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I loved it when they introduced Vic to the series…being a Sinatra fan, this made me look forward to each new episode because I always hoped Vic would be in it.
I’m uh…not too sure about Sisko’s singing, though. I never would have pegged him as a vocalist.
>Rick
I’m uh…not too sure about Sisko’s singing, though. I never would have pegged him as a vocalist.<
I think Brooks’ singing is a little more stage-y than this tune called for. If I recall right, he’s also a pianist, but has performed and recorded as a singer.
This is one of my favorite scenes from DS-9… and that is saying something since the show is my favorite Trek. (One of my other favorites is the scene where Kira is singing “Fever” to Odo.) And despite the naysayers, by the end of the show’s run Vic was just like one of the family. I just can’t imagine him not being there crooning for us. Amazing!
I loved watching Capt. Sisko and Vic duet. Both have great voices and compliment each other.
Yep, got the song in a couple of playlists on my iPod.
I mean, seriously. Who doesn’t love Vic Fontaine? Especially with Avery Brooks!
Love that episode. Love that moment. Those were the days.
> mudshark
I was at the Vegas convention this past year and Mr. Brooks was there. They had a piano on the stage because the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra was going to be performing music from the various Trek movies and TNG led by Ron Jones (it included pieces that he had created for TNG). Shortly before his time was done on the stage, he sat down at the piano and played a fantastic tune (I wasn’t familiar with it, but it was a jazz piece) and sang while he played. Needless to say, it was an awesome moment for everyone there!
Earlier that day, we had been entertained by Nana’s singing. The DS9 cast was very musically talented!
I think that the addition of Vic was one of the best side stories that they wrote into DS9!
Doug, Mike, did either of you have the opportunity to be in that final scene at Vic’s?
The stories with Vic were always a pleasure. One of my favorite episodes, and one of the most moving for me in all of Star Trek, is “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” Superb writing and performances.
P.S. When I read this post, I blanched. I assumed that James Darren had passed away, until I got the reference. The rumors of Vic Fontaine’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
My wife and I were just watching these episodes not too long ago, and the first thing she said when Vic appeared was, “Hey it’s the guy from the Gidget movies!”. Of course, she had to go out and find those movies. lol
The whole Vic Fontaine series in DS9 was a rather clever way for the crew to learn a thing or two and have a cool confidant when he was needed. I enjoyed the songs too, being one of the old school crew!
Thank you, Doug.
I’ll be picking up the DS9 DVDs as budget allows.
*quietly smiles*
I too loved those Vic Fontaine episodes, first since I’m a big fan of those crooning / swing / jazz type songs and of course since James Darrens performance was brilliant, charming and a self-aware hologram within his fictional setting of Vegas was really entertaining. I wish this Fontaine/Sisko Duet would have made it’s way onto a CD. (Of course I got the James Darren CD “From the heart”) I’m pretty sure that his charakter introduced this wonderful kind of music to a younger audience.
Only after seeing “It’s Only a Paper Moon” a second time last summer, I realized what a great story this was. Heck, one day I definately have to pay another visit to Vegas.
Cheers
Thorsten
I’m not sure about Brooks’ singing either. He may have been kicked off American Idol after the second round.
Anyway, it has not been long since I last watched “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”. And it just had to be that the two sang together. “The Best is yet to Come” – a promise the series kept.
And James Darren as Vic Fontaine was always one of my favorites – as a singer and as a pally.
Loved when they added Vic to the support cast. Really nice in AR-558 when they played “I’ll Be Seeing You” in the bacground while the phaser fight was going on.
Avery Brooks is operatic and theatrical. It’s no accident he performed as Paul Robeson so often. I like very much what he does with this song, despite the fact that he’s absolutely not the relaxed jazz singer that James Darren is. (And how great an antidote to Star Trek Formality was Vic Fontaine? Gives one hope for the future of heuristics.)
There’s a formality to musical theater that just doesn’t always play well in pop music, but I don’t care about that. Thanks to this scene, “The Best is Yet to Come” is one of the few pop standards I’d be willing to karaoke in public. After a few pints of courage, of course.
Did anyone else catch Tony Bennett’s performance of this song at end of the last Macworld conference keynote? Apple posted it as a video stream and a podcast download. It was sweet, but not as nifty as the above video (despite the fact that DS9 trimmed the song for airtime).