It is beautiful to know that he will be remembered. I have no doubt that he would have left a lasting impression on the Federation. “I am thrilled to learn that Nog will be honored in the upcoming episode of ‘Discovery!’ Nog was a trailblazer in DS9. Upon learning about this nod to Nog, we reached out to Eisenberg’s wife, Malíssa Longo, for her reaction to this touching tribute to her late husband and his on-screen alter ego: Nog returns to the station after being injured in battle. Like Nog after his time in the war, the USS Nog is helping Starfleet through the difficult times after The Burn, centuries after the Ferengi’s time in uniform. Kurtzman’s reference to “resilience after darkness” calls back to Nog’s trying time recovering from losing his leg in the Dominion War ( “It’s Only a Paper Moon”), which Eisenberg himself described as an episode that served as inspiration to many military veterans in the Star Trek fan community. Hopefully we’ll see more of the USS Nog as it helps Starfleet build a brighter future.” “We promised to honor the legacy of both Nog and the late Aron Eisenberg, and it seemed fitting to name a starship after a character who exemplified the possibility of resilience after a period of darkness. We reached out to Alex Kurtzman and the team at CBS, who confirmed that this is the fulfillment of his promise made to fans a year ago. While some may have taken that diplomatic answer as a kind - but noncommittal - response, now that a year has passed and Discovery Season 3 has finally made it to our television screens, it’s clear that Kurtzman meant just what he said in 2019.ĭebuting in “Die Trying,” this week’s new episode of Star Trek: Discovery, we can now get our first glimpse of the USS Nog (NCC-325070), a starship serving the Federation well into the 31st century - meaning the legacy of Nog, the first Ferengi to join the service, lives on more than 800 years after the events of Deep Space Nine. “We saw that petition, and obviously we would love to honor Aron in any way possible - so we will look for every opportunity.” The discussion takes place at 37:45 in the below video: Last October, during New York Comic Con 2019, a Star Trek fan asked current franchise head honcho Alex Kurtzman about an online petition to honor the Nog character - wearing the rank of captain, as seen in the alternate future depicted in “The Visitor” - and if there was any chance that Star Trek: Discovery might find a way to make Captain Nog part of the new canon being developed for the series. The cast of Deep Space Nine, accompanied by series producer Ira Stephen Behr, paid their respects to Eisenberg - as well as departed Odo actor Rene Auberjonois - during the Star Trek Day livestream events in September 2020. One of Eisenberg’s most memorable moments in recent years came as part of What We Left Behind, the 2019 Deep Space Nine documentary that looked back on the making of the series - highlighted in this extended clip from the production. Stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, David Ajala are expected to return as the crew of the starship Discovery for adventures in the far future time (even for Star Trek) of the 3200s.Īlso, according to this new clip, David Cronenberg (yes, the actual David Cronenberg) will reprise his recurring role as the Federation expert Doctor Kovich.Last September, Star Trek fans were shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected passing of actor Aron Eisenberg, who played the young Ferengi character Nog for seven years on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.Ī convention mainstay for two decades, Eisenberg was a fixture in the fandom - many run-of-the-mill fans had fond memories of encountering the enthusiastic fellow at any of the many events he would attend throughout the year, or through online interactions as Star Trek fandom spread to social media. This March, however, Paramount both announced that it would be the final season of the show and that its premiere would be pushed out to early 2024. Season 5 of Discovery began filming last June, with the expectation of a premiere in early 2023. The clip, an action sequence with little context of what lead up to it, follows Captain Michael Burnham as she is flung from a tense confrontation in the halls of a wrecked spaceship to piggybacking on the hull of a craft as it leaps into warp. And if the the first clips from the upcoming fifth and final season - revealed during today’s Star Trek panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 - have anything to say, the series is going to boldly go out with a bang. Every new Star Trek show boldly goes, but Star Trek: Discovery had the unenviable position of going first in the Paramount Plus explosion of new Star Trek TV.
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