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The Orb: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast

Oct 30, 2015

Michael Dorn Talks Worf, Star Trek, and Internity.

When Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered, one sign that times had changed for the Federation was the presence of a Klingon officer on the bridge of the Enterprise. The role of Worf was not intended to be as integral as it became. And certainly, in those early...


Oct 21, 2015

Aron Eisenberg Talks Nog and Star Trek.

Deep Space Nine did wonders for the Ferengi, transforming them from campy comic-relief villains into a mirror for ourselves and what we’re like today. Although Quark got the headline role, his brother Rom and nephew Nog made perhaps the biggest strides. Nog in particular went...


Oct 17, 2015

The Dominion Invasion, Part 6 of 7: Favor the Bold.

Deep Space Nine is often seen as that series about the war. But, in fact, the Dominion War didn’t really begin until the end of the fifth season. Squadrons of insect-like Dominion ships pouring out of the wormhole was the harbinger of the greatness and danger...