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Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 88: Bar Association
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Product Details
- Starring: Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- Director: Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig, Corey Allen, Reza Badiyi
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- EAN: 9780792170266
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
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- ISBN: 0792170261
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- Label: Paramount
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- Manufacturer: Paramount
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: Paramount
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- Release Date: 2001-01-09
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- Studio: Paramount
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1993-01-04
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- Title: Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 88: Bar Association
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- UPC: 097360048834
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Product Description: Somewhere along the way, Quark's idiot brother got smart. First, Rom's innate mechanical genius was magically revealed (remember "The Spatula"?), and now he's displaying Un-Yawn tendencies and organizing fellow workers in his brother's bar. Either this Ferengi's as dumb as a fox or there's something in the water on DS9. The idea for a union comes up while Rom (Max Grodénchik) is being treated for a life-threatening ear infection. Rom's unionization may be accidental, but it's also righteous. Working conditions in Quark's Bar are awful--mandatory wage cuts, no paid overtime, no benefits, and certainly no sick leave--and when the employees strike, it means something. Chief O'Brien (Colm Meaney) gleefully fuels the fire with tales of Sean Aloysius O'Brien's 1902 anthracite union martyrdom. Quark (Armin Shimerman) arms himself with 10,000 years of Ferengi Tradition. Rom stands up to his brother; O'Brien, Bashir, and Worf end up in the brig for brawling over workers' rights; and since unions are both an obscenity and an offense punishable by death on Ferenginar, Brunt, F.C.A., makes a return appearance with Nausicaan thugs in tow. Watch for that kiss, Sisko's gift for extortion, and Nausicaan Darts. For once, Max Grodénchik really gets to shine. The actor always accepted Rom and liked him, and fans came to like him, too. "Bar Association" is a very funny episode that's also brave and kind of wise. Hidden behind the laughter is a good story about brothers--and a reminder that workers' rights are a hard-won privilege. --Kayla Rigney
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Customer Reviews
An example of what made this show great
Firstly, I fully acknowledge that Deep Space Nine was the least popular (sadly) of all the Star Trek shows among fans. It was, however, my favorite (to date) and this episode is one example of why that is so. Character development! Not just the main characters, week after week after week but in the shows last four seasons or so they developed the secondary characters (and adversaries) to have their own depth, dimensions, and drives. For the first few seasons Rom was nothing more than Quark's moronic brother and lackey. In this episode he finally stands up for not only himself but for the other employees of the bar, defying his brother. This not only earns him the repect of his brother Quark (grudgingly), his coworkers (especially dabo girl and future wife Leta), and the fans, but gives him the realization that he can be more than just his brother's employee. Okay, I thought being named the next Grand Nagus near the show's finale was a bit too much but hey, it's good to see a nice guy finish on top. There are many other episodes and lesser story arcs in this series that evolve the secondary characters, including villians, from flat, 2-D persons to beings just as intriguing as the main ones. The other shows did not do this to the extent done here (except for maybe Guinan and Chief O'Brien on STNG). This helped keep the show from getting stale and redundant.
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GREAT EPISODE
Rom goes against ferengi tradition and forms a Union. This Episodes explains how Quark lost his business licence, and how Rom got his Starfleet job.
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