| Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Episode 103: Trials and Tribble-ations | 
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Actors: Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig
Directors: Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig, Corey Allen, Reza Badiyi
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Label: Paramount
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 106 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792174291
UPC: 097360050332
EAN: 9780792174295
ASIN: B000003K8T
Release Date: July 10, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: January 4, 1993
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A rousing tribute to the original Star Trek's most popular episode, "Trials and Tribble-ations" is a triumph of clever plotting, technical achievement, and pure, unadulterated fun. Like "The Trouble with Tribbles" from 29 years earlier, this fifth-season episode is an instant classic, beginning when a surgically altered Klingon (Charlie Brill, reprising his role from "Tribbles") uses a Bajoran Orb of Time to travel back over 100 years to prevent his past-tense capture by Capt. James T. Kirk. Undercover time travelers Sisko, Dax, Odo, Worf, O'Brien, and Bashir track the Klingon's scheme on the Enterprise-A and the Tribble-infested space station K-7, turning this two-series hybrid into a nostalgic valentine, with DS9 characters digitally inserted into original "Tribbles" footage. With re-created sets, ships, and costumes, "T & T" mines hilarious gold from its Trek-savvy premise, including the mysteries of Klingon physiognomy, Starfleet snoops whose names are anagrams of "Mulder and Scully," and enough in-jokes to delight vigilant Trekkers everywhere. --Jeff Shannon
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Arguably the best Star Trek episode ever June 15, 2008
The episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" is one of the best episodes of the original series and it was the initial existence proof that Star Trek could have an aspect of comedy. In an act of sheer genius, some of the footage of that episode is incorporated into this one.
Darvin, the Klingon surgically altered to pass as a human that poisoned the grain in "The Trouble With Tribbles" has created a scheme to place himself in a position of honor in the Klingon Empire. The Defiant has been given the mission to retrieve a Bajoran Orb of Time from Cardassia Prime and while there, they also pick up a passenger. On the return voyage, that passenger activates the Orb and takes the Defiant back in time to the exact point where "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode occurred.
Sisko and his crew must then search out Darvin, and when they do, discover that he has planted a bomb in one of the tribbles destined to go off and kill James Kirk. This sends them into a search frenzy as the tribbles have started to multiply. Moments before the explosion, Sisko locates the bomb and beam it into space where it explodes harmlessly.
This episode is the best in the entire Deep Space Nine series, there is humor operating on many levels, some of which are:
*) Worf's response to the question as to why Klingon's have changed so much in appearance from Kirk's time to Sisko's.
*) The gags about Worf smelling like lilacs.
*) Worf's hatred of the tribbles.
*) Dax's hints that a previous host of her symbiont was romantically involved with a young Dr. McCoy.
*) O'Brien's ineptitude at using the technology of the original Enterprise.
*) The hero worship of James Kirk.
*) Dax's obvious lust for Mr. Spock
*) The female crewman of the original Enterprise making a play for Dr. Bashir
*) The two officers from the Department of Temporal Investigations whose names are Lucsly and Dulmer, anagrams of Scully and Mulder of "The X-Files" Their demeanor and response to jokes is classic deadpan humor.
*) O'Brien and Bashir getting involved in the fight between the humans and Klingons in the bar and being in the lineup being interrogated by Kirk.
*) Odo's obvious love for the tribbles.
Put simply, this is certainly the best episode in the Deep Space Nine series, even though the overall theme is serious, the humor is everywhere, sometimes more subtle than others.
