Star Trek: Deep Space Nine / Season 1

Season 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Episodes	20th
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	January 3 - June 20, 1993
German-language first broadcast	January 28 - June 5, 1994 on Sat.1
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With the first season began in January 1993, the US premiere of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . In Germany, Sat.1 broadcast the season for the first time from January to June 1994.

Episodes and first broadcast

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
1/2	1/2	The emissary	Emissary	Dec 30, 1992	Jan 28, 1994	David Carson	Michael Piller , idea: Rick Berman , Michael Piller
In 2369 that ends the occupation of the Cardassian on the Bajoran also sustained as a result of the Bajoran resistance. The previous occupiers are withdrawing from the Deep Space Nine space station in Bajor orbit , on which they previously operated ore processing using Bajoran forced laborers . In order to ensure political stability in this area of ​​the universe and to help the Bajorans in creating the conditions for joining the Federation, the United Federation of Planets , supported by Bajorans, is taking over the operation of the station. The command is given to Starfleet Officer Benjamin Sisko . Because the divided Bajoran people of Sisko hope to unite the Bajorans with one another, they are chosen by the "prophets", the gods of the Bajorans, to discover the "Temple of Heaven" as a "messenger" according to a long-standing Bajoran prophecy. A little later, with the help of his crew, Sisko discovers an artificial, stable wormhole near Bajor that enables time-saving travel to an area 70,000 light-years away in the so far hardly explored Gamma Quadrant. In order to secure their own claims to the use of the wormhole and to anticipate those of the Cardassians, the Federation and Bajorans are moving the station directly in front of the entrance to the wormhole. The wormhole or the Temple of Heaven is inhabited by beings who live apart from spatial and temporal existence and whom the Bajorans revere as the prophets. According to the Bajoran belief, these determine the fate of Bajor. After Sisko has convinced the beings in the wormhole that the Federation has no bad intentions, they grant all spaceships safe passage through the wormhole.
3	3	The Khon-Ma	Past Prologue	Jan. 9, 1993	Jan. 30, 1994	Winrich Kolbe	Katharyn Powers
As a member of the Khon-Ma terrorist group, Bajoran Tahna is trying to destroy the wormhole in order to make Bajor less attractive to both the Cardassians and the Federation. Kira can thwart Tahna's plan at the last second and stop him.
4th	4th	Under suspicion	A man alone	Jan 16, 1993	Feb 6, 1994	Paul Lynch	Michael Piller , idea: Gerald Sanford , Michael Piller
After the murder of the Bajoran Ibudan, Odo is the main suspect. It turns out that Ibudan made a clone of himself and then killed it in order to frame Odo for the murder.
5	5	Babel	Babel	Jan. 23, 1993	Feb 13, 1994	Paul Lynch	Michael McGreevey , Naren Shankar ; Idea: Sally Caves , Ira Steven Behr
O'Brien accidentally activates an Occupation Bajoran sabotage device. This releases a virus that impairs language skills and ultimately leads to death.
6th	6th	Tosk the hunted	Captive pursuit	Jan. 30, 1993	Feb 20, 1994	Corey Allen	Jill Sherman Donner , Michael Piller ; Idea: Jill Sherman Donner
After the wormhole has been discovered, there is increasing contact between the station crew on both sides of the passage with representatives of previously foreign species from the gamma quadrant. This includes Tosk from the species of the same name, which only exists to be hunted.
7th	7th	Q - undesirable	Q-Less	Feb 6, 1993	Feb. 27, 1994	Paul Lynch	Robert Hewitt Wolfe , idea: Hannah Louise Shearer
On an expedition into the Gamma Quadrant, Dax comes across Picard's friend Vash. After returning to the station, DS9 increasingly loses energy, flies towards the wormhole and threatens to be destroyed in the process. O'Brien discovers the almighty Q on the station, who tries to convince Vash to travel through space with him again. O'Brien suspects that he's behind the problems.
8th	8th	The "Dax" case	Dax	Feb 13, 1993	6th Mar 1994	David Carson	DC Fontana , Peter Allan Fields , idea: Peter Allan Fields
Dax is said to be kidnapped from the station because she is accused of murder and she is to be brought to justice. However, the kidnapping can be prevented and Sisko refuses to extradite Dax, as DS9 is a Bajoran station and therefore no extradition agreement exists. A court hearing should clarify the case now.
