Saturday 21 January 2012

2x06: THE SCHIZOID MAN

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 23 January 1989
Stardate: 42437.5
Teleplay By: Tracy Torme
Story By: Richard Manning & Hams Beimler
Directed By: Les Landau

>ABOUT
A dying scientist, Dr Ira Graves, seeks eternal life by transferring his mind and consciousness into Data.

>TRIVIA

  • Suzie Plakson (Lt. Selar) later plays Ambassador K'Ehleyr in the Season 2 episode "The Emissary" & the Season 4 episode "Reunion". She later plays a different character, Q, in the ST: Voyager Season 3 episode "The Q and the Grey".
  • This is the first TNG episode where a torpedo is seen as part of a funeral service.
  • The tune that Graves whistles, even in Data's body is "If Only I Had A Heart" from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz".
  • This is the only episode of TNG where no member of the landing party is 100% human. The landing party is made up of Lt. Commander Data, Lt. Selar, Lt. Worf & Counselor Troi
  • Tasha's and Dexter Remmick's image is displayed during the test for Data.
  • At the end of the episode, Riker asks Data is wrestling with a Klingon Targ rings a bell. This was assumed to have happened off-scene.
  • This is the only episode of TNG in which Data is shown with a beard
  • The exterior of Grave's world is later used for Mariposa in the Season 2 episode "Up the Long Ladder".
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>GUEST STARS
  • W. Morgan Sheppard as Dr. Ira Graves
  • Suzie Plakson as Lt. Selar
  • Barbara Alyn Woods as Kareen Brianon
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Thursday 19 January 2012

2x05: LOUD AS A WHISPER

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 9 January 1989
Stardate: 42477.2
Written By: Jacqueline Zambrano
Directed By: Larry Shaw

>ABOUT
The crew escorts a deaf mediator and shortly after, his translators are killed, leaving him dead in the water  against reuniting two fractions.

>TRIVIA

  • This is the only episode of TNG that was directed by Larry Shaw.
  • This was the first episode of TNG to air in 1989.
  • In the episode's teaser, a minature holographic interface was seen in Picard's ready room. This is one of only two episodes during TNG's run in which a holographic interface is seen. The other episode being "The Child".
  • Howie Seago (Riva) is deaf in real life too.
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
  • Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski
>GUEST STARS
  • Marnie Mosiman, Thomas Oglesby & Leo Damian as Riva's Chorus
  • Howie Seago as Riva
  • Colm Meaney as Transporter Chief
  • Richard Lavin as Warrior 1
  • Chip Heller as Warrior 2
  • John Garrett as Lieutenant
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2x04: THE OUTRAGEOUS OKONA

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 12 December 1988
Stardate: 42402.7
Teleplay By: Burton Armus
Story By: Les Menchen, Lance Dickson, David Landsberg
Directed By: Robert Becker

>ABOUT
The crew meets a roguish leader who is wanted for various crimes committed on two separate worlds.

>TRIVIA
  • Diana Muldaur (Doctor Pulaski) does not appear in this episode.
  • This is the final episode of TNG that was directed by Robert Becker.
  • When Okona asks Data if he has been drunk, Data replies "not from alcohol", yet he was similarly intoxicated by polywater intoxication that acted on programming like alcohol in the Season 1 episode "The Naked Now".
  • Teri Hatcher (Lt. Robinson) went on to play Lois Lane in the television series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman".
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>SPECIAL GUEST STAR
  • Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan
>GUEST STARS
  • William O. Campbell as Captain Thadiun Okona
  • Douglas Rowe as Debin
  • Albert Stratton as Kushell
  • Rosalind Ingledew as Yanar
  • Joe Piscopo as The Comic
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Wednesday 18 January 2012

2x03: ELEMENTARY, DEAR DATA

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 5 December 1988
Stardate: 42286.3
Written By: Brian Alan Lane
Directed By: Rob Bowman

>ABOUT
In an attempt to challenge Data, Geordi creates a holographic advisary with the ability to defeat Data which causes the holographic version of Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, Professor Moriarty to become sentient and threatens Doctor Pulaski's life and the Enterprise.
>TRIVIA
  • Daniel Davis (Professor Moriarty) appears for the first time in the series. He later reappears in the Season 6 episode "Ship in a Bottle".
  • Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) does not appear in this episode.
  • How the holodeck functions is explained for the first time in this episode. As Geordi explains, the program of London they were running was no bigger than the holodeck room, so the computer creates images of distant locations that look real but when touched, the computer pulls you in another direction.
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
  • Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski
>GUEST STARS
  • Daniel Davis as Professor James Moriarty
  • Alan Shearman as Lestrade
  • Biff Menard as Ruffian
  • Diz White as Prostitute
  • Anne Elizabeth Ramsay as Assistant Engineer Clancy
  • Richard Merson as Pie Man
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Saturday 14 January 2012

DVD MENU CHAPTERS: SEASON 4

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, PART II:

