Tag: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Vadic’s Ship In Picard Hid A Nod To Another Classic Star Trek Villain
In the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” a vicious Changeling named Captain Vadic (Amanda Plummer) is eager to apprehend Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), the son of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). Vadic is a vicious killer who has no compunction about blowing up ships and murdering thousands. It seems she and several of…
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Alexander Siddig’s Audition For Star Trek’s Bashir Was Anything But Normal
Actor Alexander Siddig, who played the plucky, handsome young medical officer Dr. Julian Bashir on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” began the series credited as Siddig El Fadil, his professional name from the start of his career until he changed it in 1995. Dr. Bashir was something of a naïf in the show’s first few…
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Why One Star Trek Writer Initially Considered Sisko A ‘Tragic Mistake’ For DS9
First introduced in 1993, Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) was a very different type of character than Trekkies had previously seen. Unlike the affable Captain Kirk (William Shatner) or the professorial Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart), Sisko was a bitter commanding officer. He had lost his wife in a Borg attack, and approached the world with…
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Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season Of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” is unique as a “Star Trek” series, because it doesn’t follow an intrepid crew as they explore the stars but instead sticks with a space station located next to a crucial wormhole that could change the power dynamics of the galaxy. The series followed Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) as…
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The Quarantine Stream: ‘What We Left Behind’ is a Two-Hour Christmas Present for ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Fans
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Where You Can Stream It: YouTube and Amazon Prime Video The Pitch: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,…