Star Trek: Deep Space Nine / Season 4

Season 4 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Episodes	26th
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	October 2, 1995 - June 17, 1996
German-language first broadcast	October 15 - November 12, 1996 on Sat.1
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The fourth season of the American television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was first broadcast in the USA between October 1995 and June 1996, and in Germany from October to November 1996 on Sat.1 .

Episodes and first broadcast

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
73/74	1/2	The way of the warrior	The Way Of The Warrior	Sep 30 1995	Oct 15, 1996	James L. Conway	Ira Steven Behr , Robert Hewitt Wolfe
The Klingons believe that the Cardassian government was infiltrated by shape -shifters to conquer the Alpha Quadrant. They therefore plan to raid Cardassia and eliminate the government there. Since the Federation, represented by Sisko, wants to prevent this plan to avoid war, the Klingons terminate their peace treaty with the Federation. They also attack Deep Space Nine with a fleet of spacecraft and board the station. However, the station crew can fend off the attack and the Klingons withdraw again. For the purpose of negotiations between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire, Sisko also brings Starfleet officer Worf, who was once deployed on the Enterprise-D, to the station. He is now the new officer for strategic operations. Because of his refusal to support the Klingon strategy, Worf is ostracized by his people.
75	3	The visit	The Visitor	Oct 7, 1995	Oct 16, 1996	David Livingston	Michael Taylor
When an accident occurs on the Defiant, Captain Sisko gets into the subspace , where he travels through time and also meets his greatly aged son; this ultimately helps him to return to his time.
76	4th	The Hippocratic Oath	Hippocratic Oath	Oct 14, 1995	Oct 17, 1996	René Auberjonois	Lisa Klink , idea: Nicholas Corea , Lisa Klink
O'Brien and Bashir encounter stranded Jem'Hadar soldiers on a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, whose supply of their drug Ketracel White is running out and who are now demanding that Bashir produce a substitute.
77	5	indiscretion	Indiscretion	Oct 21, 1995	Oct 18, 1996	LeVar Burton	Nicholas Corea , idea: Toni Marberry , Jack Treviño
While searching for a long-lost van carrying Bajoran prisoners and Cardassians, Kira and Dukat find Dukat's illegitimate daughter, Tora Ziyal, half Bajoran and half Cardassian.
78	6th	Reunited	Rejoined	Oct 28, 1995	Oct 19, 1996	Avery Brooks	Ronald D. Moore , René Echevarria ; Idea: René Echevarria
79	7th	The risk	Starship Down	Nov 4, 1995	Oct 22, 1996	James L. Conway	Ira Steven Behr , Robert Hewitt Wolfe ; Idea: Toni Marberry , Jack Treviño
During a trade meeting with the Karemma, the Defiant is attacked by Jem'Hadar spaceships, hunted down and damaged so badly that they and their crew are trapped in the atmosphere of a gas planet for a while .
80	8th	Little green men	Little Green Men	Nov 11, 1995	Oct 21, 1996	Alexander Singer	David Alan Mack , John J. Ordover
When Quark brought Rome and his son Nog to the Starfleet Academy on Earth in a gift spaceship, the three were transferred to the year 1947 because of technical problems and imprisoned in a North American military base , from where they finally flee again with the help of Odo, who had traveled with them secretly can go back to their time.
81	9	The sword of the Kahless	The Sword Of Kahless	Nov 18, 1995	Oct 23, 1996	LeVar Burton	Hans Beimler , idea: Richard Danus
Worf and Dax help the Klingon Kor find an old, legendary sword, and their lives are in danger when they are attacked by thieves.
82	10	Our man Bashir	Our Man Bashir	Nov 25, 1995	Oct 24, 1996	Winrich Kolbe	Ronald D. Moore , idea: Robert Gillan
Some crew members are trapped in a holosuite due to a defect when beaming , where their lives are in danger when they get caught in a holoprogram in which Dr. Bashir spends his free time as a secret agent.
83	11	The front (1)	Home front (1)	Dec 30, 1995	Oct 25, 1996	David Livingston	Ira Steven Behr , Robert Hewitt Wolfe
The presence of shape-shifters on earth causes fear among the earth's population that the Dominion will attack soon. Fueling this fear, a Starfleet Admiral would like to replace the democratic earth government with military rule for the purpose of better defense possibilities .
