Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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René Auberjonois is one of manyStar Trekactors to have turned their hand to direct , having steer eight episode ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineduring his time on the show . ManyStar Trekactors have become noted conductor in their own right , with Jonathan Frakes and Leonard Nimoy having directed Hollywood movies that had nothing to do with the sci - fi franchise . Frakes began his all-inclusive directing career onStar Trek : The Next Generationand hisTNGco - stars Patrick Stewart , LeVar Burton and Michael Dorn followed lawsuit . Worf worker Michael Dorn head three episodes ofDS9 , including the episode " When it Rains " , in which Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) seek to heal the Morphogenic computer virus regard Odo ( René Auberjonois ) .
Michael Dorn was previously directed byOdo actor René Auberjonoisin theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode " Strange Bedfellows " , in which Worf and Ezri Dax ( Nicole de Boer ) succumb to their suppressed feelings for one another . include in the eightDS9episodes calculate by Auberjonois are some of the strongest in theStar Trekshow ’s seven season . Many of the episodes directed by René Auberjonois also focus on Quark ( Armin Shimerman ) , Odo ’s Ferengi nemesis , and a dear friend of Auberjonois behind the scenes .
8Star Trek: DS9, Season 3, Episode 16, “Prophet Motive”
Aired February 20, 1995
The firstStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode directed by René Auberjonois is " Prophet Motive " , a screaming Ferengi funniness about Grand Nagus Zek ( Wallace Shawn ) becoming a altruist . Prior to " Prophet Motive " , Auberjonois had directed two episodes of the short - populate eighties situation comedy , " Marblehead Manor " , so he was a good fit for what Ira Steven Behr called one ofDS9 ’s " flat out comedy " installment . DS9guest actor Juliana Donald remembered that Auberjonois insisted on rehearse the installment , something that was unheard of in mesh television output . It ’s clear that the Odo actor was keen to maximize the comedy in " Prophet Motive " by work it out in advance , an approach that pays freehanded dividend .
7Star Trek: DS9, Season 3, Episode 23, “Family Business”
Aired May 15, 1995
René Auberjonois returned to the Ferengi for his next directorial effort , " Family Business " , which expandedQuark’sStar Trekfamilyby introducing his mother Ishka ( Andrea Martin ) . It ’s also the first episode to introduce Quark ’s curse , Liquidator Brunt ( Jeffrey Combs ) , and also introduced Kasidy Yates ( Penny Johnson Jerald ) , the 2nd wife of Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) . " Family Business " is a more serious episode ofStar Trek : Deep Space Ninethan Auberjonois ' late directorial exploit , as it explores the gender disparity between male and distaff Ferengi , and explore Quark ’s family relationship with his mother , and his brother Rom ( Max Grodénchik ) . As an actor himself , René Auberjonois get some affect performances from his cast .
6Star Trek: DS9, Season 4, Episode 4, “Hippocratic Oath”
Aired October 16, 1995
Having record his endowment for juggle comedy and pity in his twoStar Trek : Deep Space Ninecomedy installment , René Auberjonois turned his attending to something else entirely in time of year 4 . The episode " Hippocratic Oath " is an incredible character piece in which Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) grapple with an honorable dilemma . stage with the opportunity to split the Dominion ’s postponement over the Jem’Hadar , Bashir finds himself at betting odds with his best friend Chief O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) . There ’s a majuscule deal of tension in " Hippocratic Oath " , achieved by Auberjonois ' considered guidance .
In 2011 , in an audience with theofficialStar Trekwebsite , René Auberjonois put forward that " Hippocratic Oath " was the standoutStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode of the eight that he address . It ’s not a surprise , as Auberjonois ' body of work was praised by the instalment ’s writer Lisa Klink , who singled out his discussion ofBashir and O’Brien ’s friendshipas the key to the installment ’s succeeder . Interestingly , René Auberjonois was originally schedule to organise " The Visitor " , but actor availibility necessitated a change in the filming edict , meaning that he and managing director David Livingston had to swap places .
5Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4, Episode 24, “The Quickening”
Aired May 20, 1996
" The Quickening " is anotherStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode in which Dr. Bashir is forced to confront the horrific criminal offense of the Dominion . Visiting a planet stricken by a biological arm create by the Dominion , Julian becomes obsessed with curing the terrible Quickening disease . Again , Auberjonois fluff out an incredible performance from Alexander Siddig as Dr. Bashir . Siddig ’s Bashir was cocky and chesty inDS9 ’s early solar day , but here he displays such vulnerability and scummy repulsion that it ’s impossible not to take root for the medic . Between " Hippocratic Oath " and " The Quickening " , it ’s fair to say that René Auberjonois send two ofDr . Bashir ’s bestStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisodes .
Alexander Siddig ’s Dr. Julian Bashir proved to be a great addition to the cast of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine and the roster of Star Trek doctors .
4Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5, Episode 7, “Let He Who Is Without Sin…”
Aired November 11, 1996
" Let He Who Is Without wickedness … " is René Auberjonois ' weakestStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode as managing director . However , the sequence ’s co - writers Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven Behr will be the first to admit that the problems dwell with the script . Due to the constraints of both internet television and administrator producer Rick Berman , the writers were n’t able to truly show how hedonisticStar Trek ’s pleasure planet rightfully was . Worf ’s distaste for Risa and its frivolous culture does n’t really play because everything is so tame and nowhere most as liberal and free - spirited as it should be . Auberjonois does his best with the ensemble cast , but it ’s a disappointing entering in his canon ofDS9episodes .
3Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5, Episode 20, “Ferengi Love Songs”
Aired April 21, 1997
René Auberjonois was back on secure ground withStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 5 ’s " Ferengi Love Songs " , in which Quark ’s female parent Ishka ( Cecily Adams ) is revealed to be in a relationship with the Grand Nagus . Ira Steven Behr and René Auberjonois differ with each other on how successful the instalment was as a Ferengi comedy . Behr need a Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn - elan screwball comedy , whereas the ruined episode is more cartoonish . Auberjonois just counter Behr ’s assessment by secernate theStar Trek : Deep Space NineCompanionthat to him , the Ferengi were always sketch characters . It ’s a classical Ferengi comedy episode that would eventually lead to the hugechanges the Ferengi made toStar Trekhistory .
2Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 6, Episode 11, “Waltz”
Aired January 3rd, 1998
Another standout sequence from René Auberjonois ' directorial career is theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode " Waltz " . It ’s an incredibly tense two - hander that sees Captain Sisko and his arch - nemesis Gul Dukat ( Marc Alaimo ) pull to rely on each other to survive . Again , Auberjonois displays his attainment as an doer ’s director , giving Avery Brooks and Marc Alaimo everything they ask to give two of their most memorable performances in the entirety ofDS9 . René Auberjonois responded to Ronald D. Moore ’s playscript as a theatre of operations piece of music , and it really pays off , with the key relationship between Sisko and Dukat far more compelling and engaging than any dazzling visuals or exceptional effects .
1Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7, Episode 19, “Strange Bedfellows”
Aired April 21, 1999
The last instalment ofStar Trek : Deep Space Ninedirected by René Auberjonois is " unknown Bedfellows " , part ofDS9 ’s nine - part finish . Much like many of Auberjonois ' previous directorial try , " Strange Bedfellows " swear on the interplay between two characters . It ’s fundamentally an instalment about Worf and Ezri reconciling the complicated legacy of the Dax symbiont , and Michael Dorn and Nicole de Boer are terrifying . However , there are also some first-class scenes betweenNana Visitor as Major Kira Nerysand Louise Fletcher as Kai Winn .
Like René Auberjonois , Louise Fletcher had also act with Hollywood auteur Robert Altman , and it ’s interesting to ponder how much the managing director work Auberjonois ' study onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . Altman became make love for his big corps de ballet in movies likeNashvilleandShort Cuts , and ensemble casts are something of a stylemark of René Auberjonois ' episode from the big Ferengi kin episode to this sweeping narration of the Dominion War . Auberjonois was an unbelievable talent both in front and behind the tv camera , and he is still miss to this twenty-four hour period .
All episodes ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineare available to rain buckets on Paramount+ .
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Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , also known as DS9 , is the fourth series in the long - running Sci - Fi franchise , Star Trek . DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller , and stars Avery Brooks , René Auberjonois , Terry Farrell , and Cirroc Lofton . This particular serial publication follows a chemical group of individual in a infinite station near a planet called Bajor .
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.
