A DS9 Movie Could Have Saved Star Treks Film Franchise After Insurrection

[John Orquiola]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine never jumped to feature films, but a movie crossing over DS9 and Star Trek: The Next Generation could have jumpstarted the Star Trek film franchise after Star Trek: Insurrection. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired for 7 seasons in syndication from 1993-1999. DS9 didn't achieve the popularity of Star Trek: The Next Generation, while Star Trek: Voyager was considered as TNG's heir apparent by Paramount. After TNG, no other Star Trek TV series leaped to movie theaters. A DS9 and TNG crossover was a missed opportunity.

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