84	12	Paradise Lost (2)	Paradise Lost (2)	Jan. 6, 1996	Oct 26, 1996	Reza Badiyi	Ira Steven Behr , Hans Beimler ; Idea: Ronald D. Moore
Because the admiral's attempted coup supports the Dominion's intention to destabilize the Federation, Sisko and his team stop the admiral from carrying out his plan.
85	13	Emotions	Crossfire	Jan. 27, 1996	Oct 28, 1996	Les Landau	René Echevarria
86	14th	To new dignity	Return to Grace	Feb 3, 1996	Oct 29, 1996	Jonathan West	Hans Beimler , idea: Tom Benko
Social and professional ruin of his fatherhood's publicity, Dukat wants to regain the recognition of his people while he and Kira are on a rescue mission with an old cargo spaceship and seek battle with the Klingons.
87	15th	The sons of Mogh	Sons Of Mogh	Feb 10, 1996	Oct 30, 1996	David Livingston	Ronald D. Moore
Worf helps his half-brother Kurn to restore his lost honor, and they also destroy a minefield that Klingons had built at the wormhole.
88	16	The strike	Bar Association	Feb. 17, 1996	Oct 31, 1996	LeVar Burton	Robert Hewitt Wolfe , Ira Steven Behr ; Idea: Barbara J. Lee , Jenifer A. Lee
Quark's brother Rome, ill health from the harsh working conditions in Quark's bar, founds a union and organizes a strike , which ultimately improves his situation - to Quark's disadvantage. He also becomes a member of the Bajoran station crew and a technician.
89	17th	The takeover	Accession	Feb. 24, 1996	Nov 1, 1996	Les Landau	Jane Espenson
An old Bajoran who appeared from the wormhole claims to be the emissary, but Sisko can convince himself of his role of being the true emissary after contacting the prophets.
90	18th	The battle	Rules Of Engagement	Apr 6, 1996	Nov 2, 1996	LeVar Burton	Ronald D. Moore , idea: David Weddle , Bradley Thompson
Worf is charged by a Klingon lawyer with wrecking a spaceship with civilians on board. However, Sisko can ultimately prove Worf's innocence.
91	19th	Penalty Cycles	Hard time	Apr 13, 1996	Nov 4, 1996	Alexander Singer	Robert Hewitt Wolfe , idea: Daniel Keys Moran , Lynn Barker
The memories of a 20-year prison stay are implanted in Chief O'Brien by strange beings and threatens to alienate himself from his fellow human beings due to the resulting trauma .
92	20th	The broken mirror	Shattered Mirror	Apr 20, 1996	Nov 5, 1996	James L. Conway	Ira Steven Behr , Hans Beimler
Sisko is forced to beam into the mirror universe and there to help the rebels build a new Defiant.
93	21st	The muse	The muse	Apr 27, 1996	Nov 6, 1996	David Livingston	René Echevarria , idea: René Echevarria , Majel Barrett-Roddenberry
94	22nd	On my own behalf	For the cause	May 4, 1996	Nov 7, 1996	James L. Conway	Ronald D. Moore ; Idea: Mark Gehred-O'Connell
The Maquis is joined by Starfleet Officer Michael Eddington, who was previously stationed on DS9; Kassidy Yates' involvement in activities of the Maquis also becomes apparent and Sisko develops a harsh vengeance against Eddington. Ziyal and Garak fall in love.
95	23	The renegades	To the death	May 11, 1996	Nov 8, 1996	LeVar Burton	Ira Steven Behr , Robert Hewitt Wolfe
DS9 is attacked by a group of renegade Jem'Hadar soldiers and badly damaged, so that Sisko's crew tries to find the attackers with the Defiant, whereby they also have to work with some loyal Jem'Hadar.
96	24	hope	The Quickening	May 18, 1996	Nov 9, 1996	René Auberjonois	Naren Shankar
On a planet in the Gamma Quadrant, Bashir helps residents cure their fatal disease that was once infected by the Dominion.
97	25th	Quark's fate	Body parts	June 8, 1996	Nov 11, 1996	Avery Brooks	Hans Beimler Idea: Louis P. DeSantis , Robert J. Bolivar
After Quark is diagnosed with a fatal disease, he sells his body parts to the highest bid, but cannot deliver when the announcement of his death turns out to be false. After O'Brien's wife Keiko was injured in a shuttle accident, Bashir must transplant her unborn baby into Kira's body.
98	26th	The judgment	Broken Link	June 15, 1996	Nov 12, 1996	Les Landau	Ira Steven Behr , Robert Hewitt Wolfe ; Idea: George A. Brozak
Odo becomes seriously ill and can hardly keep his human form. Since he is in danger of dying, the Defiant brings him to his people, the founders, in the Gamma Quadrant. It turns out that Odo is to be sentenced there for the murder of a conspecific.

