This is a synopsis of the first season of Deep Space 9. Contained within are Title:, Date of showing (when I first taped it), Star Date: (if given), Guest Cast:, Plot Summary:, the Writer(s):, and the Director:. If you come across a section that contains ____, it means that I have the Summary: but not the rest of the credits.
Regular Cast: Captain Ben Sisko - Avery Brooks, Odo - Rene Auberjonois, Dr. Julian Bashir - Alexander Siddig, Jake Sisko - Curoc Lofton, O'Brien - Colm Meany, Quark - Armin Shimmerman, Major Kira - Nana Vistor
Title: Emissary, Parts 1 and 2 Air Date: 1/4/93Star Date: 46379.1 Guest Cast: Captain Picard - Patric Stewart, Kai Opaka - Camille Saviola, Felicia M. Bell, Gul Dukat - Marc Alaimo Summary: Debut: In a distant corner of the galaxy in the 24th Century, a run-down space station becomes a strategic outpost. In the opener, Commander Benjamin Sisko arrives at DS 9 to oversee repairs. A stable wormhole is discovered, flashback to Wolf 359 battle where Sisko's wife was killed. Director:David Carson Writer(s): Michael Piller, teleplay by Rick Berman and Michael Piller
Title: Past Prologue Air Date:1/11/93 Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Garak - Andrew Robinson, Lura - Barbara Marsh, Jeffrey Nordring Summary: The presence of a suspecte Bajoran terrorist jeopardizes the welfare of those aboard DS9 and tests the loyalties of Kira. The terrorist attempts to destroy the wormhole. Director:Kathryn Powers Writer(s): Winrich Kolbe
Title: A Man Alone Air Date: 1/18/93Star Date: 46421.5 Guest Cast: Keiko - Rosalind Chao, Stephen James Carver, Edward L. Albert, Max Grodenchik, Peter Vogt, Aron Eisenberg, Tom Klenis Summary: Odo's credibility comes into question when a Bajoran (Carver) he tried to evict from the station turns up dead; Keiko tries to start a school. Director: Paul Lynch Writer(s): Gerald Sanford and Michael Piller, teleplay by Michael Piller
Title: Babel Air Date: 1/25/96 Star Date: 46425.8 Guest Cast: Sur Mak Renn, Matthew faison, Jaheel - Jack Kehler Summary: After O'Brien services the food replicators, DS9 falls victim to a strange virus that renders its victims unable to communicate with others. Director: Paul Lynch Writer(s): Sally Caves and Ira Steven Behr, teleplay by Michael McGreevey
Title: Captive Pursuit Air Date: 2/1/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Tosk - Scott MacDonald, Miss Sarda - Kelly Curtic, Garry Graham, Summary: When a damaged alien vessel docks at the station, O'Brien befriends the mysterious pilor - who is being pursued by a dredatory hunter. Director: Corey Allen Writer(s): Jill Sherman Donner, teleplay by Donner and Michael Piller
Title: Q-Less Air Date: 2/8/93 Star Date: if given: 46532.3 Guest Cast: Vash - Jennifer Hetrick, Q - John deLancie Summary:DS9 is visited by Vash and Q whose arrivals are marked by a series of mysterious incidents that could result in the destruction of the station. Director:Paul Lynch Writer(s): Hannah Louise Shearer, teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Title: Dax Air Date: 2/15/93Star Date: if given: 46910.1 Guest Cast: Tandro - Gregory Itzin, Enina Flanagan, Selin Peers, Richard Lineback, Anne Haney Summary: When Jadzia Dax is arrested and accused of murder and treason, Sisko tries to prevent her extradition and enlist Kira, Odo and Dr. Bashir to help in her defense. Director:David Carson Writer(s): Peter Allen Fields, teleplay by D. G. Fontana and Fields
Title: The Passenger Air Date: 2/23/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Ty Kajada - Caitlin Brown, Christopher Collins, James Lashly, James Harper Summary: When an alien (Harper) dies en route to DS9, his plans to steal a rare substance fromthe station are not thwarted -- he transferred his consciousness into another being's mind. Director: Paul Lynch Writer(s): Paul Lynch, teleplay by Ira Steven Behr, Morgan Gandall, and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Title: The Nagus Air Date: 3/11/93 Star Date: _____ Guest Cast: Zek - Wallace Shawn,Rom - Max Grodenchik, Lou Wagner, Tiny Ron, Barry Gordon, Lee Arenberg,Nog - Aron Eisenberg Summary: The Nagus, head of the Ferengi Alliance comes to DS9. Quark suspects that he is there to buy the bar at a low price. The Nagus chooses Quark to be his successor with a Mission to open up the Gamma Quadrant to the Ferengi. Quark finds that being the Nagus could be life-threatening. Director: David Livingston Writer(s): Story by David Livingston, teleplay by Ira Steven Behr.
