[CliffFletcher]

Coincidentally, I'm doing a binge-watch of DS9 right now - just finished the three-parter that opens season 2. I'm finding it quite good. The characters are more diverse in roles and motivations that TOS or TNG. I quite like Quark - Armin Shimerman does a great job underneath all that makeup. Avery Brooks is growing on me. My biggest issue with the acting is Nana Visitor's Kira, who comes across as more waspish than battle-hardened. I can't help but imagining Michelle Forbes (the producers' original choice for the role) in her place, and how much weight she would have given to the role.

The setting and premise of the starbase has a lot of potential, and they use it pretty well in the first season. I'm certainly glad I didn't skip immediately to the third season, as some people recommend. The key to these binge watches of Star Trek (I recently finished TOS and TNG) is to use some of the rewatch/review sites as guides, and skip the bad episodes. About 25 per cent of Star Trek is awful, and another 25 per cent meh. I watched about 50-60 per cent of the episodes of TOS and TNG, and I'm glad I took that route.

The worst thing about DS9 is the SD picture. After watching the HD remasters of TNG, going directly to DS9, with its dim lighting and low-definition, feels like watching the show through a veil of gauze.