Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Summary
Although he ’s well screw for playing Quark , one of Armin Shimerman ’s favoriteStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisodes has nothing to do with the Ferengi . DS9 ’s Quark was at the center of some of the show ’s best sequence , include beloved Ferengi funniness like " Little Green Men . " However , there ’s very little to laugh about in Armin Shimerman ’s favorite sequence fromDS9season 1 .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 1 is notoriously spotty , but it contains flashes of brilliance that demonstrate the potential difference of the premise . DS9 ’s power to search the greyish surface area of morals and its gift for indite nuanced character comes to the fore as season 1 go away on . Nowhere is this more apparent than in " Duet " , in which Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) seek to rise that a Cardassian comptroller , Aamin Marritza ( Harris Yulin ) is actually a state of war criminal called Gul Darhe’el . It ’s one of Nana Visitor ’s favoriteMajor KiraDS9episodes , and is also a firm deary of Quark actor Armin Shimerman .
Screen Rant interviews Armin Shimerman about working with FanFair Signatures , Quark ’s retort , and his Star Trek : Deep Space Nine legacy .
DS9’s “Duet” is Armin Shimerman’s Favorite Star Trek Episode
Quark only has one notable scene inStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s " Duet . " When news perplex out that a Cardassian war criminal is being admit by Constable Odo ( Rene Auberjonois ) , survivor of the ferociousness of the Gallitep confinement camp protest outside DS9 ’s security office . Quark and Odo talk about the fearful conditions of the Cardassian toil camp and remember the strength of the pack ’s subsister . It ’s a rarified moment of empathy and tenderness for Quark , long beforeDS9would develop the character reference beyondStar Trek ’s Ferengi original . However , this is n’t why Armin Shimerman pick out " Duet " as one of his pet episodes ofStar Trek : DS9 .
Armin Shimerman and guest actor Harris Yulin had previously worked together on leg on Broadway , so theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode was a partial reunification for the two thespian . The material intelligibly appeal to a point doer like Yulin , not least because this particular instalment ofDS9was shape by Leonard Nimoyin Robert Shaw ’s playThe gentleman’s gentleman in the Glass Booth . Discussing the episode in the bookThe Fifty - Year Mission : The Next 25 age , Armin Shimerman discussed his love of the classicDS9episode saying :
" It ’s a fascinating instalment contend with Bajor and patriotism and with Cardassian warfare crimes . I enjoy these kinds of scripts , because they deal with societal emergence pose in the context of space . "
What Is Armin Shimerman’s Favorite Ferengi Episode?
Armin Shimerman has single out various favorite Ferengi episodes from theStar Trek : Deep Space Ninecanon . In line with his love of " Duet " , Armin Shimerman was very warm of " Bar Association " , because it mete out with the societal issuance of worker ’s rights in a sci - fi context . Shimerman is a former union official with the Screen Actor ’s Guild , and he was on the spotter lines with thestrikingStar Trekactorsduring the 2023 SAG - AFTRA work stoppage . Speaking about " Bar Association " in theStar Trek : Deep Space Nine Companion , Armin Shimerman flagged that the struggle of Rom ( Max Grodénchik ) and the staff of Quark ’s Bar happens all the fourth dimension in America , and continues to this twenty-four hours .
Armin Shimerman is also fond of the fan - favoriteStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode " Little Green Men " , in which Quark , Rom , and Nog ( Aron Eisenberg ) are maroon in 1940s Roswell , New Mexico . In the especial features on theStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 4 DVDs , Armin Shimerman tell that " Little Green Men " was a favorite because it was a chance to explore the Ferengi family ’s dynamic . It was a " catalyst " that lead to many more classicStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisodes about the show ’s Ferengi tout ensemble , firmly constitute Armin Shimerman ’s Quark as one of the most belovedStar Trekcharacters .
All episodes ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nineare streaming now on Paramount+ .
