On 01-31-98 Evil Doctor wrote to Maureen Goldman... 
 
 MG> Do you think that Garak is modelled on 007 in a sort of skewed 
 MG> way?  I can see him as Bond having fallen out of favor, forced 
 MG> to be a tailor.  This also isn't too dissimilar to Steven 
 MG> Seagal's disgraced former Navy SEAL turned cook in "Under 
 MG> Seige" although Garak is considerably less physical. 
 
 ED>      Garak actually would be more at home in the John Le Carre spy 
 ED> world.  His novels show spies as less than glamourous, often 
 ED> without any moral compass, and having to rely on what few 
 ED> wits they have left than on tech gadgets. 
 
 ED>      Remember Garak's bemused reaction to the Bond-type fantasy in 
 ED> "Our Man Bashir": "I think I joined the wrong service." 
 
 Thanks for reminding me!  I think it was one of the first 
 instances when he was less than coy about his former role. 
 After a while he seemed to change toward an attitude of "oh, 
 heck, the cat's out of the bag, so why deny it?" 
 
 I was somewhat disappointed that Garak's role wasn't explored 
 more in the Occupation Arc.  To me, he seemed in a position to 
 become a turncoat or at least be tempted to betray his Starfleet 
 pals in order to reinstance himself as a good Cardassian. 
 
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