In the vicinity of the liberated planet of bajor, the federation space station deep space nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, michael dorn, terry farrell. How deep space nine actually redeems garak duration. Bashir, i presume, which originally aired in february 1997. Deep space nine theme hq youtube star trek concert prague 2112016 duration. A man claiming to be the emissary comes through the wormhole. By that i mean the actors seemed unsure of themselves throughout much of this first season of this brand new series. Deep space 9 ii memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The discovery of a stable wormhole leading to the gamma quadrant, and the incorporeal aliens worshipped by bajorans as gods living within it, forever changes siskos destiny. Well be supplementing our coverage of the episodes with some additional materials mainly novels and comics and films. Because if my rather unpredictable schedule i was able to see only a few episodes, principally the first season, but overall i missed most of the 7season run of st. Major battles of the dominion war star trek minutiae.
In hopes that aiding bajor will one day lead to its join. And even though i had some idea about the shows major plot points, it still surprised and delighted me along the way. Of all the spinoff tv incarnations of star trek, deep space nine had the hardest job persuading an audience to watch. At his weekly lunch date with julian bashir, garak appears to be having severe headaches, but refuses to allow bashir to help. In their second year together, the crew of deep space 9 face problems that will affect the. This was the first episode that dealt with garaks past plot. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, cirroc lofton, alexander siddig. Deep space nine is getting a next act the star trek series, which ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 1999, broke ground for the franchise by featuring morally ambiguous characters, dark themes. Deep space nine behind the scenes, a 1993 documentary, deep space nine chronicles. The show is set in the science fiction universe of star trek, aboard a titular deep space nine space station in the 24th century. The next generation episode the masterpiece society. Setting the show in a fixed location meant that a large cast of recurring.
Eisenberg played nog on all seven seasons of deep space nine, and gueststarred as a. Where can i find star trek deep space nine startrek. Deep space nine moved from sharing the stage with its predecessor, star trek the next generation, to being on center stage in the star trek universe. Weak but wary, bajors new provisional government invites starfleet to oversee and defend an old cardassian mining station in orbit. Deep space nine goes where no star trek series had gone before ds9 was the first star trek production not based on a starship, but instead, a starbase, known as deep space 9 the starship uss defiant was introduced in season 3, but the station remained the primary setting of the series. During the original broadcast of the series and after it ended, star trek. Speaking to trek news in an incredibly lengthy interview, burnett detailed the reasons why fully hd versions of deep space nine and voyager would be herculean tasks for cbs and paramount to. Deep space nine get season 6 on youtube advertisement. It was about a federation space station in orbit around the planet bajor in the alpha quadrant of our galaxy. Whispers is the 34th episode of the american science fiction television series star trek.
Ds9 hit the airways in 1993 i was stationed with the u. Deep space nine episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. For the first time, star trek became more serialized as seasonlong arcs were. What you leave behind is the series finale of the television show star trek. The detailed, depressing reason deep space nine and. Obriens mind has been altered to create memories of being incarcerated for 20. A new starship just joined the starfleet armada thanks to star trek. After 60 years, wartorn bajor finally wins its freedom from a brutal occupation by cardassia. Nothing that deep space nine accomplished would have been possible without the framework and support provided by the next generation. Movies, comics, novels, and more westworld clue log. Long before firefly, the star trek producers had the idea to make deep space nine a science fiction western. The alpha quadrant has significant influence from the powers in the beta quadrant to the extent the klingons and romulans have been referred to as alpha quadrant powers.
As the bajoran assault vessels approach deep space 9, sisko convenes with his crew in ops and announces his. Deep space nine is the first fulllength season of the series. With season 2, ds9 shows that it can produce satisfactory episodic science fiction, and even that its willing to dip its toes into the scarier and more thrilling waters of. To celebrate, im taking a look at the first season.
The list of enemies threatening the federations peace was nearly endless. The episode was written by showrunner ira steven behr and hans beimler and directed by allan kroeker. In my humble and nonabbreviated opinion deep space nine was the best of all the star treks. Meanwhile keiko returns and obrien stops spending time with bashir. Deep space nine spawned numerous other stories in prose, comics and other media. Duet season 1, episode 19 this episode delivers the tone of deep space nine, telling a story about a man who claims he is a victim but may actually be a notorious war criminal and analyzes whether or not the two are mutually exclusive.
