The Orb 64: An Evil Spectacular
The Cult of the Pah-wraiths and the Book of the Kosst Amojan. With DS9's shift deeper into mythology, the Prophets and their evil counterparts played a critical role. We explore the religious and mythological framework underlying the series.
The Orb 63: Your Crazy Uncle Gowron
The Final Chapter, Part 5 of 9: When It Rains… We continue our look at DS9's final arc as we discuss Kira's twist of fate, Odo's plight and Starfleet's role in genocide, Garak's return home, and why Gowron is like your crazy uncle at the family reunion.
The Orb 62: Action Barbie
Casting DS9, with Larry Nemecek (Part 2). Choosing the actors who will bring new characters to life is one of the many creative challenges in launching a new Star Trek series. We conclude our talk with Larry about casting Deep Space Nine and evolving the characters.
The Orb 61: Somehow the Goatee Finds You
Casting DS9 with Larry Nemecek, Part 1. One of the many creative challenges in launching a new Star Trek series is casting. The process can change the nature of the roles and in some cases requiring a completely new character to be created.
The Orb 60: A Repetitive Cycle of Resistance
The Cardassian Underground. Throughout DS9 we see Cardassian society threatened by different incarnations of resistance. We explore what is begind this repetetive epic, whether something political or something buried deep within the Cardassian psyche.
The Orb 55: Like Dead Leaves Before an Angry Wind
The Final Chapter, Part 3 of 9: Strange Bedfellows. We continue our series that will take you through the entire nine-part, ten-hour DS9 finale with the third episode in the story. We discuss the Breen misstep, Damar's change the Ezri-Worf resolution, and follow Kai Winn's fall from grace.
The Orb 53: Destroy the World to Win the Game
Our Man Bashir Commentary. During DS9's fourth season, Ronald D. Moore and Bob Gillan brought us a delightful holodeck story with life or death stakes for the crew. We explore the background, what it says about Jules, the brilliance of Avery Brooks, and why everyone wants a honey bear.
The Orb 52: But It's Captain Kirk!
Trials and Tribble-ations. When the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek rolled around in 1996, Deep Space Nine chose to pay homage with an ambitious episode that brought us one of Trek's greatest moments. We team up with Standard Orbit for walk down memory lane.
The Orb 49: Cirroc Lofton Is Not In This Episode
Remembering Cliff Bole. Few directors had as much influence over modern Star Trek as Cliff Bole. With 42 episodes to his name, Bole is responsible for some of our favorite stories. Seven of those stories were told on DS9. We remember Bole on his passing with a look at each of his DS9 episodes.
The Orb 48: From Flagstaff to Carson City in Five Minutes
Runabouts. On TOS and TNG we saw plenty of shuttlecraft moving our heroes around from ship to planet to station. But these craft were really just the space equivalent of a ferry boat. Starfleet needed a beefier auxiliary craft. We discuss these tough little ships.
The Orb 47: Your Greatest Trial Is About to Begin
The Final Chapter, Part 1 of 9: Penumbra. When Sisko arrived at his new post, he had no idea that the journey he would go on would turn him into a god. A We begin a new series of shows that will take you through the entire nine-part, ten-hour Deep Space Nine finale.
The Orb 46: The Confused Counselor
Ezri Dax. Normally when an actor decides to leave a show early, it doesn't turn out well. But when Terry Farrell left DS9, the writers seized the moment and used the twist to tell Dax stories that weren't possible with Jadzia. We take a close look at Ezri and why the change was good for the show.