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There ’s a surprising reason thatStar Trek : Deep Space Ninehad much cooler sets thanStar Trek : Voyager . Being set on a Cardassian - make space place , Star Trek : Deep Space Nineneeded to have very dissimilar sets from previousStar Trekshows . The space - out Ops , not a starship bridge , was the control center of Deep Space Nine . The Promenade was an expansive , multi - flush set that was home to civilian - owned eating house and store , a Bajoran tabernacle , and of course , Quark ’s ( Armin Shimerman ) Bar . DS9 ’s many backcloth actors cover a whole innkeeper of aliens in extensive makeup and detailed costume .
As a show adjust on a Federation starship , Star Trek : Voyager ’s set did n’t need to be nearly as impressive or with child asDeep Space Nine ’s . The Intrepid - class USS Voyager gas a flock of the same intimate locations asStar Trek : The Next Generation’sGalaxy - class USS Enterprise - D. In fact , many ofStar Trek : Voyager ’s sets were build up whereTNG ’s once endure , on Paramount ’s point 8 , like the USS Voyager ’s mess residence , which had once beenStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Ten Forward Seth . ButDS9 ’s sets were also cool thanVoyager ’s for a less obvious reason .
Star Trek Actor Armin Shimerman Explains Why DS9 Had The Coolest Sets–Literally
Deep Space Nine’s Stages Were Kept “Icy Cold” For The Alien Actors
OnThe Delta Flyerspodcast coveringDS9season 2 ’s " Profit and Loss " , Quark worker Armin Shimerman explains thatStar Trek : Deep Space Nineliterally had coolerStar Treksets thanStar Trek : Voyager . While discussingDS9 ’s clayey Cardassian military costumes , which were ground on wetsuits , Star Trek : Voyager ’s Ensign Harry Kim actor Garret Wang remarks that the " hot point lighting of the 1990s " must have made conditions on set much worse . Shimerman disagree , and with good reason . Read Shimerman ’s explanation below , and listen toThe Delta Flyersstarting at the 50:28 mark .
Armin Shimerman : " Those Cardassian costume were the uncollectible costumes … The import you start to perspire , it just stays in there and gets hotter and live . "
Garrett Wang : " And with the raging stage firing of the nineties , my goodness . "
Hermann Shimerman:“Our stagecoach was purposely kept very cold , because we had so many aliens . "
Garrett Wang : " I would have get it on working on your show . "
Armin Shimerman : " I felt sorry for the Starfleet multitude in their skimpy jumpsuit . But for the sleep of us , who were in a deal of material , it was n’t unpleasant at all . They kept it icy cold for us . "
It makes sense thatStar Trek : Deep Space Ninewould have much colder sets thanStar Trek : Voyagerdid . Lower temperatures helpedDS9 ’s many actors in full alien make-up , like Quark and the aforementioned Cardassians , Lurian barfly Morn(Mark Allan Shepherd ) , and background histrion outfitted as everything from Klingons to Jem’Hadar . Quark ’s Bar , the Promenade , and Ops all had multiple levels and lots of quad to open out bright stage lighting , so everyone could be as " frigid low temperature " as the airfoil of Andoria . EvenDeep Space Nine ’s crew quarters were darker thanStar Trek : Voyager ’s , with few harsh lights .
Starfleet’s “Skimpy Jumpsuits” Got A Makeover In DS9 Season 5
DS9 And Voyager’s Starfleet Uniforms Were Made Of Wool
Fortunately , Shimerman need n’t have worried about his Starfleet carbon monoxide gas - stars , becauseStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s uniform got a toasty makeover inDS9season 5.The gray - shouldered Starfleet uniform fromStar Trek : First Contactspread throughout Starfleet ’s ranks , and were used in the last half ofDS9 , during theDominion War arc . The quilted details and boneheaded turtleneck of these uniform looked much warmer than the old iteration . Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 6 , episode 19 , " In the Pale Moonlight " , shows Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) wearing the many layers of the Captain ’s consistent variate , including a matching vest .
The uniforms on Star Trek evolve over time , but do the change to Starfleet uniforms ever include chance variable for different environmental condition ?
ButStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s first Starfleet uniforms , which were also used throughoutStar Trek : Voyager ’s seven season , were also a lot warm than they face . OnThe Delta Flyers , Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill confirm that theversion of the Starfleet uniformworn onStar Trek : Voyagerwas very warm , because it was made of fleece . Chances are Wang and McNeill were quite prosperous on theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineset , when Ensign Harry Kim and Lieutenant Tom Paris paid a visit to Quark ’s Bar in the pilot episode ofStar Trek : Voyager .
Source : The Delta Flyers , " Profit and Loss "
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Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , also known as DS9 , is the fourth series in the long - running Sci - Fi franchise , Star Trek . DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller , and stars Avery Brooks , René Auberjonois , Terry Farrell , and Cirroc Lofton . This particular series surveil a mathematical group of individual in a space post near a satellite called Bajor .
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.
