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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
I didn't like it either. The characters sucked for most of the first few seasons, then the writers decided that by putting in a massive war, they could make it an "action" show.
I mean, the Federation manages to rally 40 ships against the Borg, and a few years down the road, they have like 1500 for the war against the Dominion?
It was a show about exploration. Not Space Above and Beyond.
What gives?
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What seems to be gleaned from TNG/DS9 is that Starfleet was getting very spread out and antiquated (and very soft and pacifistic after the Kirk era) when the Borg invaded. In TOS, it was inferred that even though we only saw Constitution class ships, and that there were only a dozen or so, that was a small percentage of the force that Starfleet could exert... seeing as the Klingons and Romulans were allied, and a significant threat. It was also intimated that the Constitution-class starship was the toughest ship around compared to the galactic powers, while in TNG, the Galaxy was considered weak compared to the Warbirds and Klingon Attack Cruisers.
They were caught with their pants down and were only able to recall 40 old (and outdated) ships in time, which in turn got completely worked by the Borg. After the asskicking, they rebuilt the Fleet and then some, with a special attention to not looking like idiots again (Sisko - Defiant project). They also pulled back from exploration a lot when the Klingons, and then Dominion started getting serious.
Yeah, I'm a geek. But I really only like TOS, DS9 and a handful of TNG and ENT.
PS: While having Star Trek come out on Dec 25 was dumb to begin with, moving it to May in Blockbuster season also, superficially, seems like a bad idea. The hype will not last for a year and a half with anyone but Trek fans, and Trek fanatics. Then it has to compete with some pretty big competition.