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In Theaters : 04 January, 1993
DVD Release : 05 August, 2003 |
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Fourth Season description
The fourth series of Deep Space Nine can be summed up in one word: Klingons! The show's 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--had been 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 two recurring characters 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 James Bond. But the year will be remembered 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.--Paul Tonks |
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Fourth Season Customer Reviews
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While I enjoyed DS9 in its entirety, the fourth season is among the best...possibly even THE best. Though the Dominion War is already a-brewin' when the season begins, here is where the many over-arching narratives really begin to drive the plots and character subplots; here is where the action begins.
The two-hour season premiere stands out as one of the show's most exciting episodes (when watching the crew of DS9 repel Klingon boarders in brutal hand-to-hand combat, you'll find yourself wondering if Picard and Co. would have had the stuff to survive such a melee...), but the season is also marked by some terrific comedic one-off episodes: the Roswell episode, the infamous holodeck-based James Bond pastiche, the Ferengi labor union episode...laughs aplenty. There are more introspective, character-driven episodes as well; all the main characters (and some of the peripheral characters, too) get opportunities to shine, with Chief O'Brien's stint in an alien prison--and its aftermath--being perhaps the most powerful moment in the bunch.
Good science fiction is exciting, thought-provoking, and entertaining, and this season of DS9 is all of those things and more. A spectacular collection of 'Trek tales. |
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