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Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers [Paperback]

Phil Farrand (Author)
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November 2, 1996 Nitpicker's Series
Every episode of the first four seasons of equipment oddities, weird science, strange but true observations, and nutty technical difficulties for discriminating fans of Deep Space Nine.

Commanders Log, DS9: Star Date 46379.1:  Bajor below.  The cosmos above. Bloopers Everywhere!

How long is the wormhole?
  In "Emissary," it is 70,000 light years.  Four episodes later Sisko says it is 90,000.  Better check the odometer, Sisko!

Does the Space Station rotate?
  Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't!  Look at the stars in the windows...

Now that NextGen is history, the time has come to take a leap through hyperspace and land on Deep Space Nine.  It's unexplored territory for nitpicking, the ultimate challenge for discriminating fans.  This guide brings you the scoop on Deep Space Nine--the good, the bad, and the Ferengi. Author Phil Farrand (with a little help from his Trekker friends) has had his VCR in warp drive and surveyed every DS9 episode of the first four seasons for the glitches, gaffs, and goofs that neither the station's engineers nor the show's writers have solved.  Sit yourself down with this guide in one hand, your remote control in the other, and see for yourself what the wormhole has wrought:

Plot oversights
Changed premises
Equipment oddities
Continuity and production problems
Strange but true fun facts
Trivia questions
Characters for every show in the first four seasons of Deep Space Nine
And more!


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Space is limitless...And so is nitpicking!

The all-new unauthorized guide by THE nitpicking authority for trekkers!

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Every episode of the first four seasons of equipment oddities, weird science, strange but true observations, and nutty technical difficulties for discriminating fans of Deep Space Nine.

Commanders Log, DS9: Star Date 46379.1: Bajor below. The cosmos above. Bloopers Everywhere!

How long is the wormhole?
In "Emissary," it is 70,000 light years. Four episodes later Sisko says it is 90,000. Better check the odometer, Sisko!

Does the Space Station rotate?
Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't! Look at the stars in the windows...

Now that NextGen is history, the time has come to take a leap through hyperspace and land on Deep Space Nine. It's unexplored territory for nitpicking, the ultimate challenge for discriminating fans. This guide brings you the scoop on Deep Space Nine--the good, the bad, and the Ferengi. Author Phil Farrand (with a little help from his Trekker friends) has had his VCR in warp drive and surveyed every DS9 episode of the first four seasons for the glitches, gaffs, and goofs that neither the station's engineers nor the show's writers have solved. Sit yourself down with this guide in one hand, your remote control in the other, and see for yourself what the wormhole has wrought:

Plot oversights
Changed premises
Equipment oddities
Continuity and production problems
Strange but true fun facts
Trivia questions
Characters for every show in the first four seasons of Deep Space Nine
And more!


Product Details

  • Paperback: 399 pages
  • Publisher: Dell (November 2, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440507626
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440507628
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #597,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Funny and Fun, May 15, 2004
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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers (Paperback)
Overall, this a fairly entertaining resource of some intriguing mistakes to watch for on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." There are lots of sections, containing everything from continuity errors to plot oversights. Each one is very detailed so that you can take a look for it yourself on the show. The author has a tongue-in-cheek style that makes for fun reading.

There are only couple issues I can think of. Sometimes when comparing some nits to the official companion book, you see that it isn't really a mistake. Also, occasionally the author will harp about something that could have a reason explanation, for example, the "varying mass" of Odo. The extra mass could simply going into and coming from a subspace pocket or something. One other thing is that the trivia questions can be rather obscure at times, ranging from anything to drink or food orders, to immemorable planet names. It seems they serve more as informational, rather than a testing of knowledge.

Overall, any flaws are far outweighed by the book's strengths. It's a shame that the author never did a guide for the remaining three seasons of the show. It would have been fun to see the nits for those seasons, but I guess there's always watching and observing to take care of that.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best trivia book on Deep Space Nine, October 7, 2000
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Dawn (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers (Paperback)
This is my favorite book about DS9. The nitpicker points out many details and incongruencies about the show without bashing any of the characters. He has a real talent for trivia, but it is fun reading since he writes from a personal point of view. I have gotten so much more out of the show than I would have without this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, February 20, 1998
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This review is from: Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers (Paperback)
Great book, I love reading his comments on the shows, detailed and sometimes hilarious. For the true Star Trek fan. I look forward to the next one...
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