Casting Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Reboot

[@TheRealChrisco]

This video is a good bit of fun, but for the love of God don't mess with DS9.

[@nick5661]

Agreed you don’t mess with perfection

[@lisam5744]

Thank you.

[@alexanderjones9572]

There was a reboot of DS9- and the prophets wept.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Various Treks could use a Next Generation though. There's too many regression and reboots. The new Trek they're doing is Christopher Pike... Bizarre!

[@mikryan5846]

Marvel titles things with "what if" for a reason

[@tonygarratt5832]

You forgot the most outspoken character on the show, Morn.

[@richard77231]

That is the easiest recast of all, George Wendt 😆

[@judd-on5vz]

MR BEAN

[@tonygarratt5832]

@@richard77231 Now that you mention it I think the writers all those years ago, chose the name Morn for that very reason. After all he did spend an inordinate amount of time at Quarks.

[@CACOE_]

Cast one of the Blue Man Group

[@djkrockk]

All Morn did was TALK TALK TALK lol

[@randolphdefreese7874]

DS9 was perfect the way it was,they dont need to reboot shit.

[@MgtowRubicon]

That's exactly why they will do it.

[@khatdubell]

Just re-release it in HD.

[@demtron]

There goes more of Star Trek down the hole. They need to go destroy some other franchise as they have already done too much damage to Star Trek! If they really want to do it right then they should outsource it to Seth McFarland. At least he understands Star Trek.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

If by perfect you mean crap, sure. But hey, imperialism and war crimes for the win...

[@bdr32965]

DS9 was the absolute best Star Trek series, it doesn't need a reboot because it was sheer perfection. I was deeply saddened when it ended because it made me feel as if I lost several family members . That being said, you did have many great choices for casting though, especially with Jeffery Combs, I don't think that anyone else could ever play Weyoun or Brunt but him.

[@jorgebarriosmur]

I felt the same. It was like saying goodbay to some some good friends....... Even today I miss them.....yeah" you can rewatch the episodes and remember good times, but it`s not the same........

[@bdr32965]

@@jorgebarriosmur it's also sad that we lost some of our cast members in real life. Odo and Nog may be gone but they still live in our hearts and souls and will never be forgotten.

[@valkyrie7359]

Totally agree with you there, and Jeffrey Combs is irreplaceable!! 💜

[@truth901]

Only good when the Dominion war started (was boring before) but NOT the best. TNG and Voyager are by far the best!

[@sonofcy]

@@truth901 nope

[@bobwitkowski6410]

They need a continuation not a reboot. All a reboot is is retreading old plots with a different cast (bah hum bug). A continuation is moving the story ahead.

[@hollychavezgalleryandposts]

Exactly.

[@wavion2]

I would love a continuation of DS9. But yeah, no reboots please.

[@dannyayala3462]

Perfect idea

[@FrederickAmadi]

Totally agree. What would be a good title for a new DS9 series?

[@wavion2]

@@FrederickAmadi Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 8

[@sparkymist]

No one can ever be Garak, Andrew Robinson will always be Garak. End of story

[@Terri_MacKay]

My all time favourite TV character...and Andrew Robinson should have been his pick as the one returning original cast member. You're right... absolutely no one else can play Garak.

[@FreihEitner]

I agree, and feel the same about Armin Shimerman as Quark.

[@Terri_MacKay]

@@FreihEitner In the hands of less talented writers and showrunners, Garak and Quark could have easily become the one-dimensional baddie and the throwaway comic relief. Instead, excellent writing and amazing acting by Robinson and Shimmerman turned them into the most complex and, ultimately, sympathetic characters on the show. I love the "root beer scene"...it's a perfect moment between the 2 characters.

[@FreihEitner]

@@Terri_MacKay I could not agree more.

[@JSkyGemini]

Almost every one of them can't be replaced, they played their roles like they were written expressly for them. I can't imagine Weyoun and "acting!" Grand Nagus Brunt, being played by anyone but Jeffery either. He had the sycophant in both characters down to a T.

[@rulushe85]

Please do not reboot something that was perfect

[@countluke2334]

Agreed. It's been done too often recently, and never successfully.

[@jonathanbair523]

@@countluke2334 I would love to see the it as 20 years later, but keep as much as the old cast in there roles. With new faces.. I would expect a chief would be promoted to commander and in a role of a first officer if not stepping into the captain seat if still out in space. Just as likely there path may have them teaching if not out right retired... A continuation of the story could be fun to see.

[@theblacksp1derman]

Even tho this list was good (to me), I agree HW better not reboot DS9…NO QUESTION 🤨

[@rulushe85]

@@jonathanbair523 a couple of them died in real life which was sad

[@ericmaxon588]

Perfectly Horrible!!!

[@abemrofchak]

Capaldi would be a PERFECT Odo and I truly hope that that never happens.

