It wasn’t that clearly delineated, and I think at the beginning a lot of people were upset because we weren’t following that standard procedure of a Star Trek show.
You couldn’t identify the good and evil quite so clearly. It was an ambiguous universe, unlike the other Star Trek shows. “For me, I always thought it was the best show,” Robinson said. What We Left Behind looked closely at the impact of the seminal show and in particular at the Garak character.
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There was even a successful documentary a couple years ago thanks to series showrunner Ira Steven Behr. The legacy of Deep Space Nine continues to grow, with old fans ranking the series as one of the best, and new fans binge-watching the show in record time. Bashir, a storyline, and they were only going to go with me as long as Sid and I had some chemistry. “Basically they brought Garak in to give Siddig’s character, Dr. “Some of the people, like Armin, like René Auberjonois, these are people that I had known before and worked with before, and I only got to do the show more than once because Siddig and I really got along very well,” Robinson said. Helping him along the way were cast members like Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig and the late, great René Auberjonois. The fact that Garak is not easily categorized as good or bad made him a joy to play - a real challenge for a veteran theater actor like Robinson. Robinson said he loved the mystery behind the character and the obvious secrets he was holding back. I had no idea that this character would figure in so importantly at the end of the show and in terms of how things turned out.” Once it hit home, I realized that things would never be the same again. And I realized that this character I was playing, Garak, it blew my mind that he became so popular, so it took awhile for me. “I thought it was just a one-shot deal, and then gradually, it was maybe two, maybe even three years when suddenly they started asking me back. “The thing is I didn’t know that I was going to be on the show beyond the very first time I was on it,” he admitted. The character was meant to have a tiny arc and essentially be relegated to a guest star however, the role and the storyline proved to be such a favorite amongst fans and the creative team behind the show that Robinson was invited back and eventually logged dozens of episodes. When Robinson signed on the dotted line and agreed to portray the Cardassian known as Garak, he thought it would be a one-time-only performance. It was a unique situation to get to meet the people who basically support you.” Up until when I started doing Deep Space Nine and being asked to conventions, I had never done anything like this. “It’s a unique thing,” Robinson said in a recent phone interview about the whole convention scene. For those fans who want to go even deeper with Robinson, there are auction tickets available for an exclusive virtual meet and greet, set for Wednesday, July 22 at 3 p.m.
EST) at a special virtual Q&A courtesy of Creation Entertainment and StageIt. Robinson, an accomplished actor who has appeared in everything from Dirty Harry to Hellraiser, will talk about Garak and his experiences on the DS9 set today, July 18 at 12:30 p.m. And on the show, the character of Elim Garak, portrayed by veteran actor Andrew Robinson, proves to be a fan favorite, even more than 20 years after his debut on the series. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine regularly ranks at the top - if not the very top - of most polls for best Star Trek series of all time. Image courtesy of Creation Entertainment / Provided with permission.
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