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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 Terry Farrell

Be careful where you go. You never know when you might stumble into a mirror universe, an alternate reality where the people are the same, only different. Star Trek went there the first time back in the original series, in the episode "Mirror, Mirror".

Scene from "Mirror, Mirror"

This episode, "Through the Looking Glass", is the second time Deep Space Nine crossed over. Now Sisko must step into the shoes of his alter ego and lead the rebels to victory.

Scenes of Sisko and the rebels; the last is the one where he kisses the mirror Dax, and the rebels go "woooh!"

You'll also see Voyager's Tim Russ making a guest appearance.

Shot of Russ as the mirror Tuvok

Tim has the distinction of being the only actor who's appeared in all of the current Star Trek series, as well as the feature films [note: not true; others include: Jonathan Frakes, Thomas Kopache, Gwynyth Walsh, and Patricia Tallman (if you count stunt work)]. If you're wondering why, in this mirror universe, there's no sign of Odo or Quark, they were bumped off the last time Deep Space Nine ventured there.

Mirror Odo is blown to smithereens; mirror Quark is dragged off to his execution

And someone's gonna get taken out this time, too. I'm Terry Farrell for the Deep Space Nine Chronicles.