# Star Trek:TNG "Sub Rosa" - Ripoff of Anne Rice or original as claimed?

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-sub-rosa-ripoff-of-anne-rice-or-original-as-claimed/528779/8 "2010-02-13T11:58:29Z")

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> [@Mr.Excellent](#):
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> And by “at times”, I mean, “for the entire run of Deep Space Nine, which was almost certainly ripped off from Babylon Five.”

cite? According to IMDB records DS9 was over a year before B5.Abd I think it had its plot arc planned out from the start.

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