[@johnsilva5020]

I was chuckling to the fact Marcus avoided pronouncing Rene's last name. He mentioned every original actor names.. not Odo's.. 🤣😂😅

[@whyaddnamehere]

No reboot. I love the original cast.

[@robertnewell4054]

Roger that. If anything it would be what’s happened since & Capt. Sisko’s status.

[@BrotherMag]

Agreed. Stop trying to reboot everything!

[@JSkyGemini]

They were all amazing. I can't imagine anyone but Rene playing Odo, Armin as Quark, Andrew as Garak et al. They just meshed so well and were all great characters. Dax, Sisko, the relationship between Kira and Quark, Nog and Rom. It is an under rated show. So is Enterprise.

[@maxpayne930]

Correct if it ein,t broken don,t fix it : )

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

aye, stop ruining everything

[@vic5015]

Marcus' explanation of Dukat's delusions was spot on. He really does think he's a benevolent father figure to Bajor.

[@Mada_1337]

Kai Winn always made my skin crawl when she was on the screen.

[@madmandan1982]

Great screen presence, you just wanted to hate her more.

[@sheilarough236]

Louise Fletcher was just marvelous as Kai Winn. She plays villains so deliciously, whether she’s Nurse Ratchet, for whom she won an Oscar, or Kai Winn. Neither character believes that they are the villain, so Louise plays them like they think that are the heroes. Marvelous actress

[@LikaLaruku]

She made me laugh because her hat looks so much like the Sydney Opera House.

[@Shadowkey392]

If someone tries to reboot ANY Trek show, I’m vaporizing them.

[@hughsmith7504]

Enterprise might make a good re-boot, but that would be it.

[@cheesymcnuggets818]

Nah, dont need a reboot

[@Indium111]

DS9 remains, to this day, my favourite Star Trek series. It was captivating with its willingness to explore darker themes, religion. The fact that the station, effectively, stayed in one place by the wormhole meant that decisions made could and would make their effects known later on...consequences. It introduced story arcs that took a few episodes to develop...and this was far more engaging than the enemy/crisis of the week episodes of the past series (TOS/TAS/TNG). Best Trek series, period.

[@milou66]

I'm constitutionally required to say that "Reboot" was a Canadian show.

[@jimsteele9261]

And a damned good one, even for us old farts. :-)

[@langbo9999]

Love The Show.

[@DorianFrostbite]

Loved that show. He also seems to forget that there was a ster trek connection. There was an episode where they had two binomes in starfleet looking cloths; one of which was made to be like Picard who kept saying “make it so” and “engage” 🤣😂🤣

[@SirZapdos]

DC Fontana wrote an episode in the third season that was a big parody of Star Trek. There are numerous references to Star Trek (and lots of other sci-fi) throughout the show.

[@LydiaSalem]

Don't even attempt to watch the reboot of reboot on netflix. it will break your heart and make you angry at the same time.

[@noslack68671]

When the BSG reboot came out I really thought that James Callis was Alex Siddig- or atleast a blood relative. They are so similar in sound and stature. I gotta think that they run into each other a lot at casting calls.

[@reactions5783]

Agreed. I too can see the similarities. However, it has to be stated, between the two, James Callis is the FAR better actor.

[@richard77231]

Does this mean Jeffery Combes also comes back in the Enterprise recast as Shran?

[@sean.ferrick]

I fully support this!

[@antonnurwald5700]

Wouldn't you like to know, pinkskin?

[@martinhanke1670]

Enterprise- the missing years

[@martinhanke1670]

Shran, top 3 character on that show.

[@Grenaden86]

You mean liquidator Brunt, FCA? you mean weyoun? He even played on voyager too.

[@XxRupturexX]

As much as I completely loathe the idea of remaking DS9. Were it to happen I would cast Nana Visor to play Kai Winn. Just the idea of flip flopping her old role would be very interesting.

[@gottaloveMe1971]

Never heard of Nana Visor. However, Nana Visitor played Major/Colonel Kira Nerys.

[@cakestalker]

Me too... They should instead focus on getting out a 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of the entire show.. and if they want to do something new then bring out a new Movie or Season 8 with the entire remaining cast reprising their roles. I think those are better ideas than a reboot.

[@XxRupturexX]

@@gottaloveMe1971 Yeah its called a typo =/

[@XxRupturexX]

@@cakestalker Once Rene died any continuation is basically out of the question unless it were animated.

[@atomicknight63]

Doesn't need a reboot. But picking up where the Original left off. DS9: The Next Generation

[@bigneon_glitter]

Sisko: Idris Elba Kira: Noomi Rapace Odo: Lance Reddick Bashir: Riz Ahmed Jadzia Dax: Ming-Na Wen / Agyness Deyn Dukat: Charles Dance Garak: Stephen Fry / Rupert Everett Kai Winn Adami: Charlotte Rampling

[@krisaaron5771]

Charles Dance would be the PERFECT Gul Dukat!! Brilliant choice!

