Sisko was hands down, my favorite captain.
His armor was a little dented, his ship a little care worn.
But you know what? His world felt a little more realistic, his battles a little more hard fought and his weaknesses a little more understandable (and far less like the “weaknesses” you share at a job interview.)
And that all came from Avery.
The miniature Bev Crusher with the homemade uniform, this is amazing.
Also the best answer for Avery in particular to not to have to lie to anybody.
A real straight shooter.
Come on buddy, gotta seperate the actor from the role.
Next you’re gonna tell me that Jack Gleeson is actually a very kind guy in real life, that Kevin Costner actually CAN speak in an English accent, or that the ghost of Robin Williams isn’t trapped in a magic lamp for eternity!
Those are all wrong, it’s just that it’s impossible for an actor to be as big a liar as Sisko
It’s a real shame he apparently didn’t seem to like Star Trek.
I would guess he didn’t like having to go through a bunch of shit Patrick Stewart didn’t have to. Looking at DS9 now, it’s hard to imagine the original context of it airing. Every new Trek gets shit on but people were out of line with DS9 for way too long. That’s a ridiculously huge lift with little support and - who wouldn’t be unhappy with that.
It’s only in hindsight that people started to appreciate what a great show it was. Which is much like TOS.
I, uh, enjoyed ds9 from the get go.
So did my uncle. The only thing I really hated about it was that I had to chose between it and bab5.
It’s funny… In some ways, I think he adored the stories they were telling, and particularly the potential the characters and the setting held, but he really seemed to dislike the production environment and many of the specific decisions that were made. He is an artist with a very specific voice (lol, literally even) and mindset that was maybe poorly suited to making Star Trek his “thing.”
God though, can you imagine if the brooding-to-manic Sisko acting roller coaster had become iconic in the broader culture like Shatner’s staccato shouting and dramatic pauses?
I think he just didn’t like living with Rick Berman’s decisions
adored the stories they were telling
I think that’s part of the appeal of Star Trek. Few other shows put as much effort into telling a complete story in 1 hour.
Personally Holodeck episodes are my favorite. No other show does that. And they go so over the top with the costumes its brilliant.
I have to wonder if that’s part of what made him good for the role? The series was trying to break the Trek mold anyway, so it was maybe for the best that the head of the ensemble cast didn’t have any particular reverence for the source.
It is, but at least he was on and seemed to be a positive influence for the series. I can’t recall a creative decision that he advocated for which wasn’t an improvement of the character and the world.
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He could have at least acted like he liked it.
Oh, no he couldn’t.
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