This time everybody knows the Tribbles I've seen... January 1, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sooner of later what was happening in the movies with "Zelig" and "Forrest Gump" was going to make a move to the small screen, which is as good an explanation for the fun of Episode 103 of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Trials and Tribble-ations" (Story by Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore & Rene Echevarria, "The Trouble With Tribbles" written by David Gerrold, Aired November 4, 1996). The "Defiant" return from Cardassian space with the Bajoran Orb of Time along with Arne Darvin (Charlie Brill), a Klingon who has been surgically altered to pass as human (gee, doesn't that sound familiar?). Darvin uses the Orb to send the "Defiant" and its crew back over a hundred years to Deep Space Station K-7 where the U.S.S. Enterprise, Captain James T. Kirk, commanding, is in orbit and suddenly we find ourselves in the classic original "Star Trek" episode, "The Trouble With Tribbles."Darvin turns out to be the same spy that was caught by Kirk poisoning the grain shipment. Darvin wants to change history by killing Kirk, so Sikso, Dax, Bashir, and O'Brien dress up in period uniforms and search the Enterprise for Darvin. Meanwhile Odo and Worf, check out the space station. Granted, the interaction between the two casts consists more of cuts than using computers to insert the DS9 gang into the original "Star Trek" episode, but that does not take away from the fun, and there is a lot of fun to be had in this episode. The best moment is when O'Brien and Bashir join Odo and Worf at the station bar when the Klingons show up and start baiting Scotty and the Enterprise men. The other three all stare at the Klingons, then at Worf with his all those ridges on the top of his head, and then back at the Klingons with their smooth brows. But to their questions about what happened, all Worf will say is that Klingons do not talk about it with outsiders. This may well be the funniest moment in "Star Trek" history (my second choice would be Captain Picard's Shakespearean monologue when he is trying to win Lwaxana Troi back from an amorous Ferengi). Dax mooning over Kirk is not half bad either. Clearly "Trials and Tribble-ations" is a unique crossover episode for the "Star Trek" universe, and fortunately there was no attempt to duplicate it with a similar project. Actually, since you can make the argument that not since "The Trouble With Tribbles" has there been a "Star Trek" episode that was so totally in the spirit of fun, that "Trials and Tribble-ations" is just the big cosmic wheel coming full circle.
Tribble Trouble January 4, 2003
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was the first DS9 I ever saw, and it was wonderful. Sisko and his crew blended in wonderfully, althougth Odo's make-up probally wouldn't have been possible in 1967. This episode was funny, and the special effects(the effects where DS9 mixed with TOS) were great. I even found out how to annoy Worf("Is that lilac I smell"). I only have two complaints. George Takei(Sulu) wasn't in this episode. Then again, I'm not even sure he was in the original, and he was the star in the Voyager episode "Flashback". And second of all, Worf didn't tell us(actually Odo, O'Brein, and Bashir) how the Klingon change from brown humans to boney forehead aliens. Other than that, I love this episode. It's the only one from Deep Space 9 I saw, but already I think this the best DS9 episode I ever saw. I also recommend the orginal episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles. That is just as good as this one.
DS9 Hit The Jackpot On This One! June 11, 2002
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
All I can say is Tehcnology has come a long way. In watching this episode of Deep Space 9 I was enchanted by the possibilities of what we can now do.What was never real is now real, what could never be thought of before can not only be thought of but made into the illusion that is reality. None of this makes sense? Watch how a early 90's (1994)show, cast, sets, props, costumes and more physically combine with the cast, sets, props and costumes of the Mid 60's (1966)s. Avery Brooks (In 1994) is acting with William Shatner (In 1966) and never ever having been on the same set and over 30 years apart. The story in this episode is simple but effective, but the details in recreating the original Eneterprise sets, cistumes, props and even the Model itself was expertly done. (Probably better then they did it back int he 60's!) I got to believe the cast and crew had a great time on this one. This is a must for every Star Trek fan - even if you did not like Deep Space Nine overall. It was my least favorite of the Star Trek incarnations - a little too dark for me. But watching Odo, Work, Kira and especially Dax interact with the oridinal Star Trek series crew is well worth it. Bravo! - Buy this and watch it with the original series episode "Trouble With The Tribbles" and see technologically and creative film-making at its best!
i LOVE THIS BOX SET March 31, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
oF THE TWO BOX SETS I HAVE PURCHASED, THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAV ONE, BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU EPISODES FROM CLASSIC STAR TREK AND ds9.
tHE TRIBBLE ARE CUTE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ARE VERY MALACIOUS.
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