Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

"Star Trek: Picard" Final Season Advance Screening & Conversation

Michael Dorn's pending retirement ends any hope of a Captain Worf series

Chad Porto
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Why Nana Visitor had to wear heels on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Thursday Throwback: Take a tour of Deep Space Nine’s U.S.S. Enterprise set

Do the ends justify the means for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s “In The Pale Moonlight”?

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 03: Actress Terry Farrell speaks at the "SmithsonianÕs Star Trek : Inspiring Culture & Technology" panel during the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 3, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Rick Berman said the role of Jadzia Dax was hard to cast

Rachel Carrington
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 13: Actor Armin Shimerman participates in the Q&A at the Cast And Crew Screening Of 5th Passenger held at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on December 13, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Deleted scene from Star Trek: Insurrection was classic Quark

Rachel Carrington
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 31: Actress Chase Masterson speaks during "The Original Series" panel during the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on July 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) on July 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Chase Masterson calls Rom & Leeta beacons of hope

Rachel Carrington
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Handbook front cover. Copyright Hero Collector, a division of Eaglemoss.

Gene Roddenberry’s assistant said he didn’t approve of DS9

Rachel Carrington
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 09: Actress Chase Masterson from 'Star Trek Deep Space Nine' poses with Ferngi inside Quark's Bar at the 14th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 09, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Star Trek DS9: How did Starfleet pay for all of their fun at Quark’s bar?

Chad Porto
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: Actress Nana Visitor arrives for the Premiere Of Magnolia Pictures' "Lucky" held at Linwood Dunn Theater on September 26, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Nana Visitor got negativity with her portrayal of Kira

Rachel Carrington
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 12: Actor Avery Brooks and actor Cirroc Lofton participate in the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention - day 4 held at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

A famous NBA player could’ve popped up on DS9 if Cirroc Lofton had his way

Chad Porto
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 12: Actor Avery Brooks attends day 4 of the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Suites and Hotel on August 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Jadzia and Sisko were supposed to have sexual tension

Rachel Carrington
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DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 28: Actor Alexander Siddig poses for a portrait during the 2010 Doha Tribeca Film Festival held at the Katara on October 28, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for DTFF)

One DS9 story had Bashir and Jadzia falling in love

Rachel Carrington
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12: Actress Louise Fletcher and actor Brett Wagner attend day 1 of The Hollywood Show held at Westin LAX on January 12, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Louise Fletcher and Kai Winn get too overshadowed

Chad Porto
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Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured: Avery Brooks as Commander Sisko in STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINEScreen grab: ©1998 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Avery Brooks changed Ben Sisko’s ending

Chad Porto
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: (L-R) Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell and Michael Dorn speak on stage at "The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: From The Edge of the Frontier" cast reunion at Javits Center on September 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

The original science officer for DS9 was unique

Rachel Carrington
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A miniature used in the filming of Deep Space Nine, at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The show is made up of set pieces, ship models, and outfits used during various Star Trek shows and movies, is on display at the museum from Feb. 2 through April 7, 2019.Trekkie Memorabilia Comes To Children S Museum

The Daily Stream picks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as “the best” show in Trek

Chad Porto
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Handbook front cover. Copyright Hero Collector, a division of Eaglemoss.

Producers didn’t like the title of Deep Space Nine

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: (L-R) Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell and Michael Dorn speak on stage at "The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: From The Edge of the Frontier" cast reunion at Javits Center on September 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Terry Farrell wanted to be a recurring character on DS9

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LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 13: Actor Avery Brooks, who played the character Capt. Benjamin Sisko on the television series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," is surprised by actress Penny Johnson Jerald, who played Capt. Kasidy Danielle Sisko, his character's wife on the show, during Brooks' appearance at the Star Trek convention at the Las Vegas Hilton August 13, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Why a scripted intimate scene on DS9 was deleted

Rachel Carrington
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 12: Actor Avery Brooks and actor Cirroc Lofton participate in the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention - day 4 held at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

One idea for the final of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was truly awful

Chad Porto
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 03: Actress Terry Farrell speaks at the "SmithsonianÕs Star Trek : Inspiring Culture & Technology" panel during the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 3, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Why Terry Farrell almost got fired from DS9

Rachel Carrington
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A Romulan D'deridex class warbird miniature, from Star Trek: The Next Generation, at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The show is made up of set pieces, ship models, and outfits used during various Star Trek shows and movies, is on display at the museum from Feb. 2 through April 7, 2019.Trekkie Memorabilia Comes To Children S Museum

Star Trek.com breaks down every ship from Deep Space Nine and the Dominion War

Chad Porto
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 11: Actor Avery Brooks participates in the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention - day 3 held at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Originally, Captain Sisko was going to die in season 7

Rachel Carrington
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 05: Actor Marc Alaimo and Jeffrey Combs attends Day 4 of Creation Entertainment's 2018 Star Trek Convention Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 5, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Gul Dukat never redeemed himself

Chad Porto
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 11: The cast of "Star Trek The Next Generation" participates at the 11th Annual Official Star Trek Convention Day 3 on Saturday August 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Deep Space Nine should’ve given some time to the Enterprise during the Dominion War

Chad Porto
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 01: Actor Michael Dorn attends the 18th annual Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

DS9 producers wanted Worf to be funnier

Rachel Carrington
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 13: Cirroc Lofton during the Q&A after the screening of Shout! Studios' "What We Left Behind: Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" held at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 13, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Opinion: Jake Sisko wasn’t a hated character

Rachel Carrington
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