Upcoming DS9 anniversary segment in the magazine
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^ That seems unlikely -- especially the Cardassians, who were introduced a good two years prior to DS9's debut. It's possible that the Bajorans were created specifically to set up the spinoff they were planning, but even that seems unlikely, since the Bajorans were created in the early fifth season, a good year and a half before DS9 debuted....
"The Wounded" aired in early January 1991, "Ensign Ro" in early October 1991. A typical Trek episode took about 11 weeks from conception to airing, so "Ro" would've been conceived and written in probably late July '91, and "Wounded" in late '90.
Now, it was in either early summer of 1991 (according to The Making of ST
S9) or late 1991 (according to The DS9 Companion) that Brandon Tartikoff asked Rick Berman to create a third Star Trek series. Maybe they had some preliminary discussions about the possibility in the summer but the official go-ahead wasn't until late in the year (since the series wasn't announced until after Roddenberry died in October '91).
But some of the first proposals written for DS9 mentioned spinning off the existing character of Ro Laren. So I don't think Bajorans were created with DS9 in mind. I think they were created for a TNG episode, but then shortly thereafter, DS9 went into development, and the producers built on ideas that were fresh in their minds. "Hey, we just set up this Cardassian-Bajoran conflict on TNG -- maybe we can build on that here." And then they cherrypicked concepts like the wormhole from "The Price" and the Trill from "The Host," plus a Ferengi or two and a "Best of Both Worlds" tie-in.
Now, it was in either early summer of 1991 (according to The Making of ST
S9) or late 1991 (according to The DS9 Companion) that Brandon Tartikoff asked Rick Berman to create a third Star Trek series. Maybe they had some preliminary discussions about the possibility in the summer but the official go-ahead wasn't until late in the year (since the series wasn't announced until after Roddenberry died in October '91).But some of the first proposals written for DS9 mentioned spinning off the existing character of Ro Laren. So I don't think Bajorans were created with DS9 in mind. I think they were created for a TNG episode, but then shortly thereafter, DS9 went into development, and the producers built on ideas that were fresh in their minds. "Hey, we just set up this Cardassian-Bajoran conflict on TNG -- maybe we can build on that here." And then they cherrypicked concepts like the wormhole from "The Price" and the Trill from "The Host," plus a Ferengi or two and a "Best of Both Worlds" tie-in.
Add in a sprig of Changeling and heaping helping of Klingon, and you've got soup!
Create A Star Trek Series recipe book - hmmm, I sense a feature idea here...
Paul
I was thinking more metaphorically - what elements went into the creation of the various series...
and I prefer the Piccard cookbook (the old Bantam one from the 70s) if we're choosing Trek cookbooks!
Paul
Oh, I didn't realize those episodes aired so long before the beginning of DS9.Christopher said:
"The Wounded" aired in early January 1991, "Ensign Ro" in early October 1991. A typical Trek episode took about 11 weeks from conception to airing, so "Ro" would've been conceived and written in probably late July '91, and "Wounded" in late '90.
Now, it was in either early summer of 1991 (according to The Making of ST
js said:
Or perhaps the editor just wanted a different take on the material.TerriO said:
You know, if you take the time and care to do it right the first time, you don't have to rewrite it.
js
You know, I'd make a smart reply to that, but since Paul's reading the board, I'd then expect a request of rewrite, just to take the piss out of me. He is, after all, one of us. :thumbsup:
So, to save my own schedule, I'll just leave it there.
TerriO said:
js said:
Or perhaps the editor just wanted a different take on the material.TerriO said:
You know, if you take the time and care to do it right the first time, you don't have to rewrite it.
js
You know, I'd make a smart reply to that, but since Paul's reading the board, I'd then expect a request of rewrite, just to take the piss out of me. He is, after all, one of us. :thumbsup:
So, to save my own schedule, I'll just leave it there.
As if I or any editor would do such a thing! That would be a tremendous abuse of power. Such power would set me up above the gods... er...
Looking forward to reading the pieces, ladies
Paul
I was tempted to tell you guys I was doing something about the whole Bashir/Garak and Bashir/O'Brien slash fiction movement, but I won't.
Mine's all about Benjamin Sisko, and the dichotomy of personality between his role as Emissary and his role as a Starfleet officer, and how he managed to make the two work both together and separately over the course of the 7 years of the show. Spiritual versus secular is a subject that's a fascination of mine, and how to make a secular non-believer into an alien faith's true holy man is just an interesting journey to watch Sisko undertake. I hope I did him and his discovery of "self" justice.
Provided it doesn't get changed, it will be called "Just Add Bajor."
Wanted to call it "Instant Emissary, Just Add Bajor", but I thought that might be too long a title.
Mine's all about Benjamin Sisko, and the dichotomy of personality between his role as Emissary and his role as a Starfleet officer, and how he managed to make the two work both together and separately over the course of the 7 years of the show. Spiritual versus secular is a subject that's a fascination of mine, and how to make a secular non-believer into an alien faith's true holy man is just an interesting journey to watch Sisko undertake. I hope I did him and his discovery of "self" justice.
Provided it doesn't get changed, it will be called "Just Add Bajor."
Wanted to call it "Instant Emissary, Just Add Bajor", but I thought that might be too long a title.
This sounds great! Does anyone know if any actors are writing for it? Chase Masterson's article for last years DS9 special was fantastic.
Here's all I know. My DSN article is called "All the Galaxy's a Stage--How New Literary Characters Have Sustained and Enhanced the Deep Space Nine Mythos." Also, I've got another article coming up in U.S. issue 9/U.K. issue 137 entitled "Of Ice and Moonlight--The Romantic Inclinations of James T. Kirk."
^ Yes, my article focuses on the new faces on Deep Space 9 in the post-"What You Leave Behind" books.
Can we get artists' impressions?
