Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Specials

1: Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

Feb 25, 2003

A bonus included on the Season 1 DVD box set release, this feature includes interviews with Michael Piller (1 October 1992), Rick Berman (7 June 2002), and Avery Brooks (4 November 1992) on the making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The subsection Designing Deep Space Nine featured interviews about the creation from early drafts to the built model with Herman Zimmerman (7 June 2002), Michael Okuda (9 October 2002), Rick Sternbach (7 October 2002), and Ricardo Delgado (19 April 1993). It also features a few behind the scenes filming shots from several episodes of the first season.

2: Crew Dossier: Kira Nerys

Interviews with Nana Visitor (from 18 September 1992, 4 April 1999, and 10 May 1999) and Ira Steven Behr (from 9 April 1999) about the development of the Kira Nerys character. Subsections are Baby On the Set and Romance On the Set.

3: Michael Westmore's Aliens

In an interview from 2 October 2002, Michael Westmore presents in-depth look at the aliens, including the Bajorans, the Cardassians, and the guest aliens such as the Kobliad, Wadi, Tailheads, Tosk, and the Miradorn.

4: Secrets of Quark's Bar

Star Trek archivist Penny Juday reveals the secrets behind the props seen in Quark's. (Interview from 9 October 2002).

5: Alien Artifacts: Season One

Prop Master Joe Longo explains the props of the first season. (Interview from 19 April 1993)

6: Deep Space Nine Sketchbook

Senior Illustrator Rick Sternbach explains several of his sketches for various props on the show. (Interview from 7 October 2002) (Region 2 only)

7: Deep Space Nine: Scrapbook Year One

Cast members and the production staff explain the development of Deep Space Nine, the show's look, and the variety of characters.

8: Section 31: Hidden File 01

Avery Brooks interview from 4 November 1992 regarding his character Benjamin Sisko

9: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S01)

Colm Meaney interview from 18 September 1992 regarding his character Miles O'Brien

10: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S01)

Rene Auberjonois interview from 18 September 1992 regarding his character Odo.

11: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S01)

More of the Rene Auberjonois interview

12: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S01)

Terry Farrell interview from 30 September 1992 regarding her character Jadzia Dax

13: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S01)

More of the Terry Farrell interview

14: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S01)

Siddig El Fadil interview from 18 September 1992 regarding his character Julian Bashir

15: Section 31: Hidden File 08 (S01)

Nana Visitor interview from 18 September 1992 regarding her character Kira Nerys

16: Section 31: Hidden File 09 (S01)

Cirroc Lofton interview from 18 September 1992 regarding his character Jake Sisko

17: Section 31: Hidden File 10 (S01)

Jennifer Hetrick interview from 14 February 2002 regarding her character Vash and her appearance in "Q-Less"

18: New Frontiers: The Story Of Deep Space Nine

Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe discuss the creation of the legend that is the space station Deep Space Nine, and its development through the second season.

19: Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season Two

Michael Westmore presents an insight into creating aliens for DS9's second season. It includes a look at Zek, Fallit Kot, the Dosi and the Skrreea.

20: Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: Season Two

Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin discuss designs and props.

21: Quark's Story

22: Crew Dossier: Jadzia Dax

An interview with Terry Farrell on the subject of her Trill character, Jadzia Dax.

23: New Station, New Ships

Dan Curry, Robert Legato, Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin describe the designs and models for the station, the runabouts and the Cardassian Galor-class warships.

24: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S02)

Michael Okuda (Scenic Art Supervisor) interview (regarding designing graphics and more)

25: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S02)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Writer) interview (regarding the episode "Shadowplay")

26: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S02)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe interview (regarding the first DS9 mirror universe episode "Crossover")

27: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S02)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe interview (regarding the episode "Invasive Procedures")

28: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S02)

Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) interview (regarding Jadzia and Kira's scenes in "The Siege")

29: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S02)

Armin Shimerman (Quark) interview (regarding Wallace Shawn and his performances as Zek)

30: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S02)

Terry Farrell interview (regarding working with John Colicos, Michael Ansara and William Campbell)

31: Section 31: Hidden File 08 (S02)

David Livingston (Director) interview (regarding directing "Crossover")

32: Section 31: Hidden File 09 (S02)

Andrew Robinson (Garak) interview (regarding the character of Garak)

33: Section 31: Hidden File 10 (S02)

Michael Piller (Writer/Executive Producer) interview (regarding the Bajoran religion and its impact on Star Trek)

34: The Birth Of The Dominion and Beyond

Ira Steven Behr and others discuss the development of the Dominion, DS9's arch nemesis.

35: Michael Westmore's Aliens, Season Three

Michael Westmore presents a detailed look at the make-up designs for the Ferengi, Kira Nerys as a Cardassian, Julian Bashir's aging process, and several dramatic changes for Odo.

