Editing Julian Bashir (section)

==Reception==
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The character of Julian Bashir initially sparked fan criticism.<ref name="Philly.com 1993-12-27">{{cite news|last=Spelling|first=Ian|date=27 December 1993|title=Bashir's A Pain, But Actor Loves Him|url=http://articles.philly.com/1993-12-27/news/25942689_1_jerk-british-television-production-siddig-el-fadil|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Media Network|Philly.com]]|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161900/http://articles.philly.com/1993-12-27/news/25942689_1_jerk-british-television-production-siddig-el-fadil|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Alexander Siddig]] expressed his enthusiasm for the fact that he, with his English accent, unusual screen name at time of casting (Siddig El Fadil), and North African heritage was a main character on a prominent television show despite being not as easily racially identifiable to audiences as many other actors and characters were on TV at the time.<ref>Alexander Siddig. Interview dated 2002. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008KA58 'Crew Dossier: Julian Bashir' featurette], ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season Six'' DVD.</ref>
* In 2016, Bashir was ranked as the 25th most important character of [[Starfleet]] within the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe by [[Wired magazine]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/09/star-treks-100-crew-members-ranked/|title=Star Trek's 100 Most Important Crew Members, Ranked|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=2016-09-05|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-03-20|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
* In 2016, [[Syfy|SyFy]] ranked Bashir as the fifth best of the seven main-cast space doctors of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-major-star-trek-doctor-ranked|title=Every major Star Trek doctor, ranked|last=Roth|first=Dany|date=2016-06-29|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704150923/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-major-star-trek-doctor-ranked|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2018, [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] ranked Bashir the 16th best [[Starfleet]] character of ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-starfleet-members-ranked/|title=Star Trek: The 25 Best Members Of Starfleet, Ranked|date=2018-10-27|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>
* In 2018, [[TheWrap|''The Wrap'']] placed Bashir as 15th out 39 in a ranking of main cast characters of the Star Trek franchise prior to ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/all-39-star-trek-main-characters-ranked-from-spock-to-wesley-photos/|title=All 39 'Star Trek' Main Characters Ranked|date=2018-03-21|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-22}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/902941676 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/902940716 cite #43 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>