[@pedrovargas2181]

Nice choices, though Mr. Fry might be a bit old and fat to be The Garak, and Ming-Na Is some 30 years too old for Jazzie. So, who would you pick for Jake, Nog, Quark, Rom, Zek, Leeta, Ishka, Miles, Keiko, Worf, Ezri, Admiral Ross, Martok, Gowron, Enabran Tain, Damar, Morn, and the other myriad characters I forgot?

[@NoDachi0]

​I agree with most people, I wouldn't want a reboot at all. But playing a hypothetical reboot, I love Ming-Na Wen but unfortunately agree with @Pedro Vargas on Jadzia & Garak. Noomi Rapace for Kira and Charles Dance for Dukat were great choices. While I like your choice for Kai Winn, I would throw Alice Krige in there. I think she would do great in that role. For Garak, I would cast David Anders or Sean Pertwee. For Jadzia, I would cast Monica Raymund or Molly C. Quinn. For Ezri, maybe even worth considering for Jadzia, I would cast Jodelle Ferland.

[@pedrovargas2181]

@@NoDachi0 I don't know, Rick, I can't even think of a reboot/remake of one of my podium favorite TV shows of all time. I'm in for a WELL WRITTEN continuation, with a storyline that reflects the 22 years passed since "What you leave behind". Nah, it wouldn't work due to the actors having aged out of their roles, the younger officers (Bashir and Ezri) not being really fit for command, the sheer difficulty of writing a worthy death for Nog, and the near impossibility of recasting Odo as anything other than an insult to Mr. Auberjonois.

[@krisaaron5771]

@@pedrovargas2181 Did you mean Stephen Fry as Garak? He'd be brilliant! Guls don't need to be youthful and trim -- they're top management with the kind of superior tactical and managerial abilities that only come with age and seasoning.

[@ksiaa814]

Doesn't need a reboot leave it alone. if you're talkin about expanding on it sure, people need to come up with new stuff not completely change. so many reboots that never worked out, people would learn this lesson but they still put out garbage.

[@Stevefhu]

You can't reboot something that is by all definitions, perfect.

[@piquels6934]

I'll join in on the please no reboot crowd, but this is always a fun thought experiment. Also, thanks for listing these great across the pond actors I see in everything. I'm horrible at remembering their names.

[@BoomerG21]

A reboot would be an insult to the original almost guaranteed

[@pwnmeisterage]

It would wreck the original, what's the point of choosing new faces who can act like the old ones? Or it would be a continuation of the story ... _Deep Space 10_

[@ThomasLJonesJr]

While people are getting upset at the thought of a reboot-even though it was stated that this is just speculation-it was a fun look at both our favorite DS9 characters as well as some pretty good actors. Just have some fun with this and let your imagination run free. That’s what Star Trek is about.

[@cakestalker]

If it was only that harmless. Today only 24 hours after this video was posted.. Paramount the subsidiary of ViacomCBS posted this message: "We planned to make an announcement on July 21th, 2021 that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had not only been greenlit for a 4K UHD Blu-Ray release fully restored and scanned from the original 35mm negatives, but also that a Season 8 of DS9 with the entire remaining cast confirmed to be reprising their roles. Ira Steven Behr has been working hard with other DS9 writers to create an absolutely stunning script for this new season that was due to start filming by the end of this month, but after watching this reboot pitch we have not instead decided to make a DS9 reboot TV movie that is going to be a 50 minute comedy and parody of the entire 7 seasons. The full cast is not yet confirmed, but we can confirm that it will provide a lot of laughs.. and that the role of Benjamin Sisko will be played by a white or asian guy in black face".

[@joeespin4377]

@@cakestalker very bad idea, making ds9 a comedy

[@crazypomp927]

Ok, I legitimately cackled when you suggested Capaldi for Odo. That is so perfect.

[@3RAN7ON]

Oh wow! I didn't think anybody remembered Reboot. That show had CGI way ahead of its time

[@paulfreeborn1493]

