Star Trek: DS9 Changed A Big Detail To Avoid Another Babylon 5 Clash

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Mark Donaldson is a writer, podcaster, and film programmer specializing in Star Trek and Doctor Who.

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Star Trek: Deep Space Nine changed one key detail of the show to avoid another clash with their arch rivals, Babylon 5. There are various similarities between DS9 and Babylon 5, that go beyond their space station setting. Both shows are political thrillers, dealing with the nuances of intergalactic conflict, be it DS9's Dominion War or Babylon 5's Shadow War.

Related Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Cast & Character Guide Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had the biggest cast of characters of any Trek show, meaning that Captain Sisko had numerous allies in the Dominion War. Star Trek: DS9’s Cardassian Spies Were Renamed Because Of Babylon 5 Close In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 22, "The Wire", it's revealed that Garak was a member of the Obsidian Order, the primary intelligence agency of the Cardassian Union.

" I thought, 'Damn!,' and then I made up a huge list of different kinds of metals, gems, and colors, and finally came up with obsidian, which I actually like better than grey! " Star Trek: DS9 And Babylon 5’s Rivalry Explained Although Babylon 5 premiered in 1994, one year after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, DS9 was accused of plagiarizing J. Michael Straczynski's space station show. The reason for this was that Babylon 5 had been in development in parallel with DS9, and Straczynski had pitched his show to Paramount.

 

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