Prophet Motive
(Proročki motiv)

Sezona: 3
Epizoda: 16
Datum premijere: 20.2.1995.
Prikazano na HRT-u: 15.1.2009.



Scenaristi: Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe (based on material by William N. Stape)

Redatelj: Rene Auberjonois

Stardate: Nepoznat (2371)

Gostujući Glumci:
* Max Grodénchik - Rom
* Juliana Donald - Emi
* Tiny Ron - Maihar'du
* Wallace Shawn - Zek
* Bennet Guillory - "Medical Big Shot"
* Mark Allen Shepherd - Morn (uncredited)

Kratak sadržaj: (preuzeto sa ST centra)
Zek, ferengijski vođa dolazi na DS9 i posjećuje Quarka u njegovoj kabini, gdje mu otkriva kako radi na važnom projektu za Ferengijski Savez. Nakon što je Quark iseljen iz svoje kabine, Zak mu otkriva da je on izmijenio pravila stjecanja. Obuzeti uzbuđenjem, Quark i njegov brat Rom su presretni što će prvi pročitati nova pravila stjecanja i tako steći prednost u dobivanju profita.

Detaljnije informacije: Memory Alpha

Kompletan scenarij: ST Minutae


Background Information:

* The origins of the teleplay for this episode are to be found in Ira Steven Behr's early career. When he was trying to make it in Hollywood, he wrote a teleplay for the TV show Taxi, entitled "Uncle Sylvester", to try to demonstrate his writing abilities. The plot revolved around Sylvester, uncle to the main character Louie. Sylvester had built up a reputation for being a shameless womanizer and an altogether unpleasant individual, and he was Louie's hero. Louie was dying to meet him to impress him with his own womanizing abilities, but when Sylvester arrives he no longer enjoys womanizing, and now just wants to get back with his wife. Louie is heartbroken and becomes convinced that Sylvester has undergone some kind of deep psychological trauma. The teleplay was not purchased by the producers of Taxi. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
* The origins of the plot line involving Bashir's nomination for the Carrington Award are to be found in real life, with this plot actually being something of an in-joke. During its seventh year, The Next Generation was nominated for Best Dramatic Series at the Emmy Awards. Nobody gave it the slightest chance to win, because generally speaking, science fiction shows didn't win awards like that. Everyone expected NYPD Blue to win. However, despite the unlikely event of a victory, some members of the TNG team became convinced that they were actually going to win. As it turned out, they didn't, but neither did NYPD Blue. Instead, the award went to the unexpected Picket Fences. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
* William N. Stape, who concocted the TNG episode "Homeward", was an uncredited story source for this episode.
* This is the first episode to be directed by Rene Auberjonois.
* To recreate the same visual style for Quark's scenes in the wormhole as had been seen in the pilot episode, "Emissary", director Rene Auberjonois and director of photography Jonathan West went back to the original shooting method as developed by "Emissary" director David Carson and then director of photography, Marvin Rush. As had Rush in the pilot, West overexposed the images and used diffusion filters to create the dazzling white which seems to 'bleed' onto the actors' faces. However, while the white is the same as in "Emissary", there is a subtle difference to the rest of the wormhole footage. Visual Effects Coordinator David Takemura used two versions of every shot: a slightly out-of-focus version, and a clean version. He layered the clean version on top of the out-of-focus version to create an effect that is not quite out-of-focus, but is not quite focused correctly either. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
* Referenced Rules of Acquisition: #10 ("Greed is eternal")
* For brief time, a new set of Rules of Acquisition replaces the old one, some of them are:
o 1: If they want their money back give it to them.
o 10: Greed is dead.
o 21: Never place profit before friendship.
o 22: Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever.
o 23: Money can never replace dignity.
o 285: A good deed is its own reward.
* Bashir is the youngest of the candidates for the Carrington Prize of 2371. The others are April Wade, Senva, Henri Roget, and Ghee P'Trell.
* This is the only episode where Maihar'du speaks. However, it is only when Maihar'du is a representation of a prophet.
* This episode introduces the dartboard used by Bashir and O'Brien which would soon become a permanent fixture in Quark's. Originally, the producers wanted to use a pool table, but they were told that Voyager had the same plan. It was next suggested that they play cards, but that had already been done on The Next Generation. As such, darts was settled on as a game the two could play together and still engage in conversation. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
* After the pilot episode "Emissary", this is only the second time we have seen the Wormhole Aliens/Prophets. They would become far more important throughout the sixth and seventh seasons.
* This is the first episode where the Wormhole Aliens refer to Sisko as 'The Sisko'.
* When the Wormhole Alien (in the form of Sisko) says that Zek was trying to find out who wins the game before the game begins, it is a reference to the pilot episode, "Emissary", where Sisko teaches the Aliens about linear time by using the example of a baseball game.
* Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) does not appear in this episode.

