Product Description

Episodes: A Time to Stand, Rocks and Shoals, Sons and Daughters, Behind the Lines, Favor the Bold, Sacrifice of Angels, You Are Cordially Invited..., Resurrection, Statistical Probabilities, The Magnificent Ferengi, Waltz, Who Mourns for Morn?, Far Beyond the Stars, One Little Ship, Honor Among Thieves, Change of Heart, Wrongs Darker than Death or Night, Inquisition, In the Pale Moonlight, His Way, The Reckoning, Valiant, Profit and Lace, Time's Orphan, The Sound of Her Voice, Tears of the Prophets.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7528 in DVD
• Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2003-11-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 7
• Dimensions: 1.15 pounds
• Running time: 1176 minutes

Amazon.com
Deep Space Nine's sixth season began ambitiously with a six-part story arc devoted to the Dominion War. This was a brave move in many ways, but a sensible one too. Whereas other sci-fi shows wouldn't commit to showing the impact of war (e.g., Babylon 5), here there were numerous visible sacrifices. Characters were frequently kidnapped and held prisoner, allowing screen time for other members of the ever-growing cast (at its peak there were as many as 18 individuals with speaking roles per episode). This year also introduced the idea of Starfleet Intelligence and its sinister Section 31; alliances were built only to crumble almost immediately; Sisko led a suicide mission and at long last his destiny as the Emissary took a serious turn.

Amid all this sturm und drang the writers felt it necessary to inject some levity. In fact, there was so much comedic sidetracking this year it actually seemed as if they were afraid of the series' dark tone. Witness: Quark undergoing a temporary sex change, leading a Magnificent Seven-style band of Ferengi (with a cameo from Iggy Pop), Morn's nonspeaking character being sorely missed, the blend of Troi and Guinan into '60s crooner Vic Fontaine, and, in one fan favorite episode ("Far Beyond the Stars"), Sisko having visions of himself and the crew as 1950s staff writers on pulp magazine Incredible Tales. There were also cute reconciliations among Worf's extended family (leading to Trek's first cast wedding), and even the revelation of Bashir's genetically enhanced origins quickly became a subject for easy jokes.

Any of these events would have been satisfactorily cute if the war had ended and the show had moved on. But it confused the viewer when every so often the battle would be rejoined mid-episode. The clinching proof that no grand design was really at work was in the sudden exit of Dax. Despite all the jarring humor scattered about after the strong opening, the show seemed unable to avoid reverting to shock tactics for its finale. All of which hardly made the promised final year seem a particularly enticing prospect. --Paul Tonks

Customer Reviews

Bad Amazon Editorial
I'm mainly posting this in oposition to the editorial above. This person does not know Trek very well to not recognize what is by far the best season of Deep Space Nine and argueable, the best season of all Star Trek.

The introduction of Section 31 gave everyone something to talk about. Far Beyond the Stars was an artistic masterpeice. And the death of Jadzia Dax, I must say, the writer of the editorial has it all wrong. Terry Farrell wanted to leave the show. True enough, she didn't want her character killed, but she did make the decision to leave. That may make her character's departure seem out of place, but none the less appropriate. The Dominion War has been faught, officially and unofficially since Season 3 (which began with major tensions with them) and lasted until the very last episode of the series. It is only logical to conclude that someone will die. Sisko reads through thousands of names of casualties at the hands of the Dominion, yet he never lost anyone of his crew until Jadzia. This makes it much more potent...it makes the war seem personal...and the Devil (Dukat) is a more real enemy to Sisko than the Dominion.

Art, plan and simple.

DS9 Season Six - An extraordinary and dark season!
The sixth season, in so many ways, was one of DS9's most astonishing and brilliant seasons, yet it also brought about the end of one of the shows most beloved characters. In an unprecedented move in Star Trek, the season begins with an arc that is altogether some of the most dazzling Trek to ever grace the small screen.

From the commencement of the season, it is quite evident that the season is going to be big in so many ways. From the war with the Dominion to many of the payoff's between the characters that have, in some cases, been building since the first season. Worf and Jadzia's marriage, Odo and Kira finally getting together and Dukat's turn for even the worst are just "some" of the season's highlights.

I stand by my opinion that Terry Farrell's decision to leave the show to do a sitcom that she was later "released" from stands right up there with Denise Crosby's decision to leave STNG, "not too smart!"

As is the usual, the writing, directing and performances by all for this continuation on the saga that is Deep Space Nine are all extraordinary!

