The Nagus (21 Mar. 1993)

The Ferengi's greatest politician and leader, the Grand Nagus, comes to the station. He seems very interested in Quark's bar.

Director:

David Livingston

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Avery Brooks	...	Commander Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir (as Siddig El Fadil)
Terry Farrell	...	Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Wallace Shawn	...	Zek
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom
Lou Wagner	...	Krax
Barry Gordon	...	Nava
Lee Arenberg	...	Gral
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Tiny Ron	...	Maihar'du

Storyline

The leader of the Ferengi, Grand Nagus Zek and his son Krax suddenly appear in Quark's bar. Quark and his brother Rom are in awe and quickly arrange for everything Zek needs, including precious time in the holosuites. Zek praises Quark's business instinct for opening a bar near a wormhole that wasn't even discovered yet, but Quark fears for the worst. He is convinced Zek wants to take over his bar for free and the he won't take no for an answer. Zek has different plans however. He tells Quark a conference will be held in the bar where Ferengi politicians will discuss how to exploit the business opportunities in the Gamma Quadrant. Zek tells the members he won't be the Ferengi leading the Alliance into the Gamma Quadrant and will appoint his successor.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | faked death | death threat | baseball glove | reading | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 1993 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Nava meets with Quark in his office to ask permission to do business is a carefully crafted homage to the opening scene of The Godfather; the opening shot, camera angles and movement, structure of the dialogue, and actor's movements are all patterned directly after that classic mobster film. Quark even pets a "cat" while speaking to Nava, just as Don Corleone did (although in Quark's case it's not a cat but some type of small creature).

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Quotes

Zek: [on Krax] It's like talking to a Klingon.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

User Reviews

Mildly amusing look at Ferengi business practices

Quark is distressed to learn that he is required by the Grand Nagus Zek to host a business conference of Ferengi politicians to discuss business opportunities in the Gamma Quadrant. It seems that hosts of such conferences always lose a lot of money. But the Grand Nagus has a surprise for Quark - he says he is too old and tired to lead the business endeavors in the Gamma Quadrant and appointments Quark to be his successor as Grand Nagus. After the announcement, Zek promptly keels over and Quark immediately becomes Grand Nagus. At first Quark is aglow with the possibility of all the money he will make but soon becomes a nervous wreck as he learns that there are some Ferengi who are very displeased with his appointment and are trying to kill him. There are some laugh out loud bits that make this episode worth watching but Wallace Shawn's performance as Zek was consistently annoying. Fortunately, Shimmerman's performance as Quark is right on target and fun to watch.