I don't think DS9 would work in today's TV environment, so "no to all." Nothing against any of the actors mentioned--most of the ones I recognized from among those you mentioned are fine, and Elba and Blessed in particular seem perfectly capable of carrying a series. DS9 worked because the stories were allowed time to grow and develop, however--characters had time to think and respond. In the Bad Robot era, that isn't the case--the "faster faster FASTER" pace of both the movies and the TV shows result in characters reacting rather than thoughtfully responding to situations. As others have mentioned--DS9 doesn't need a reboot. There is nothing that can be added today that will improve the show, and the perspectives offered in the series are still as relevant today as they were when the series aired (and since the show ended in the late 90s, one could make the argument that it was almost prescient given the developments that occurred in the early years of the 21st Century). I'm not a fan of the Kelvin timeline or the new Discovery / Picard series myself, but I realize that those series have their fans and if it is something that they enjoy--that's great, more power to them. BUT--letting these guys (the ST showrunners) redo DS 9 would be like giving a two year old a box of crayons and telling him or her to "improve upon" the Mona Lisa. Get the kids a coloring book--don't turn them loose on the Louvre.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Love all your choices, but for me the highlights are: Mads Mikkelsen as Gul Dukat is a dead on perfect choice. Jeffery Combs, anything he does will be brilliant. Riz Ahmed is the perfect match for Bashir. Emily Blunt is a very inspired choice for Kira Nerys, and that would be awesome to see! Sterling K. Brown is a wildcard for me, since I'm not as familiar with his work, but looks perfect for the roll all the same. I would totally watch this as a TV series, although it would make one hell of an awesome movie! Live long and prosper! 🖖🏻👨🏻‍🦲

[@Khazandar]

Except you actually have to have emotions to portray Gul Dukat. Mikkelsen has one face, and one tone of voice.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@Khazandar I think he has the look for sure. Yes, he'll have to work a bit harder, but he could pull it off!

[@undergroundfro9653]

If it was a alternate universe maybe I’m down. I’ve been waiting for them to bring Avery Brooks back to the show since I was a kid; now I’m 31. I’ve always been upset that film was destroyed and DS9 never got remastered because of that 🤦🏽‍♂️ 😣 Talking bout a starfleet officer half human half wormhole alien existing through all time?! Sheeeeeesh!!!

[@EricCDixon]

YOOOO! (you call your channel Trek Culture, so I shouldn't be surprised) You know Trek characters' inner workings and thoughts the way that I and my Trek partner (ex-wife) know them. I feel your reboot actor picks are...accurate. Also, your delivery is engaging. I just subscribed.

[@sarahscott5305]

You toy with my emotions! DS9 is my favourite show of all time. A reimagined show with Discovery's production values would be just delicious!.

[@pedrovargas2181]

Production values are nothing with the current crappy writing trend. No, thanks.

[@sarahscott5305]

@@pedrovargas2181 I completely disagree! 🙂 I'd love to see ENT and DS9 brought to life in the same way as PIC or DIS.

[@pedrovargas2181]

@@sarahscott5305 Still, no, thanks. I'll stick to the old shows until something worthy of my time and money comes up.

[@sarahscott5305]

@@pedrovargas2181 Hope something comes along soon that you can get on board with! Until then, enjoy the stupendous older shows!

[@sean.ferrick]

Don't get me wrong, DS9 is my favourite Trek, but I would love a DS9 with some bloody nice 2021 graphics for sure! :)

[@timothyhiggins8934]

i am SOOOOOOOO glad this is only speculation. i seriously don't want to see this show be ruined too

[@onthelevel13]

Same here.

[@FrederickAmadi]

For real bro. Jeez absolute horrible recasting

[@terratrodder]

You know some writers/directors are taking this very seriously. There will probably be a dozen different takes to try and convince some studio or Amazon to move forward.

[@jolan_tru]

Ruined like Battlestar Galactica? The old show was terrible.

[@andrewtaylor940]

@@jolan_tru That's kind of the point. Battlestar Galactica was a fun property with room for improvement. It was 70's pop culture SciFi in the same vein as 50's B Movie Sci Fi. There was space to make it something more. But messing with DS9 you run into the Khan problem. Wrath of Khan didn't leave much room for improvement. It was a perfectly structured movie. With every single thing in it carefully tailored to tell its story. And this is why Into Darkness's attempt to reboot it was hot garbage. DS9 doesn't leave much room for improvement.

[@psoma_brufd]

Ok, love you guys, but one question... Why would we ever want a reboot of any of the old shows? A continuation potentially with recast actors so they are the same age as in the show maybe, but anything else absolutely not. We want new shows and ideas rather than retreading old ground (in the fashion we have been getting or else), do you guys not understand the sentiment among practically everyone that we don't want reboots of old things full stop?

[@psoma_brufd]

The only one that could ever use a reboot would be TOS to smooth over it's rough edges, use modern technology and fit it in better with TNG era, but even then it is best left as it's part of the universe and remind us of those times, besides, we are getting a TOS era show with Strange New Worlds.

[@Polsnulspace]

Recast and continuation....in movie format. I'd rather see that than any of the Kelvin snash we've been getting. On a side note, one prequel show I'd love to see would be The Obsidian Order : The Rise of Tain. Getting to see Tain in full swing with the younger Elim Garak by his side would be brilliant with it all culminating in Garak's expulsion. Seeing the back story between Garak and Dukat would be superb as well.

[@psoma_brufd]

@@Polsnulspace yup, recasting as necessary for telling a good story surrounding those already made is fine, though some backstory is best left mysterious.

