Deep Space Nine was the predecessor of this classic sci-fi show with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

With his shared DNA from Ronald D. Moore, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine can be seen as the predecessor of Battlestar GalacticaS 2004 reboot. Both sci-fi series are acclaimed, with DS9 With a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and BSG Even higher with a 95% fresh rating. premier in 1993, Deep Space Nine is a spinoff of Star Trek: The Next Generation which ran for 7 seasons in syndication. Battlestar Galactica Launched a decade later, first as a 2003 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries that spawned a 2004 ongoing series running for 4 seasons, as well as a prequel, Capricaand spinoffs Battlestar Galactica: Razor, Battlestar Galactica: The PlanAnd Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome.

Ronald D. Moore joined the writer’s room from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine After achieving great success on Star Trek: The Next GenerationIncluding co-writing with Brannon Braga thong‘s acclaimed series finale, “All Good Things…” and the feature films Star Trek Generations And Star Trek: First Contact. DS9 broken Star Treks mold by being set on a space station and exploring darker, more complex themes than the gay TNGWith a wider canvas and a cavalcade of eclectic characters. Moore learned lessons from Star Trek But also found Gene Roddenberry’s vision limiting. in rebooting Battlestar Galactica, Moore had to make a separate sci-fi epic that did that Star TrekNot even Deep Space NineCouldn’t.

The concept of Deep Space Nine was the spiritual predecessor of 2004’s Battlestar Galactica

Ronald D. Moore had to explore darker themes on DS9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Evolved over its seven seasons. The original premise of DS9 iinvolving the space station led by Commander (later Captain) Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) guarding the Bajoran wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant. little by little, DS9 Introduced his uber-threat, the Dominion, and marched to an epic war that engulfed and existentially injured the United Federation of Planets. all the time, DS9 It was about the journey inside for its vast cast of charactersWith a deeper exploration of their motivations and inner lives as Star Trek has seen before. critical, Deep Space Nine Also pioneered serialized storytelling, foreshadowing the dominant form of television in the streaming era.

With the serialized Battlestar GalacticaRonald D. Moore flipped the script on intergalactic war: the humans suffered a devastating nuclear attack at the hands of the robot Cylons and are on the run. of Battlestars beginning, the human race was on the back foot, desperately trying to avoid their Cylon attackers, facing constant infiltration, and searching for the fabled 13th colony, Earth. like Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Integrated military and civilian characters in intriguing ways. Battlestar GalacticA was more free from the limitations of Star TrekBut still mindful of the need for complex, flawed, heroes and villains that felt like a natural progression from his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Deep Space Nine & Battlestar Galactica both shared similar stories and themes

War, politics, religion and more

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine went places Star Trek: The Next Generation Has or can’t. Captain Sisko was the emissary of the Prophets of Bajor, split between his duties as a spiritual leader and a Starfleet officer. DS9 Delved into Bajor’s religion, with elements of the supernatural that TNG Only touched or avoided altogether. like DS9 Progressed, it turned into a series about the costs and complications of war, with Sisko and his crew are pushed to make moral compromises that seemed unthinkable on the USS Enterprise-D. DS9 was also filled with politics and intrigue that could not be solved in a single hour, while main characters such as Sisko, Satan Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell), and Satan Commander Worf (Michael Dorn) fell in love, married and even Died tragically.

As big as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine may be Ronald D. Moore took Battlestar Galactica In an even bigger Star Trek Into Darkness. As a sci-fi allegory of 9/11 and the war on terror, Battlestar Commander (later Admiral) William Adama (Edward James Olmos) and his survivors aboard Galactica realize that one of them may be Cylon sleeper agents. The flaws of the human race are laid bare in the wake of possible extinction at the hands of the Cylons, while religion, politics, sex, and the ramifications of war are even more prevalent on Battlestar Galactica.

Despite their shared DNA, DS9 & Battlestar Galactica are still very different shows

DS9 still holds to Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek vision of optimism

Deep Space Nine Taken Star Trek in fascinating new directions, but at its core, It was quiet Star Trek And maintained the optimistic vision of the future Gene Roddenberry. Even in the most harrowing moments of the Dominion War, there is always light and the fulfilling belief that Captain Sisko and Starfleet would win a way to triumph. DS9 Also featured many lighthearted episodes, such as “Our Man Bashir” with the James Bond theme, the baseball romp “Take Me Out to the Holosuite,” which was written by Ronald D. Moore, and the Ocean’s Eleven Fake, “Bada Bing, Bada Bang”. Deep Space Nine Ran the gamut of storytelling and could deftly switch genres at its finest Star Trek Tradition.

In contrast, levity was in short supply on Battlestar Galactica. The plight of the Galactica and its military and civilian populations grew increasingly dire as the seasons progressed. When Dr. Gaius Baltar (James Callis) replaced Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) as president, the situation of the population of Galatica became even worse. BSGs characters are plunged into alcohol and drug abuse, and some are even tortured. It’s hard to imagine a comedy episode about playing baseball against the Cylons on Battlestar Galactica. BSG Has no guiding principle of Gene Roddenberry’s utopia, but it is Which allowed Ronald D. Moore to create an even more realistic allegory for post-9/11 America.

DS9 & Battlestar Galactica are hard to remake and reboot

For different reasons

Another thing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine And Battlestar Galactica Generally, both are challenging to revive and reboot. Although Star Trek: The Next Generation And Star Trek: Voyager Found new life on Star Trek: Picard And Star Trek: Prodigy, DS9 Didn’t have the same luck. Over a handful of DS9 Favorite characters making comebacks, the tragic deaths of actors like Rene Auberjonois and Aron Eisenberg, and especially the retirement of Avery Brooks, prevent a whole Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Again of events. The reduction of Star Trek on Paramount + projects also creates fewer opportunities for DS9 Actors to bring their characters to life.

until 2019, Battlestar Galactica Eyed a series reboot on Peacock under the leadership of Mr. Robot Creator Sam Esmail. However, after a year-long development process, a Battlestar Galactica Reimaging is scrapped at Peacock. Given the singular impact of Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar GalacticaAnd how fresh and relevant it remains 20 years later, There seems to be no great enthusiasm for a revamped take on Humans vs. Cylons. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine And the 2004 Battlestar Galactica are products of their respective eras sharing Ron Moore’s vision, which is difficult to replicate.