The Star Trek franchise has become darker and more brutal than it was before, and a lot of people complain about it. Deep Space Nine is one of Star Trek's most beloved TV series and it turns 29 today.
I am on the lower rungs of the Trek bandwagon here at io9 but I am aware of how divisive the show was when it first aired in 1993, since it was set on a space station instead of a starship and explored the idea that the Federation's utopia. Deep Space Nine has become the most-loved installments of the franchise. Eleanor Tremeer is a former staffer and major fan.
Deep Space Nine was a show about ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. The main cast was more of a lower deck than the best and brightest. Deep Space Nine was the first Trek series to have non-Starfleet main characters, and that perspective was not always as optimistic as Gene Roddenberry would have it.
If you want to know more about the series, here are some of io9's past coverage.
How Deep Space Nine Upended Star Trek is a must read.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a must-watch.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine helped to create everything you love.
Baseball in Deep Space Nine is the most endearing episode.
Deep Space Nine's most loving view of Star Trek is 'Trials and Tribbleations'.
Deep Space Nine's new documentary is a love letter to Star Trek.
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