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Battlestar Galactica 4x1 FULL LENGTH Reaction | He That Believeth in Me (Patreon)

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Battlestar Galactica 4x1 FULL LENGTH Reaction | He That Believeth in Me

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brezanac

"Star Trek" was a creation of a very different time, barely two decades after the Second World War and well into the Cold War. The rapid advances in space exploration, like the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite ("Sputnik 1"), first human in space ("Vostok 1"), first space flight with a complete crew ("Apollo 7") and ultimately the Moon landing ("Apollo 11"), were cause for global euphoria and optimism. Given the circumstances at the time it was not unreasonable to assume that the 23rd century would look much differently. Roddenberry insisted that so far into the future conflict between people would have been resolved, something that didn't sit well with the writers of the show because it allegedly limited their ability to come up with good stories. Throughout the next couple of decades this conflict between Roddenberry and the writing staff would continue to escalate but Gene was ultimately able to retain control. "The Next Generation" continued to usher "Star Trek" into a Golden Age, putting even more emphasis on science and becoming an inspiration for a lot of people choosing to become engineers, scientists, astronauts etc. Many scientific breakthroughs around that time were attributed or dedicated to "Star Trek". The first theoretical model of a warp drive ("Alcubierre drive"), the first launch of a NASA spacecraft which featured an actual impulse drive ("Deep Space One"), tablets, cell phones etc. However, once Roddenberry passed away in 1991, Michael Piller took over and decided to incorporate more and more elements which would have never made it into the show before. It could be argued that some of those elements made "Star Trek" a better TV show, but somehow not a better "Star Trek". By the time TNG was over and "Deep Space Nine" launched, it was obvious that it was a different kind of "Star Trek". This was especially true after Ronald D. Moore became the executive producer from season three onwards, embracing stories which not only revolved around constant conflicts but also featured an absurd amount of large scale battles which put "Star Wars" to shame. Suddenly "Star Trek" became "just" entertainment. This created the first big divide between "Trekkies", one that would continue to grow more an more with subsequent shows, "Voyager" and "Enterprise". The irony of it all was that some of what's generally considered to be the best "Star Trek" episodes, including DS9, VOY and ENT, had nothing to do with shooting or blowing stuff up. That being said, DS9 is still a good show, just not one I'd ever compare to "Battlestar Galactica" or "The Expanse", simply because the only thing they really have in common is "space shit".

Tomáš Polák

I was like 90 % sure the guy in the thumbnail is Apollo

tarrsk
>>129076678

I strongly disagree with the notion that DS9 represented some kind of shift to "just" entertainment. And even moreso with the idea that "true Trekkies" are acolytes of TOS and TNG, and nothing beyond that. Star Trek is so much bigger than a pure utopian fantasy. It has always been a vehicle for writers to explore complex topics of politics, science, and human nature, and the best episodes of TOS and TNG were the ones that recognized that you can be aspirational while still grappling with the ambiguities and complexities inherent in those things. And *no* Star Trek series did that better than Deep Space Nine. From delving deeply into the politics of war and colonialism in ways that are prescient even today, to exploring issues of race and cultural divides far more deeply than any TOS/TNG-style "planet of hats" ever could, to meditations on family and interpersonal relationships, Deep Space Nine was every bit as intellectually challenging as its predecessor series. And yes, it was darker overall and more willing to confront the utopian vision of Roddenberry (but again, TOS and TNG both did that many times as well), but I think that was a very good thing for the franchise. As DS9 itself points out, being a saint is easy when you live in paradise. It takes true character to hold to such lofty ideals when you're faced with the tough questions that the real world poses.

brezanac

One small technical detail probably worth mentioning about "Deep Space Nine" (DS9) and "Voyager" (VOY). Unlike "The Original Series" (TOS) and "The Next Generation" (TNG), both DS9 and VOY never received an HD remaster which unfortunately means that the highest currently available resolution for both is only 480p. While DVD releases are vastly superior to the highly compressed versions on streaming services, especially Netflix, they are still limited by the said SD resolution. Considering that the reaction videos are 1080p, the huge difference in resolution and quality compared to the preview window of the edited versions, might prove to be very noticeable.

daquake

Here we go, boys and girls.

Michael Weir

Star fleet is not just Science. It also does represent the military for the Federation. The difference is the United Federation of Planets has the Prime Directive which clearly guides Starfleet. If you watch DS9 you will learn during the Dominion War with Star Fleet.