Garak was introduced in Past Prologue, and disappeared for the rest of the season.
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Indeed, many of the hallmarks of the series would remain underdeveloped in these early seasons. Recurring characters popped up frequently, like the Duras Sisters in Past Prologue, Q in Q-Less, Lwaxanna Troi in The Forsaken. Babel was the stock “crew experience crazy contagion” episode in the style of The Naked Time or The Naked Now, while The Passenger was a body hijacking in the style of Return to Tomorrow or Power Play. Many episodes of the first season feel like cast-offs from The Next Generation, familiar concepts reheated with a new cast in a new location. To be fair, the series did very little to distinguish itself in its earlier episodes. Indeed, certain sections of Star Trek fans still hold that against the series as a whole. “To boldly sit,” was a cliché dismissal of the series before Emissary was even broadcast. To casual observers, the existence of Deep Space Nine could seem counter-intuitive. After all, the notion of exploring is part of the basic concept of Star Trek, baked right into the title. This sense of disconnect from the larger Star Trek franchise was compounded by the fact that Deep Space Nine was the only Star Trek series not to be set on a starship. In contrast, Deep Space Nine was always there, just ticking along in the background while attention was focused on the franchise’s higher profile entries. Voyager had served as the launching pad for UPN, and would exist as the young network’s flagship. The Next Generation had revived the franchise and proved an innovator in terms of television syndication. In its final five years, this cast was one of three Star Trek ensembles working at the same time, as The Next Generation transitioned to film.Īs a result, Deep Space Nine never quite garnered the attention of the other Star Trek series while it was on the air. The Next Generation ran for five and a half seasons before Deep Space Nine started, while Voyager ran two years by itself after Deep Space Nine ended. In fact, Deep Space Nine remains the only Star Trek series to completely overlap with other Star Trek television series, give or take a few months between the end of The Next Generation and the start of Voyager. The Next Generation teased serialisation with plots involving the Klingon and Romulan Empires, but Deep Space Nine embraced it wholeheartedly.ĭeep Space Nine was consciously experimental, perhaps reflecting its position as a “secondary” Star Trek series. Deep Space Nine built an ensemble out of alien characters like Dukat, Martok, Damar, Rom, Zek, Winn, Bareil, Garak, Shakaar and many more. The Next Generation teased the idea of recurring alien guest stars like High Chancellor Gowron, Captain Kurn, Commander Tomalak, Commander Sela. In many ways, Deep Space Nine is a more faithful extension of The Next Generation than Voyager, in that is boldly pushing forward.ĭeep Space Nine built off the successful narrative experiments conducted by The Next Generation, using them as a springboard for newer and bolder storytelling. Indeed, while Star Trek: Voyager ran for seven years running off the same narrative template established by The Next Generation, it was Deep Space Nine that extrapolated from The Next Generation. Nothing that Deep Space Nine accomplished would have been possible without the framework and support provided by The Next Generation. In discussing Deep Space Nine, it is important to acknowledge the influence and success of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In both a literal and metaphorical sense. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine marks the edge of the frontier.
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