36: Time Travel Files 'Past Tense'

Cast and crew discuss one of the series' most popular episodes.

37: U.S.S Defiant

The writers and designers of the series discuss the creation and development of the Defiant, one of Star Trek's most popular ships. (Region 2 only)

38: Crew Dossier: Odo

Features interviews with Rene Auberjonois on the subject of his Changeling character, Odo.

39: Sailing Through the Stars: A Special Look at "Explorers"

Production designer Herman Zimmerman and others discuss the creation of the award-winning ship design piloted by Benjamin and Jake Sisko, including rarely seen photographs and illustrations.

40: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S03)

Nana Visitor (Kira) interview (regarding wearing Cardassian make-up in "Second Skin")

41: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S03)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Writer) interview (regarding the episode "Second Skin")

42: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S03)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe interview (regarding DS9's Ferengi episodes, particularly "Family Business")

43: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S03)

Jim Martin (Illustrator) interview (about creating 1960s-style artwork for "Past Tense, Part II")

44: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S03)

David Livingston (Director) interview (regarding Elim Garak and Odo's intense interrogation scenes in "The Die is Cast")

45: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S03)

Gary Hutzel (Visual Effects Coordinator) interview (regarding set design for the Founders' homeworld in "The Search, Part I")

46: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S03)

Gary Hutzel interview (regarding the explosion of the Deep Space 9 station model in the episode "Visionary")

47: Charting New Territory: Deep Space Nine Season Four

A general season overview where cast and crew discuss developments such as Worf's integration into the series, amongst other topics.

48: Michael Westmore's Aliens, Season Four

Michael Westmore presents an insight into the process of designing aliens for DS9's Fourth Season.

49: Crew Dossier: Worf

Features interviews with Michael Dorn on the subject of his Klingon character, Worf.

50: Deep Space Nine sketchbook: John Eaves (S04)

51: Jim Martin Sketchbook

(Region 2 only)

52: Robert Blackman's Designs of the Future

(Region 2 only)

53: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S04)

Alexander Siddig (Julian Bashir) explaining his love and admiration of the episode "The Quickening"

54: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S04)

Armin Shimerman (Quark) interview (regarding "Little Green Men")

55: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S04)

Nana Visitor on playing Russian agent Anastasia Komananov in "Our Man Bashir"

56: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S04)

Susanna Thompson (Lenara Kahn) interview (about working on "Rejoined")

57: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S04)

David Livingston (Director) on directing "The Visitor"

58: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S04)

Gary Hutzel (Visual Effects Coordinator) on filming masses of Klingon starship models for "The Way of the Warrior"

59: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S04)

Ronald D. Moore (Writer) interview (regarding "Sons of Mogh")

60: Section 31: Hidden File 08 (S04)

Chase Masterson on playing the role of Leeta

61: Section 31: Hidden File 09 (S04)

Michael Dorn (Worf) interview (regarding "The Sword of Kahless")

62: Section 31: Hidden File 10 (S04)

Robert O'Reilly on playing the role of Gowron

63: Deep Space Nine Chronicles

The cast introduce selected episodes of DS9's first four seasons. (Region 2 only)

66: Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends (S05)

Traces the origins of the episode.

67: Trials and Tribble-ations: A Historic Endeavor (S05)

An examination of the technical challenges involved in the episode's creation. Blending Scenes A new Enterprise Deep Space Station K-7

68: Crew Dossier: Miles O'Brien

Includes interviews with Colm Meaney, who played Miles O'Brien throughout DS9's run, as well as in fifty-five episodes of TNG.

69: Inside DS9 with Michael Okuda (S05)

Art supervisor Michael Okuda presents a tour of the Promenade and reveals the inside jokes that can be found there.

70: Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season 5

Michael Westmore discusses make-up designs for: Klingon transformations in "Apocalypse Rising," Scars and Bruises, Jem'Hadar, & Trills.

71: Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves (S05)

A look at the designs of futuristic technology, presented by John Eaves. (Region 2 only)

72: The Ferengi Culture

A featurette about the development of the Ferengi through the series. (Region 2 only)

73: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S05)

Rene Auberjonois (Odo) interview (regarding "The Begotten")

74: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S05)

Rene Auberjonois interview (regarding "The Ascent")

75: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S05)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe interview (regarding his five years on the series)

76: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S05)

Nana Visitor interview (regarding her pregnancy during filming)

77: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S05)

Nana Visitor interview (regarding "Ties of Blood and Water")

78: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S05)

Ronald D. Moore interview (regarding Klingons and the episode "Soldiers of the Empire")

79: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S05)

Chase Masterson (Leeta) interview (regarding Robert Picardo and "Doctor Bashir, I Presume")

80: Section 31: Hidden File 08 (S05)

Armin Shimerman (Quark) interview (regarding Ferengi prosthetics and Ishka)

81: Section 31: Hidden File 09 (S05)

J.G. Hertzler (Martok) interview (regarding Martok)

82: Section 31: Hidden File 10 (S05)

Jeffrey Combs (Tiron, Brunt, Weyoun) interview (regarding his characters)

83: Mission Inquiry: Far Beyond the Stars

The cast and crew discuss one of Star Trek's most popular and challenging episodes.