Proroci Deevoluirali nagusa ,quark gledao kroz kuglu bajoranaca
Zanimljivi su ti novi spisi akvizicije,pravo dobrociniteljski
Quark je sam sebi kontradikcija ,ponekad pokaze dobru stranu a ponekad je pohlepni troll ,evoluirani ferengi

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Ps , scena sa odom i julianom je cool , odo je saznao informaciju od prijateljice koja je saznala od prijateljice i tako dalje

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Zgodna fora sa deevolucijom nagusa. Totalno je puk'o na samaritanstvo. Quark je, naravno, podivljao na to i na kraju je dobro obradio proroke da vrate nagusa na staro. Mustafa je bio blizu dobitka velikog priznanja, no dobro da nije dobio, kad tu Carringtonovu nagradu smatraju priznanjem za životno djelo. Ipak ima još dosta za živjeti. Možda bi i pao u depru, kao da prebrzo stari, koja će ga ipak uhvatiti blues kad mu dođe 30. rođendan (tu epizodu vidjet ćemo već za 2 dana).
Rom je najbolje iskoristio nagusov humanitarni rad. Pronevjerio je njegovu lovu i dobro zaradio. Time je odskočio od svog poslovičnog "idiotizma" za posao, čak bi se, po Quarkovim riječima, i njegov pokojni otac ponosio njime.

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Bilo bi i vise da mi Rom opcenito ne ide užasno na zivce, mislim, jel bas trebalo stavit tolko tupastog lika? A u ovoj epizodi ga je bilo dosta

I da nije onog velikog na M… nagusov onaj neki, neam pojma kak se zove koji mi izgleda kao bezvezna plačljiva ds9-ovska verzija mr. Homna

I fascinantno mi je kako su mi Quark i Rom inace baš ružni, a kad se pojavi taj nagus bas mi budu lijepi kraj njega

Nda… Inace, ok epizoda

Zao mi je sto Julian nije dobio nagradu

Edit: napisala sam Mustafa umjesto Julian

Moram se prestat druzit s TerNekom

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Solidna prića koja povezuje Proroke i ferengije. Kao i sa svim svojim mušterijama, Quark je na lukava način dao prorocima ponudu koju ne mogu odbiti. Nitko sretniji od njega kada je vidijo da se stari Nagus vratio u normalu.
Bashir ju bolje da nije dobio nagradu, ipak je on još mlad i nadobudan. No dobro je pogodio O'briena u žicu spomenuvši Keiko.

Rom, kome mogu da zavide svi političari današnjice, uspio je pronevjeriti novac svoga ajmo reći Prijedsjednika. Zaista inpresivno.

Meni je epka bila tako-tako. Sinoć sam zaspao u pola epke... Al bio sam i umoran. Malo su naporni ponekad ti Ferengiji. Ona druga priča sa Julianom mi je bila totalno besmislena, valjda da malo upotpune vrijeme epke. Iako je ona scena sa Odom, njegovom prijateljicom, prijateljem, mužem... bila fora. Na kraju je Quark nekako uspio sklopiti deal sa prorocima. Samo šteta što nije ništa zaradio, al je zato tu bio Rom koji je pronevjerio Zekovu lovu. Ipak nije toliki luzer.

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Konačno su se opet pojavili proroci...

Saznali smo da su deevoluirani Ferengiji skroz dobri... pitanje je kako se dogodila njihova evolucija drustva u robove profita...

Došao je i pikado (zamjenio tenis), i tako uz TNG poker, Voyagerov biljarski stol, TOS šah i sl. vidimo i pikado u treku... ja volim igrati sve te igre (osim one u zagradi )
Šteta šta u Entu nisu recimo igrali

Odo je postao baba

Baš me zanima na koji način ti ocjenjuješ epizode?
("ferengi epizode" = loše ? )

Komunikacija s Prorocima mi je uvijek zanimljiva jer ne volim linearno vrijeme pa sam zadovoljna činjenicom da u Zvjezdanim stazama postoji vrsta koja živi izvan njega.
Razveselila me Romova inicijativa, koliko god nepoštena bila. Quark zaista nije pravedan prema njemu.