  1. A CASUALTY OF WAR
  2. REBUILDING THE ENTERPRISE
  3. "LET GO OF PICARD."
  4. FEDERATION OFFENSIVE
  5. SEPARATE THE MAN FROM THE MACHINE
  6. NEURAL LINK
  7. COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS
  8. ALMOST HUMAN
FAMILY:
  1. SHORE LEAVE
  2. FAMILY VISITS
  3. MEMORIES OF THE PAST
  4. SIBLING RIVALRY
  5. DISCOVERIES
  6. OUT OF CONTROL
  7. HOLOGRAPHIC MESSAGE
  8. FAREWELLS
BROTHERS:
  1. GLITCH
  2. ONE-MAN MUTINY
  3. THE GREAT ESCAPE
  4. REGAINING CONTROL
  5. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
  6. FAMILY REUNION
  7. DOUBLECROSS
  8. IMMORTALITY
SUDDENLY HUMAN:
  1. A HUMAN AMONG ALIENS
  2. THE RESPECT DUE A CAPTAIN
  3. FATHER FIGURE
  4. ORIGINS
  5. PATERNAL AFFECTION
  6. RECOVERED MEMORIES
  7. JOY AND PAIN
  8. PICARD'S DECISION
REMEMBER ME:
  1. OLD FRIENDS
  2. MISSING PERSONS
  3. WARP DRIVE ANOMALY
  4. SPACE-TIME VORTEX
  5. LOSING WESLEY
  6. AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
  7. THE TRAVELLER RETURNS
  8. BRINGING BACK BEVERLY
LEGACY:
  1. RESCUE AT TURKANA IV
  2. HOSTILE RESPONSE
  3. ISHARA YAR
  4. UNEXPECTED HEROISM
  5. LEARNING ABOUT TASHA
  6. BECOMING FRIENDS
  7. ULTERIOR MOTIVES
  8. BROKEN TRUST
REUNION:
  1. AMBASSADOR K'EHLEYR
  2. K'MPEC'S DYING REQUEST
  3. KLINGON WAYS
  4. SONCHI- THE RITE OF SUCCESSION
  5. JA'CHUQ- THE ANCIENT RITUAL
  6. MOLECULAR-DECAY DETONATOR
  7. SEALED RECORDS OF THE KLINGON HIGH COUNCIL
  8. THE RIGHT OF VENGEANCE
FUTURE IMPERFECT:
  1. CAPTAIN RIKER AWAKES
  2. A FEW MINOR CHANGES
  3. ADMIRAL PICARD
  4. FORGOTTEN SON
  5. THE VERGE OF PEACE
  6. A FALSE NOTE
  7. GUILE AND DECEIT
  8. THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
FINAL MISSION:

  1. GOOD NEWS
  2. SHIPWRECKED
  3. TRASH TROUBLES
  4. WELL-GUARDED WATER
  5. A HORRIBLE FATE
  6. THROUGH THE ASTEROID FIELD
  7. THE CAPTAIN IN PERIL
  8. SHOWDOWN
THE LOSS:

  1. GRIEF
  2. EMPATHY LOST
  3. DENIAL
  4. TWO-DIMENSIONAL ENTITIES
  5. RESIGNATION
  6. COUNSEL FOR THE COUNSELLOR
  7. COSMIC STRING
  8. BREAKTHROUGH
DATA'S DAY:
  1. BEARER OF GOOD NEWS
  2. FRIENDLY INTERACTIONS
  3. MATTERS OF THE HEART
  4. DANCING FOOL
  5. ROMULAN RENDEZVOUS
  6. CHASING AN UNTAMED ORNITHOID
  7. INCIDENT IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE
  8. LEARNING, CHANGING, BECOMING
THE WOUNDED:
  1. CARDASSIAN ATTACK
  2. OBSERVERS
  3. TENSION IN THE AIR
  4. 650 SOULS
  5. BITTER MEMORIES
  6. HEART OF DARKNESS
  7. OLD COMRADES
  8. EARNED LOYALTY, MISPLACED TRUST
DEVIL'S DUE:
  1. SCARING THE DICKENS OUT OF DATA
  2. THE LEGEND OF ARDRA
  3. MENDORA, TORAK, FEK'LHR
  4. NEW OWNER OF THE ENTERPRISE
  5. TEMPTATIONS
  6. THE DEVIL AND CAPTAIN PICARD
  7. ARBITRATION BEGINS
  8. JUDGEMENT DAY
CLUES:
  1. THE WORMHOLE
  2. SOMETHING IS WRONG
  3. GATHERING EVIDENCE
  4. A STRANGER IN THE MIRROR
  5. FALSIFIED DATA
  6. THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
  7. CONSPIRACY REVEALED
  8. DEJA VU
FIRST CONTACT:
  1. IMPOSTER
  2. THE INVITATION
  3. EXPLAINING THE PROCESS
  4. ONE VOICE IN THE CHORUS
  5. ALIEN LOVE
  6. MISTAKES
  7. A MARTYR FOR THE CAUSE
  8. THE FATE OF A PLANET
GALAXY'S CHILD:
  1. THE REAL DR. LEAH BRAHMS
  2. ADJUSTMENTS
  3. ACCIDENTAL DEATH
  4. NOT-SO-ROMANTIC INTERLUDE
  5. CAESAREAN BIRTH
  6. ROSE-COLOURED VISOR
  7. FANTASY AND REALITY
  8. WEANING THE BABY
NIGHT TERRORS
  1. SHIP OF CORPSES
  2. PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA
  3. DEAD IN THE WATER
  4. TYKEN'S RIFT
  5. HALLUCINATIONS
  6. THE EDGE OF DESPAIR
  7. ELEMENTAL SOLUTION
  8. NIGHTMARE'S END
IDENTITY CRISIS:
  1. THE ONLY TWO LEFT
  2. ECHOES OF MYSTERIES PAST
  3. FOOTPRINTS
  4. TRANSFORMATION
  5. CHASING SHADOWS
  6. THE CULPRIT
  7. LA FORGE DISAPPEARS
  8. INHUMAN
THE NTH DEGREE:
  1. BARCLAY DE BERGERAC
  2. OPTIC OVERLOAD
  3. BRAVO, BARCLAY
  4. A CHARMING, INTELLIGENT WOMAN
  5. GENIUS UNLEASHED
  6. A HIGHER LEVEL
  7. SUBSPACE DISTORTION
  8. INTERROGATIVE
QPID:
  1. VASH RETURNS
  2. TOURING THE ENTERPRISE
  3. Q'S DEBT
  4. "I AM NOT A MERRY MAN!"
  5. AN UNHAPPY MAID
  6. BETRAYAL
  7. ROBIN TO THE RESCUE
  8. PAID IN FULL
THE DRUMHEAD:
  1. TRAITOR AND SABOTEUR
  2. ADMIRAL SATIE
  3. UNDER SUSPICION
  4. NO EVIDENCE OF SABOTAGE
  5. THE WITCH-HUNT BEGINS
  6. SUBPOENAED
  7. GRAND INQUISITOR
  8. VIGILANCE
HALF A LIFE:
  1. GREETING DR. TIMICIN
  2. COURTSHIP
  3. THE TEST
  4. PREPARING FOR DEATH
  5. THE RESOLUTION
  6. REQUEST FOR ASYLUM
  7. A DAUGHTER'S PLEA
  8. LOVED ONES
THE HOST:
  1. THE MAN IN HER LIFE
  2. TWO MOONS IN CONFLICT
  3. THE TRUE ODAN
  4. TRANSPLANT
  5. A NEW FACE
  6. ALPHA AND BETA
  7. ACCEPTANCE
  8. A HUMAN FAILING
THE MIND'S EYE:
  1. VACATION INTERRUPTED
  2. EMISSARY KELL
  3. BRAINWASHED
  4. THE GUNS OF WAR
  5. SABOTAGE AND SUBTERFUGE
  6. CARGO BAY 4
  7. THE STAGE IS SET
  8. ASSASSIN
IN THEORY:
  1. MAR OSCURA
  2. ROMANCE BLOOMS
  3. ADVICE
  4. THE BOOK OF LOVE
  5. MR. SUAVE
  6. DARK NEBULA HORRORS
  7. PICARD LEADS THE WAY
  8. EMOTIONS
REDEMPTION, PART I:
  1. A KLINGON RESPONSE
  2. FOR THE GOOD OF THE EMPIRE
  3. LEAVE OF ABSENCE
  4. THE FAMILY OF DURAS
  5. TEA WITH LURSA AND B'ETOR
  6. CRY OF THE WARRIOR
  7. INSTALLATION OF GOWRON
  8. THE BEST QUALITIES OF HUMANITY

