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Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Sixth Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792189367
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792189361
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D058974D
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 04, 2003
Running Time: 1176 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 04, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Deep Space Nine's sixth season began ambitiously with a six-part story arc devoted to the Dominion War. This was a brave move in many ways, but a sensible one too. Whereas other sci-fi shows wouldn't commit to showing the impact of war (e.g., Babylon 5), here there were numerous visible sacrifices. Characters were frequently kidnapped and held prisoner, allowing screen time for other members of the ever-growing cast (at its peak there were as many as 18 individuals with speaking roles per episode). This year also introduced the idea of Starfleet Intelligence and its sinister Section 31; alliances were built only to crumble almost immediately; Sisko led a suicide mission and at long last his destiny as the Emissary took a serious turn.
Amid all this sturm und drang the writers felt it necessary to inject some levity. In fact, there was so much comedic sidetracking this year it actually seemed as if they were afraid of the series' dark tone. Witness: Quark undergoing a temporary sex change, leading a Magnificent Seven-style band of Ferengi (with a cameo from Iggy Pop), Morn's nonspeaking character being sorely missed, the blend of Troi and Guinan into '60s crooner Vic Fontaine, and, in one fan favorite episode ("Far Beyond the Stars"), Sisko having visions of himself and the crew as 1950s staff writers on pulp magazine Incredible Tales. There were also cute reconciliations among Worf's extended family (leading to Trek's first cast wedding), and even the revelation of Bashir's genetically enhanced origins quickly became a subject for easy jokes.
Any of these events would have been satisfactorily cute if the war had ended and the show had moved on. But it confused the viewer when every so often the battle would be rejoined mid-episode. The clinching proof that no grand design was really at work was in the sudden exit of Dax. Despite all the jarring humor scattered about after the strong opening, the show seemed unable to avoid reverting to shock tactics for its finale. All of which hardly made the promised final year seem a particularly enticing prospect. --Paul Tonks
Episodes: A Time to Stand, Rocks and Shoals, Sons and Daughters, Behind the Lines, Favor the Bold, Sacrifice of Angels, You Are Cordially Invited..., Resurrection, Statistical Probabilities, The Magnificent Ferengi, Waltz, Who Mourns for Morn?, Far Beyond the Stars, One Little Ship, Honor Among Thieves, Change of Heart, Wrongs Darker than Death or Night, Inquisition, In the Pale Moonlight, His Way, The Reckoning, Valiant, Profit and Lace, Time's Orphan, The Sound of Her Voice, Tears of the Prophets.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - DS9 keeps getting better
Deep Space Nine goes where the other Star Trek series rarely did. After the first few seasons, DS9 steered away from the techno-babble and "we can solve it with science" approach (which is often the complaint against Star Trek in general), and moved into the darker side of Trek and inter-planetary society.
The sixth and seventh seasons of Deep Space Nine are must buys for any fan. If you own one, you have to own the other, they not only go together, but more importantly, it is the ... Read More
Rating: - A busy, entertaining season
Highlights and memorable moments of the entertaining sixth season of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" include a big six-episode arc right out of the gate that immerses us in the war with the Dominion (to be clear, we're not talking about a six-parter telling one story, but six episodes- some continued and some stand-alone- that deal exclusively with the war); a fair number of excellent non-war episodes (my favorite is the tribute to 1940's pulp sci-fi writers, "Far Beyond the Stars"); James Darren as ... Read More
Rating:  - Another Season Of Star Trek Problems
I like DS9 decently enough but the problem I had with the show was the DOMINION WAR.I thought while watching the conflict to the finale was if the Dominion was a galactic space faring empire for two thousand years why were they having such a hard time with the FEDERATION who's own space faring technology has only been around three hundred years.Seeing the deference in centuries of technological advancement would be like putting todays armies and navies with all their weaponry and having them go against ... Read More
Rating:  - Possibly the Best season
Finally the seasons of hints and innuendo come to head and the dominion war finally occurs. This was the climax we had been waiting for. Starting after the amazingly gribbing cliff hanger, the show picks up head done into the war. The show never leaves it behind, but never resolves it either. While I expected the season to wrap it up at some point, much like real wars, it kept going, almost to the point where it was part of their regular life. The show was very dark in spots, but made up for it in ... Read More
Rating: - Good
Your typical season of DS9. The war with the Dominion has begun, and they are in control of DS9. Not a bad season over all, but not my favorite. 5 would probably be my favorite.
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