YOUTUBE - GRANDPA SISKO! | Homefront | Star Trek Fans First Time Watching DS9
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Yeah. We do shut the hell up and just grin when you guys are giving your wishlists for things you wanna see. And don't wanna see. Have your final vid volumes gone down? I've had to turn you guys up vs. any other YT vid I watched normally - but this I've had to turn up even more
You guys are seeing, in real time, by contrast, why so many of us hold DS9 in such high esteem and just throw up our hands in frustration with Voyager. IT'S THE CHARACTERS. One nitpicky thing about this episode: Is it just me or, one, wouldn't an organization like Starfleet, let alone an entire planet like earth, not only have backup power sources in case of something like this but also NOT be tied together with a no-failsafe unified grid; and two, wouldn't a lot of people on the planet be off the grid anyway with solar, wind, etc? FYI re "Aron" vs. "Aaron": Elvis Presley's middle name was "Aron."
Replicators and transporters use insane amounts of energy, necessiting at the very least fusion reactors or more probably matter-antimatter reactors. There will definitely be people off-grid growing their own food (like grandpa Cisko does), but anyone who uses replicators will be on the grid.
You guys finally get it... DS9 has the BEST characters! Just watching scenes with them doing whatever because they are created so well is what makes this show so strong. They also are constantly developing over the course of the show, which you really start to see in this season. Its so good!
Earth is a post scarcity society but also consider that they are very reliant on replicators. I imagine no one has a pantry of food or several gallons of water stored in their homes. There really is no reason to even have a refrigerator when you can just tell a little machine on the wall to give you whatever food/drink you want.