[@fr2ncm9]

I feel like you would need someone with serious acting chops to portray Sisko, Ducat and Odo. I wouldn't be averse to casting someone with more stage credits.

[@vic5015]

Isn't it spelled Dukat?

[@katiewardell1656]

Hmmm google Peter Capaldi’s acting credits ! He is a freaking legend !

[@vic5015]

Having watched Luther, I feel like Idris would be a *really* intense Worf.

[@CACOE_]

I dunno, as charismatic as he is, I don't feel like he has very much range. I guess if he does become Worf, his back story is going to involve him coming from London because that's all I've ever heard Ibris do.

[@robertagu5533]

Maybe a bit darker more brooding Sisko with his command presence. maybe

[@jonmcinnis1645]

⁠@@robertagu5533Idris Elba as Benjamin Sisko? Nah. Kenan Thompson is my top choice for Benjamin Sisko.

[@robertagu5533]

@@jonmcinnis1645 maybe. Seeing as all the REALLY good Black actors are just as old or older then the Original actor the Sisko care is gonna be a tough one to match or out do assuming they ever do start rebooting Trek shows like they do some franchises. Like the decent Battlestar Galactica remake back in day now. Most of the Trek characters from this time, especially the DS9 an Voyager shows were casted so well by their actors most the time an well written enough, in a great MANY ways superior to vast majority of what's seen these days it's gonna be exceptionally hard to do just as well or better in such reboot ideas. Something don't know if TV/Streaming Hollywood these days is still capable of.

[@jonmcinnis1645]

@@robertagu5533 ok you do have btw do you agree with the idea of Kenan Thompson playing Benjamin Sisko? 🤔💭

[@LikaLaruku]

Hey man, if you want to make an off-topic video about ReBoot & put it on WhatCulture, then I'm all for it. Also would have been fun if you'd made some mockups of what these guys would look like with the makeup on. Jeffery combs makes everything better. I was so psyched when he showed up on Enterprise.

[@Jobutron1]

Happily surprised by this list, bravo! I thought I would despise it. Mads definitely a good choice for Dukat; and I agree that while a reboot sounds tantalizing, a continuation would be better.

[@denisrama3549]

Does anyone ever realize that the base ball represents DS9. When the dominion held DS9 Dukat held the ball until Sisko took it back. Also the main reason why Dukat is the biggest villain in Star Trek is he killed a pregnant Dax the best character.

[@PluckyNinja]

Everyone is taking this so seriously, its just a good bit of fun.

[@j0p117]

@tiberiusfunk exactly, they either didn’t watch it or didn’t comprehend it

[@alannilsson6509]

Nah, we watched it. Reboots are wrecking Original Shows every year on TV and Cinema. Reboot in the 2020s is a BAD IDEA as well as just LAZY.

[@grahamcann1761]

Brilliant! Casting a movie, tv show, new or reboot, was on of the favorite things me and a group of my friends did in the 80's. And there are no answers, (but I'll admit some made people groan,) because ask ten people you'll get eleven answers, and that's okay. As always, thank you so very much for the video. More of this (re-casting) please.

[@gellisbarber1786]

I was chatting about this online the other day and picked Sterling K Brown for Sisko too! Great minds think alike!

[@charlesjohnson7458]

"He'll smile his way in to your nightmares" DAMN that's a GREAT line!!!

[@hannahmore9118]

I have been watching a lot of all the ST series and finally decided that, despite critics, I like DS9 the best. For one this show did not disparage religion but included it in many story arcs.

[@kenwoodbury1888]

I'm with you, DS9 is my favorite Trek. Sisko, my favorite captain. Also agree with your religion statement. DS9 being my favorite trek, but my second favorite sci-fi. Stargate SG1 being my favorite. Stargate savaged religion, it painted religion as evil at every turn. DS9 is the only sci-fi that did not paint religion in a bad light. I have often wonder if that was the case simply because it is not a Christian religion. By the way, I am not a religious man and have no belief in god, but I am bemused at the vitriol with which religion is held.

[@jonathanbair523]

I got into watching the first Star Trek as a kid with Kirk and the gang. I got to grow up and tuned into all the "new" star trek like TNG,DS9 and Voyager... To me TNG always will hold a spot in my heart as it pulled me along with the new while I was watching the old. I do very much enjoy DS9 for it fixed place in space. So I can say I love both TNG and DS9 as to me they are like night and day.

[@Celtwoman1949]

Yes, me too. I'm on my second round of The Next Gen and watched Voyager at least 4 times and DS9 three times. I watched them in the 90s too.

[@darthwiizius]

@@kenwoodbury1888 So that fact that the story is about a planet that believes some non caporal aliens living in a wormhole are their gawds is somehow not debunking their religious misconceptions doesn't concern you?