Friday 13 January 2012

DVD MENU CHAPTERS: SEASON 3

EVOLUTION:

  1. INTO THE STELLAR MATTER
  2. BURDENS OF POTENTIAL
  3. MAIN COMPUTER BREAKDOWN
  4. NOT ORDINARY NANITES
  5. COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
  6. BREAKING THE SHELL
  7. A GESTURE OF TRUST
  8. MOTHERLY ADVICE
THE ENSIGNS OF COMMAND:
  1. THE SHELIAK
  2. TAU CYGNA V
  3. FAILED NEGOTIATIONS
  4. AN EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT
  5. PUBLIC DEBATE
  6. BARELY COMMUNICATING
  7. A LOOPHOLE
  8. CREATIVE THINKING
THE SURVIVORS:
  1. A DEVASTATED PLANET
  2. THE ONLY SURVIVORS
  3. DON'T LISTEN
  4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  5. LURED AWAY
  6. SANCTUARY
  7. ONE ENTITY
  8. A DOUWD
WHO WATCHES THE WATCHERS:
  1. CULTURAL OBSERVATION
  2. MEDICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  3. THE CHOSEN GOD
  4. ESCAPING WITH PALMER
  5. ANGERING THE PICARD
  6. SHOWING NURIA THE MAGIC
  7. JUST AS MORTAL
  8. ONE LAST VISIT
THE BONDING:
  1. AWAY TEAM TRAGEDY
  2. ORPHANED
  3. R'UUSTAI
  4. THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
  5. ILLUSIONS
  6. ALIEN INTRUDER
  7. A SHARED GRIEF
  8. FAMILY FOR ALL TIME
BOOBY TRAP:
  1. UNLUCKY IN LOVE
  2. GHOST SHIP
  3. ENSNARED IN THE TRAP
  4. ENERGY CRISIS
  5. DR. LEAH BRAHMS
  6. MAKING MATTERS WORSE
  7. FLYING WITH ONE PROPELLER
  8. BITTERSWEET GOODBYE
THE ENEMY:
  1. LEFT BEHIND
  2. ROMULAN SURVIVOR
  3. TO SAVE LA FORGE
  4. CENTURION BOCHRA
  5. MUTUAL HATRED
  6. COOPERATION
  7. WORF'S FINAL ANSWER
  8. THE BRINK OF WAR
THE PRICE:
  1. FIRST LOOK
  2. DEVINONI RAL
  3. FERENGI TREACHERY
  4. THROUGH THE WORMHOLE
  5. CALDONIA WITHDRAWS
  6. EMPATH ETHICS
  7. FINAL NEGOTIATIONS
  8. CONFLICT RESOLVED
THE VENGEANCE FACTOR:
  1. ACAMARIAN ATTACK
  2. SOVEREIGN MAROUK
  3. THE LOVELY YUTA
  4. AMBUSH
  5. TRIBAL BLOOD FEUD
  6. ASSASSIN'S VIRUS
  7. OFFER OF AMNESTY
  8. THE TRALESTA CONNECTION
THE DEFECTOR:
  1. SHAKESPEARE IN SPACE
  2. PETITION FOR ASYLUM
  3. TIDINGS OF WAR
  4. A ROMULAN PLOY?
  5. INTERROGATION
  6. ADMIRAL JAROK'S CONFESSION
  7. AN ARSENAL OF WORTHLESS SECRETS
  8. FACE-OFF AT NELVANA III
THE HUNTED:
  1. ANGOSIA III
  2. ELUSIVE AND VIOLENT
  3. ROGA DANAR
  4. A PERFECT SOLDIER
  5. THE PRISONER ESCAPES
  6. CAT AND MOUSE
  7. THE GOOD OF THE MANY
  8. "YOU WILL NOT IGNORE US"
THE HIGH GROUND:
  1. TERRORIST ATTACK
  2. KIDNAPPED
  3. IRRATIONAL ACTS
  4. RIKER'S OFFER
  5. ASSAULT ON THE ENTERPRISE
  6. TWO HOSTAGES
  7. COUNTERSTRIKE
  8. NO MORE KILLING
DEJA Q:
  1. BRE'EL IV
  2. STRIPPED OF ALL POWERS
  3. A PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN
  4. THE CALAMARAIN
  5. HUMAN INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
  6. DEATH OF A COWARD
  7. ONE SELFLESS ACT
  8. A GOING AWAY PRESENT
A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE:
  1. A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
  2. ACCUSATIONS OF MURDER
  3. THE HEARING BEGINS
  4. INSPECTOR KRAG'S HYPOTHESIS
  5. THE WIDOW'S TALE
  6. HEARSAY
  7. PIECING TOGETHER THE TRUTH
  8. THE VERDICT
YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE:
  1. A GHOST FROM THE PAST
  2. ALTERNATE FUTURE
  3. GUINAN'S INTUITION
  4. TO PREVENT A WAR
  5. "DEFEAT IS INEVITABLE"
  6. DOOMED ROMANCE
  7. A MEANINGFUL DEATH
  8. THE ENTERPRISE'S LAST STAND
THE OFFSPRING:
  1. DATA'S CHILD
  2. "IT'S A GIRL"
  3. TEACHING LAL
  4. ADMIRAL HAFTEL INTERFERES
  5. A SYMBOLIC GESTURE OF AFFECTION
  6. CUSTODY HEARINGS
