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Ok... by now you've all heard that DS9 is returning to the screen [for those that haven't had it in syndication this entire time I should say]. SpikeTV starts it in April. So my questions are:
Will Flare revive a DS9 forum?
What should we be looking for during this rerun of the series [specifically the tech questions]?
And, is there anything that an uncut DS9 can give us?
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Well, first of all, saying that DS9 is returning to the screen (when it is rather returning to RERUNS) is a little misleading. You imply renewal.
To answer your questions:
No. TNG has been on reruns on Spike for years, and do you see an open forum for it?
I don't know about you, but I'm looking for nudie pics of Morn.
You are aware, I hope, that all seven seasons of the best Star Trek series (EVAR!) is available on DVD, in its uncut form. This isn't something new.
Question for you: when is Spike planning on airing our beloved most wonderful show of the not quite so beloved Star Trek franchise?
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I'm pretty sure that Spike is showing the DS9 reruns in the evening, in the 7 or 8 PM timeslot currently held by TNG. But I could be wrong about that.
Oh, and don't forget that some people don't have $700 to spend on DVD's...
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Uncut as in not missing little snipets for extended commercial breaks like sometimes happens in syndication, I think is what he's talking about.
For instance, two parters frequently lose several minutes of footage when rerun.
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Exactly. It's imporntant to see the USS Yeager patrolling around the station at least a dozen times. Love that ship.
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At least the DS9 forum would be better than the ENT forum.
And yes, not everyone is capable of forking over that much for a set of DVDs... if I had that much I would continue saving until I got $1200 for a new guitar.
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I am constantly confused by US television, but has DS9 not been on over there for the past couple of years at all?
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I know that there are several Canadian channels that show DS9 on a regular basis, although our sci-fi channel doesn't show DS9 in the daily Trek run, though, which is odd. They only show TOS, TNG, and VGR in a run.
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DS9, B5, Voyager and Farscape are not being aired in my area at all, unless you happen to have some sort of uber-TV with 6,000 channels. And I'm pissed. Except about Voyager, which sucked. And B5, which I've seen.
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And yes, not everyone is capable of forking over that much for a set of DVDs... if I had that much I would continue saving until I got $1200 for a new guitar.
Ebay: I havent paid more than $60 for any season...I still need seasons 5 and 7 though.
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I don't think DS9 has been aired here since shortly after it ended. And TNG has been gone since before that, I think. (That's discounting cable, obviously.)
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On the local Northern Michigan stations, TNG and then later DS9 (during its 7th season) was run in syndication on NBC at the ungodly hours of 3 or 4am during week, it was eventually replaced by a version of the Home Shopping Network.
As of recently, the last two years I was in college I caught DS9 on Fox at random times after midnight throughout the week or whenever they needed a filler show on the weekends before or after a sporting event.
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When I was in college, the local FOX affiliate angered me by playing the early seasons of DS9 out of order. Youd have 3 shows in a row, then they'd skip the one I really wanted to see, then jump 3 shows ahead. I wrote the station and they sent back some letter about contractually only being able to show an episode a certain number times, which made no sense. I missed the two episodes DS9 that I've never seen because of such moronitude.
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