[@larrybliss8330]

Every character on DS9 was interesting from the start and stayed interesting. Which is more than I can say for Voyager, Enterprise and yes, TNG.

[@charlesm7589]

Great choices and I actually liked the jokes! Couple of substitutions: Idris Elba as Sisko, Jennifer Lawrence as Jadzia. Michael B Jordan as Worf and Megean Tandy as Kasidy Yates.

[@DavidBeddard]

I love a good bit of Capaldi as much as the next the next person but I'm going to throw you a curveball back for Odo: Tilda Swinton.

[@caronstout354]

Perfect choice! She has done many roles in every gender.

[@MikefromTexas1]

The only characters that need rebooting are Dax and Odo. Odo's actor died, so getting his casting right is key.

[@neptune04]

I thought Terry and Nicole both did excellent jobs as Dax

[@MikefromTexas1]

@@neptune04 They did, but I think it makes sense to have a new host.

[@sarahscott5305]

What about Nog? He was fantastic 😢

[@MikefromTexas1]

@@sarahscott5305 I'd like ALL the original actors back, if it were up to me. I do think his choice for Nog was off, Nog's supposed to be super short, even by Ferengi standards. Who better than his original actor???

[@sarahscott5305]

@@MikefromTexas1 I can't think of anyone who could play that role as well as Eisenberg originally did. Then again the same goes for Bashir, O'Brien, Quark, Odo, Garak, Dukat, Weyoun, Damar, Martok, Sisko, Worf and Brunt (FCA).

[@dr4d1s]

Please, no reboots. Don't give more shitty ideas to the suits in Hollywood.

[@jonathanr2830]

Well done! I can definitely see your proposed cast. Your selling points are very relevant and persuasive. I enjoyed your thought-provoking and fun presentation. Thank you!

[@temporaldisplacement]

Damnit ...Christoph Waltz would be goooood as Garak.

[@eoghanlacey6384]

That is like a dream come through

[@soshwoink2203]

This casting is fire and I 100% agree with Marcus, I even stood up when he announced it, for Sterling as Ben Sisko. Five Stars, he would nail that role and bring has powerful but so different from Avery! Thank you for bringing him up!

[@michaelstanley5575]

Why would anyone reboot this series. So many reboots have already destroyed great series.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Yeah it’s just for fun dude. Relax

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

My casting is: General Martok: Rory McCann Vic Fontane: Robbie Williams Kai Wynn: Imelda Staunton Damar: Jason Flemyng Gul Dukat: Hugo Weaving Garak: David Tennant Kasidy Yates: Freeman Agyeman Weyoun: Aieden Gillen Rom: Simon Pegg Jake Sisko: Callum Booth Ford Nog: Jack Gleeson Worf: Jason Momoa Quark: James Buckley Dax: Jamie Alexander Julian Bashir: Simon Bird Miles O B'Brien: Chris O'Dowd Odo: Matt Smith Kira: Gina Carano Sisko: Jason Statham

[@philipt2397]

I like trek culture.....but Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, Michael Buble. Someone in the office is off their meds. Not cool! I'd avoid the reboot like the coronavirus. Don't mess with one of the best.

[@rainbowsnail4171]

Tessa as Daxx would be worse than the virus. Take it from someone who had it.

[@vic5015]

I do *fully* approve of casting Brendan Gleason as Chief O'Brien, though. And Emily Blunt is a phenomenal actor with incredible range.

[@aaronmurphy9353]

I'll admit it. This was awesome. I am a huge sci-fi geek and nerd. Freely admit it. I love DS9. I watched this and while I didn't recognize all the actors, The Sisco replacements being the ones I didn't know about, the ones I did recognize I agree with the decision. Idris as Worf was fabulous. Especially if you've seen Hobbs & Shaw... He WAS Black Superman... Which is pretty much who Worf is. Emily Blunt as Kira is perfect, I also agree to Jeffery Combs coming back he's awesome. And Peter Capaldri as Odo would be kick ass. To name a few you mentioned. Keep up the good work man.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

No. Do NOT remake DS9. It's not been asked for, it's not needed and it's definitely not wanted.

[@briandeaton5048]

Great Video. I agree with most of the pics, but I cant see anyone playing Sisko then Avery Brooks. Sisko was my favorite Captain

[@noirangel6416]

I loved Reboot too! 💙 Not the DS9 reboot, the cartoon.

[@johnwaters7455]

Ive been waiting for a video like this, FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL CASTED :)

[@kronosdarkness5202]

Love all your choices and glad you do not put Daniel Radcliffe as one of the Ferengis. Who would you choose for Leeta and the Grand Nagus?

[@judd-on5vz]

ANDY SERKIS FOR GRAND NAGUS. LEETA JUDY PUNCH FROM DINNER WITH SMUCKS.

