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Sonic74205
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Location: England
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 Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:15 am The Star Trek Soap Opera |
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I found this website the other day that listed the top 100 sci-fi tv shows. All of the star treks were on there. When you clicked on each name it would have a short write up about it. The DS9 one said DS9 was basically a Soap Opera in space. and you know...i actually agree with that now i think back to some of the episodes i remember.
Perhaps thats what they mean in all the reviews when they say "DS9 is a different kind of Star Trek" 
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robbiewebster
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Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Location: Rochester, New York
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| Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:20 pm |
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yea, but it had the best space battles so it was still true trek
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L'ursa
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Joined: 08 May 2004
Posts: 118
Location: Lat=48.833 Lng=12.967
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| Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:25 am |
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and contrary to most of the other Trek it actually had a story line 
(I think that's what made those guys count it as Soap)
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lifeguide
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Joined: 27 Nov 2007
Posts: 132
Location: AUSTRALIA
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| Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:11 pm |
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Yeah it was a soap but that is part of it's charm.
When it was airing on TV in Australia I could not talk to anyone or read a fan based publication without criticising the series.
The reason was that most people wanted a ship travelling through space.
But I have always thought of it as the best series and will until something else comes along that is better (boy I can not wait).
And all those people who thgought I was crazy for liking it are now saying it is the best of all the series.
I guess you don't know what you have until it is gone.
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5thhouse
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Joined: 05 May 2002
Posts: 3842
Location: Santa Barbara, California
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| Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:38 pm |
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Oh I deffinitly think it was a soap...however that isn't really a bad thing in this case!
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Tyvek
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Joined: 11 Jul 2001
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Location: Mississippi, USA
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| Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:12 pm |
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| L'ursa wrote: | and contrary to most of the other Trek it actually had a story line
(I think that's what made those guys count it as Soap) |
You know I must agree…
It had all the classic symptoms of a soap, without the weirdness that accompanies most daytime dramas. I actually loved the fact that DS9 was a story in itself… and I loved how you really got to know the characters personally, and how you grew to love them. I am sorry but on a ship you just don’t get the candor, and familiarity that being in one spot can offer.
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MakeItSo
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Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Posts: 406
Location: Somewhere in California
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| Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:54 pm |
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I think the word Space Opera comes to mind. But I remember someone saying that DS9 was not true Star Trek and I was like...uh what is "true" Star Trek then? It's just going in directions that other series haven't really done.
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