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Archive for the ‘Star Trek: DS9’ Category

Retro Review: Sanctuary

Friday, May 4th, 2012

A matriarchal race fleeing persecution in the Gamma Quadrant claims Bajor as its legendary homeland and requests permission to settle there.

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Retro Review: Second Sight

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Sisko begins to fall in love with a mysterious woman, then discovers that she has a connection to a visiting scientist.

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Retro Review: Necessary Evil

Friday, April 20th, 2012

When Quark is attacked, Odo must reopen a murder case, begun when the station was under Cardassian control, for which Kira was a prime suspect.

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Lynch: DS9 Work Different Than TNG

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

For director Paul Lynch, working on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was quite different than working on Star Trek: The Next Generation, even though both were Star Trek shows.

There were two factors that made Deep Space Nine different for Lynch, both centering on the captain of the shows.

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Lynch: Directing Trek

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Director Paul Lynch worked on ten episodes of Star Trek, including five from Star Trek: The Next Generation and five from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

All of the episodes were in the early seasons of both series, and helped to establish both characters and relationships in the fledgling series.

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Five Trek Captains To Appear Together

Monday, April 16th, 2012

For Star Trek fans in the UK, October will prove to be an exciting month as all five Star Trek television captains; William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Bakula, will be appearing on the stage at Destination Star Trek London.

Destination Star Trek London organizers claim that their event will be the “first official Star Trek live event in the UK for ten years.”

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Retro Review: Rules of Acquisition

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Negotiating a deal for the Grand Nagus, Quark seeks the advice of Pel, who complicates matters by making a pass at him.

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Biggs: Behind The Mask

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Some actors don’t like having their faces hidden behind makeup and prosthetics, but for actor Casey Biggs, working behind the Cardassian makeup was liberating.

According to Biggs, actors don masks of some type anytime they act anyhow. “It was magnificent because you didn’t have to do anything,” he said. “The guy who was my stuntman, he hated the makeup. He couldn’t stand being in it. To me, you’re most free behind a mask, as an actor, anyway. Every role, you put on a mask of some sort, and this is actually almost a literal mask. All you had to do was stand there and trust that you were interesting enough to be paid attention to.”

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Biggs: Taking Damar From Lackey To Leader

Friday, April 6th, 2012

When Casey Biggs was initially asked to play Damar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he had no idea that a small role would blossom into four years worth of appearances on the show.

The role was initially supposed to be a one-time appearance. “I …said, ““Why are they asking me to come in here? They could get anyone to do this,’” said Biggs. “It was like one line, or something”.

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Retro Review: Melora

Friday, April 6th, 2012

A scientist from a planet with very light gravity arrives on the station with her natural metabolism acting as a severe handicap.

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Retro Review: Cardassians

Friday, March 30th, 2012

A Cardassian boy who was adopted by Bajorans seeks help when his biological father learns of his existence from Dukat and seeks custody.

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Retro Review: Invasive Procedures

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

A Trill rejected as a candidate for joining takes the crew hostage and has the Dax symbiont implanted in himself, leaving Jadzia to die.

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Retro Review: The Siege

Friday, March 16th, 2012

While Sisko and Li lead covert resistance against a Bajoran force on Deep Space Nine, Kira and Dax attempt to reveal the source of the Circle’s power.

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Retro Review: The Circle

Friday, March 9th, 2012

While Sisko negotiates with Bareil about opposing Vedek Winn, Kira discovers the deadly conspiracy behind the rising powers in Bajor’s government.

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Fox Cancels Terra Nova

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

After only a single season, Terra Nova, executive produced by Star Trek‘s Brannon Braga, has been dropped by Fox.

In Terra Nova, humans from a futuristic world traveled back to prehistorical times to escape a polluted and overcrowded Earth.

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