Our Man Bashir
- Episode aired Nov 27, 1995
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
When a transporter emergency turns the command crew into holosuite characters, Bashir's James Bond fantasy takes on a deadly reality.When a transporter emergency turns the command crew into holosuite characters, Bashir's James Bond fantasy takes on a deadly reality.When a transporter emergency turns the command crew into holosuite characters, Bashir's James Bond fantasy takes on a deadly reality.
Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
Ken Marshall
- Michael Eddington
- (as Kenneth Marshall)
Steve Carnahan
- Holographic Club Maître d'
- (uncredited)
BJ Davis
- Falcon's Henchman
- (uncredited)
Judi M. Durand
- Cardassian Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Suzanne Ircha Johnson
- Go-Go Dancer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMGM Studios, owners of the James Bond movie franchise, were said to be unhappy with the episode, which they felt crossed the line from parody to infringement. Studio officials sent a letter to DS9 series producers, expressing their displeasure, which resulted in the cancellation of a planned sequel episode about Agent Bashir's further adventures. (Agent Bashir was then limited to cameos within a few episodes of the series.) This was similar to the controversy that happened when TNG attempted to spoof Sherlock Holmes in Elementary, Dear Data (1988) and Ship in a Bottle (1993).
- GoofsDr. Bashir states that it is illegal to enter into a holosuite while it is in use. This is often believed to be contradicted by the many instances of this happening throughout Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987); however, those shows take place on Federation starships, and would therefore be subject to Starfleet regulations. This incident takes place aboard a Bajoran space station, however, and would therefore be subject to Bajoran law, not Starfleet regulations. Therefore, it may well be illegal on DS9 for someone to enter into a holosuite in use, while the same behavior is overlooked, or even allowed, onboard Starfleet vessels.
- Quotes
Dr. Julian Bashir: I work for one of the nation states of this era, Great Britain, which is battling various other nations in what is called the Cold War. This apartment, my clothes, weapons, even my valet were provided to me by my government.
Garak: I think I joined the wrong intelligence service.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
Featured review
I have seen almost all Star Trek series, except Enterprise, Discovery and Picard, and loved most them; though such a series as ST: Voy had a lot of potential which was never realised. DS9 was almost as good, if not as good, as TNG.
As for the episodes in which some malfunction occur, be it the transporters, holo decks (or holo suits in DS9) or accidental time travel; this is by far the best of those, both in terms of spoofing more than one franchise (like TNG: Elementary dear Data, spoofs Sherlock Holmes), the episodes spoofs most if not all spy films and franchises of the 1960 in one way or another, but also the story.
If there is one thing I'm missing in this episode, it's some character (perhaps Bashir himself) pointing a major flaw in Dr. Noah's plan: Unless there are at the very least 50 people left to create a new population and each of the women has at least 2 children with different men, within a few generations inbreeding would most likely occur and the new population would eventually be unable to breed and therefore the population would cease to exist. But this is pretty much the only "flaw", if it should even be defined as such, in the episode; there are a few other "flaws" but those are so minor that I won't even bother mentioning them.
As for the episodes in which some malfunction occur, be it the transporters, holo decks (or holo suits in DS9) or accidental time travel; this is by far the best of those, both in terms of spoofing more than one franchise (like TNG: Elementary dear Data, spoofs Sherlock Holmes), the episodes spoofs most if not all spy films and franchises of the 1960 in one way or another, but also the story.
If there is one thing I'm missing in this episode, it's some character (perhaps Bashir himself) pointing a major flaw in Dr. Noah's plan: Unless there are at the very least 50 people left to create a new population and each of the women has at least 2 children with different men, within a few generations inbreeding would most likely occur and the new population would eventually be unable to breed and therefore the population would cease to exist. But this is pretty much the only "flaw", if it should even be defined as such, in the episode; there are a few other "flaws" but those are so minor that I won't even bother mentioning them.
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