  7. GOING AGAINST ORDERS
  8. FATHER AND DAUGHTER
SINS OF THE FATHER:
  1. EXCHANGE PROGRAM
  2. COMMANDER KURN
  3. THE SONS OF MOGH
  4. CHALLENGE TO THE HIGH COUNCIL
  5. PICARD AS A CHA'DLCH
  6. KHITOMER SURVIVOR
  7. SON OF A TRAITOR
  8. DISCOMMENDATION
ALLEGIANCE:
  1. ALIEN PRISON
  2. COMMON DENOMINATOR
  3. CELLMATES
  4. PUNISHMENT
  5. DINNER FOR TWO
  6. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR
  7. MUTINY
  8. THE TABLES ARE TURNED
CAPTAIN'S HOLIDAY:
  1. THE CAPTAIN NEEDS A VACATION
  2. WELCOME TO PLANET RISA
  3. FERENGI TROUBLE
  4. TIME TRAVELERS
  5. TWO'S COMPANY...
  6. GETTING ALONG
  7. RAIDERS OF THE TOX UTHAT
  8. DESTINY
TIN MAN:
  1. TAM ELBRUN
  2. MISSION BRIEFING
  3. LIVING SPACESHIP
  4. THE ROMULANS ATTACK
  5. TELEPATHIC WARNING
  6. RIGHT OF VENGEANCE
  7. INSIDE THE CREATURE
  8. SUPERNOVA
HOLLOW PURSUITS:
  1. BAD BOY BARCLAY
  2. BUMBLING "LT. BROCCOLI"
  3. AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION
  4. GOOD ADVICE
  5. HOLODECK HERO
  6. BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT
  7. THE GODDESS OF EMPATHY
  8. FACING REALITY
THE MOST TOYS:
  1. TRAGEDY STRIKES
  2. KIVAS FAJO, KIDNAPPER
  3. THE ENTERPRISE MOURNS
  4. PUZZLING OUT THE MYSTERY
  5. PASSIVE RESISTANCE
  6. SABOTAGE
  7. SO CLOSE TO ESCAPE
  8. DATA'S CHOICE
SAREK:
  1. LIVING LEGEND
  2. TEMPERS FLARE
  3. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
  4. PANDEMONIUM
  5. LOYALTY VERSUS DUTY
  6. "ILLOGICAL!"
  7. MIND-MELD
  8. ANGUISH
MENAGE A TROI:
  1. UNWELCOME ADVANCES
  2. SHORE LEAVE
  3. ABDUCTED
  4. RIKER'S GAMBIT
  5. PILLOW TALK AND OO-MOX
  6. HOT ON THE TRAIL
  7. ROMANTIC RIVAL
  8. PROMOTION
TRANSFIGURATIONS:
  1. SHIPWRECK SURVIVOR
  2. MUTATION
  3. A HEALER OF MEN
  4. MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS
  5. INNER POWER
  6. RAISING THE DEAD
  7. THE SINISTER SUNAD
  8. ASCENSION
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, PART I:
  1. NEW PROVIDENCE COLONY
  2. LT. COMMANDER SHELBY
  3. READY TO TAKE COMMAND
  4. "WE HAVE ENGAGED THE BORG."
  5. PLAYING IT SAFE
  6. JUST ANOTHER PAGE IN HISTORY
  7. A HUMAN VOICE FOR THE BORG
  8. THE MOSQUITO'S POINT OF VIEW
  9. LOCUTUS OF BORG, "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."

2x02: WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 28 November 1988
Stardate: 42193.6
Written By: Jack B. Sowards
Directed By: Winrich Kolbe

>ABOUT
The Enterprise enters a mysterious hole in space and encounters an entity who wishes to observe the many ways in which humans die.

>TRIVIA

  • Although not real, this episode marks the first appearance of the Enterprise's sister ship, the USS Yamato. The USS Yamato later re-appears in the Season 2 episode "Contagion" but self-destructs.
  • This is the final time in TNG in which the auto-destruct sequence is set on the Enterprise.
  • With no new sets, this episode is a bottle show.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the new Red Alert lights which entirely flash on and off and they will be used for the rest of the show's run.
  • This is the only episode where Picard says "come in" when the doorbell rings. In all other episodes, he says "come".
  • This is the first episode episode of TNG that is directed by Winrich Kolbe.
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
  • Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski
>GUEST STARS
  • Earl Boen as Nagilum
  • Colm Meaney as Transporter Chief
  • Charles Douglass as Haskell
PLEASE COMMENT!

