled predominately for its violence. One of the episodes Burton directed had its fight scenes drastically cut, while the series as a whole won an Emmy for its space battle effects.On the DVD:Deep Space Nine, Series 4contains more than two hours of extra features. Although they might all have been better compiled into one long documentary, the sections devoted to Aliens, Production Design and Artwork are, nevertheless, nicely contained. "Charting New Territory" is a 20-minute featurette on all the big changes attempted this year: Worf's introduction, arming the station and being daring with stand-alone episodes. There's also a terrific and candid dossier on Michael Dorn (Worf), ten mini-cameo cast tales, four seasons' worth of episode introductions, and a well-stocked Photo Gallery. All this can be found on the set's seventh disc; there's also the fourth CD-ROM disc, which allows you to build your own station at home. --Paul TonksEND
producers apparently felt beset from all sides. Babylon 5 was a huge hit, as was Star Trek: Voyager, the flagship of new channel UPN. Stepping up DS9's action quotient seemed to be the answer. Time would tell, however, whether doing so via Trek's tried-and-tested former bad guys was the best solution. Opening with a special two-hour extravaganza, the new year was immediately unfamiliar. Dennis McCarthy's original theme--despite winning an Emmy--was deemed too subdued. As its upbeat new rendition kicked off, the station was seen in battle and swarming with activity. Moments later, we met old/new crewmember Worf, whose sudden appearance was the result of a brewing invasive strategy by the Klingons. This initiated the first of many loyalty shifts, as the Cardassians became the victims. With plenty of re-appearances by Gowron, Kor and Kurn, it was clear that an ongoing space opera was being crafted. Dukat revealed a tragedy-ridden daughter; Odo's relationship with his people (and Kira) became increasingly melancholy; and even the Jem'Hadar foot soldiers were given a sympathetic angle by their drug addiction. Adding to the layers of ambiguity about Earth's (read: the Producers') position over being at war, was the "outing" of Eddington and Sisko's girlfriend as rebel activists. Lest we forget the homely/spiritual side of the Captain, time was spent with a future version of Jake, with his father (Brock Peters), and on the nature of his role as "The Emissary". Avery Brooks worked behind the camera a couple of times, but this year the surprise was LeVar Burton directing five shows. There was still time for comedy: the Ferengi warped back to Roswell in 1947 and Bashir played at James Bond. But the year will be recalled predominately for its violence. One of the episodes Burton directed had its fight scenes drastically cut, while the series as a whole won an Emmy for its space battle effects. On the DVD: Deep Space Nine, Series 4 contains more than two hours of extra features. Although they might all have been better compiled into one long documentary, the sections devoted to Aliens, Production Design and Artwork are, nevertheless, nicely contained. "Charting New Territory" is a 20-minute featurette on all the big changes attempted this year: Worf's introduction, arming the station and being daring with stand-alone episodes. There's also a terrific and candid dossier on Michael Dorn (Worf), ten mini-cameo cast tales, four seasons' worth of episode introductions, and a well-stocked Photo Gallery. All this can be found on the set's seventh disc; there's also the fourth CD-ROM disc, which allows you to build your own station at home. --Paul Tonks END
Star Trek - Deep Space Nine - Series 4 - Complete DVD
Main specs
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Classification: 15 years and over
Running Time: 21 hours 26 minutes
Franchise Name: Star Trek
Video Category: US Television
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date: 30/04/2007
No of Discs: 7
Catalogue No: PHE 9358
Barcode: 5014437935830
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
In this fourth instalment of the STAR TREK spin-off, Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), commander of the starship Deep Space Nine, discovers the first known stable wormhole--a virtual shortcut through space that leads from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant on the other side of the galaxy. The Gamma Quadrant is governed by the Dominion, a group led by the Changelings--a group of shape shifters which counts DS9 crew member Odo (Rene Auberjonois) as one of its own. The Dominion has become a violent force in the galaxy, and the Deep Space Nine and its crew is the only hope of upholding the way of life established by the Federation. This collection includes all twenty-five episodes from the fourth series.
Advantages: New Plots, Good Storylines. Disadvantages: New Uniform - rather dour!
...The ongoing story on deepspacenine where the Dominion War is brewing, klingons are back in force! The traditional uniform of starfleet that we have come to love has been changed for a more dour uniform, reasonably suited to the tensions and build up for battles to come. This season has an interesting mirror universe episode, where the characters get a chance to be evil instead of good! And there is the famous trials and tribulations episode with Jadzia in a very short skirt, and Ben gets to me Captain Kirk - all to save that precious timeline! And amongst all the suspicions of war, there are blossiming romances with Worf and Dax , and Odo and Kira! Also one episode featuring Quark which is bound to make you laugh!
There are special features on the last cd of the set - which include how some of the drawings of ships and costumes...
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Advantages: Ambitious Writing, Dominion War, Special Features Disadvantages: Price
...Series 6 of DeepSpaceNine, to me, represents the absolute pinnacle in science fiction writing for television. In no other show will you see such a wide range of characters being developed in the course of a season. It is amazing that they were able to balance the development of the eight regular cast members (Sisko, Kira, Odo, Bashir, O'Brien, Quark, Jadzia, and Jake) against the continuing development of nearly 20 guest characters throughout the season. The complexity that results is fantastic, and this is all set to backdrop of the Dominion War - the first multi-season arc in StarTrek.
The season starts out with an amazing six episode arc the runs from "A Time to Stand" to "Sacrifice of Angels". In these episodes you see Starfleet and the Federation on the brink of defeat after having to abandon DeepSpaceNine...
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Advantages: Good pilot episode, interesting change of direction. Disadvantages: Far too many weak re-treads of Star Trek clichés.
...The third and often most overlooked StarTrekseries, 'StarTrek: DeepSpaceNine' (DS9) was essentially a spin-off of the popular 'StarTrek: The Next Generation,' and first aired during its sister show's sixth year in 1993. The first series to be produced without the oversight of Gene Roddenberry, DS9 was intentionally designed to be a very different counterpart to the other series, which was most evident in its setting on a relatively static space station rather than a mobile starship and its increasing reliance on complex plot arcs and character development as opposed to anomaly-of-the-week episodes. The series was devised and created by Roddenberry's hand-picked successor Rick Berman and the late Michael Piller, the latter often credited with introducing a more "human" character-based approach to storytelling in his earlier tenure...
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