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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

Drama, passion, mystery, murder. All that and more can be found in this provocative episode from the Deep Space Nine Chronicles. In this story, Kira discovers that her lover could be responsible for the massacre of dozens of her fellow freedom fighters.

Kira walks up to Bareil, in his orb vision

And it features two familiar guest stars in the DS9 legacy: Philip Anglim, famous for his Broadway role in The Elephant Man...

A few scenes of Anglim as Bareil, ending with one of him saying, "Truth is not always easy to recognize"

...and Camille Saviola as Kai Opaka, whom viewers may recognize from her many appearances in Woody Allen's films.

Saviola is shown as Opaka

The title of the episode, "The Collaborator", can also be interpreted as the way many of the DS9 scripts are written. The story was dreamed up by Paramount promotion executive Gary Holland, who in turn worked with writer/producers Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Now that's what I call collaboration. I'm Avery Brooks. We hope you enjoy "The Collaborator".