The inclusion of this episode in ds9 season 1 meant that the shows writing staff. 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. The show is set in the milky way galaxy, in the years 2369 2375. Deep space nine, season 1 action fans often griped about the byzantine plotting and talkheavy nature of deep space nine, the third liveaction star trek tv series, which launched in 1993 and ran concurrently with its predecessor, star trek. The story of deep space nine, ds9 season 2 dvd, special features ira steven behr commented, there are things i find weak about some of these shows that have nothing to do with the writing. The search, part i, during the same mission, odo locates his peoples homeworld in the omarion nebula. The dominion begins to act hostile in the gamma quadrant. Deep space nine ds9 is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman and michael piller. Captive pursuit is the sixth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Despite its lack of flagship billing, deep space nine premiered in 1993 and ended a seven season run in 1999. The deep space nine episode qless found vash arriving at deep space nine after having explored the gamma quadrant a far flung area of space normally only accessible through a wormhole in space near to deep space nine. Deep space nine ds9 and is portrayed by actor cirroc lofton. Ezri is the tenth, and after joran and verad are counted jadzia is the ninth.
Weak but wary, bajors new provisional government invites starfleet to oversee and defend an old cardassian mining station in orbit. Deep space nine season one was a trading card set produced by skybox and released. Meanwhile, the galaxyclass uss odyssey has arrived at deep space 9 and. Deep space nine spawned numerous other stories in prose, comics and other media. Oct 26, 2016 the darkness and the light is a fantastic example of everything that deep space nine did very well, and which has aged remarkably. Deep space 9 abbreviated to ds9 is a federation space station located in the bajor sector. Shepgarrus, but mostly offscreen, and not really the focus of the fic. Back on deep space 9, the hearing continues and daxs fate is still uncertain. The novel series is based on the television series that ran from 19931999. Deep space nine season 1 episode 2 online emissary 2 stardate. Deep space nine is the third liveaction television series in the star trek. Until its removal from the game on 17 july 2014, memory alpha was the center for crafting for federation players.
Deep space nine or ds9 was the third live action star trek television series, which aired from january 1993 to june 1999. After 60 years, wartorn bajor finally wins its freedom from a brutal occupation by cardassia. 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. As part of the agreement between the federation and bajor, starfleet will help them to become a member of the federation. A new deep space nine documentary reveals what would have. Deep space nine season 1 episode 1 online emissary 1 stardate. The provisional government of bajor invites starfleet to help them rebuild after the cardassian occupation. It serves as a base for the exploration of the gamma quadrant via the bajoran wormhole and is a hub of trade and travel for the. Of all the spinoff tv incarnations of star trek, deep space nine had the hardest job persuading an audience to watch. Trying to destroy the homeworld of the dominions founders, they fall into a. The crew enters cardassian space to destroy a ketracelwhite installation, sisko leads a battle to reclaim ds9, obrien infiltrates the orion syndicate, the romulans enter the dominion war, and jadzia dax is killed by a pahwraithpossessed dukat. It was abandoned 18 years later when the planet regained its freedom. Sisko and crew members odo, obrien and dax welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve many unexpected. Season 1 did thankfully have duet a fantastic episode and character piece that really played with the nazi allegory thing i mentioned earlier but otherwise was mostly kind of bland.
Season 1 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 7 season 5 season 6. Deep space 9 was built by the cardassians as terek nor in 2351 as a mining station orbiting bajor. The jemhadar written by ira steven behr directed by kim friedman season 2, episode 26 production episode 40512446 original air date. It is the first star trek series not to involve franchise creator gene roddenberry. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each seasons dvd set. The npcs at memory alpha introduce the player to crafting, and enables players to create weapons and equipment by collecting data samples and using one of the research stations provided. Deep space nine is star treks best world, because its the. Sisko plans an attack that will allow them to tap in to the dominions.
Deep space nine has definitely been growing on me, and it has been very enjoyable to see its development as a solid series in its own right. Deep space nine is a science fiction television series set in the star trek universe. With avery brooks, rene auberjonois, cirroc lofton, alexander siddig. Deep space nine was the first trek series set in a fixed locale, where the. He is the son of deep space nine commanding officer, benjamin sisko.
Sisko subsequently led a daring offensive into dominion territory to recapture station deep space 9 in a successful effort to prevent a huge dominion fleet from invading the alpha quadrant. 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. Summary benjamin sisko brings the uss defiant, a ship he helped to construct at the utopia planitia fleet yards, to deep space 9 to protect the station from a dominion attack. The first three installments of this season form a linked story arc. 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. There were a total of 176 episodes over the shows seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each season s dvd set the pilot episode, emissary, the episode the. The series is set on a space station, led by commander benjamin. Deep space nine was strong because it shows the cracks in a utopian dreamidealism only goes so far, and everybodys version of a perfect world will inevitably conflict. It was broadcast in firstrun syndication from january 1993 until june 1999. Jacob jake sisko is a fictional character in the star trek franchise. Deep space nine season 1 was released on vhs in the us by paramount home video from. By virtue of being sited at the mouth of the bajoran wormhole, ds9 has become one of the most strategically important space stations in the alpha quadrant as well as being a hub for diplomacy and commerce.
