Board 8 > Is Deep Space 9 intentionally taking elements from Star Wars rather than

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the rest of the Star Trek universe? From the Alderaan Easter Egg to the aliens that aren't just humans with a few extra bumps on their faces, the whole thing feels like its really going at a Star Wars angle, was that intentional or just me noticing?

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I've never read anything about that being intentional, no, and I've read preeeetty much every interview out there, heh.

It just goes for a more serialized, dramatic, character-driven storytelling focus as the years go by. That's its main thrust. The earlier seasons are formative, I guess, but there weren't any Star Wars inspirations beyond a few jokes here and there.

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maybe it was just the shady space bar

I am only a few episodes in too

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The box says "Online Gameplay not rated by ESRB", I should be able to trade my phallic named Wobbufetts to a bunch of 8 year olds. - MarvelousGerbil

Ah, you'll still be in the muck of lesser DS9 (which is basically trying to be TNG lite) for a while yet. But if you're already enjoying the show to any extent, you'll probably love it later on.

Beware: "Move Along Home" (episode 10 of the first season) is like, the worst episode in the series, easily.

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It has more in common with Babylon 5 than Star Wars I would say...

The most you might say is that it is slightly less Star Treky than other Star Trek series.

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