In a previous article I examined how Star Trek: The Next Generation began to address the topic of terrorism in the show. By the mid-1990s the theme became much more prominent just as Americans confronted it more and more at home and abroad. When Deep Space Nine (DS9) premiered in 1993 two years after Gene Roddenberry’s death, producers chose to portray a darker and more complex world, in contrast to Next Generation’s optimistic outlook.
DS9 depicts a sympathetic Bajoran society which engaged in terrorism to resist the Cardassian occupation of its home world. At first, the Federation appears as a mere bystander that is indirectly affected by terrorism, but as the series evolves the Federation becomes increasingly enmeshed in the terrorist activities of other species as well as its own citizens.
In one of the series’ first terrorism episodes, “Past Prologue” (1993), Commander Sisko rescues Tahna, a friend of...
DS9 depicts a sympathetic Bajoran society which engaged in terrorism to resist the Cardassian occupation of its home world. At first, the Federation appears as a mere bystander that is indirectly affected by terrorism, but as the series evolves the Federation becomes increasingly enmeshed in the terrorist activities of other species as well as its own citizens.
In one of the series’ first terrorism episodes, “Past Prologue” (1993), Commander Sisko rescues Tahna, a friend of...
- 5/16/2012
- by John Putman
- Obsessed with Film
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