Title: Move Along Home Air Date: 3/15/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Joel Brooks, James Lashly Summary: A delegation of Wadi from the Gamma Quadrant comes to DS9. They are game players and are cheated by Quark while playing Dabo. To avenge this, they insist upon playing their own game, the players are the 4 top officers who are put through many perils before arriving home. Director: David Livingston Writer(s): teleplay by Ira Steven Behr
Title: Vortex Air Date: 4/19/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Cliff De Young, Randy Ogleesby, Max Grodenchik, Gordon Clapp, Kathleen Garret, Leslie Engelberg Summary: An alien outlaw (De Young) tries to prevent extradition from DS9 to his home planet by tempting Odo with knowledge of a colony of shape-shifters on a distant asteroid. Director: Winrich Kolbe Writer(s): Sam Rolfe
Title: Battle Lines Air Date: 4/26/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Kai Opaka - Camille Saviola, Ziangoo - Paul Collins, Shella - Jonathan Banks Summary: Sisko, Kira, Bashir and Kai Opaka crash on a small moon where warring humanoid races are condemned to fight a battle with no end. The condemned are always resurrected after they die in battle. Director: Paul Lynch Writer(s): Hilary Bader, teleplay by Richard Danus and Evan Carlos Somers
Title: The Story Teller Air Date: 5/3/93Star Date: if given: 46729.1 Guest Cast: Hovath - Lawrence Monoson, Kay E. Kutec, Gina Phillips, Jim Janson, Nog - Aron Eisenberg, and Jordan Lund Summary: On Bajor, O'Brien becomes a reluctant saviour as he tries to protect a village from a lethal force. Meanwhile, negotiations between warring clans get an unexpected boost from Nog who falls for the Tetrarch. Director: David Livingston Writer(s): Kurt Michael Bensmiller, teleplay by Bensmiller and Ira Steven Behr
Title: Progress Air Date: 5/10/93Star Date: if given: 46844.3 Guest Cast: Mullbok - Brian Keith, Alien Captain - Nicholas Worth, Michael Rofshaver, Nog - Aron Eisenberg Summary: Kira questions her Bajoran heritage as she tries to evacuate an old farmer whose home is threatened by a mining project. Meanwhile, on DS9, Nog and Jake learn the art of the deal. Director: Les Landau Writer(s): Peter Allan Fields
Title: If Wishes Were Horses Air Date: 5/17/93Star Date: if given: 46853.2 Guest Cast: Rumpelstiltskin - Michael John Anderson, Buc Bokai - Keone Young, Keiko - Rosalind Chao, Molly - Hana Hatae Summary: The crew is amazed when dreams and fantasies such as Rumpelstiltskin become real, but the occurences seem linked to a galactic disturbance that threatens the station. Director: Robert Legato Writer(s): William I and Nell McCue Crawford, teleplay by the Crawfords and Michael Piller
Title:T he Forsaken Air Date: 5/25/93 Star Date: 46925.1 Guest Cast: Lwaxana Troi - Majel Barrett, Taxoo - Constance Towers, Michael Ensigi, Jack Shearer, Benita Andre Summary: Downloaded data from a mysterious probe causes DS9's computer to crave O'Briens's attention. Meanwhile, Odo finds himself the object of Lwaxana Troi's affections. Director: Les Landau Writer(s): Jim Trombetta, teleplay by Don Carlos Dunaway and Michael Piller
Title: Dramatis Personae Air Date: 5/31/93 Star Date: 46922.3 Guest Cast: Klingon - Tom Towles Summary: Mutinous dissent spreads on DS9 when a Klingon ship mysteriously explodes after exiting the wormhole, leaving Odo the only one unaffected. Director: Cliff Bole Writer(s): Joe Menosky
Title: Duet Air Date: 6/14/96Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Cardassian Marrissa (Gul Darha'el) - Harris Yulin, Gul Dukat - Marc Alaimo, Kaval - Ted Sorel, Kainon - Tony Rizzoli Summary: Kira believes a Cardassian seeking medical treatment may be a war criminal guilty of atrocities at a labor camp. He claims to be the Butcher of the Labor Camp and Galitep and wasn't to be tried as a war criminal. Director: James L. Conway Writer(s): Lisa Rich and Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci, teleplay by Peter Allan Fields
Title: In the Hands of the Prophets Air Date: 6/21/93Star Date: if given: ____ Guest Cast: Vedek Winn - Louise Fletcher, Keiko - Rosalind Chao, Vedek Barel - Phillip Anglis, Robin Christopher Summary: A Bajoran religious leader creates problems on DS9 with her religious views, polarizing the crew and jeopardizing the alliance between Bajor and the Federation. Director: Robert Livingston Writer(s): Robert Hewitt Wolfe
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