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It was so good, I am sad to have finished it.

Are there any canon DS9 comics, books, etc. that continue where it left off?

I've finished TOS and TNG, but neither left me with a feeling of sadness like DS9 has.

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[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago

Don’t feel bad. You can just do what the rest of us do and watch it over and over again for the rest of your life. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched DS9, TNG, VOY, and TOS. Even ENT and TAS. dozens and dozens. I even put on episodes when I go to sleep as background noise.

For ever and ever…

[-] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago

So you watch nothing else? Just TNG, DS9 and VOY take forever to rewatch!

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I watch plenty of other stuff. But when I have nothing to watch, I put those on.

[-] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I couldn't get into voyager for some reason

[-] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Well, there is a crowdfunded documentary (which I even funded years ago) whose name is based on the last episode of the show "What we left behind" and where you can see interviews with the cast and the original writers imagine what an eight season might have looked like.

It's nice and they remastered several scenes of the show in high definition, so it's worth a watch.

Then you can rewatch it over and over again. I'm doing my third rewatch right now. I have only rewatched TNG once and no other series is as amazing as DS9 to me (though I have rewatched several individual episodes across all series)

I know Andrew Robinson has written a novel about Garak, A stitch in time, which I understand is well regarded and Garak is such an interesting character that sooner or later I'll check it out.

We feel your loss, but you should celebrate because it was so well put together and it had a charm no other series really had.

[-] drwstr@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

A stitch in time is a great read. Andrew even narrates the audiobook if you like those.

Yes, seconding the recommendation for A Stitch in Time and it’s wonderful to hear “Garak’s” voice again if you do the audiobook. I also really enjoyed the DS9 documentary!

[-] socprof@masto.ai 4 points 1 year ago
[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're looking for a great book about DS9 I cannot recommend A Different Trek by David K. Seitz highly enough.

[-] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

never get anything like it again

That isn't quite true until you've finished these four episodes of the pseudo-canon radioplay Alone Together where Garak and Bashir Quarantine from Space Covid.

[-] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

Now watch what it was based on!

(Babylon5)

[-] Magnetar@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Hey, I just got here to mention B5, too.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 12 points 1 year ago

Not ST, but this is how I felt with The Expanse. I haven't watched DS9 yet, but now may be a good time.

You really need to give the first season or two some lenience. Don't skip it. Just recognize that as others have said it takes awhile to find its voice, and IMO for some of the actors to grow into their characters.

Just like Riker, you need to be patient until Sisko grows his beard.

[-] CyberDine@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'm still trying to motivate to watch the last season of The Expanse. I was blown away by the first 4 seasons, was a bit 'meh' about season 5, and now it's just sitting there waiting for me

[-] darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Go read the books! The show is ultimately unsatisfying as it doesn’t cover the last arc of the story, but the last season was good

[-] holycrap@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

There is a series of DS9 books from one of the shows writers but it isn't canon and is contradicted by more recent content.

[-] jernej@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Nothing a good rewatch can't fix

[-] jimternet@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago

There’s a quite long series of novels that follows on from DS9, starting with Avatar books one and two.

Later they intertwine with Next Gen, Voyager, and (briefly) Enterprise continuation novels too.

But that series was wrapped up a couple of years ago after Picard started, because the TV series contradicted the novels, and the publishers wanted to get back into sync.

I really enjoyed following along with the continued adventures of the ds9 crew.

[-] timeisart@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

cool pic OP but why tf was Ezri included over Jadzia??

[-] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

Assuming it's official material, contract issues. When Terry left the show, they no longer had likeness rights for her. Hence no Jadzia, not even in the flashbacks in the final ep. The studio either wasn't willing or just couldn't afford what she was asking. This is all hearsay but I trust the source (greatest gen podcast).

[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Based on a reverse image search, it seems to be regional cover art for the finale episode. As you say, Jadzia was out by then, so Ezri makes sense.

As for the original question, it still seems an imperfect choice for the main image of a thread about the series as a whole.

[-] NoiseColor@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago

For me it takes about 7 years and I can hardly remember anything and can watch it again.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That would be the worm. I'm assuming you mean jadzia. Pedantry mode off.

[-] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I just finished it last week! I've been struggling through all the other shows and can't get into it like I did ds9.. so I started rewatching it last night and let me tell you... it's better the second time around!!

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

I agree that the second time around is great.

[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Give it some years and there will be an endless stream of generated content.

Also, reality is starting to imitate fantasy. Current conflicts promise to become as entertaining, albeit with less compassion and hope. But that could be cause to help reality become like it (again).

[-] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's my favorite series. Gun to my head, I'll take it over TNG, but barely. Diverse cast of characters, great stories. Even when the dominion war came along we still got plenty of monster of the week episodes. And of course, DS9 had something no others series can come close to: Garak.

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