[@zacharyKewDenniss]

When I found out Jeffrey is also Ratchet in Transformers Prime, all I can hear now is "QUARK I NEEDED THAT"

[@martinwestykristiansen7576]

Great list. I agreed with all but Mads Mikkelsen. I really think that the character of Dukat needed Marc Alaimo to make it what it was.

[@douglasmcfarland9040]

Live these choices you captured the essence of the characters beautifully. I would add James Spader as Garak's father.

[@rolandsmash]

You guys will literally post anything, won’t you. This isn’t even fluff. It’s just nonsense.

[@jpwphoenix1701]

Lots of really brilliant castings in this! Also, I used to absolutely love watching "Reboot" too. There is actually at least one Trek connection, as Tony Jay (Megabyte) was in a TNG episode as an alien who tries marrying Lwaxana Troi.

[@snarflcat6187]

"If Patrick Stewart can be in the show when he's in his 80s..." BUT -- HE CAN'T. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

[@src6339]

Little know fact. Zefram cochrane's origenal motivation for inventing warp drive was to find some way to leave the planet faster than the laws of physics would normally allow, after he heard that ds9 was getting rebooted.

[@josephconner4756]

Know one can not replace the original cast of Deep Space Nine.

[@JadedeaJade]

You casting Sarah Paulson as Kai Win has given me shivers for like 5 minutes. SHE MUST HAVE THAT ROLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DreynHarry]

Good choices, especially Toby Jones - that would be indeed brilliant, but Tessa Thompson as Jadzia or "DAX" is an absolut no go. Tessa is lacking the elegance of Terry Farrel on the one side and the querkiness of Nicole deBoer on the other side. Karen Gillen would be a fantastic Jadzia and for Ezri... hhhmmm if age would be no question.... Sarah Silverman?

[@ken.f.c.1977]

Not bad choice's

[@SpectrumStorms]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Jadzia, Chloe Fineman for Ezri, perhaps?

[@vic5015]

I'd probably be ok with Karen as a Trill.

[@chicagomusicguide]

Even if this weren't hypothetical and you were able to cast every actor you chose, it would all be for nothing without the solid writing of the original DS9. It was not always perfect, but the latter season storylines were epic and would be hard to replicate in any original kind of way.

[@Cthulhu4President]

Star Trek Deep Space 9 was universally loved by fans, redeemed an entire fictional race in the franchise by making them more than a punchline and handled religion is the best way imaginable. So glad this is just speculation, because I don't trust them to reboot DS9 without completely screwing it up.

[@robertagu5533]

Solid" worries like forced Diversity for they own sakes

[@robertagu5533]

Same here. Actors an shows when DS9 was new cared about the quality an franchises they was a part of back then. Now... they all about real world "wokeness" an forced diversity. All BS makes no sense and is archaic an has no place in the 23 an 24th centuries... like the Founders care about trivial "

[@mattsmith7019]

Interesting choices, I think I'd go for Tricia Helfer as Dax and William Sadler as Garak though.

[@murrvvmurr]

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Stop giving kurtzman ideas! (Editing due to choking with rage)

[@LikaLaruku]

You know... If the reboot was made out of love instead of spite, stuck to the personalities & general style of the characters, had the blessing of the real cast, promised to fill in plot holes of the series biggest unanswered mysteries, show us what happened after the dominion war, adapt some of the novels, & let Garak pursuit Bashir, I think I'd be up for it. It could be the DS9 of the Kelvin Timeline where it's alt universe.

[@TonySamedi]

I gotta say, when you did Elba as Worf I was like "No, he's gotta be Sisko" but then saying Sterling as Sisko, I can see it. So my only real complaint is I think Rom & Jake should be closer in age. I'm a huge DS9 fan (favorite trek) but I'd be fine seeing a Kelvinverse version. Reboots don't undo the original to me, so I can enjoy both.

[@PlzenskyLover]

When season 1 aired, I thought that it was ridiculous that Odo could turn himself into a bag or a transparent glass or an eagle all completely convincingly, but when he made him look like a humanoid, he had soft features because he wasn't that good at it. I would have cast him with multiple actors, preferably a different one every week. To make this work, he would have to have distinct personality traits that all the actors playing him would have to adopt. This was done successfully with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in Faceoff and Sarah Michelle Gellar and Eliza Dushku in the Buffy episode Who Are You.

[@jenergomes]

This is a great cast, I would like to see them - not in a reboot, but in a sequel of DS9. Was Toby Jones in an episode of Doctor Who? He would be another good choice. What is "Men In Black International"? I can't remember anything. Peter Capaldi was a great idea for Odo!

[@paulwagner688]

Toby Jones played the Dream Lord in "Amy's Choice"

[@andeeharry]

I can't imagine Worf being anyone else other than Michael Dorm... he just fits it. Peter Capaldi as Odo....no, Ben Sisko...nobody can play him like Avery Brooks did.

