Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 

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.

Creators:

Rick Berman, Michael Piller

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 55 wins & 115 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
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira / ... 173 episodes, 1993-1999
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark / ... 173 episodes, 1993-1999
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Dax / ... 150 episodes, 1993-1999
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 | space station | 24th century | honor | shapeshifter | 

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Taglines:

At the edge of the Final Frontier, the Universe's greatest mystery is about to unfold!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Star Trek Offical Web Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

3 January 1993 (USA)

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 (176 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the series was first announced, there were rumors among the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) fan base that Wil Wheaton would return as Wesley Crusher.

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Goofs

Several times, Starfleet or Bajoran military characters remove their comm badges to avoid location by the station computer. However, in one episode, Sisko uses the computer to find Jake, which means it must have a secondary location algorithm that, for some reason, never kicks in when it would be inconvenient to the plot.

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Quotes

Chief O'Brien: Four weeks! Are you telling me I've been hanging around a Changeling for over a month?
Doctor Bashir: And you never suspected it wasn't me?

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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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Alternate Versions

Several episodes were originally shown as 2-hour movies. They were later edited into two-part 60 minute episodes for later airings.

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Connections

Referenced in Face Off: Life and Death (2014)

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Soundtracks

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
Written by Dennis McCarthy

User Reviews

IMAGINATIVE SERIES

Before Deep Space Nine aired back in 1993 I felt quite a bit of apprehension. How could they have a Star Trek series without a ship going off exploring? I wasn't going to watch it but being a fan Star Trek and Star Trek:The Next Generation I had to watch it.

I was pleasantly surprised by Deep Space Nine. The stories were fantastic. The writers were very imaginative-they had to be. There was no jetting off in starships from planet to planet. Everything was set on Deep Space Nine which made for more interesting storylines. And storylines continued throughout the season. Deep Space Nine was not like most sci-fi shows where starships leave a planet at the end of the episode and jet off to their next adventure. Instead, all the action came to Deep Space Nine instead.

The characters were good too and not all of them were buddies with each other. Avery Brooks made a good Commander and the talented Nana Visitor did a good job playing Kira. Two other memorable characters were the mysterious Odo and the slimy Quark.

If anyone wants to watch a thought provoking show without seeing starships jetting off from galaxy to galaxy then this is the show for you.