Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)

Orbiting the liberated planet of Bajor, a Federation space station guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the Galaxy.

Creators:

Rick Berman, Michael Piller

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 49 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira (173 episodes, 1993-1999)
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (148 episodes, 1993-1998)
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf (102 episodes, 1995-1999)

Storyline

The stable wormhole discovered by the Deep Space Nine crew is known to the Bajoran people as the Celestial Temple of their Prophets. Sisko, as discoverer of the wormhole and its inhabitants, is therefore the Emissary of Bajoran prophesy. The wormhole's other end is in the Gamma Quadrant, halfway around the galaxy from Bajor. That section of space is dominated by the malevolent Dominion. The Dominion is led by the Changelings, the race of shapeshifters to which Odo belongs. As of the beginning of the sixth season, Cardassia has joined the Dominion, and together they are waging war on the Federation and their Klingon allies. The war is quickly becoming the most costly war ever for the Federation, and the Deep Space Nine crew must fight to protect their way of life.

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Plot Keywords:

wormhole | prophet | space station | emissary | changeling | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Star Trek Offical Web Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Also Known As:

DS9

Filming Locations:

Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (176 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character 'Benjamin Sisko' was ranked #50 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).

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Goofs

In various episodes throughout the show's 6th and 7th seasons, there are several mentions of "good years" for blood wine, with vintages given in Earth years. Why would the Klingons measure the vintages of blood wine in Earth years, instead of Kronos years or Stardates?

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Quotes

Gowron: Think of it! Five years ago no one had ever heard of Bajor or Deep Space Nine, and now, all our hopes rest here!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits for "Emissary" lacked the wormhole opening that all future episodes featured. Starting with Season 4, the opening credits included additional spacecraft and activity around the station, including the Defiant flying into the wormhole.

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Connections

Featured in Trekkies (1997)

User Reviews

Trek for everyone else

I won't say much about "Deep Space Nine" other than that it is the most well written, off-beat, and truly suspenseful of the Star Trek series. It is the series for everyone else... those who don't enjoy happy Star Trek (ie- "Next Generation), weird Star Trek (ie- "The Original"), or dumb Star Trek (ie- "Voyager").

It has a much darker tone, with a story-line that, if anyone watched from the beginning of the story arc to what is on currently, could understand and enjoy. It doesn't have the traditional "We are the Champions and can solve any problem in an hour". It features low-life, people making mistakes in judgement, conflicts over spirituality, and a much more human and less superficial look at one of pop culture's little universes. It features war-torn individuals and petty conflicts over land. Problems with culture-clash, government conspiracy and corruption, etc... This list could go on and on.

The main thing that makes "Deep Space Nine" different is that it is a Star Trek series for folks who don't want a lot of technobabble (not that there isn't any) Star Trek, where problems just go away or perfect people on a perfect ship that always win. It makes it more interesting for the watcher, almost like reading a novel. Most people, especially non-Trek fans, who had watched the series from its conception or joined when the story arc began about 4 years ago will know what I mean when I say this is an untraditional type of Star Trek. And those who haven't, try it. It's definitely a move away from the stereotype most folks have about the Star Trek series (though of the other Star Treks, I can't say the same.)