production

Due to the innovations at the beginning of the season, the story originally planned as the season opening was postponed again and finally realized in the middle of the season in the form of the episodes The Front ( Homefront ) and The Lost Paradise ( Paradise Lost ).

A court sentenced Paramount to pay $ 100,000 to the film studio United Artists , the rights to the brand James Bond holds and the similarities of the plot of the episode Our Man Bashir ( Our Man Bashir ) to James Bond looked violates these rights.

The storyline in which Kira carries the O'Briens baby to term was used to hide Nana Visitors' pregnancy.

Reviews

“ Despite all the innovations, I don't want to get really excited in the first half of the season. Many episodes seem to suffer too much from being limited to three quarters of an hour and one is downright disappointed when a series like DS9, which convinces with its complexity elsewhere, shies away from actually making drastic changes and instead at the end of the episode but everything is the same again. This is particularly noticeable with an episode like 'Reunited' [...]. However [...] not every story goes the easiest way. For example, if Dr. Bashir is looking for a cure for a hereditary virus among the population of a strange planet in the episode 'Hope', then the solution here is not that he, as an unreservedly radiant hero, achieves a completely natural and predictable victory. [...] Action-packed episodes alternate with experimental and story-wise interesting episodes, but there is often too little time for many introduced and overarching storylines. As a result, this season is a little less balanced than the previous ones; however, many very high-class episodes compensate for this. "

- Dirk Schönfuß : DVD Center

[...] 26 episodes of highly entertaining and well-crafted science fiction. The writers seem to have appreciated the dramatic depth and potential for good stories in the direction that DS9 has gone in, as well as the merits of having the various episodes in a season more interconnected. In addition to continuing to push forward in the main story arcs, more and more we're seeing a greater willingness in the stories to draw on material introduced in earlier seasons, […]. The result is that the individual episodes fit more into a coherent and evolving whole […]. And that's the way it should be. - Holly E. Ordway: DVD talk

“26 episodes of highly entertaining and well-done science fiction. The writers seem to have dramatic depth, potential for good storytelling in the direction DS9 is heading, and deserve credit for tying the various episodes of the season more closely together. In addition to the main story arcs progressing, we see increasing willingness in the stories to relate to material introduced in previous seasons. As a result, the individual episodes fit more closely into a coherent and continuously developing whole. And that's what matters. "

“ The arrival of Worf indeed marks the second beginning of the series, and also the point at which it really shouldn't be missed, because from here 'Deep Space Nine' is simply the highest quality piece of television in the entire Trek universe - if not the whole SciFi area. "

- Frank-Michael Helmke : Filmszene.de

[...] I didn't like the fact that the producers felt it necessary to bring Worf on board the station. […] DS9 was a very strong show that didn't need any propping up from its predecessor. [...] But I do have to say that season four is the weakest to date. [...] Many of the episodes seemed inconsequential and didn't play as well as other efforts. - Eric Profancik: DVD verdict	“I didn't like that the producers felt it was necessary to bring Worf on board the station. DS9 was a very strong series that didn't need support from its predecessor. But I have to say that season 4 is the weakest yet. Many episodes seemed inconsistent and didn't play as well as other efforts. "

Awards

• Golden Reel Award 1995, nominated: Best Sound Editing (Dialog), for Ep. Der Weg des Kriegers
• ASCAP Awards 1996, 1997: Best TV Series
• NAACP Image Award 1996 and 1997 , nominated: Best Actor in a Drama Series, for Avery Brooks
• Young Artist Award 1996, nominated:
  • Best Performance by a Young Actor - Drama TV Series, Cirroc Lofton
  • Best Performance by a Young Actor - Guest TV Series Role, Richard Jackson
• Hugo Award 1996, nominated: Best dramatic performance, for Ep. The visit
• Primetime Emmy Awards 1996 , nominated:
  • Best individual achievement in hairstyle for a series, for Ep. Our man Bashir
  • Best individual achievement in costume design for a series, for Ep. The Muse
  • Best individual achievement in make-up for a series, for Ep. The visit
  • Best individual achievement in musical composition for a series, for Ep. Our man Bashir
  • Best individual achievement in visual special effects, for Ep. The Way of the Warrior
• Saturn Award ceremony 1996 , nominated: Best Genre TV Series

literature

• Frank-Michael Helmke: A new beginning ... - Now also on DVD: "Star Trek - Deep Space Nine" - Fourth season , in: Filmszene.de (2003)
• Dirk Schönfuß: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 4 , in: DVD Center (2003)
• Eric Profancik: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season Four , in: DVD verdict (2003)
• Holly E. Ordway: Star Trek Deep Space Nine - Season 4 , in: DVD talk (2003)

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} It was first broadcast as a long episode (90 minutes). Repetitions are usually broadcast in two 45-minute segments.

Web links

• Episode leader in the German StarTrek Index

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TV.com episode guide . TV.com . Retrieved March 31, 2013.
2. ↑ DS9: broadcast dates for the TV series on Sat.1 . Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved March 31, 2013.
3. ↑ Terry J. Erdmann, Paula M. Block: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion . Pocket Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-671-50106-2 , p. 253
4. ↑ Space View No. 6/1997, p. 8
5. ↑ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) - Trivia , in: IMDb, accessed October 23, 2013
6. ↑ Schönfuß 2003
7. ^ Ordway 2003
8. ↑ Helmke 2003
9. ↑ Profancik 2003