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Avery Brooks Criticizes Deep Space Nine Finale

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By GustavoLeao / 13:00, 26 September 2006 / Deep Space Nine

The latest issue of Star Trek Magazine features a brief interview with Star Trek Deep Space Nine star Avery Brooks. Here are a few excerpts.



Q : How did you feel about how Star Trek Deep Space Nine ended for Sisko, with him joining the Prophets ?

Brooks : The show ran for seven years. It was a long, long road. I did have some reservations initially when I read the script [for the series finale, "What You Leave Behind], because I thought they were going to really kill Sisko. I took that very literally, and asked the producers, "Why are you killing Sisko ?"

The producers told me, "Look we thought you'd be thrilled because we had made him a God !" The difference, of course, is you have Sisko with another child on the way. You still have Sisko with a young man [Jake Sisko] trying to find his way, and you make him a God ! That wasn't fair.

To read the full article, get the new issue of Star Trek Magazine at your local newsstand.



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By: garak8888 (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:26:15 on Sep 26, 2006

This is nothing new, he said the same thing shortly after the finale aired, and it is in the DS9 Companion, except he talked more about leaving Cassidy as a black single mother and the message that was.


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RE: nothing new by Sullaban @ 04:02:00 on Sep 30

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By: Trekker121 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 20:27:30 on Sep 26, 2006

The whole series there was a debate between the Prophets being just that Prophets OR "worm hole aliens." I liked that debate. It sparked the debate between religion and gods etc... It never answered the question wholly, however, are there gods or not? But that last episode seems to have given creedance to that side of the debate. Happens to be the other side of the debate than I stand on - but nonetheless I didn't like the validity it gave to something very un-Star Trek in my opinion. That being religion.

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RE: The thing that pissed me off... by Sam Cogley @ 23:34:13 on Sep 28
    RE: The thing that pissed me off... by Trekker121 @ 05:16:10 on Sep 29
       RE: The thing that pissed me off... by Sam Cogley @ 09:51:10 on Sep 29

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By: John (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:22:52 on Sep 26, 2006

I agree with Brooks feeling he got shafted in the end. Behr did so well but dropped the ball on this one.


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RE: Agreed by Dukat @ 22:24:37 on Sep 26

I'm with Avery... | Report this post to moderator
By: El4short (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 15:28:02 on Sep 26, 2006

As a parent, one of my favorite qualities about Sisko was his devotion to his son, and their wonderful relationship. I didn't care if he was a God or not -- what about his son? What about his new family? All they knew was that he was gone. It was a big blemish to an otherwise terrific finale.

To the point above, I agree -- it seems like the TNG-DS9-ENT regime didn't have a sentimental bone in their bodies, when I think back to the way they killed off so many great characters for no real purpose. Too make it worse, most of them got lousy farewell lines ... all Data says is "good-bye," and that's AFTER Picard is gone.


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RE: I'm with Avery... by DaCheeze @ 13:10:51 on Sep 29

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By: Gary P (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:20:35 on Sep 26, 2006

At the end of the last episode, Kira walked around the space-station inferring normalcy after the war. She was a symbol of Sisko the prophet. When she saw Jake looking out the window, it reminded us that Captain Sisko was more than emissary, more than a captain, and more than a war hero. He was a father. Putting them together for the final scene was very fitting. I thought Sisko’s ‘transcendence’ brought out the shows spiritual nature.


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By: Postdoc (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:47:14 on Sep 26, 2006

It kind of took him out of the way for no real purpose, but like Kirk, Trip and Data, that's the preferred poignant ending they seemed to like. Too bad. I'm just tired of second guessing their bad (IMHO) creative decisions. Kudo to Brooks for questioning it, though.


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RE: Yeah, um...well by Starbrelz @ 16:27:29 on Sep 27
RE: Yeah, um...well by mustangman289 @ 20:05:33 on Sep 26
    RE: Yeah, um...well by Cmdr T'Nor @ 09:27:32 on Sep 27
       RE: Yeah, um...well by Gprime85 @ 09:39:21 on Sep 28
          RE: Yeah, um...well by Cmdr T'Nor @ 13:14:07 on Sep 28
RE: Yeah, um...well by baldmark @ 16:38:36 on Sep 26
    RE: Yeah, um...well by Sxottlan @ 00:12:41 on Sep 27
       RE: Yeah, um...well by John Smith 99 @ 06:33:56 on Sep 27
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