[prose-n-scripts]

ds9 sketchbook marathon [p4]. let kira say fuck.com

The change which takes place in Kira’s hairstyle from the pilot episode, “Emissary”, was at the request of Nana Visitor herself; “I just didn’t feel that Major Kira would style her hair every day. She wouldn’t care! I wanted a hairstyle that looked like she just woke up in the morning looking like that.” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Past_Prologue_(episode)

The first officer aboard DS9 would have been Ro Laren, but she was replaced by Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) because Michelle Forbes did not want to commit to a six-year contract working on DS9. Indeed, the reason the producers had decided to set the show on Bajor in the first place was because of Ro.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Emissary_(episode)

[trekkiefeminist]

Loved this spread about Nana Visitor in the February 1998 Starlog. Here are a couple highlights from her interview.

On Deep Space Nine maybe not doing so great in the ratings:

"I love lots of lemon juice in my vinaigrette because it tastes strong, but it will put some people off the entire salad. I don’t know how else to describe it. You can’t please all the people all the time. That’s really how I feel about Deep Space Nine. The more you please everybody, the  more you are pabulum. I would rather be a tasty vinaigrette than everyone’s favourite dressing. We stand out a little more. We make you think a little more. We’re a little more controversial."

On working while pregnant:

"For me, personally, it has been a great experience. I’ll forever appreciate that they made it easy for me when I was pregnant with Django. That meant a lot to me. They kept me in the stories and went out of their way to work me into the storylines, to shoot me in close-ups."

And on Kira (I seriously love this quote):

"We saw Kira mostly be a warrior in the early days and we’ve seen her evolve into this kind of sensitive, very loving person who feels an enormous amount of pain. I would like to see her using all of her faculties, all of her emotions. I would like to see her be a warrior with a baby in one hand and a phaser in the other. I would like to see her do itallnow, and not just one or the other from episode to episode.”

Who’s a badass?

tinsnip’s a badass.

Amazing Major Kira shirt purchased on ladyyatexel’s society6 shop!

The pictures are washed out because I can’t photo very well, but it looks super cute–kind of faded, vintage, and very wearable. Eminently suitable for stealth-Trekking.

Anonymous asked:

Totally agree! The fluffy hair (and sometimes the lipstick) seemed totally out of character to me. Plus it didn't make any sense for the Bajorans to change uniforms, they had bigger problems to worry about. S1 kira looks the best imo

I do like S1 Kira. She gave exactly zero shits. Her hair stuck straight up in the fucking air and if you didn’t like it you could go do a 360 out an airlock.

(I actually have quite the soft spot for Emissary-Kira, with the super moussed poufy alien hair. She looked fierce. Too fierce, I guess. Oh, well!)

[lemonsweetie]

My father… He was my strength.

[bienfilatre]

What kind of people…

[leaveharmony]

7 whole pages with Nana, from DS9 magazine.  I honestly forget which issue.

*little hearts*

….Nana.  <3