You were asked this on the Sid City social club and gave a great answer but I also wanted to ask: if DS9 were made today what do you think would be different? IIRC the discussion there was about the Garak/Bashir relationship and the fact that Kira as a sympathetic ex-terrorist would be harder to do post 9/11 but I was curious if you had other things you thought would be different… or wanted to elaborate on those, your choice. (Hope this isn’t too heavy or weird of a question)
I don’t like to second-guess DS9. Like you said, I think if we made it now, Bashir/Garak would have an actual relationship or at least that possibility would be on the table. Kira’s terrorist background would be a tough sell, but I’d like to think we’d go for it anyway.
In hindsight, I’d have Ziyal there from the start and have her be besties with Jake and Nog, so the duo would become a trio that might turn into a messy triangle as they got older.
I’d make Dax even queerer. A fling with Kira maybe?
But DS9 stands the test of time in my opinion. It ain’t broke, so I feel no strong pull to fix it.