84: 24th Century Wedding

The cast and crew discuss the marriage of Worf and Jadzia Dax

85: Crew Dossier: Julian Bashir

86: Crew Dossier: Quark

87: Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves (S06)

88: Gary Hutzel on "One Little Ship" (S06)

(Region 2 only)

89: Rules of Acquisition: The Beginning

(S06 Region 2 only)

90: Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: The Sequel

(S06 Region 2 only)

91: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S06)

Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) interview (regarding Dax's death scene in "Tears of the Prophets")

92: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S06)

Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) interview (regarding Kira's relationship with Gul Dukat)

93: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S06)

Nana Visitor interview (regarding her rendition of "Fever" as Lola Chrystal in "His Way")

94: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S06)

Ira Steven Behr interview (on story arcs)

95: Section 31: Hidden File 05 (S06)

Ira Steven Behr interview (on Iggy Pop and "The Magnificent Ferengi")

96: Section 31: Hidden File 06 (S06 Extra 14)

Rene Auberjonois (Odo) interview (regarding Odo's characteristic 'harrumph')

97: Section 31: Hidden File 07 (S06)

Rene Auberjonois interview (regarding Odo's and Kira's first kiss in "His Way")

98: Section 31: Hidden File 08 (S06)

David Livingston (director) interview (regarding Worf, Dax, and the drama in "Change of Heart")

99: Section 31: Hidden File 09 (S06 Extra 17)

Marc Alaimo (Dukat) interview (regarding the episode "Waltz")

100: Section 31: Hidden File 10 (S06)

Mark Allen Shepherd (Morn) interview (regarding Morn and his backstory in "Who Mourns for Morn?")

101: Ending An Era

The cast and crew discuss the end of Star Trek's most ambitious series.

102: The Last Goodbyes

This special feature concludes as only one with an end credit roll, listing the special features production staff of this Deep Space Nine DVD series release, but it is safe to assume that they were also responsible for all such features included on the six previous series releases.

103: Crew Dossier: Benjamin Sisko

Avery Brooks and others talk about DS9's captain.

104: Crew Dossier: Jake Sisko

Cirroc Lofton and others talk about the character of Jake.

105: Special Crew Dossier: Ezri Dax

Nicole de Boer and others talk about the character of Ezri. (Region 2 only)

106: Morn Speaks

Mark Allen Shepherd talks about Star Trek's most talkative character. (S07 Region 2 only)

107: Deep Space Nine Sketchbook: John Eaves (S07)

(Region 2 only)

108: Section 31: Hidden File 01 (S07)

Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat) interview (regarding the evolution of the character of Gul Dukat)

109: Section 31: Hidden File 02 (S07)

Jeffrey Combs (Brunt/Weyoun/Tiron/Shran/Penk/Krem) interview (regarding the variety of characters he has played over the years, in particular Brunt and Weyoun)

110: Section 31: Hidden File 03 (S07)

Robert O'Reilly (Gowron) interview (regarding playing a Klingon character)

111: Section 31: Hidden File 04 (S07)

Louise Fletcher (Kai Winn interview (regarding the character of Kai Winn and her lust for power)

112: Section 31: Hidden File 05

Penny Johnson (Kasidy Yates) interview (regarding the character of Kasidy Yates, her relationship with Benjamin Sisko, and being part of Star Trek)

113: Section 31: Hidden File 06

Max Grodénchik (Rom) interview (regarding auditioning for the role of a Ferengi (originally Quark), and becoming the Grand Nagus)

114: Section 31: Hidden File 07

J.G. Hertzler (General Martok) interview (regarding playing a Klingon, and observations about the show in general)

115: Section 31: Hidden File 08

Aron Eisenberg (Nog) interview (regarding his character Nog, and Nog's growth over time)

116: Section 31: Hidden File 09

Ira Steven Behr (Executive Producer) interview (regarding his desire to have a "Rat Pack" character on DS9, originally wanting Frank Sinatra, Jr., and how he happened to cast James Darren as Vic Fontaine)

117: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Behind the Scenes

Jul 20, 1994

As Star Trek: Deep Space Nine airs it's pilot episode, Paramount airs this 50 minute documentary as a way to spark excitement about the new show. It includes interviews from the cast and crew and contains lots of sneak peaks into the show's first season. This TV special originally aired on January 4, 1993 in the UK but wasn't released for home media until July 20, 1994 in the U.S.

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