@Jean-Luc Prickhard,  I toyed with the DS9/Craig correspondence too, but like with J.J. Abrams I felt I should reserve judgment until the series is complete.

I actually considered throwing in the Casino Royale/Forbidden Planet connection, but decided I'd tortured the metaphor enough. Garak I'm not.

I actually considered throwing in the Casino Royale/Forbidden Planet connection, but decided I'd tortured the metaphor enough. Garak I'm not.

Oh, god, yes, of course. That's what I get for posting while sober.

Oh, god, yes, of course. That's what I get for posting while sober.

Apropos of nothing …
Last week in comments here and elsewhere, I compared a couple of the Trek series to James Bond actor eras. I've continued to ponder the parallels, and present herewith my Unified Theory of Trek/007, for discussion and/or derision, as appropriate.
TOS = Sean Connery. The original, two-fisted,…

Apropos of nothing …
Last week in comments here and elsewhere, I compared a couple of the Trek series to James Bond actor eras. I've continued to ponder the parallels, and present herewith my Unified Theory of Trek/007, for discussion and/or derision, as appropriate.
TOS = Sean Connery. The original, two-fisted,…

That's my strategy, too, @avclub-29639d6c421c85be2b1d77158fc0b4a3:disqus . I actually gave up a couple weeks ago, after the sideboob episode (Not because of the sideboob, just that's the most memorable aspect of the episode.) But I keep coming back to these reviews to see if miracles have happened.

That's my strategy, too, @avclub-29639d6c421c85be2b1d77158fc0b4a3:disqus . I actually gave up a couple weeks ago, after the sideboob episode (Not because of the sideboob, just that's the most memorable aspect of the episode.) But I keep coming back to these reviews to see if miracles have happened.

You know, I'm as big an apologist for VOY as @avclub-64ad8f3af92ef8d9a1c7dfd7265e577d:disqus is (I used to post under "Palaeotrekkie", and I still maintain that VOY is the most consistently watchable Trek series since TOS), but I have to agree with @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus that it wouldn't…

You know, I'm as big an apologist for VOY as @avclub-64ad8f3af92ef8d9a1c7dfd7265e577d:disqus is (I used to post under "Palaeotrekkie", and I still maintain that VOY is the most consistently watchable Trek series since TOS), but I have to agree with @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus that it wouldn't…

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus , actually, I kinda stole it from a Sean O'Neil Newswire item. (He made some referenct to "Necronomicon Emoticon" and I just portmanteau'ed it.)

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus , actually, I kinda stole it from a Sean O'Neil Newswire item. (He made some referenct to "Necronomicon Emoticon" and I just portmanteau'ed it.)

@avclub-b31df16a88ce00fed951f24b46e08649:disqus , simply put, DS9 loses points for having way too many "My Favorite Ferengi" sitcom episodes, too many Mirror Universe episodes, and waaay too many holo-baseball episodes.

@avclub-b31df16a88ce00fed951f24b46e08649:disqus , simply put, DS9 loses points for having way too many "My Favorite Ferengi" sitcom episodes, too many Mirror Universe episodes, and waaay too many holo-baseball episodes.

Also, the fifth one can be seen as a week of Cardassian torture.

Also, the fifth one can be seen as a week of Cardassian torture.

I think that's a fair characterization. I've been a Trek fan almost all my life (I used to post here under "Palaeotrekkie" until I got tired of it), and I only started watching B5 once Rowan started covering it, but I think I'd give B5 a slight edge over DS9 if only because the overall story seemed better thought out,…

I think that's a fair characterization. I've been a Trek fan almost all my life (I used to post here under "Palaeotrekkie" until I got tired of it), and I only started watching B5 once Rowan started covering it, but I think I'd give B5 a slight edge over DS9 if only because the overall story seemed better thought out,…

Terrible? It's the Terra Nova/Alcatraz crossover we've all been waiting for!