[@voyager202000]

I would prefer the original cast as well, however if Hollywood does like it does so bloody often and reboot a series, the cast Marcus chose was pretty dead on!

[@sinksalot8860]

This video must have taken a lot of time to put together! Well done!!!

[@christopherleonard247]

Brian Blessed should’ve been a Klingon in the original TNG.Rufus Sewell would make a great Gun Dukat. Tilda Swinton as Odo

[@CieJe.Alexander]

Rufus, would do a very good job! Great actors playing multiple parts across the Trek-verse is an honored tradition.

[@GameDayDanBlair]

I will say this. Been a Trekkie since I can remember in the early ‘70’s. As a Long Star Trek fan. I’d watch it. That cast looks like fun, & could do their predecessors justice. 👍🏼

[@rainbowsnail4171]

Please do not ever reboot good stuff. It was good then. It is good now. Sorry, but no actors could do the same job as well as the original cast did.

[@frankharr9466]

With Winn and Dukat, you also need actors who can play superficial charm. People get confused by Dukat's charm and when it wears off, they were surprised. Also, their scenes as a couple are marvelous because neither of them are really capeable of the sort of relationship they're trying to have with the other so it's marvelous in its awfulness.

[@arjanvanachteren]

No reboot please for the love of Star Trek.

[@nwickstead]

Bring the DS9 plotlines into the future, I would love it. See the Sisko statues across a Federation Bajor. The prophets and Dominion in Discovery would be great with a sneaky Sisko cameo.

[@lilsam5374]

Waltz... An Austrian Cardassian? Really? 😂😂😂

[@MrARock001]

It's a bit on-the-nose. Cardassians: We're basically the space nazis. *Christoph Waltzing intensifies*

[@willmfrank]

My favourite way to play Fantasy Cast is inspired by the thought experiment "If you had a TARDIS, where would you go and when...and what would you do?" I'd go to Hollywood in the 1930s: Warner Bros. Presents "Rocketship Enterprise" Starring Errol Flynn as Captain Kirk Basil Rathbone as Mr. Spock Alan Hale as Mr. Scott... So...Who would you cast in 1938's "Space Station Nine" ?

[@theecapitan]

I’d have put christoph waltz as Dukat. I love mads but I think Waltz would bring a certain joy about furthering the Cardassian cause. Look at him in inglorious bastards. Goofy and irreverent when he wants to be but a stone cold killer when he absolutely needs to be. That being said he’d play your choice well.

[@langleymneely]

Considering the intention of the character I would find a brilliant LBTGQ actor for Garak and actually go there with the character.

[@praeothmint2273]

Christoph Watlz as Garak would be perfect...

[@theicmn]

I can't picture anyone but Ving Rames as Benjamin *Don't Fuck with the* Sisko. I will die on this hill.

[@AfroSgt]

Alternate for Gul Dukat would be Mahershala Ali. He speaks with such conviction that you’d be hard not take what he says as the truth.

[@Stardust_7273]

I can definitely see Sarah Paulson as Kai Winn. I was just thinking about her as Mistress Epps in "12 Years a Slave" when you first said it, and even before you showed that little clip I immediately went there in my mind as an evil character she played so well, she was instantly believable in that role.

[@Erick726]

I want a TNG sequel that feels like TNG/DS9 not some gritty nonsense like in Picard. Voyager's lighting is way too dark to have that utopian futuristic feel to it. The Orville comes close but is too bright and lighthearted. I can't believe it's so hard to do this right. Edit: Also what's the deal with changing the racial appearance of characters in the guise of inclusiveness? It's super obvious when it happens.

[@lananiella]

Very good list. My only change would be keeping Andrew Robinson as Garak. He was my absolute favorite thing about DS9 and I cannot imagine anyone else playing him. Christoph Waltz would be a good choice, but I would put him as Dukat.

[@DamonKClark]

Matt Smith would be a better Odo. He already has some of the features associated with Changelings.

[@FoScoJo]

Qapla' is thlIngan Hol (Klingon) for "Success". As a phrase, it works along the lines of "Have a nice day.", "Good luck.", or "Ya'll come back now, hear?" And odd thing to cry out in battle.

[@rhiannebyron1889]

Really loved this (especially Vic and Dukat) but just a heads up: Blu uses they/them pronouns and the character Adira also uses they/them pronouns. :)

[@aurorarookwood2093]

I'm sorry, "Peter Capaldi. Loose the eyebrows?" Do not mess with the attack eyebrows, leave them alone.

[@stephenwmsmith]

Blu de Barrio goes by They/Them pronouns just like the character does.

[@smac5861]

Easy mistake to make.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

I think the hardest characters to replace would be Odo and Quark. The actors that played them had such chemistry with each other that it would be difficult to duplicate