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Why did Captain Sisko shave his head?
Paramount felt that fans would identify him as Hawk, so they had him grow his hair and shave his face for Trek (this was also done because they were worried about having two consecutively bald captains).
When did Captain Sisko shave his head?
It is also the last time Sisko is seen with hair and it is the last episode to have the original opening credits from Season 1, which were both first seen in the premiere episode, “Emissary”. In the next episode onward, Sisko is now bald and a new opening credits sequence is used.
What season does Sisko become captain?
Sisko was promoted to Captain on stardate 48959 during the episode “The Adversary”.
Why did Avery Brooks retire from acting?
But why did Avery Brooks stop appearing on screen? Avery decided to put his abilities to use as an acting teacher. Before retiring but after he stopped working in Hollywood, Avery Brooks was an associate professor of theater at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts.
When did Avery Brooks shave his head?
According to an April 2003 interview, Avery Brooks was initially required by contract to appear with hair in order to prevent confusion with his Spenser: For Hire (1985) character, Hawk. In later seasons, as Sisko became established, Brooks was allowed to shave his head and re-grow his beard.
What episode does Sisko grow a beard?
Sisko’s transition from having hair and no beard, to having no hair and a beard. The picture is taken from Season 3 Episode 22 “Explorers”.
When did Sisko grow his beard?
By the 3rd season, the producers felt comfortable enough with the way Brooks was performing Sisko that they allowed the new look of goatee and bald head. It reminds me of the discussions at the start of TNG regarding having a bald captain and Gene not wanting the captain of the Enterprise to be bald.
Why did Jadzia get killed off?
Jadzia Dax was killed off because the actress wanted time off to do other things and the idea was that she wanted to have a lesser role in the plot lines of Deep Space 9; sadly the producers refused and she was written out all together. So Terry Farrell left and was replace by Nicole de Boer who played Ezri Dax.
How old was Sisko?
In the series finale, Benjamin Sisko joins the Prophets, and although Jake is still at DS9 for the final scene of the series, it is not clear if he remains there. In the season two episode “Shadowplay”, Jake’s age is stated as 15. This puts him at about 20 by the series end.
Who played Commander Sisko?
Avery BrooksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
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