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The “Star Trek” franchise owes a debt to some of the great Western TV shows of yesteryear. When Gene Roddenberry pitched the O.G. series in the 1960s, he described it as “Wagon Train” set beyond the stars, as both series essentially explore great frontiers. The must-watch “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” also turned to small-screen horse operas for inspiration, with the ’50s hit “The Rifleman” providing a blueprint to expand upon.
In a 2011 interview with StarTrek.com, co-creator Rick Berman explained how “DS9” came to be. “One of the things that Brandon Tartikoff,…
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