9	9	The parasite	The Passenger	Feb. 20, 1993	13 Mar 1994	Paul Lynch	Morgan Gendel , Robert Hewitt Wolfe , Michael Piller ; Idea: Morgan Gendel
Bashir and Kira come across a badly damaged ship on which the criminal Vantika is being transported. Although the prisoner dies, Kajada, who was guarding him, is very suspicious and suspects that Vantika is still alive. As a result, there are incidents on the ward, which suggest that Kajada is right.
10	10	Chula - the game	Move Along Home	13 Mar 1993	20 Mar 1994	David Carson	Frederick Rappaport , Lisa Rich , Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci ; Idea: Michael Piller
On first contact, the crew of DS9 receives the Wadi, a people from the Gamma Quadrant who love games above all else. When Quark tries to cheat on her, the Wadi challenge him to one of their games. Sisko, Kira, Dax and Bashir have then disappeared and find themselves in a surreal environment where they are asked to go to their destination.
11	11	The succession	The Nagus	20 Mar 1993	27 Mar 1994	David Livingston	Ira Steven Behr , idea: David Livingston
The highest Ferengi, the Great Nagus Zek, comes to the station and appoints Quark as his successor.
12	12	The stone walker	Vortex	Apr 17, 1993	Apr 3, 1994	Winrich Kolbe	Sam Rolfe
A fight ensues in an illegal business in which Ro-Kel, a twin miradon from Croden, is shot dead. His brother Ah-kel now swears revenge on his brother's murderer. Odo takes Croden, who claims to know more about shape shifters, into custody.
13	13	The Prophecy	Battle Lines	Apr. 24, 1993	Apr 10, 1994	Paul Lynch	Richard Danus , Evan Carlos Somers ; Idea: Hilary J. Bader
While traveling in the Gamma Quadrant, Kai Opaka, the religious leader of the Bajorans, dies when the runabout crashes on a moon. A war has been raging there for centuries between two warring groups in which the crew of DS9 is now being drawn. However, Opaka is brought back to life, but she can no longer leave the planet.
14th	14th	The legend of Dal'Rok	The storyteller	May 1, 1993	Apr 17, 1994	David Livingston	Kurt Michael Bensmiller , Ira Steven Behr ; Idea: Kurt Michael Bensmiller
O'Brien and Bashir are chosen by the population in a village on Bajor to fight a powerful energy being, the Dal'Rok. Meanwhile, negotiations between rival Bajoran ethnic groups are ongoing on DS9.
15th	15th	Mullibok's moon	progress	May 8, 1993	Apr 24, 1994	Les Landau	Peter Allan Fields
A moon is to be used to generate energy and must therefore be evacuated. Kira meets Mullibok, who does not want to leave his home.
16	16	Power of imagination	If Wishes Were Horses	May 15, 1993	May 1, 1994	Robert Legato	Nell McCue Crawford , William L. Crawford , Michael Piller , idea: Nell McCue Crawford , William L. Crawford
Fantasy creatures come to life appear on DS9. The station is also in danger of being destroyed by a subspace phenomenon.
17th	17th	Personalities	The Forsaken	May 22, 1993	May 8, 1994	Les Landau	Don Carlos Dunaway , Michael Piller ; Idea: Jim Trombetta
Numerous ambassadors of the Federation meet on DS9 to visit the wormhole, among them Lwaxana Troi. The station is also threatened by an alien probe.
18th	18th	mutiny	Dramatis Personae	May 29, 1993	May 15, 1994	Cliff Bole	Joe Menosky
After a Klingon ship that has returned from the Gamma Quadrant exploded and a crew member could only be beamed dead to the station, the crew members of DS9 begin to plot against each other.
19th	19th	The inscrutable Marritza	Duet	June 12, 1993	May 22, 1994	James L. Conway	Peter Allan Fields ; Idea: Lisa Rich , Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci
The Cardassian Marritza comes to the ward. Kira recognizes him as a wanted war criminal . It turns out, however, that he was only faking this role to force the Cardassian people to admit guilt for the Cardassian atrocities during the occupation of Bajor. Eventually Marritza is killed by a Bajoran. The reason he gives is that Marritza was a Cardassian and that this was reason enough.
20th	20th	blasphemy	In The Hands Of The Prophets	June 19, 1993	May 29, 1994	David Livingston	Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Taking advantage of the increasing power vacuum on Bajor, the scheming, orthodox Bajoran Vedek Winn tries to kill one of her rivals for successor as religious leader with an assassination attempt. Sisko can thwart the attack at the last second.

