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lucy-moderatz · 3 months

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#tv: star trek: deep space nine #ds9edit #trekedit #jadzia dax #klingon grandpa said trans rights #character: jadzia dax #things i made

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writergeekrhw · 5 months

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In the special features for Star Trek, the producers and writers often refer to Trek as a "period piece" in the same vein as Jane Austen or Bonanza, just set in the future instead of the past.

With this in mind, 90's Trek had very distinctive language usage. It is formal, even stilted at times, but it comes off as erudite and evolved. Even Patrick Stewart has commented how he could always tell when Star Trek was on TV because he'd hear the dialogue and recognize that distinctive formalness.

From a narrative perspective, this choice falls in line with the whole "humanity has evolved" theme. But from a technical writing standpoint, it seems to have served a much more important purpose of setting the time period by scrubbing the dialogue of any time-stamped, current slang.

So in this future universe setting, casual, current language (such as F bombs) would be akin to one of us using slang from the 1600's. It's jarring not because it's crass (for some it is), but because it cracks the suspension of disbelief that what we are watching is set in different time period because they are using our language, not theirs.

I apologize for the massive run up to this question (maybe I've completely missed the mark with my musings) but what were the instructions you were given that gave DS9's dialogue that "period piece" feel?

Good observations regarding language use in Star Trek.

There were no specific instructions on how to write "proper" Star Trek dialogue. It was mostly learning by doing. But we adhered to the same unwritten rules as TNG, and that could be gleaned from reading scripts and watching episodes. Once I started on the job, a few things became quickly apparent to me:

Avoid slang.

Avoid religious expressions.

Generally, dialogue between Starfleet characters should be respectful (or even warm), slightly formal, and thoughtful.

Playful is fine, but not too goofy.

Use metric units.

Most aliens don't use contractions or use them minimally.

There are probably plenty more that I learned (and adhered to) unconsciously, but those were the ones that jump out in memory.

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one-time-i-dreamt · 1 month

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My parents texted me about something that had happened in the episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that they watched, but what they described never happened in any episode so I realized that it was a dream and woke myself up.

#dream #parents #texting #family #star trek #deep space nine #star trek deep space nine #tv show #tv series

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haveyouseenthisseries-poll · 3 months

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#tv series #tv shows #polls #star trek deep space nine #avery brooks #rene auberjonois #cirroc lofton #1990s series #us american series #have you seen this series poll

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xfilesposterproject · 4 months

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New print reveal! To mark today's new episode of Fate’s Wide Wheel celebrating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, I had the chance to design this piece for the episode: "DS9 at 31".

I hope everyone likes how it turned out! Prints available at jjlendl.com/fwwshop.

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bahrmp3 · 1 year

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[ID: 7 gifs from season 2, episode 20 “the maquis, part 1” from the tv series “star trek: deep space nine”, the gifs show benjamin sisko and gul dukat in runabout with sisko piloting it.

1st gif: benjamin comments idly while piloting the runabout, "i've heard they put cardassian children in intense mind training programs when they're four years old." he turns his head to face dukat, "is that true?

2nd gif: "the cardassian educational system is unparalleled in the quadrant." dukat brags. benjamin looks straight ahead.

3rd gif: "if you don't mind taking the joy out of growing up." benjamin replies.

4th gif: "education is power. joy is vulnerability." dukat preaches, shocking sisko, who instantly replies, "what?"

5th, 6th gif: dukat turns a bit to face sisko, "your reaction surprises me, commander. i thought you would understand. of all the humans i've met, you strike me as the most joyless and the least vulnerable."

7th gif: "i am when i'm with you." sisko replies, much to dukat's amusements who laughs upon hearing this. /end ID]

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scarywardrobe · 3 months

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#Star Trek #Deep Space Nine #DS9 #Jonathan Frakes #Garak #Elim Garak #Andrew J Robinson #TV #BTS

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simplelad · 4 months

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I’m just feeling a lot of things rn don’t pay attention to this

#I feel so so so normal about them #(lying)#this was brought on by tv girls ‘blue hair’ btw #garashir #garak #elim garak #dr bashir #julian bashir #star trek #star trek ds9 #ds9 #deep space nine #garak x bashir

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olivrsm · 11 months

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#star trek #star trek deep space nine #star trek ds9 #benjamin sisko #tribbles #science fiction #retro #tv #poster

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gplusbfics · 6 months

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Never gets old.

#ds9 #deep space nine #star trek ds9 #garashir #elim garak #andy robinson #90s tv shows #truth

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righthandedleftturn · 8 months

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Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) and Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) in TV Guide

#star trek #star trek: deep space nine #star trek: voyager #jadzia dax #seven of nine #terry farrell #jeri ryan #tv guide

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lucy-moderatz · 3 months

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#tv: star trek: deep space nine #ds9edit #trekedit #julian bashir #elim garak #garashir #great episode #how incredibly straight said no one #things i made

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writergeekrhw · 8 months

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Why did Kira keep getting hooked up with random men when she was clearly a lesbian?

Real talk? It was the '90s. Paramount wasn't ready for LGBTQ+ Kira.

If you want an in-universe explanation, remember that Kira's pretty conservative religiously and socially, and probably more than a little repressed.

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rosalie-starfall · 6 months

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Star Trek Season 4 Pregnancies = One of my favorite Trek Tropes/Statistics

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4 - Gates McFadden = Pregnant... How to do we handle that??? I know! Classic Camera trickery we'll put her behind a lot of objects, and dress her in super oversized sweaters and put her in a tent sized Lab Coat! Brilliant no one will ever notice.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4 - Nana Visitor = Pregnant... Okay... So now how do we deal with it this time? I know! We'll just move the O'Brien's baby into Kira and make her a surrogate. Brilliant no one will suspect anything Kira Nerys: "Everything's okay. The baby, just had a change of address that's all"

Star Trek: Voyager Season 4 - Roxann Dawson = Pregnant... Alright here we go again how should we manage this one? I know! The tent sized lab coat worked for Gates we'll do that again but this time we'll give her a special pocket for all of B'Elanna's most important tools to be so very handy! Yeah that's a great idea, oh but wait I have another idea... What if we made it a Holographic pregnancy! Brilliant! Well done team! Tom: "What do you think? Boy or a girl?" Seven: "It's a holographic projection." B'Elanna: "Unfortunately it's a very good projection. I feel 20 kilos heavier, it even kicks."

I have been saying since season 2 of Lower Decks if they don't do a season 4 Pregnancy I will be severely disappointed, but then they did it and it blew my mind!!! Samanthan Rutherford: "There is a lot going on here I'm not comfortable with."

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therosecrest · 3 months

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#Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #Star Trek #DS9 #Benjamin Sisko #Avery Brooks #Tv #gif

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xfilesposterproject · 2 years

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Lots of love for Star Trek: The Next Generation this week for the 35th anniversary... so here's a Deep Space Nine appreciate post! It's a random collection of my episode posters focusing on different characters.

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