Amazon prices are subject to change without notice and may not match prices listed here. By all accounts, gene roddenberry had concerns about the idea before his death in 1991. Moore the reimagined battlestar galactica i previously covered were two of several key writers that helped the show last as long as it did. Siskos role as the emissary was of unexpected value when he was able to convince the prophets to intervene on behalf of the bajoran people to destroy the. 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 second season episode, blood oath, jadzia dax terry ferrell runs across the aging klingon warrior kor john colicos, who played kor on tos in errand of mercy, an old friend of the dax symbiotes former host curzon. Deep space nine was the fourth star trek series and entered production in 1992. Deep space nine behind the scenes, a 1993 documentary, deep space nine chronicles. Unlike the other star trek tv shows, it takes place on a space station instead of a starship, so as not to have two series with starships at the same time. Major kira receives a call from the bajoran central archive requesting information on her incarceration at a prison on bajor during the cardassian occupation. The decision to set the show on a fixed station rather than a traveling starship was. 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. Deep space nine has been both praised and derided as the black sheep of the star trek universe. Benjamin sisko discovers his mother was a prophet, a new dax host arrives on deep space 9, odo discovers that his people have been infected with a fatal disease and julian bashir undertakes an assignment for section 31. At the request of the new government, starfleet assumed control renamed the station deep space 9 and assigned the relatively lowranking commander benjamin sisko to run it. It originally aired from january 1993 to june 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The star trek half looks like season 5 or 6 but isnt specified. At the edge of the final frontier, the universes greatest mystery is about to unfold star trek. After verad became another host in a season 2 episode, and joran was acknowledged to be a previouslymissing host in a season 3 episode, there are 10 hosts in all.
Oct 29, 2017 deep space nine added further nuance and depth to the captivating species. The number of dax hosts jadzia and ezri state there have been, fluctuates throughout the series and is usually inaccurate. Kai winn turns on the prophets, and with the assistance of dukat summons the pahwraiths. Now, almost 25 years after the series debuted, some of the shows stars and writers are coming. Oct 08, 20 the jemhadar written by ira steven behr directed by kim friedman season 2, episode 26 production episode 40512446 original air date. Commander benjamin sisko is selected to take command of their space station, formerly known as terok nor that is then designated by starfleet as deep space 9. Deep space nine the complete season one is a dvd release containing all of the. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous. Deep space nine is a series of science fiction novels by various authors. Action fans often griped about the byzantine plotting and talkheavy nature of deep space nine, the third liveaction star trek tv series, which launched in 1993 and ran concurrently with its predecessor, star trek.
This critically acclaimed spinoff series set in a space station won four emmys from 31 nominations. Sisko plans an attack that will allow them to tap in to the dominions communication array in the alpha quadrant on. Deep space nine tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. So the intelligence networks of cardassia and romulus team up. However, the major remembers quite vividly that she was hiding with the bajoran resistance at the time of her supposed stay in the prison. 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. The first season set up the status quo so it was kind of necessary. The episode was written by executive producer michael piller and jill sherman donner, and was directed by corey allen set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on deep space nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the. Star trek original remastered season 1 william shatner. The first threeparter was a commitment to say, hey, look at us. It serves as a base for the exploration of the gamma quadrant via the bajoran wormhole and is a hub of trade and travel for the sectors denizens.
During the original broadcast of the series and after it ended, star trek. Deep space 9, originally known as terok nor, was one of the most historically, politically, and. Now, almost 25 years after the series debuted, some of. A deadly virus sweeps over deep space nine, and it is up to kira to find an antidote. He and his crew enter the gamma quadrant on a mission to locate the founders of the dominion. It is an episode that firmly stakes out a lot of ideological ground that moore will explore further in battlestar galactica. The character has also been utilized in various books, comics, and video games of the star trek franchise.
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. 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. The provisional government of bajor invites starfleet to help them rebuild after the cardassian. 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. Season 3 takes a step forward from the already strong basis of season 1 and season 2, developing a darker, grittier feel and exploring more daring storylines. Feb 11, 2014 season 4, episode 5 production episode 40514478. Deep space nine added further nuance and depth to the captivating species. Obrien befriends the prey in another worldly hunting gamecan he and the rest of the. A bold beginning, ds9 season 1 dvd special features. In the vicinity of the liberated planet of bajor, the federation space station deep space nine guards the opening of. Robert hewitt wolfe the dresden files and ronald d.
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