I’m probably in a minority where I preferred tng to ds9, and I identify ds9 as the “darker grittier trek” that led to the long vacuum of trek. It was extraordinary, but like a lot of outliers, I think it gave the studios the wrong message about what people wanted.

TNG: I SLEEP.

DS9: Quick get the Tube Grubs!

I love Ferangi Love Songs and Profit and Lace and I won’t apologise. They convinced me a trek comedy could work years ago and now LD has proved it.