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Dr. Bashir and Garak's Relationship is Everything Great About Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine added shades of gray to the franchise, and this was best reflected by the relationship between Dr. Bashir and Garak.
Why Nog Was One of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Greatest Characters
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is full of iconic characters but Nog, the first Ferengi to join Starfleet, may have the series greatest development.
How Deep Space Nine Elevated the Ferengi From Jokes to Serious Characters
The Ferengi are aliens Star Trek: The Next Generation turned into a joke, but how did Star Trek: Deep Space Nine elevate Nog, Rom, and Quark?
How Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Was Created
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine made Gene Roddenberry's universe a true franchise, but how did the show set on a space station get created at Paramount?
What Deep Space Nine Moment Made Armin Shimerman Realize He Was in Star Trek?
Armin Shimerman played Quark on Deep Space Nine, and said acting in Star Trek was a lifelong dream. But one DS9 moment made him realize he'd made it.
10 Best Star Trek Spinoffs, Ranked
Star Trek has endless spinoffs from The Original Series spanning decades, such as Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Gene Roddenberry Created Star Trek, but Who Is the Woman Behind The Franchise?
Fans laud Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, but he didn't do it alone, with Dorothy D.C. Fontana being a very important woman in franchise history.
How Star Trek: Prodigy Improved a Discarded Deep Space Nine Premise
One of the most beautiful, touching episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy shared a foundational idea with a discarded episode premise from Deep Space Nine.
Deep Space Nine's 'Far Beyond the Stars' Is About Star Trek Itself
Deep Space Nine's classic episode 'Far Beyond the Stars' is a moving social allegory about racism, but it's also about the dream that is Star Trek.
The 30 Most Powerful Star Trek Species, Ranked
Star Trek extends across a vast universe and multiple timelines full to the brim with powerful, and often dangerous, alien species.
Can Star Trek Fix Deep Space Nine's Biggest Series Finale Mistake?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a meticulously crafted series from start to finish but the series finale made one big mistake Avery Brooks didn't like.
Why 'In the Pale Moonlight' Is An Important DS9 Episode
There are many wonderful episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but Season 6's 'In the Pale Moonlight' is perhaps the most important one in the show.
Why Deep Space Nine's Sisko Shaved His Head And Grew A Goatee
On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain Benjamin Sisko changed his look, growing a goatee and shaving his head bald and it was because of Avery Brooks,
Which Star Trek Series Had the Best Mirror Universe Episodes?
Star Trek often visits its evil parallel dimension, called the Mirror Universe, but which of the man series who travel there told the best stories?
Deep Space Nine: Why the Dominion Founders Chose to Look Like Odo
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced the Changelings, founders of the Dominion, but why did they all choose to look like Odo the DS9 Security Chief?
How Deep Space Nine's Benny Russell and Vic Fontaine Are Connected
Two obscure Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Characters, Benny Russell and Vic Fontaine share a surprising connection beyond their mid-20th Century origins
When Did Benjamin Sisko Get Promoted on Deep Space Nine?
Avery Brooks played the first Black Star Trek series lead, but Benjamin Sisko started Deep Space Nine as a Commander until he eventually was promoted.
Armin Shimerman Used DS9's Quark to Fix His TNG Ferengi Mistake
Armin Shimerman defined the Ferengi species on Star Trek: TNG, and he spent the entirety of Deep Space Nine as Quark trying to undo the damage.
How Deep Space Nine Pioneered Serialized Star Trek Storytelling
Deep Space Nine helped evolve Star Trek as a franchise in many important ways, but the most significant was introducing serialization to the universe.
Why Deep Space Nine Is No Longer Star Trek's 'Dark and Gritty' Series
When Deep Space Nine debuted 30 years ago, it was the "dark, gritty" Star Trek series, but as the franchise and TV itself evolved that view changed.