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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 Alexander Siddig

Welcome to the Deep Space Nine Chronicles. I'm Alexander Siddig. When you watch this next episode, you might think you're seeing double. Don't worry; it's because the crew is thrown into an alternate universe where they meet their strange alter egos. It's also an episode that fast became a cult classic among the viewers. Why? Well, for one, the storyline is derived from an original Star Trek episode entitled "Mirror, Mirror". In that one, Captain Kirk and company were also thrown into an alternate universe.

The scene from "Mirror, Mirror" where Kirk, Scotty, Uhura, and McCoy step off the transporter pad and are greeted by the mirror Spock

Now, some one hundred years later in the Trek chronology, the story picks up where Kirk left off. This also happens to be one of the most challenging productions ever shot on the Deep Space Nine series, because the Promenade and station sets had to be changed dramatically. Big spotlights and fences were included to create the look of a prison yard; special smoke machines were brought in; steam blew up from the floor vents; the whole place looked like a futuristic Hades.
 
Shots from "Crossover": the banner above the entrance to Quark's; the ore processing unit, with the mirror Odo; other shots of ore processing and the Promenade; Bashir being dragged off by a Klingon; Odo again

But as you can see, it all paid off to great effect in this episode, called "Crossover".