Thursday 12 January 2012

2x01: THE CHILD

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 21 November 1988
Stardate: 42073.1
Written By: Jaron Summers, Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley
Directed By: Rob Bowman

>ABOUT
Counselor Troi becomes pregnant when a prescence enters her body. When she gives birth to the baby, he rapidly ages and becomes a threat to the crew.

>TRIVIA
  • The bridge set has been modified with lockers at the side of the bridge, the helm and con chairs are rised and Picard's computer control on his chair permanently sticks out.
  • Wesley Crusher is seen wearing a grey officer's uniform for the first time as of this episode. He stops wearing this and is promoted to full Ensign in the Season 3 episode "Menage a Troi".
  • The sickbay set is modified with lights on the bottom of the ceiling.
  • A new set, Ten Forward, is introduced as of this episode, with a new recurring character who tends bar, named Guinan (played by Whoopi Goldberg). According to Counselor Troi in the finale "All Good Things...", Ten Forward was always on the ship as she said there was a reception in Ten Forward after Picard takes command of the Enterprise.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Diana Muldaur (Doctor Pulaski) on the series. Gates McFadden (Doctor Crusher) was renowned from the Season 2 contract because there were disagreements between her and one of the show's producers as to how the Crusher character should develop. However, Muldaur's character, Doctor Pulaski proved unpopular and Gates returned to the series in Season 3 and Muldaur's final episode is the Season 2 finale "Shades of Gray". Dr Crusher was explained in the show to have left the ship to go to Starfleet Medical.
  • Riker is seen with a beard for the first time as of this episode. Apparently actor Jonathan Frakes had planned to shave his beard before returning for TNG's second season, but Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry told Frakes the beard looked good and asked him to keep it so Frakes did. Riker later shaves his beard in the film ST: Insurrection.
  • The warp drive visual effect, shown inside the Enterprise, debuts in this episode.
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
  • Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
>SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
  • Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski
>SPECIAL GUEST STAR
  • Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan
>GUEST STARS
  • Colm Meaney as Transporter Chief
  • R.J. Williams as Ian
  • Seymour Cassel as Hester Dealt
  • Dawn Arnemann as Miss Gladstone
  • Zachary Benjamin as Young Ian
  • Dore Keller as Crewman
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SEASON 2 EPISODE GUIDE





  1. THE CHILD
  2. WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE
  3. ELEMENTARY, DEAR DATA
  4. THE OUTRAGEOUS OKONA
  5. LOUD AS A WHISPER
  6. THE SCHIZOID MAN
  7. UNNATURAL SELECTION
  8. A MATTER OF HONOR
  9. THE MEASURE OF A MAN
  10. THE DAUPHIN
  11. CONTAGION
  12. THE ROYALE
  13. TIME SQUARED
  14. THE ICARUS FACTOR
  15. PEN PALS
  16. Q WHO
  17. SAMARITAN SNARE
  18. UP THE LONG LADDER
  19. MANHUNT
  20. THE EMISSARY
  21. PEAK PERFORMANCE
  22. SHADES OF GRAY
NOTE: EPISODES IN BALD MEANS THERE IS A POST CREATED FOR THEM.

DVD MENU CHAPTERS: SEASON 2

THE CHILD:

  1. RANDOM ENERGY TRANSFERENCE
  2. AN UNEXPLAINED PREGNANCY
  3. PLASMA PLAGUE
  4. IAN ANDREW
  5. DEADLY CARGO
  6. ADVICE FROM GUINAN
  7. EICHNER RADIATION
  8. PERMISSION TO STAY
WHERE SILENCE HAS LEASE:
  1. WORF'S CALISTHENICS PROGRAMME
  2. MORGANA QUADRANT
  3. INSIDE THE VOID
  4. PHANTOM SHIP
  5. NAGILUM
  6. DESTROY THE ENTERPRISE
  7. FACING DEATH
  8. COMMON GROUND
ELEMENTARY, DEAR DATA:
  1. THE VICTORY
  2. DEDUCTIVE REASONING
  3. IN ORIGINAL MYSTERY
  4. THE GAME IS AFOOT
  5. PROFESSOR MORIARTY
  6. BAITING THE HOOK
  7. MORE THAN A HOLOGRAM
  8. IN PERFECT ORDER
THE OUTRAGEOUS OKONA:
  1. CAPTAIN OKONA, AT YOUR SERVICE
  2. QUALITIES OF A ROGUE
  3. A "TOUGH ROOM"
  4. SEEKING A CRIMINAL
  5. ANCIENT MORALITY PLAY
  6. MAKING A STAND
  7. THE RIGHTFUL HEIR
  8. NEW JOKES
LOUD AS A WHISPER:

