DS9-Better of the trek shows?

[Harmon]

As far as the fan base of ST goes, some of the fans are a little- odd, we (99%) must admite.

As far as the ST universe being consistant. Its not, the sensors can pick up the smallest of atoms to within the trillianth of a millimeter, they can reengineer matter for transportation, can create food from energy, yet they can not recreate a being like Data. Not sure I would feel comfortable about using the transporters.

I would rather not get into a debate about the tech on ST but its pretty much a question of story line, the show was good for what it was, and all shows have short comings.

Its my preferrence to learn more about DS9, and this thread appears to have attracted a few fans that I can probe for information.

 

[Mallus]

How is it that beings that lived in such a fashion would even care about the people of Baijor or its people?

Well, the whole 'perceives the whole of time' thingy was first posited by St. Augustine in City of God, so it seems pretty clear that the DS9 writers were trying to conflate at least some quality of the Christian God with their wormhole aliens. I guess that doesn't answer 'why?'. Go read St. Augustine...

More over how would the people of Baijor even know of the Prophets?

I always assumed the wormhole terminus was visible from Bajor. I believe they called it 'The Celestial Temple'.

And why would they worship them?

Because once they were a primitive, superstitious people who did stuff like worship the lights in the sky? And unlike everyone else in the ST universe, as they matured as a civilziation, they choose not to lose their faith and stop?

 

[Lord Pendragon]

How is it that beings that lived in such a fashion would even care about the people of Baijor or its people?

I believe at one point the Wormhole Aliens call the people of Bajor their "children." Whether they actually helped start life on Bajor, or merely adopted it after the fact, the WHA's seem to view the Bajorans as children to be nurtured and guided.

More over how would the people of Baijor even know of the Prophets? And why would they worship them?

The Orbs might have something to do with that. Every so often a crystalline object shoots out of the wormhole and jettisons down to Bajor. They all have unique supernatural powers. Many of them were lost during the Occupation, but some few remain. The Orb of Prophecy figures prominently in the series.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

I always assumed the wormhole terminus was visible from Bajor. I believe they called it 'The Celestial Temple'.

The wormhole is called the Celestial Temple by Bajorans, but it isn't visible unless it's active. The location of the Celestial Temple wasn't known until the wormhole was discovered just before the series began.

 

[Harmon]

The Orb of Prophecy figures prominently in the series.

What season and or episode were the orb's brought to the attention of the viewer? I have only seen a few dozen episodes and I don't recall every having seen one or hear about them.

 

[Staffan]

Neither. He's 100% Bad Ass.

Nooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[EricNoah]

I liked the pilot, and there were individual episodes that were good or even excellent, but overall I never really cared for it that much. In particular I found Sisko's overacting very grating. And the plot model wasn't all that great and its limitations showed frequently (if ToS was "wagon train to the stars" then DS9 was a "pit stop/hotel/convention center/shopping mall in the stars").

 

[mojo1701]

What I really loved about the show was Morn.

 

[Pants]

What season and or episode were the orb's brought to the attention of the viewer? I have only seen a few dozen episodes and I don't recall every having seen one or hear about them.

The orbs are mostly explain.ed in the very first episode when the wormhole is discovered. Sisko consults one of the Orbs in the episode.

 

[Harmon]

The orbs are mostly explain.ed in the very first episode when the wormhole is discovered. Sisko consults one of the Orbs in the episode.

Emm- I haven't seen the pilot in a lot of years. Guess I should NetFlix them or something. Thanks, this is most helpful.