"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Doctor Bashir, I Presume? (1997)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

David Livingston

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Original Air Date:

24 February 1997 (Season 5, Episode 16)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Dr. Bashir is selected to be the model for the next-generation of Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH)....

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Hologram | Genetic Enhancement | Character Name In Title | Title Spoken By Character

Cast

Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir / LMH
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Robert Picardo	...	Dr. Lewis Zimmerman / EMH Mark I
Brian George	...	Richard Bashir
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom
Chase Masterson	...	Leeta
Fadwa El Guindi	...	Amsha Bashir
J. Patrick McCormack	...	Admiral Bennett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Allen Shepherd	...	Morn (uncredited)

Directed by
David Livingston

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman		(creator) &
Michael Piller		(creator)
Ronald D. Moore		(teleplay)
Jimmy Diggs		(story)

Produced by
Ira Steven Behr	....	executive producer
Hans Beimler	....	co-supervising producer
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Robert Della Santina	....	coordinating producer
René Echevarria	....	producer
J.P. Farrell	....	co-producer
Peter Lauritson	....	supervising producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	co-executive producer
Steve Oster	....	producer
Terri Potts	....	associate producer
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	....	producer

Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy

Cinematography by
Jonathan West		(director of photography)

Makeup Department
Norma Lee	....	hair designer

Production Management
Robert Della Santina	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis Race	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Eaves	....	illustrator
Frank Leasure	....	propmaker foreman
Joe Longo	....	property master
Denise Okuda	....	scenic artist
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor

Sound Department
Ashley Harvey	....	sound editor
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Mace Matiosian	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Peter Lefevre	....	visual effects associate
David Stipes	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Gausche	....	first company grip
R.D. Knox	....	chief lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Larry Field	....	telecine colorist

Other crew
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Michael Piller	....	creative consultant

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Berman		creator
Michael Piller		creator

Original Music by
John Debney

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist (as Michael Blake)
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	makeup artist (1995-1999) (as Sonny Burman)
Caryl Codon-Tharp	....	hair stylist
Lisa Collins	....	makeup artist
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Lee Crawford	....	hair stylist
Earl Ellis	....	makeup artist
Frank Fontaine	....	hair stylist
Virginia Grobeson	....	hair stylist
Angela Gurule	....	hair stylist
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist
Charlotte Harvey	....	hair stylist
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist
Tina Hoffman	....	makeup artist (as Tina Kalliongis-Hoffman)
Tim Jones	....	hair stylist (as Timothy Jones)
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist
Nina Kraft	....	makeup artist
Toby Lamm	....	makeup artist
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	special makeup effects artist
Jeff Lewis	....	makeup artist (as Jeffrey Lewis)
Brad Look	....	makeup artist (as Bradley M. Look)
James MacKinnon	....	special makeup effects artist
John Maldonado	....	makeup artist
Chris McBee	....	hair stylist
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist
Gloria Ponce	....	hair stylist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist
James Rohland	....	makeup artist
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist (as Linda Sharp)
Francine Shermaine	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist
Judith Silverman	....	makeup artist (as Judith Silverman-Orr)
Craig Smith	....	makeup artist
Perri Sorel	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist
Thomas E. Surprenant	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Turchi	....	makeup artist
Lauran Upshaw	....	hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	hair stylist: day player
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist
June Westmore	....	makeup artist
Scott Wheeler	....	makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
April Nocifora	....	post-production supervisor (1996-1998) (as April Rossi)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	first assistant director (1993-1999)
Ron Dempsey	....	second second assistant director
Tony Eng	....	dga trainee
Rusty Mahmood	....	second second assistant director
Karen Reinhart	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Gary Clark	....	lead paint foreman
David Galvan	....	lead paint foreman
Penny Smartt-Juday	....	set buyer
Tom Talley	....	general foreman
James Van Over	....	scenic artist (1996-1999)

Sound Department
Marty Church	....	foley mixer
Wilson Dyer	....	sound editor
Chris Elam	....	sound recordist
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (season 7)

Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Eric Alba	....	visual effects associate (as Frederick G. Alba)
Les Bernstien	....	motion control
Kevin Bouchez	....	visual effects animator (as Kevin P. Bouchez)
Steve Bowen	....	visual effects compositor
Kristen Branan	....	visual effects producer
Bruce Branit	....	supervising digital artist
John Campuzano	....	tape operator
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Arthur J. Codron	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects producer: VisonArt
Joshua Cushner	....	visual effects cameraman (as Josh Cushner)
John 'JD' Daniel	....	digital artist
Ted Fay	....	morphing supervisor/artist
Brian Fisher	....	digital effects artist
Steve Fong	....	visual effects compositor
Don Greenberg	....	digital compositor
John F. Gross	....	CGI supervisor
Royce Hager	....	motion control rigger
Paul Hill	....	visual effects compositor
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor
Dennis Hoerter	....	prop maker
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hunt	....	digital effects artist
Adrian Hurley	....	visual effects cameraman
Gregory Jein	....	model maker
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Oded Kassirer	....	digital artist
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Don Lee	....	visual effects compositor
Paul Maples	....	motion control operator
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist
Fredric Meininger	....	model maker
Enrique Munoz	....	digital artist: series finale
Erik Nash	....	motion control programmer
Davy Nethercutt	....	visual effects compositor (as Davy T. Nethercutt)
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Scott Rader	....	visual effects compositor
Gregory Rainoff	....	visual effects animator (as Greg Rainoff)
Laurie Resnick	....	visual effects artist
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Steven Joseph Rogers	....	digital artist: series finale
Joshua D. Rose	....	model maker (as Joshua Rose)
Barry Safley	....	digital effects artist: VisionArt (multiple episodes)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Ka Yaw Tan	....	visual effects
Aristomenis Tsirbas	....	digital artist
Elliot Worman	....	modeler
Larry Younger	....	visual effects artist
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Rob Bonchune	....	digital effects supervisor: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rob Bredow	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Koji Kuramura	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rodney J. McFall	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunt performer
BJ Davis	....	stunt coordinator (as B.J. Davis)
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double (1992-1998)
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Terri Ferrell
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double
Ben Jensen	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Dyanna Lynn	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (8 episodes)
Phil O'Dell	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Chess	....	Steadicam operator (1993-1995)
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Alvin Simmons	....	dolly grip (season 6)

Casting Department
Mark Scott	....	casting associate (1998-1999)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cotton	....	costumer (1997-1999)
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator

Editorial Department
April Nocifora	....	post-production coordinator (1993-1996) (as April Rossi)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring engineer

Other crew
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice
Hala Gabriel	....	production accountant (1995-1996)
Bob Gillan	....	assistant script coordinator
Mark Allen Shepherd	....	artwork provider
Ryan Van Riper	....	production assistant
Chad Zimmerman	....	assistant to producers

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening sequence when Julian and Miles are playing darts, Julian compliments Miles on a triple twenty shot after Miles throws the dart. Seconds later Miles, followed by the camera, retrieves his darts, none of which are anywhere near the triple twenty.

Quotes:

Amsha Bashir: You've never had a child. You don't know what it's like to watch your son... to watch him fall a little further behind every day. You know he's trying, but something's holding him back. You don't know what it's like to stay up every night worrying that maybe it's your fault; maybe you did something wrong during the pregnancy, or maybe you weren't careful enough. Or maybe there's something wrong with you; maybe you passed on a genetic defect without even knowing it.
Richard Bashir: Amsha...
Amsha Bashir: No, this is important. You can condemn us for what we did; you can say it's illegal or immoral or whatever you wanna say. But you have to understand that we didn't do it because we were ashamed. But because you were our son. And we loved you.

The one where Bashir's secrets come spilling out...

'Doctor Bashir, I Presume?'

Season five, episode sixteen

As the issues raised in this episode are a very real possibility in real life, this is a nice episode exploring the ethics of it in a manner that isn't too 'preachy'. The episode sees Bashir being selected by Lewis Zimmerman (the creator of the Doctor in 'Star Trek: Voyager') to be a model for the Mach II version of the Emergency Medical Hologram. Bashir is initially flattered only for his pride to turn to horror when he realises Zimmerman intends to interview everyone close to him, including his estranged parents. It soon becomes clear that Bashir has ever reason to fear this intrusion as he and his family are hiding a rather dark secret.

It is fascinating to learn more of Bashir's background and see the character interact with his parents, especially his father who is so different from the staunch Starfleet doctor, as well as O'Brien. It was also a interesting to see secrets come spilling out on subject that is quite relevant in today's society (I won't say why in deference to those who haven't seen the episode yet). The acting in this episode from Alexander Siddig (who plays Bashir) and his supporting co-stars was top-notch and the story came together well. Definitely up there among DS9's best episodes.