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Originally Posted by ving
ds9 was not star trek... nuff said.  |
FOR YOUR Information and edification
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (sometimes abbreviated to
STS9 or
DS9) is a
science fiction television program that premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999. Rooted in
Gene Roddenberry’s
Star Trek universe, it was created by
Rick Berman and
Michael Piller, at the request of
Brandon Tartikoff, and produced by
CBS Paramount Television. The main writers, in addition to Berman and Piller, included
show runner Ira Steven Behr,
Robert Hewitt Wolfe,
Ronald D. Moore,
Peter Allan Fields,
Bradley Thompson,
David Weddle, and
René Echevarria.
A spin-off of
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
DS9 began while its parent series was still on the air, and there were several crossover episodes between the two shows. In addition, two
Next Generation characters,
Miles O'Brien and
Worf, became regular members of
DS9.
Unlike the other Star Trek programs,
DS9 took place on a space station instead of a starship, so as not to have two series with starships at the same time. (The starship
USS Defiant was introduced later in the series, but the station remained the primary setting for the show.) This made continuing story arcs and the appearance of recurring characters much more feasible. The show is noted for its well-developed characters and its original, complex plots. The series also depended on darker themes, less physical exploration of space, and an emphasis (in later seasons) on many aspects of war.
Although
DS9's ratings were solid, it was never as successful as
Star Trek: The Next Generation, with approximately 7% versus 11% of U.S. households tuning in, according to the
Nielsen Ratings. Although
DS9 had a very popular first season, it experienced a gradual loss of audience over time. One factor was the increasingly crowded syndicated marketplace which provided viewers with a number of alternative shows to follow (
Babylon 5,
Hercules,
Xena). Another factor was the minimal promotion for
DS9 as Paramount focused its efforts on its flagship network show
Star Trek: Voyager. Finally from 1995 onwards, most of the independent stations which aired DS9 joined new networks (
UPN and
WB) that gradually pushed DS9 from its primetime slots into weekend/late-night when fewer viewers were watching. All of these factors combined until original programming for syndication virtually disappeared by the year 2000. Nonetheless despite the increasingly-unfavorable environment,
DS9 remained the top-rated syndicated-drama series throughout its run.
Nuff said
