DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).
Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.
And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.
Merlin
Wow, that is about completely opposite of any Star Trek fan I have ever heard of. All of the ones I have ever met liked DS9 way more than Voyager.
DS9 suffered from a stationary setting, which can lead to what I like to call the "Black Sheep Syndrome."
Anyone here remember the TV show "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" loosely based on 'Pappy' Boyington's VMF-214 fighter squadron? Great show, great actors, and some great lines:
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'Pappy': "These men are great pilots."
General: "What about this one piolt, Lt. Wiley- he's crashed three times and shot down two of his own wingmen! That's 5 planes!"
'Pappy': "See, he's only been in the air a week and he's already a Japanese ace!"
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The problem was every show was devided into 4 distinct phases:
1.) Get in trouble and get grounded.
2.) Get drunk and think up hair-brained mission.
3.) Fly mission without permission and kill a lot of Japs.
4.) Go to the bar, get drunk and chase nurses to celebrate, leading back to Phase 1 to set up next episode.
There's only so many things you can do inside that framework- and though they can make for a verry successful and fulfilling tour of duty, it's not going to keep people watching TV forever (mostly 'cause you can't show the best parts on TV).
DS9 suffered from the same problems- you can only do so many things in a fixed location with unchanging enemies. DS( had great cast and characters... but you can only tangle with the Carddies and have a cold one at Quarks so many times before it gets old.