Trivia / Star Trek Deep Space Nine S 03 E 08 Meridian

• Creator Backlash: Although the show has mixed reviews from fans, the creators think of this episode as one of the worse ones on all of Deep Space 9. The episode writer Hilary J. Bader says "Of all the stories I've done for Star Trek, Meridian is my least favorite". Writer/producer Ronald D Moore claims "I don't think anyone likes the show. I don't think we liked the show. This one just went wrong. It never jelled." Executive producer Ira Steven Behr whose inspiration it was to do a Brigadoon in space, said "I can't say as a love story the show was really successful... I am a moron."
• Development Gag: When Jadzia gets ready to beam down to Meridian, O'Brien says the dimensional shift will happen in 47 minutes, referring to the Creator Injoke of the number 47.
• What Could Have Been: The Butter Face holo-suite surprise was supposed to be Nana Visitor in Ferengi make-up. But after her experience in Cardassian make-up in "Second Skin" she flatly refused.

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