  1. PICARD'S AWAY TEAM
  2. RIVA'S CHORUS
  3. EMOTIONAL REVELATIONS
  4. SILENT WORDS
  5. FAILED NEGOTIATIONS
  6. WITHDRAWN MEDIATOR
  7. A PEACEMAKER'S SECRETS
  8. ADVANTAGE FROM DISADVANTAGE
THE SCHIZOID MAN:
  1. DR. IRA GRAVES
  2. DARNAY'S DISEASE
  3. WALKING PURGATORY
  4. DATA'S ODD BEHAVIOUR
  5. HUMAN EMOTION
  6. TWO PERSONALITIES
  7. MAN AND MACHINE
  8. TERMINATE THE EXPERIMENT
UNNATURAL SELECTION:
  1. DISTRESS CALL
  2. U.S.S. LANTREE
  3. DARWIN GENETIC RESEARCH STATION
  4. THE CHILDREN
  5. INFECTED
  6. ADAPTIVE ANTIBODIES
  7. OUT OF TIME
  8. BEAMING BACK
A MATTER OF HONOR:
  1. OFFICER EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
  2. KLINGON DELICACIES
  3. LOYALTY TO THE PAGH
  4. A NEW LIFE FORM
  5. NO OLD WARRIORS
  6. ATTACK INTENTIONS
  7. CHARGE INTO DESTRUCTION
  8. "I'M YOUR CAPTAIN NOW."
THE MEASURE OF A MAN:
  1. A POKER FACE
  2. MADDOX'S PROPOSAL
  3. DATA RESIGNS
  4. PROPERTY OF STARFLEET
  5. THE HEARING BEGINS
  6. SLAVERY
  7. A SENTIENT BEING
  8. THE RULING
THE DAUPHIN:
  1. VISITORS FROM KLAVDIA III
  2. THE LAST AND ONLY CHANCE
  3. RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
  4. ANYA TAKES ACTION
  5. REAL FEELINGS
  6. ARRIVAL AT DALED IV
  7. READY FOR WHAT AWAITS
  8. MEMORIES OF HUMANITY
CONTAGION:
  1. U.S.S. YAMATO
  2. ICONIA
  3. SYSTEM FAILURES
  4. ALIEN COMPUTER PROGRAM
  5. A MUTUAL PROBLEM
  6. THE GATEWAY
  7. DAMAGED
  8. COMPLETE SHUTDOWN
THE ROYALE:
  1. PUZZLING DEBRIS
  2. "WELCOME TO THE HOTEL ROYALE."
  3. FIVE CARD CHARLIE
  4. OUT OF CONTACT
  5. HUMAN REMAINS
  6. BLENDING IN
  7. ALL PART OF THE NOVEL
  8. FOREIGN INVESTORS
TIME SQUARED:
  1. OWON EGGS
  2. ANOTHER PICARD
  3. OUT OF PHASE
  4. FROM THE FUTURE
  5. THE BREAKING POINT
  6. ENERGY VORTEX
  7. THE CYCLE MUST END
  8. INTO THE VORTEX
THE ICARUS FACTOR:
  1. A PROMOTION FOR RIKER
  2. CIVILIAN ADVISOR
  3. WORF'S ECCENTRICITIES
  4. COMPETITIVE FATHER
  5. FEELINGS OF SADNESS
  6. KLINGON RITE OF ASCENSION
  7. ANBO-JYTSU COMPETITION
  8. CHANGE OF HEART
PEN PALS:
  1. DANGEROUS PLANETARY EVENTS
  2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMAND
  3. WHISPER FROM THE DARKNESS
  4. AUTHORITY AND JUDGEMENT
  5. MORAL CERTITUDES
  6. GETTING IN DEEPER
  7. SARJENKA
  8. OBLIGATIONS BEYOND DUTY
Q WHO:
  1. FIRST IMPRESSIONS
  2. SEARCHING FOR THE CAPTAIN
  3. A HOMELESS ENTITY
  4. PROTECT YOURSELF
  5. BORG ATTACK
  6. INSIDE THE BORG SHIP
  7. TERMINATE THIS ENCOUNTER
  8. THEY WILL BE COMING...
SAMARITAN SNARE:
  1. A MATTER OF IMAGE
  2. THE PAKLEDS
  3. PERCEIVING GREAT DANGER
  4. STRAIGHT QUESTIONS
  5. REMINISCING PAST LESSONS
  6. NO OPTIONS
  7. DECEPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
  8. NOT A COMMONPLACE MAN
UP THE LONG LADDER:
  1. S.O.S FROM THE FICUS SECTOR
  2. "KLINGONS DO NOT FAINT."
  3. WORF THE ROMANTIC
  4. BOWING TO THE ABSURD
  5. SHIPBOARD PLEASURES
  6. NOT QUITE DESCENDANTS
  7. CLONED
  8. AVAILABLE BREEDING STOCK
MANHUNT:
  1. UNEXPECTED BETAZED
  2. INTIMATE DINNER
  3. QUADRUPLED SEX DRIVE
  4. THE OFFICE OF DIXON HILL
  5. LWAXANA'S OTHER INTERESTS
  6. REX'S BAR
  7. ONE HELL OF A DEAL
  8. ALL IN A DAYS WORK
THE EMISSARY:
  1. "TALK OR PLAY."
  2. PROBE INTERCEPTION
  3. K'EHLEYR'S MISSION
  4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  5. ORDERS TO RELAX
  6. THE T'ONG AWAKENS
  7. FACE TO FACE
  8. MORE THAN HONOUR
PEAK PERFORMANCE:
  1. MASTER STRATEGIST
  2. THE HONOUR IS TO SERVE
  3. U.S.S. HATHAWAY
  4. KOLRAMI'S PREJUDICE
  5. ANDROID HAND-HOLDING
  6. THE HUNT BEGINS
  7. FERENGI WARSHIP
  8. KLINGON GUILE
SHADES OF GRAY:
  1. UNIDENTIFIED MICROBE
  2. PREDATORY IN NATURE
  3. THE INFECTION SPREADS
  4. STIMULATED R.E.M. STATE
  5. INTENSIFIED MEMORIES
  6. ENDORPHIN SENSITIVITY
  7. PRIMAL EMOTIONS
  8. "YOU'RE STILL HERE?"

Wednesday 11 January 2012

1x25: THE NEUTRAL ZONE

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 16 May 1988
Stardate: 41986.0
Teleplay By: Maurice Hurley
Story By: Deborah McIntyre and Mona Clee
Directed By: James L. Conway

>ABOUT
While on an important mission for a first-hand encounter with the Romulans over destroyed Federation and Romulan outposts, three humans who have been in cryogenic sleep are re-awakened and have a hard time settling into the new environment.
>TRIVIA

  • Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) does not appear in this episode.
  • This episode marks the final appearance of Gates McFadden (Doctor Crusher) until the Season 3 debut episode "Evolution".
  • Marc Alaimo (Tebok) makes a second appearance as a different character in TNG. 
  • This is the first episode where the Borg are mentioned, although at this point their presence is unknown.
  • This episode marks the first time a year is referenced in relation to the time setting of the Star Trek series. The year is 2364.
  • Associate Producer Peter Lauritson makes an uncredited appearance as Clare Raymond's living relative in the 24th century.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the Romulans on TNG.
  • Worf mentions that the Romulans killed his parents at an attack on Khitomer when they were supposed to be the Klingon's allies, however the Season 4 episode "Reunion" references that the Klingons and Romulans have been blood enemies for centuries.
  • This is 2 of 3 episodes of TNG that is directed by James L. Conway, the last being the Season 6 episode "Frame of Mind".
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
>GUEST STARS
  • Marc Alaimo as Tebok
  • Anthony James as Thei
  • Leon Rippy as L.Q. "Sonny" Clemonds
  • Gracie Harrison as Clare Raymond
  • Peter Mark Richman as Ralph Offenhouse
OPINIONS AND VIEWS ARE WELCOME. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS EPISODE.