A brief synopsis of the more outstanding episodes of the season:

A Time to Stand to Sacrifice of Angels - In this brilliant and unprecedented six episode arc the shows producers takes us from where the fifth season concluded through many of the machinations of the initial stages of the war with the Dominion. Integral to these first six episodes is some the series most extraordinary writing, directing and acting that all lend greatly to this six episode arc being tops among all of the Star Trek episodes ever, from any of the series.

You Are Cordially Invited - Despite the war still raging, in this great episode, we see Star Trek's first Klingon wedding between Worf and Jadzia. Beyond the festivities of the episode, you can truly tell that the actors were having a great time as well.

The Magnificent Ferengi - Iggy Pop makes a guest appearance as a Vorta in this great first Ferengi episode of the season where the Dominion captures Quark and Rom's Moogie.

Waltz - Gul Dukat makes a return to the series after the death of his daughter, Ziyal. Coupling that death with his downfall as the leader of the Cardassian Union has seriously demented his views and Sisko finds himself being the object of Dukat's quest for revenge.

Far Beyond the Stars - Hailed as the series most poignantly well written, directed and performed episode, this episode should've received many more awards than it did. Through his connection to the prophets, Sisko finds himself switching between two different realities; his life on DS9 and a life in which he's a struggling writer in the fifties on Earth and dealing first hand with racism at its worst.

One Little Ship - As an homage to other great Sci-Fi movies, the producers decided to shrink a runabout and it turned out perfectly for this episode in which Bashir, Dax and O'Brien are stuck in a shrunken runabout while the Defiant is taken over by Jem'Hadar.

Honor Among Thieves - DS9 does a mob show as O'Brien is forced to work under cover in the Orion Syndicate and this show works extraordinarily well, highlighting Colm Meaney's talents as a brilliant actor.

Change of Heart - Worf's devout devotion to duty is and his devotion to his wife are brought to the forefront and in conflict in this episode in which they find themselves on a mission to pick up a spy but Jadzia is injured.

In the Pale Moonlight - This episode is the most dramatically well written and performed episode of the season as Sisko finds he is no longer capable of dealing with the casualties of the war and he devises a plan to bring the Romulans into the fold from their neutral status which also prompts him to deal directly with Garak.

His Way - After six long years of pinning over Kira, Odo's greatest wish comes true after the introduction of Vic Fontaine, DS9's resident lounge singer.

Valiant - Nog takes on a larger and more interesting role in this episode in which he and Jake find themselves on board the USS Valiant which is being run by Starfleet Academy's Red Squadron and a fanatical but inexperienced captain.

Profit and Lace - In this extremely funny Ferengi episode, Grand Nagus Zek is deposed by Brunt and Zek comes to DS9 to enlist the aid of Quark.

Time's Orphan - This O'Brien episode speaks greatly for the producers ability to write good family shows when Molly is drawn into a time portal and Miles is able to retrieve her but not the child that entered the portal but a teenage version of her.

Tears of the Prophets - In this extraordinary season closer, the war is still raging but the Federation is taking an upper hand and the Dominion is looking for some way to turn events in their favor. To their relief Dukat makes a return and his sudden addiction with the prophets does more than they could hope for, causing the wormhole itself to close and Sisko loses his connection with the prophets, causing him to go home to Earth, defeated. Here is where actress Terry Farrell made the decision to leave the show and the death of Jadzia comes about. {ssintrepid}

Episode list:

A Time to Stand
Rocks and Shoals
Sons and Daughters
Behind the Lines
Favor the Bold
Sacrifice of Angels
You Are Cordially Invited
Resurrection
Statistical Probabilities
The Magnificent Ferengi
Waltz
Who Mourns for Morn?
Far Beyond the Stars
One Little Ship
Honor Among Thieves
Change of Heart
Wrongs Darker than Death or Night
Inquisition
In the Pale Moonlight
His Way
The Reckoning
Valiant
Profit and Lace
Time's Orphan
The Sound of Her Voice
Tears of the Prophets

Special Features:

Mission Inquiry: "Far Beyond the Stars"
24th Century Wedding
Crew Dossiers': Julian Bashir & Quark
DS9 Sketchbook: John Eaves
Photo Gallery
10 Section 31 "Hidden" files

This viewer is not confused...
Who's idea was it to let Paul Tonks write the Amazon editorial reviews of the DS9 DVD sets? He's entitled to his opinions about the show, but his sweeping statements about how the intersecting plot lines, number of cast members, presence of comedic episodes, etc., "confuse the viewer" are condescending and patronizing. Why can't he just admit that the show confuses/aggravates him? I consider DS9's risky narrative density one of its most appealing and challenging aspects, even when it misfired, and I imagine I'm not alone. Speak for yourself, Paul.