Things Past

episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S5 E8)
TVEpisode star_trek_episode Q7784383
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Things Past

Summary

Things Past is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #180 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • Things Past's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Things Past was directed by LeVar Burton[4].
  • Michael Taylor wrote the screenplay for Things Past[5].
  • Things Past followed Let He Who Is Without Sin...[6].
  • Things Past was followed by The Ascent[7].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Nana Visitor[8].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Marc Alaimo[9].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Terry Farrell[10].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Michael Dorn[11].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Avery Brooks[12].
  • A cast member of Things Past was Q348445[13].
  • Things Past's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].
  • The original language of Things Past was English[15].
  • Things Past was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • Things Past's color is recorded as color[17].
  • Things Past's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Things Past was published on November 18, 1996[19].
  • Things Past was released on March 2, 1998[20].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Jadzia Dax[21].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Kira Nerys[22].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Odo[23].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Benjamin Sisko[24].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Worf[25].
  • Things Past's characters is recorded as Dukat[26].
  • Things Past's voice actor is recorded as Raimund Krone[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Things Past was directed by LeVar Burton[4]. Michael Taylor wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nana Visitor[8], Marc Alaimo[9], Terry Farrell[10], Michael Dorn[11], Avery Brooks[12], and Q348445[13].

Publication

Publication dates include November 18, 1996[19] and March 2, 1998[20]. The original language of Things Past was English[15]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Subject and Themes

Things Past's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Things Past followed Let He Who Is Without Sin...[6]. It was followed by The Ascent[7].

Why It Matters

Things Past draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #180 of 536).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Startrek.com database id → database_article/things-past
    Followed by → The Ascent
    Freebase id → /m/0cdb7l
    Duration → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000094399, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308617481|Things Past (#308617481)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAPI Episod"
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