1x24: CONSPIRACY

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 9 May 1988
Stardate: 41775.5
Teleplay By: Tracy Torme
Story By: Robert Sabaroff
Directed By: Cliff Bole

>ABOUT
Picard suspects a conspiracy in the highest ranks of Starfleet and the Enterprise returns to Earth to demand an answer as to what's happening.

>TRIVIA
  • Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) does not appear in this episode.
  • A noticed filming error was when Riker tells Geordi to increase to warp 6 and Geordi replies "aye sir, full impulse". However, most Star Trek sources and sites do not include this piece of information because they believe it to be "nitpicking".
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Earth on TNG. 
  • When Data is commenting on the orders he has read, the computer responds "thank you, sir, I comprehend". This is the only time in all of Star Trek when a computer uses the first-person narrative "I".
  • While the producers had originally intended for storyline of this episode to lead to the Season 2 episode "Q Who" and for the parasites to be the Borg, budget costs prevented this from happening.
  • Robert Schenkkan (Lt. Cmdr. Remmick) and Ward Costello (Gregory Quinn) make a final appearance in this episode.
>STARRING
  • Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
>GUEST STARS
  • Henry Darrow as Savar
  • Ward Costello as Gregory Quinn
  • Robert Schenkkan as Dexter Remmick
  • Ray Reinhardt as Aaron
  • Jonathan Farwell as Walker Keel
  • Michael Berryman as Captain Rixx
  • Ursaline Bryant as Captain Tryla Scott
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Tuesday 10 January 2012

