The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Trials and Tribble-ations is an ebook exclusive reference work released in 2001 that detailed the real-world production of the DS9 episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations". It was written by Terry J. Erdmann and Gary Hutzel with interviews recorded during the production.
Description[]
- Originally conceived of more than thirty-five years ago, these diminutive creatures have become stars in their own right. With uncanny grace and ease they have won hearts and upstaged stars.
- They are tribbles.
- When the writers of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine were looking for the perfect episode with which their characters could pay homage and interact with the crew from the original Star Trek, "The Trouble with Tribbles" instantly came to mind.
- Here is the story of how the wizards of Star Trek were able to create the magic that enabled — with nothing more than countless hours of work — ordinary actors to time-travel. This is the story behind the creation of the episode "Trials and Tribble-ations." This is The Magic of Tribbles.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Genesis – Let There Be "Cool"
- A Mission from God
- Green Light
- All I Ask Is a Small Ship (and a space station and a battle cruiser)
- Countdown To "Tribble-ation"
- Pay No Attention to the Man Behind That Curtain
- Hanging out in the corridor
- She'll cross that bridge when she comes to it
- Mr. Spock lends a hand
- And Keiko was even there to see it
- Jim, Ben. Ben, Jim.
- Lights! Camera! Tribbles!
- Tribble-ations
- Memories of Lenny
- Does your tribble have a pedigree?
- Say what?
- How did the tribble cross the road?
- How do you stuff a wild tribble?
- If a tribble blows up in space, can you hear it squeak?
- What's my motivation here?
- Acknowledgments
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Nilz Baris • Pavel Chekov • Arne Darvin • Jadzia Dax • Marion Dulmur • Cyrano Jones • James T. Kirk • Jerry Lewis • John Lurry • Gariff Lucsly • Koloth • Walt Mathison • Leonard McCoy • Kira Nerys • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Montgomery Scott • Benjamin Sisko • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Dierdre Watley • Worf, son of Mogh
Starships and vehicles[]
- class F shuttlecraft • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Excelsior • USS Horizon • IKS Gr'oth (D7-class Klingon battle cruiser) • motorcycle • Spacematic
Locations[]
- Deep Space Station K-7 • Earth (California • Illinois • Las Vegas • Massachusetts • Pennsylvania • Smithsonian • Smithsonian Air and Space Museum • Washington, D.C.) • Sigma Iotia II
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Human (Chinese • English • French • Jewish) • Ferengi • Iotian • Klingon (HemQuch • QuchHa')
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Federation Department of Temporal Investigations • Industrial Light & Magic • Starfleet
Science and classification[]
- engine nacelle • holodeck • intercom • machine • medical tricorder • medscanner • PADD • radio • space station • television • time travel • turbolift
Ranks and titles[]
- bartender • captain • chief engineer • cowboy • lieutenant • security guard • technician
Reference publications[]
- The Making of Star Trek • The Star Trek Sketchbook • A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager
Reference authors[]
- Dan Curry • Doug Drexler • David Gerrold • Denise Okuda • Michael Okuda • Stephen Poe • Gene Roddenberry
Other references[]
- 1960s • 1968 • 1970s • 23rd century • 24th century • 3-D checkers • animal • bar • bar • bar • battle cruiser • The Beatles • bomb • bridge • captain's log • century • Chicago Mobs of the Twenties • corridor • engineering • engineering hull • foods and beverages • hair • kevas • Klingon uniform • lamp • landing bay • miniskirt • minute • month • October • paradox • penguin • pig • pizza • plastic • predestination paradox • rat • recreation room • science fiction • space • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • technology • three-dimensional chess • time loop • time travel • tomb • tribble • trillium • virus • warp speed • wedding • Western • wood
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Prior to the idea of setting a DS9 story within a TOS episode, Ronald D. Moore considered revisiting Sigma Iotia II, with the mobsters replaced by a culture emulating Starfleet and wearing Starfleet uniforms. This concept was later explored in TNG - Unlimited comic: "A Piece of Reaction".
Related media[]
- TOS episode & novelization: The Trouble With Tribbles
- DS9 episode & novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reference works | |
|---|---|
| In-universe | The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Legends of the Ferengi • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual |
| Real-world | The Magic of Tribbles: The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine - Trials and Tribble-ations • The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Illustrated Handbook |
External links[]
- The Magic of Tribbles article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Magic of Tribbles article at the publisher's website.