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Instead of Deep Space 9 the popularity of Star Trek: VI convinces Paramount to go back in time and do a Star Trek: Excelsior series.
I assume they could get George Takei and perhaps Walter Koenig as well (he'd make a good second in command, and they are great friends, Koenig was best man at Takei's wedding), and some of the crew shown in the movie. Christian Slater being perhaps the most interesting of them.
Deep Space 9 had the good writers (at least compared to Star Trek: Voyager) and the movie era has the coolest looking stuff in Star Trek (IMO) so there's potential there I believe.