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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

This episode, called "Improbable Cause", is a classic fish story: one that keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger. You ask, "How can a tale about terrorism, espionage, and deceit be compared to a fish story?" Easy. It started as a simple premise about what would happen if Garak covertly blew up his own shop.

The scene of the explosion; Garak lying on the floor

But as the story grew, it got too big for its own britches. In the very last scene, the thundercloud of tension and intrigue was impossible to end.

Odo and Garak are marched through the Romulan ship; Tain says, "Join me" to Garak; Odo looks at Garak

With the great, if still unresolved, episode weeks away from shooting, time was running out. The episode with no ending had to be shot or scrapped. Then, the answer came: To Be Continued. And so it came to pass that this story had bought another week.

Garak takes hold of Tain's arm, agreeing to join him

I'm Avery Brooks, and I had the privilege of directing this episode from the Deep Space Nine Chronicles, "Improbable Cause".