pattroughton:
Star Trek DS9: Little Green Men
pattroughton:
Star Trek DS9: Indiscretion
My friend Altovar here is looking to purchase a small quantity of - er, biomemetic gel. And I was wondering if you might be able to tell him where he can find, let’s say, a few hundred millilitres?
I always find it funny that Quark apologizes to Garak in this scene. I mean, if he was going to apologize, he should have apologized to Julian; after all, Quark brought Altovar to their table and he tried to make Julian sell prohibited medical substances; they literally didn’t look at Garak’s direction once. Yet, Quark apologizes to him in a “Sorry to interrupt your date” kind of way that always amuses me.
guljeri:
(Armin Shimerman on Profit and Lace)
- Armin Shimerman reportedly hated the script for this episode, as he felt Quark did not learn anything from his experience as a woman. Indeed, the original script had Lumba crying a great deal, but Shimerman refused to play it that way as he felt it was a negative stereotype against women. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Shimerman commented: “…I just don’t think Quark learned anything in [“Profit and Lace”]. That was disappointing. I didn’t mind Quark’s sex change, I minded that nothing came of it”. (“Boom and Bust”,Star Trek Magazine, issue 127)
- Shimerman elaborated: “Quark has been a chauvinistic pig all of his life. He becomes a woman. Should he not learn or realize something from that experience? That would have been a great episode, to see Quark begin to realize the error of his whole culture’s ways”. (“The Once and Future Ferengi: Armin Shimerman Reflects on Quark”, Star Trek Communicator, issue 130)
Dear Armin Shimerman; I love you <3
I’ve been in this business a long time, and I know there’s nothing worse than following the wrong trend. Now, you’re a smart fellow, with your own inimitable sense of style. Perhaps… you should mention this to your lady friend. I’d hate to see her fall victim to fashion.
