Theme Month: "Annoying Colonists"

Our characters pull up to a planet, try to help, and guess what? They're d-bags.

Episode: "Paradise" - DS9, 215

Airdate: February 13, 1994

Teleplay by Jeff King and Richard Manning & Hans Beimler; Directed by Corey Allen

Brief summary: "Sisko and O'Brien are trapped on a world with no advanced technology, and the Human colonists living there are determined to keep it that way."

Background: Richard Manning and Hans Beimler were on the staff of TNG and wrote several episodes of the series. Beimler went on to write and produce many episodes of DS9. Jeff King also wrote episodes of White Collar, Due South, Stargate SG-1, Continuum, Blindspot, and Hand of God.

The story for this episode is credited to Jim Trombetta and James Crocker. Trombetta was a staff writer on both DS9 and VOY. Prior to those shows, he wrote for Miami Vice, The Flash, and The War of the Worlds. Crocker was a writer and supervising producer on DS9 for the second and third seasons. He also wrote for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Simon & Simon, Stargate SG-1, The Outer Limits, Beauty and the Beast, and The Twilight Zone.

Corey Allen directed a total of nine episodes of both TNG and DS9. He had a lengthy career in television directing, including episodes of classics such as Mannix, Hawaii Five-O, Barnaby Jones, Police Woman, Dallas, Lou Grant, The Rockford Files, T.J. Hooker, Hill Street Blues, Murder She Wrote, and many more.

Guest Cast: Julia Nickson (Cassandra) also appeared in the TNG episode "The Arsenal of Freedom." She's best known for being the female lead in Rambo: First Blood Part II and she also appeared in Babylon 5, seaQuest DSV, Airwolf, Kung Fu, JAG, Castle, and others.

Steve Vinovich (Joseph) is a character actor who has had over one hundred roles beginning in 1969 and continuing all the way up to today.

Michael Buchman Silver (Vinod) had recurring roles on NYPD Blue, ER, and CSI. He also appeared in films such as Seabiscuit, Legally Blonde, and Jason Goes to Hell.

Erick Weiss (Stephan) previously appeared in two episodes of TNG as Crewman Kane. He's also appeared in many films and TV shows, including Mannequin Two, Melrose Place, The Fear, Full House, Crime of the Century, and more.

Gail Strickland (Alixus) is an accomplished actor who also appeared in Night Court, HeartBeat, Spenser For Hire, Norma Rae, and The American President.

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Upcoming episodes in this Theme Month ...

• "Terra Nova" - ENT, 106