production

The first eight episodes following the pilot were specially designed to introduce the main characters to viewers.

Some of Starship Enterprise: The Next Century cast members have been hired to guest star to attract viewers to DS9's mother-of- all series. These include Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard), John de Lancie (Q), Jennifer Hetrick (Vash), Barbara March (Lursa) and Gwynyth Walsh (B'tor); Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan) declined due to the appointment.

Reviews

“The result takes some getting used to, but with the interesting figures it certainly has potential. […] The first season is definitely a very successful start. In summary, however, one has to say that there are only a few of the quite entertaining episodes of the first season that can completely inspire and encourage you to watch again. [...] So the first season of 'Deep Space Nine' is nothing more and nothing less than a respectable success. "

- Dirk Schönfuß : DVD Center

“Despite all the good approaches, DS9 was only partially entertaining in this first year, […]. A couple of interesting SciFi concepts [...] were at least fascinating in terms of the idea, even if the execution was a bit lacking. [...] Otherwise, this first season was not necessarily convincing, with one remarkable exception: The chamber play-like psychological duel between Major Kira [...] and a supposed Cardassian war criminal in 'The Inscrutable Maritza' is not only by far the best episode of this season, but can count itself among the outstanding episodes of the whole series. "

- Frank-Michael Helmke : Filmszene.de

Awards

Golden Reel Awards 1993

• Best sound editing ( ADR ) for Ep. Tosk, the hunted
• nominated: best sound editing (dialogue) for Ep. Tosk, the hunted

1993 Emmy Awards

• Best individual achievement in make-up for a series, for Ep. Tosk, the hunted
• Best individual achievement in theme song
• Best individual achievement in visual special effects for Ep. The Emissary
• nominated: Best individual achievement in hairstyle for a series, for Ep. Chula - the game
• nominated: Best individual performance in artistic direction for a series, for Ep. The Emissary
• nominated: Best individual performance in sound editing for a drama series, for Ep. The Emissary (Part 2)
• Nominated: Best individual performance in sound editing for a series, for Ep. The Emissary (Part 2)

literature

• Frank-Michael Helmke: A new beginning ... now also on DVD - "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" - first season , in: Filmszene.de (2003)
• Holly E. Ordway: Star Trek Deep Space Nine - Season 1 , in: DVD talk (2003, English)
• Dirk Schönfuß: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 1 , in: DVD Center (2003)
• Nicholas Sylvain: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season One , in: DVD verdict (2003, English)
• Jeremy Conrad: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season One , in: IGN Entertainment (2003)
• Tasha Robinson: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1 , in: AV Club. (2003, English)

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. ↑ ^{a b c} Michael Spohn: GfK audience ratings according to SAT.1 text (in the GFKDSN.TXT file) as part of the list of all lists - STAR TREK ratings up to the end of 2000 (March 2001), which are saved as a ZIP file lalgfk14. zip can be downloaded from Michael Spohn's STAR TREK lists of all lists: Download page , accessed on May 23, 2013.
   The list also shows that episode 11, The Nagus, Season 1, on March 27, 1994 on Sat .1 was canceled due to a live tennis broadcast and was submitted after the season finale, which is why the first season in Germany was broadcast until June 5, 1994.
3. ↑ Moviestar 5/1994, pp. 12-18
4. ↑ TV Guide No. 1/1993, p. 14 f.
5. ↑ Schönfuß 2003
6. ↑ Helmke 2003