@factolvictor@mastodon.social

I never got into DS9, actually. I wasn't watching a lot of TV when it first aired and the few episodes I did see, I didn't really like (possibly because I was unfamiliar with the characters/narrative.

You're absolutely right, though, often when a project doesn't have a lot of attention from the suits, it frees up the writers/producers to be more experimental, often with a much a better product.