DVD MENU CHAPTERS: SEASON 1

ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT:
  1. STARDATE 41153.7 DESTINATION: DENEB IV
  2. A DANGEROUS, SAVAGE CHILD-RACE
  3. NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
  4. WE SURRENDER
  5. PROSECUTE AND JUDGE
  6. TEST US
  7. FARPOINT STATION
  8. THE NEW FIRST OFFICER
  9. ADMIRAL BONES
  10. A TERRIBLE LONELINESS AND DESPAIR
  11. DATA
  12. THE UNDERSIDE OF FARPOINT
  13. PERIMETER ALERT
  14. THE OLD BANDI CITY
  15. CIVILISED CONDUCT
  16. NOT MERELY A VESSEL
  17. GREAT JOY AND GRATITUDE
  18. "LET'S SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE..."
THE NAKED NOW:
  1. THEY'RE ALL DEAD
  2. BURNING UP
  3. INTOXICATION
  4. OUT OF UNIFORM
  5. THE COLLAPSING STAR
  6. MY DEAR CAPTAIN
  7. REPULSOR BEAM
  8. IT NEVER HAPPENED
CODE OF HONOR:
  1. LIGON II, STARDATE 41235.25
  2. A SIGN OF RESPECT
  3. UNFRIENDLY ACTS
  4. HONOUR IS EVERYTHING
  5. THE CHALLENGE
  6. THE HUMAN EQUATION
  7. A STRUGGLE TO THE DEATH
  8. CIVILISED BEHAVIOR
THE LAST OUTPOST:
  1. THE FERENGI
  2. A FLOATING TARGET
  3. TERMS OF SURRENDER
  4. THE TKON EMPIRE
  5. TRADE
  6. ENERGY COLLECTORS
  7. PORTAL
  8. KNOW YOUR ENEMY
WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE:
  1. EMPTY SPACE
  2. THE KOSINSKI SCALE
  3. SUCH DANGEROUS NONSENSE
  4. THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
  5. THOUGHT AND REALITY
  6. A GENIUS
  7. THE TRAVELLER
  8. ACTING ENSIGN
LONELY AMONG US:
  1. THE ENERGY CLOUD
  2. TEMPORARY MENTAL ABERRATION
  3. SUDDEN VULNERABILITY
  4. ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR RIKER
  5. A FEELING OF DUALITY
  6. UNDER ALIEN INFLUENCE
  7. AN ENTITY
  8. "P" FOR PICARD
JUSTICE:
  1. SHORE LEAVE
  2. THE EDO
  3. A WARNING
  4. THE PUNISHMENT ZONE
  5. A PEOPLE OF LAW
  6. RETURN MY CHILD
  7. A NEMESIS
  8. THE QUESTION OF JUSTICE
THE BATTLE:
  1. BAITING THE TRAP
  2. THE BATTLE OF MAXIA
  3. THE STARGAZER
  4. A FALSE CONFESSION
  5. PHANTOMS OF THE PAST
  6. AN OLD DEBT
  7. RELIVING THE PAST
  8. DESTROY THE SPHERE
HIDE AND Q:
  1. ADMIRAL Q
  2. A DEADLY GAME
  3. PENALTY BOX
  4. THE POWER OF THE Q
  5. HUMAN COMPULSION
  6. A PROMISE
  7. POWER CORRUPTS
  8. GIFTS OF AFFECTION
HAVEN:
  1. GENETIC BONDING
  2. TOO MUCH HONESTY
  3. WYATT
  4. A PLAGUE SHIP
  5. PETTY BICKERING
  6. IMZADI
  7. THE TARELLIANS
  8. ARIANA
THE BIG GOODBYE:
  1. DIXON HILL, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
  2. THE JARADAN RENDEZVOUS
  3. WEALTHY SOCIALITE MURDERED
  4. A HEP LOOKING BROAD
  5. NOT A GAME
  6. CYRUS REDBLOCK
  7. THE BIG GOODBYE
  8. WORDS OF GREETING
DATALORE:
  1. WELCOME HOME
  2. A DEAD WORLD
  3. LORE
  4. MY BROTHER
  5. LESS PERFECT
  6. THE GREAT CRYSTAL ENTITY
  7. WESLEY'S SUSPICIONS
  8. HUMAN QUALITIES
ANGEL ONE:
  1. ANGEL ONE
  2. A MATRIARCHIAL SOCIETY
  3. THE ODIN SURVIVORS
  4. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
  5. RAMSEY
  6. THE VIRUS
  7. MORAL IMPERATIVE
  8. THE FORCE OF EVOLUTION
11001001:
  1. STARBASE 74
  2. ENHANCEMENTS
  3. BOURBON ST. BARN, 1958
  4. ABANDON SHIP
  5. THE BYNARS
  6. AUTODESTRUCT SEQUENCE
  7. FILE 11001001
  8. NOT MINUET
TOO SHORT A SEASON:
  1. ADMIRAL MARK JAMESON
  2. IVERSON'S DISEASE
  3. GETTING YOUNGER
  4. REVENGE
  5. AN ARMED MISSION
  6. LET ME GO
  7. THE BLOOD CUT
  8. GOLDEN HAIR
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS:
  1. ALDEA
  2. THE CHILDREN
  3. HONOURED GUESTS
  4. THE CUSTODIAN
  5. NEGOTIATIONS
  6. TERMINALLY ILL
  7. PASSIVE RESISTANCE
  8. GOING HOME
HOME SOIL:
  1. VELARA III
  2. THE TERRAFORMING PROJECT
  3. THE LASER DRILL
  4. INORGANIC LIFE
  5. TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
  6. BAGS OF MOSTLY WATER
  7. A STATE OF WAR
  8. MORE LIGHT, PLEASE
COMING OF AGE:
  1. ADMIRAL QUINN
  2. THE FOUR FINALISTS
  3. UNDER INVESTIGATION
  4. JAKE
  5. INTERROGATING THE OFFICERS
  6. REMMICK'S REPORT
  7. THE PSYCH TEST
  8. FINAL DECISIONS
HEART OF GLORY:
  1. A DISTURBANCE IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE
  2. THE TALARIAN FREIGHTER
  3. KLINGON GUESTS
  4. DEATH RITUAL
  5. THE MARK OF A WARRIOR
  6. PRISONERS
  7. KORRIS ESCAPES
  8. THE CHALLENGE OF DESTINY
THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM:
  1. MINOS
  2. CAPTAIN RICE
  3. STRANDED
  4. A DISAPPEARING TARGET
  5. STAY AWAKE
  6. SAUCER SEPARATION
  7. THE ECHO PAPA 607
  8. FINAL ATTACK
SYMBIOSIS:
  1. THE DELOS SYSTEM
  2. THE SANCTION
  3. ORNARAN/BREKKIAN DISPUTE
  4. FELICIUM
  5. FALSE PLAGUE
  6. VOLUNTARY ADDICTION
  7. NON-INTERFERENCE
  8. ONLY ONE DECISION
SKIN OF EVIL:
  1. VAGRA II
  2. ARMUS
  3. A MEANINGLESS ACT
  4. THE EMPTINESS
  5. RIKER IS ABSORBED
  6. ENTERTAIN ME
  7. FILLED WITH RAGE
  8. TASHA'S FAREWELL
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS:
  1. TIME DISTORTION
  2. PERSONAL ISSUES
  3. VANDOR IV
  4. JENICE
  5. BETWEEN TWO DIMENSIONS
  6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  7. THE MANHEIM EFFECT
  8. A PROPER GOODBYE
CONSPIRACY:
  1. CODE 47
  2. SECRET MEETING
  3. CANCER WITHIN THE RANKS
  4. EARTH
  5. INFECTED OFFICERS
  6. A PARASITE
  7. ONE OF US
  8. THE MOTHER CREATURE
THE NEUTRAL ZONE:
  1. ANCIENT CAPSULE
  2. FROZEN PEOPLE
  3. WELCOME TO THE 24TH CENTURY
  4. HOSTILE INTENTIONS
  5. ADJUSTMENTS
  6. THE MISSING OUTPOSTS
  7. THE ROMULANS
  8. MUCH TO LEARN

Monday 9 January 2012

1x23: WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS

>EPISODE INFORMATION
Original Air Date: 2 May 1988
Stardate: 41697.9
Written By: Deborah Dean Davis and Hannah Louise Shearer
Directed By: Robert Becker

>ABOUT
Picard is reunited with an old flame, who's husband is responsible for a time distortion affect which is affecting the Enterprise.

>TRIVIA
  • This is one of two episodes that was directed by Robert Becker. The next episode is "The Outrageous Okona".
  • Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) does not appear in this episode, neither does Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar), although Crosby remained in the opening credits for the remainder of Season 1.
  • When Data attempts to determine which version of him is in the correct time distortion, he uses a contraction when he says "Me! It's me!".
  • Lance Spellerberg (Chief Herbert) makes a first appearance in this episode. He also appears in the Season 2 episode "The Icarus Factor".
>STARRING

  • Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
  • Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker
  • LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge
  • Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
  • Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
  • Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
  • Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
>GUEST STARS
  • Michelle Phillips as Jenice Manheim
  • Rod Loomis as Paul Manheim
  • Isabel Lorca as Gabrielle
  • Dan Kern as Lt. Dean
  • Jean-Paul Vignon as Edourd
  • Kelly Ashmore as Francine
  • Lance Spellerberg as Chief Herbert
OPINIONS AND VIEWS ARE WELCOME. PLEASE USE THE COMMENT BOX.