User:Elim Garak

Hiya. I've been a contributor over on Wikipedia since April 06, and just recently discovered Memory Alpha. For now I simply scan the pages looking for anything of interest or whatever random Trek topic pops into my mind, but in time I hope to contribute whatever i can to help the cause.

I have been a Star Trek fan for about 13 years now, beginning with my mother showing me the classic "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn"(In my opinion still the best of the Star Trek films, and a fantastic performance by Ricardo Montalban.). From there I became aquainted with the first few seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later the Original Series & the other films.

While I'm a fan of all the series to varying degrees, my favorite by and far is Deep Space Nine. As my name would suggest, one of my favorite characters is DS9's resident duplicitous tailor/master of espionage Elim Garak. He is an example of the masterful storytelling and rich characters that made DS9 such a great show. My favorite episode is also a textbook example of what DS9 did best, "In The Pale Moonlight". The universe is not perfect, the Federation is not bulletproof, and men of honor must do whatever needs to be done in order to protect what they hold dear. Any episode that has Garak in it is a winner, but this episode was textbook Garak and possibly the best performance by Andrew J. Robinson of the series.

There are characters, episodes, concepts and such that I like from all the series, but there's very little I dislike about DS9, except perhaps that it couldn't have continued on longer. The Roddenbery vision of the future is a marvelous thing, and the Universe he created for it captivates the imagination and continues to engage the mind on a number of levels.

So, to sum up, I like Star Trek, Trek is good. :)