u/Reasonable-Slice-244

Is Garak the best character on DS9? He's definitely the best character they didn't intend to have in more than one episode. But Garak came back and kept coming back. This is the production story of how a single-episode, guest character became a fan favorite and anchored what it possibly the series' finest hour.

Was "Shades of Gray", TNG's season 2 finale, the worst episode of the series? The people who made it said as much. This is the production story of why this hastily produced clip-show was a season finale, and why it was made at all.

See this and other Star Trek production stories on Latinum Budgets. http://www.youtube.com/@LATINUMBUDGETS

TOS budget constraints made the Klingons look like humans in dark makeup. A feature film budget changed them into aliens, but created a canonical problem that lingered for decades. Click the link to see how Star Trek's production teams dealt with this, over the years. Was it ever fixed?

Ever wondered why the Ferengi started out basically a joke, but became pretty cool by the end of Deep Space Nine's run? Love them or hate them... they made an impact on the Star Trek universe!

I just released my latest video, examining that subject. Please check it out! Constructive feedback and discussion is greatly appreciated!

Who is your favorite Ferengi? (Mine is Quark. I know... boring, but I really enjoy his character arc.)

Ever wondered why the Defiant is so different from other Starfleet ships? In my new video, "Illegal Design: USS Defiant", we examine how and why the Defiant broke the Starfleet mold, and became on of the coolest Trek ships ever.

Please also check out my videos about the Borg and the Cardassians, on my channel Latinum Budgets, The Secrets of Trek Production and Budgeting.

https://youtube.com/@latinumbudgets?si=iQvfOdX6liQ2aN_W