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These are 1-minute intros that were taped by several of the regular cast members. 40 episodes were chosen by the producers, and the intros were included in the reruns shown by some TV stations that run DS9 in a strip syndication package (i.e., five days a week). These intros, however, were only made for episodes in the 1st through 4th seasons.

Here are transcripts of the intros, for those of you who may not have a chance to see them. Each one is done with "Okudagram"-style graphics around the actor as he/she speaks, with a rotating image of the station, and the DS9 theme music playing in the background. The paragraphs in italics describe clips that were shown.

Narrated by Avery Brooks

Hello, I'm Avery Brooks. In this episode, Miles O'Brien's plans for a vacation getaway are spoiled when he's taken prisoner by the evil Cardassians. As a result, his brief escape from the wormhole becomes the vacation from hell.

A runabout goes through the wormhole; O'Brien is confronted by Cardassians on a runabout; he says, "I'm not going anywhere with you"; he is shot; Keiko cries, "Miles!"

Now, since the wormhole is one of the essential story ingredients in many of the episodes, you might be wondering from where the idea first came. Albert Einstein, to be exact. He coined the phrase to describe a theoretical offshoot of his theory of relativity.

The wormhole opens; Professor Hawking is shown in a shot from his appearance in TNG's "Descent"; the inside of the wormhole is seen as a runabout passes through

Dr. Stephen J. Hawking also speculated that wormholes and quantum fluctuations could link together multiple universes. Wormholes have been used before in Star Trek lore. One swallowed up a pair of Ferengi in The Next Generation.

Clips from TNG's "The Price": two Ferengi in a shuttle; one says, "Right where I expected it to be", just before the wormhole folds up and zips away

Now from the Deep Space Nine Chronicles comes "Tribunal", my television directorial debut.