Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, episode guide

S T O R Y
The 24th century. Three years after the battle against the borgs captain Benjamin Sisko is assigned the command of the cardassian build space station Tarok Nor, now named Deep Space Nine (DS9), tugged in the outerrim in the Alpha Quadrant. Together with his teenage son Jake he moves into the station, which formerly was the centre for the control of Bajor. Now, as the cardassians have left the sector it has become the property of Bajor, but they have let the Federation to take care of the security in the sector. Miles Edward O’Brien leaves the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D along with his wife Keiko to be chief engineer on the space station. The bajoran Kira Nerys is Sisko's right hand, the shape shifter Odo is security chief, Julian Bashir is chief medical officer, the trill with the parasite Jadzia Dax is second officer, and the ferengi Quark runs the bar. Together, they are all to try reestablish the space station. And its importance is momentous as space's only known stable worm hole is discovered by Sisko and a junction to the far Gamma Quadrant is a reality. Against the wishes of the UFP they though has to accept it, when Sisko, who does not want it but undertakes to be the Emissary - a religious icon which is the link to the Prophets in the worm whole for the strongly believing bajoran. Sisko wishes to make Bajor a member of the Federation. WELCOME to Deep Space Nine (DS9).

F A C T S
The incredible popular "Star Trek: The Next Generation" stops as planned in 1994 after seven seasons and the successor, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", is launched one and a half years before. It do not reach close to the same hights of popularity in the ratings, however enough for the production to continue. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is a much more gloomy series and not family friendly, which can be a part of the explanation. There is also in this series more than ever a connection in the stories, which can stretch itself over several episodes. They try to make the series more exciting by adding a little space ship called USS Defiant NX7-4205 to the space station, but it do not have the big effect. In the pursuit for higher ratings they put in a new trump to the start of the fourth season: The klingon Worf, who was a popular character in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". The ratings go up, but not to the expected.

Title:

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Created by:

Rick Berman & Michael Piller based upon "Star Trek" created by Gene Roddenberry

Genre:

Science Fiction

Country:

USA

Aired:

3 Jan 1993 - 2 Jun 1999

No. of Seasons:

7

No. of Episodes:

176

Running Time:

44 minutes

Format:

1.33:1 (4:3)

Soundtrack:

Stereo Surround

Produced by:

Paramount

Network:

syndication

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