In the past seven years pocket books has been taking star trek novels to a new level by embarking on an eighth season of deep space nine in book form. The writing was a little choppy and the actors were how best to say this often overwrought. Deep space nine or ds9 was the third live action star trek television series, which aired from january 1993 to june 1999. Deep space nine boldly went where no trek had gone before.
Keikos school was first introduced in a man alone, and while it hasnt come up in every episode since then, its been mentioned every few episodes, to the point. Odo relives some terrible and tragic memories of a past investigation when he was the constable on cardassianoccupied deep space nine, then named terok. The third series in the star trek franchise, it served as the second sequel to star trek. The story of deep space nine, ds9 season 2 dvd special features. The star trek series, which ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 1999, broke ground for the franchise by featuring morally ambiguous characters, dark. Under the advisement of federation president nanietta bacco and bajoran first minister asarem wadeen, it was decided that a new space station in the bajor system would be the second station to bear the name deep space 9. Mem i mentioned in my previous post that, quite by chance, i picked up my viewing of the star trek. It is a joint federationbajoran force, with commander sisko in charge, but his life is dramatically changed when he is declared the emissary to the prophets by a bajoran priest. Deep space nine tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The following post contains spoilers for the fifthseason star trek. The first threeparter was a commitment to say, hey, look at us.
It originally aired from january 1993 to june 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek. Deep space nine, the 22nd episode of the second season. In the first episode, when kai opaka grabs siskos ear to feel his pa spirit she immediately recognizes that he is the emissary of the prophets, and because she says so, absolutely everyone in the entire bajoran religion immediately believes her. Deep space nine was a bold concept for the star trek franchise and, by and large, it worked. In discussing deep space nine, it is important to acknowledge the influence and success of star trek. The story of deep space nine, ds9 season 2 dvd, special features this is the only season of deep space nine in which the prophets do not appear on screen.
Benjamin sisko, a starfleet commander and veteran of the battle of wolf 359, is assigned to deep space nine, a captured cardassian space station near bajor. The interest in the sector is largely around the presence of the bajoran wormhole and the station by it, deep space nine the quadrant is also known to contain examples of shocking interstellar beauty and scientific wonder. Deep space nine is certainly my favourite star trek series, i dont know if theres a way to say that it is objectively the best. The definitive chronological viewing order for the marvel cinematic universe the definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek cinematic universe every upcoming star wars story. My only guess as to why it isnt in syndication is that basically the second half of the series needs to be watched one episode after another in exact order or the audience will be confused. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Written from the same inuniverse perspective as most articles on memory alpha. Deep space nine, the 175th and 176th episodes, the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season. Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. Looking back at star trek deep space nine is having its. The show is known for its complex characters and storylines, engaging battle scenes and. In season 3 we see the series grow and stretch in its new role, taking advantage of the new freedom to develop longterm, dramatic story arcs.
Deep space nine the complete season two is a dvd release containing all of the. Deep space 9, the station, deep space 9 personnel, deep space nine novella, the story by benny russell in the 1950s, starships visiting deep space 9, first battle of deep space 9, second battle of deep space 9 star trek. Is deep space nine considered the best quality star trek. One of the things that i love about star trek is how well it can adapt to changing attitudes and different political. Deep space nine season 1 episode 2 online emissary 2 stardate. Construction of the station began shortly after the destruction of its cardassianbuilt predecessor in 2383 and finished in 2385. The first one contained only 20 hours of screen time, while this one included 26. The star trek deep space nine tv show was a 60 minute scifi series that aired in syndication. The first three installments of this season form a linked story arc. The wire is the 42nd episode of the television series star trek. Faced with the realization that the dominion are taking over the alpha.
Fervent fandom kept the memory of the show alive as it dominated syndicated runs after. In the hands of the prophets isnt the subtlest episode, but it does a good job expanding the shows world, and playing off of undercurrents and themes which have been built in throughout ds9s first season. Deep space nine episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In 2369, cardassian forces finally withdraw from 70 years of bajoran occupation leaving the planet, the people and an old orbiting mine. Anyway, sorry for being a naysayer before even giving it a try.
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