Deep Space Nine - Little Green Men

 Plot: Quark, Nog, and Rom somehow end up being captured by the US military in 1947 Roswell, NM.

This is widely accepted as the best "Ferengi Comedy" of DS9 and sports a respectable 8.5 IMDB rating. I wish I could agree. Certainly, its good Ferengi Comedy, but that's a low bar, isn' t it? Despite the presense of Charles Napier as a cigar chomping US General, Odo saving the day, and a few good liners by Quark, its a comedy that far outlives its one joke punchline. Other problems:

• It takes a dull 15 minutes to get to 1947 New Mexico
• The Producers anti-tobacco message is hammered home with all the nuance of a non-stop jackhammmer.  Hey, we get it - guy. Don't smoke.
• Even for DS9 the reason for the time-travel makes zero sense.
• Too much Rom and Nog.
• Last 10 minutes is the equivilent to people running down halls. 
• Its incredibly low budget.  Our heroes never get out of two rooms on a military base. 
• The 1940s Americans are shown as complete morons and fools. Even the Government scientist is a complete idiot.  Supposedly, the liberal producers wanted to parody those 1950s SF movies about aliens invading the earth.  Except, the parody isn't funny, its just dull.

 Summary: For a Ferengi comedy I liked it more than most. Rating **