This was the first Doctor Who I ever saw - when my family spent 6 months in England when I was 9 years old and it was first airing - and it scared the short pants off me, green bubble wrap and all.

I'm not sure about the 'seasoned' part - how many actual wars have the Klingons fought since their peace treaty with the Federation? (Remember the very first TNG appearance of non-Worf klingons was Klingon dissidents whining about how boring life was.) Just the one (brief) civil war - not sure how widespread the…

I'm not sure about the 'seasoned' part - how many actual wars have the Klingons fought since their peace treaty with the Federation? (Remember the very first TNG appearance of non-Worf klingons was Klingon dissidents whining about how boring life was.) Just the one (brief) civil war - not sure how widespread the…

The effects may look a bit dated now, but on first watching it, they were amazing - the biggest and most impressive space battle in the history of ST, and the long-awaited moment when the station started kicking some ass. The callout back to the bluff in the premiere with the Klingon suggesting the station's weapons…

The effects may look a bit dated now, but on first watching it, they were amazing - the biggest and most impressive space battle in the history of ST, and the long-awaited moment when the station started kicking some ass. The callout back to the bluff in the premiere with the Klingon suggesting the station's weapons…

Rewatching this recently, I was struck by the bit in which the prosecutor introduces classified evidence that the defense can't see. O'Brien/Odo/etc. are outraged by this, with (as you say) the smug implication about how much better our system is. In the age of Guantanamo military trials this seems bitterly amusing.

Rewatching this recently, I was struck by the bit in which the prosecutor introduces classified evidence that the defense can't see. O'Brien/Odo/etc. are outraged by this, with (as you say) the smug implication about how much better our system is. In the age of Guantanamo military trials this seems bitterly amusing.

I seem to remember that Avery Brooks turned down a Sisko cameo in the movie.