snowkatt: ^no but what brooks did was good
and he has left behind 7 years and 173 episodes worth of great star trek episodes
Elmofongo: So I watched the first episode. And well its not bad, but lets just say that it certainly feels like an episode that could have been on TNG.
So glad that you like The Sisko!
They did that on purpose so it felt like you were flowing from one show to the next. They didn't want a stark BOOM here's something completely different, because of the fear of a backlash from the devoted Star Trek fan base. They eased us in and did it very very well, IMO, especially given how different DS9 is from TNG ultimately. Oh dude, I'm excited for you, really, watching it for the first time. My GF and I are a few episodes into season 7 on her first watch-through of the series. It's even better the 2nd time through, too. And holds up very well for a 4th and 5th watch through (though 7th season gets a little pedantic IMO, but still a great story.)