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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 Cirroc Lofton

Have you ever had one of those days when you thought you were losing your mind? Or suffered a momentary lapse of reason? Well, that's what happens to Miles O'Brien in this episode from the Deep Space Nine Chronicles. And as the story progresses, he really starts going off the deep end. Now, rumor has it that the producers and writers loved to put O'Brien through these kinds of emotional rollercoasters.

Scenes of O'Brien being interrogated in "Tribunal"; Keiko picking Molly up to protect her from him in "Hard Time"; the mirror O'Brien; O'Brien in "Whispers" being shot by a Paradan

For instance, he's been the victim of grisly torture by the Cardassians, suffered the worst kind of family squabbles in the galaxy, and was a tormented slave laborer in an alternate universe. I gotta tell you, it's no bed of roses for this guy. But the producers were very intent on designing this character as a kind of everyman, who can bring these futuristic tales from the final frontier right down to earth. The end result: thought-provoking stories about the human spirit, which has been the cornerstone of Star Trek from the beginning. I'm Cirroc Lofton. I hope you enjoy this episode, entitled "Whispers".