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Vic Fontaine is a fictional character who appeared in the sixth season onwards of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Portrayed by James Darren, he is a holographic representation of a 1960s-era Las Vegas Rat Pack-style singer and entertainer, as part of a program run in the holosuites at Quark's bar. The character was developed from an idea by executive producer Ira Steven Behr, who had sought to introduce a character of that type during the fourth season to be played by Frank Sinatra, Jr.; however, after Sinatra turned down the role, it was considered during the following season to be played by Steve Lawrence, but once again it wasn't used. Darren landed the role after Behr met him at a memorabilia show in North Hollywood and had him invited to audition. The character made his first appearance in the episode "His Way", and returned later in the sixth season in "Tears of the Prophets" and throughout the seventh season. Fontaine represented a source of romantic advice for the crew, helping to get Odo (René Auberjonois) and Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) together as well as aiding Quark (Armin Shimerman) and Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) to move on from their love of Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell). He also helps Nog (Aron Eisenberg) to recover from the loss of his leg in "It's Only a Paper Moon". Returning the favor in "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", the crew help Fontaine get his bar back after it is taken over by the American Mafia. The crew return to the bar one final time in the series finale, "What You Leave Behind", for the celebration party following the victory over the Dominion. The character received a mixed reception from both critics and the public. While episodes such as "His Way" and "It's Only a Paper Moon" were praised, "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang" was said by Charlie Jane Anders to be one of the worst holodeck-related episodes of the franchise. But the character itself was praised by critics, who specifically said that the premise shouldn't have worked but did, due to both the writing and Darren's performances. ==Concept and development== Executive producer Ira Steven Behr had long sought to introduce a Rat Pack-style character to ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' since the fourth season,〔Erdmann & Block (2000): p. 562〕 as he was a lifelong fan of 1960s-era Las Vegas and the music of that period. The initial idea was that the character would be someone who could give out romantic advice,〔Erdmann & Block (2000): p. 560〕 and that it wouldn't appear in every episode but only as and when it was needed. In preparation, Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe wrote a scene in order to flesh out the character, while Behr immediately had a performer in mind to play the new character: Frank Sinatra, Jr., a known fan of ''Star Trek''. Casting director Ron Surma got in touch with Sinatra, who thought that it would be a funny idea. However, in discussions with Behr, it became apparently that Sinatra wanted to play an alien and not the singer character they had in mind. Because of this setback, the idea was shelved for the time being.〔 During the production of the fifth season episode "A Simple Investigation", it was decided to insert the scene that Behr and Wolfe had previously created. Behr mused at the time that while Sinatra might not want to portray the character, perhaps someone similar to Steve Lawrence would.〔 Behr named the character Vic Fontaine, a combination of two names he had been planning to use for some time. It wasn't until some time later that Behr realised a similarity in naming between the new character and one from the 1972 film ''The Godfather''. But Lawrence was unavailable and the scene proved too long to be included in the episode, so once again the idea was put on hold. Behr was unsure how to write the character into the show until it became apparent that it could be included as part of the Odo/Kira Nerys relationship after Kira found out about Odo's feelings for her in the episode "Children of Time".〔 Rather than film an individual scene, he decided that an entire 1960s-era Las Vegas themed episode should be created, resulting in the production of "His Way".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vic Fontaine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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