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Deep Space Nine Similarities?

posted 11 years ago by MaximusGrandimus
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I've only been watching a short time but it seems the show has numerous nods to ST:DS9. For instance "In Blackest Night" is about the Manhunters trying to discredit the GL Corps by making it appear that John Stewart destroyed an entire planet. In the DS9 episode Rules of Engagement, Klingons try to discredit the Federation by making it look like Worf in command of the Defiant fired on an unarmed passenger ship while in the heat of battle. This episode has the added bonus of having Renee Auberjonois (Odo) voicing the role of a Quark-like character. Then the next arc The Enemy Below begins with a US nuclear sub - The Defiant, which happens to be captained by a black man and a female first mate - attacked by Atlantean forces. Are there any other instances of these similarities?

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[–] Nothin_But_the_Rain 11 years ago

Not a plot similarity, but Jeffrey Combs, who voices The Question on JLU, is the actor who plays Weyoun on DS9.

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[–] iroquoisjoe 11 years ago

Armin Shimerman, Quark, did the voice of Dr. Achilles Milo who met an ill-fated demise at the hands of Doomsday.

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[–] cind5 11 years ago

Coombs also played Brunt on DS9.

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[–] ibsd 10 years ago

Also Worf (Michael Dorn) voices the character Kalibak in the episode "The Ties that bind". The character speaks just like a klingon. I thought it was Worf appearing on the justice league until I looked up, lol.

Jeffrey Combs also voices Shran the blue android on Enterprise.

[–] coreycitn63 10 years ago

Have you noticed that Deep Space Nine looks like the silver age Justice League satellite? I know not exactly but there was similarities.

[–] Jimmy-128 10 years ago

Actually hadn't noticed that until you brought it up, but yeah, it's kinda eerie...

[–] tjwh2015 10 years ago

The obvious homage is John Stewart being drawn according to how Benjamin Sisko looked. In the Justice League run, Stewart was drawn with hair and clean shaven, like Sisko in the early years of DS9. When Sisko appeared with a shaved head and facial hair, so did Stewart in JLU.

[–] grendelkhan 9 years ago

That Justice League episode(s) was based on Justice League of America (first series) #140 & 141, by Steve Engelhart and Dick Dillin. The major difference is that the Green Lantern in the original story is Hal Jordan, not John Stewart. The premise is the same, that GL believes he accidentally destroyed a world and surrenders to the Manhunters. However, the original did not have a sham trial. It was published in 1977, well before DS9.

DS9 also borrowed a lot of elements from various sci-fi stories of space stations, which factor heavily in the JLA, as well. You could probably make a stronger case that those sci-fi stories were more of a common influence than DS9 influencing the JL cartoon.

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[–] Milk_Tray_Guy 8 years ago

Just watched those two episodes back to back - and yes. As someone said, the original DC comics story used for the In Blackest Night episodes was first published way before DS9 came about, but there are probably common influences. I'm sure the USS Defiant in The Enemy Below was a DS9 nod!

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[–] myronkelsey 8 years ago

Yes, I thought the same thing, there are quite a few similarities between the two shows.
I however massively prefer DS9(best show ever) though of course this is a very good show.

[–] Geek_XX 8 years ago

I've been thinking the same thing.

Perhaps the writers and producers were fans of the series and felt it would be a nice tribute to create storylines and bring up certain elements that remind the fans of DS9.