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- Episode aired Nov 24, 1997
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.2K
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A group of genetically engineered humans are brought to Dr. Bashir on DS9 in the hopes of integrating them into wider society.A group of genetically engineered humans are brought to Dr. Bashir on DS9 in the hopes of integrating them into wider society.A group of genetically engineered humans are brought to Dr. Bashir on DS9 in the hopes of integrating them into wider society.
Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
Hilary Shepard
- Lauren
- (as Hilary Shepard-Turner)
Faith Salie
- Sarina Douglas
- (as Faith C. Salie)
Bill Blair
- Various Aliens
- (uncredited)
Cathy DeBuono
- M'Pella
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaJeffrey Combs had trouble with the scene where Weyoun speaks in his native language. It was difficult for him to memorize a string of meaningless syllables, and to give them the cadence of a real sentence.
- GoofsWhen Bashir is giving Sisko data pads explaining the possible battle statistics, the total pads he gives is five, but the number of pads in Sisko's hands or on the desk changes as the camera angle changes.
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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The most annoying thing about this episode isn't even the annoying characters. It's that we've seen it all before.
In 1990, Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah starred in "Crazy People." Emory Leeson (Moore) is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a series of "truthful" advertisements, blunt and bawdy and of no use to his boss Drucker's firm. The ads were thought up by the honest but bright patients Leeson is now staying with, and when they're accidentally printed, they prove to be a huge hit with the public. (Their best was, Volvo: they're boxy, but they're good." The basic theme of "crazy" people who use their special abilities to see things others can't is identical to the theme of this episode.
Even worse is Tim Ransom's portrayal of Jack, the hyperactive genetically enhanced man whose constant "Hm? Hm?" makes him über-punchable. His mannerisms were lifted directly from Brad Pitt's insane man-child, "Jeffrey Goines," in "12 Monkeys" only a couple of years before this episode aired.
Of course, with Potsy (Anton Williams) directing, we can't expect "Becket."
In 1990, Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah starred in "Crazy People." Emory Leeson (Moore) is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a series of "truthful" advertisements, blunt and bawdy and of no use to his boss Drucker's firm. The ads were thought up by the honest but bright patients Leeson is now staying with, and when they're accidentally printed, they prove to be a huge hit with the public. (Their best was, Volvo: they're boxy, but they're good." The basic theme of "crazy" people who use their special abilities to see things others can't is identical to the theme of this episode.
Even worse is Tim Ransom's portrayal of Jack, the hyperactive genetically enhanced man whose constant "Hm? Hm?" makes him über-punchable. His mannerisms were lifted directly from Brad Pitt's insane man-child, "Jeffrey Goines," in "12 Monkeys" only a couple of years before this episode aired.
Of course, with Potsy (Anton Williams) directing, we can't expect "Becket."
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