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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

Aug 26, 2013

Greatest Sisko Episodes.

From "Emissary" to "What You Leave Behind," Deep Space 9's commanding officer had many wonderful character moments. In this episode of The Orb hosts Christopher Jones and Matthew Rushing pick some of the best that highlight the passion, drive, determination, and caring that all came together to...


Aug 19, 2013

The Mirror Universe.

Typically when Star Trek fans think of the Mirror Universe, they think of The Original Series and the episode "Mirror, Mirror." And while it's true that the Enterprise's mission to the Halkan homeworld gave birth to this sexy and sinister place, it was Deep Space Nine that really gave a home to the...


Aug 12, 2013

The Maquis.

They were created for Voyager, but it was DS9 that really fleshed out the story of this group of settlers caught in the middle of a conflict between the Federation and Cardassia. In this episode of The Orb hosts Christopher Jones and Matthew Rushing examine how governments forget the little people when...


Aug 5, 2013

The Dominion War.

By the second season it became clear that Deep Space Nine was going to be more about characters and real life than any previous Star Trek series. And the pursuit of this led DS9 across a line that no one had dared cross before. The introduction of the Dominion set up one of television’s greatest...