Ever wonder how they crammed modern actors into 30-year-old footage without breaking the timeline?
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 4 November 1996. The documentary looks at the writing and production of the episode and features footage filmed during production of the episode. Some of the interviews later appeared as special features in the DS9 Season 5 DVD.
Visual Effects
Seamless 1968/1996 footage marriage still holds up
Production
Recreating TOS sets with obsessive authenticity
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original TOS Tribble props had all been given away or lost, so the production team had to reverse-engineer new ones from episode stills.
This episode aired during Star Trek's 30th anniversary and became the template for how franchise nostalgia could be celebratory rather than cannibalistic—something modern Trek still struggles with.
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