Star Trek TNG List of Lists compiled by Mark Holtz (Revised April 1, 1992) [NOTE: I still have about 3.4" of material to be added or corrected to these lists. If you submitted a change, and they're not included, they're still on a printout. ;)] DISCLAIMER: "Star Trek", "Enterprise", and all other related items are copyright and trademarks of Paramount Communications. Any infringement of these lists on Paramount's legitimate copyright and trademarks are purely unintentional, and will be corrected upon proper notification. These lists are for the enjoyment of the reader only, and may not be sold. Some items in these lists are taken from Mike Brown's "ST:TNG Program Guide", and no copyright infringement is intended. This list is only intended to supplement Mr. Brown's guide, not replace it. You are highly recommended to purchase Mr. Brown's guide. This is the Star Trek TNG Lists of Lists. It contains a listing of all the episodes for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" TV series, plus some added notes. (Due to length considerations, there is a separate TOS/TAS, Movies, and DS9 List of Lists) This list comes out around the 1st and 16th of every month, except July and August, when it will come out on the 1st only. However, a posting may not come out due to events beyond my control. If you are wondering why I compile these lists, it is strictly out of the enjoyment of "Star Trek", and enjoy a wealth of information from other people who post on the electronic networks. After being irritated by the ever constant requests for episode lists on Usenet, I decided that, in the middle of 1990, to post a list of episodes on a regular basis. It soon grew from that, and, with the contributions of other people, these lists grew to what you see today. (And still growing). The only payment I ask is thanks and contributions, I am not making a dime off these compilations. To contact the compiler, try the following e-mail addresses: Usenet: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (preferred) Compuserve: Use Usenet gateway Fidonet Netmail: Mark Holtz@1:203/53.5 (The Itchy & Scratchy Show) US Snail: Mark Holtz c/o Valley Mfg. & Eng. Co. 11358 Amalgam Way, Unit 2 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Special Requests for Lists: This list is NOT available from the author at sactoh0. However, FTP sites, BBSs, and e-mail servers are available to requests. Table of Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Air Schedule Brief Descriptions Also Rumored "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Episode Listings Cast Listings Season 1-5 Episode Listings Syndication Notes Changes from season to season Major Species Appearances Audio Problems? Stardates Working Titles What is canon? Ranks and Insignia Picard Surrenders Picard Violates The Prime Directive Command Offered To Commander Riker Saucer Separation Shuttlecraft Family Relations Attempts At Self-Destruct Time Travel The Crew Taken Over Enterprise Exceeds Warp Limits TOS Crossovers in TNG Trek in Other Lands Security Codes Convention Hints How Many Episodes? Birthdays The Merry Men (and Women) of Qpid Money In The Future Religion In The Future Did you know . . . In-Jokes Differences in "Encounter At Farpoint" Operation SNAFU Data Using Contractions Mike Brown's Program Guide Thanks to . . . . Wesley Eugene "Gene" Roddenberry 12345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567 "On the next exciiiiting episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION" REMEMBER: All information in this section is rumor, and comes from various sources, including Usenet's rec.arts.startrek.info. Most of the information below has appeared previously on the electronic networks. Also, all information is subject to change. Sat. Date Week Of Episode Title ========= ============= =============================== Mar 28 92 Mar 30-Apr 5 The First Duty Apr 4 92 Apr 6-Apr 12 New Ground *>REPEAT<* Apr 11 92 Apr 13-Apr 19 Hero Worship *>REPEAT<* Apr 18 92 Apr 20-Apr 26 Cost of Living Apr 25 92 Apr 27-May 3 The Perfect Mate [The following is rumor only] May 2 92 May 4-May 10 Imaginary Friend May 9 92 May 11-May 17 Violations *>REPEAT<* May 16 92 May 18-May 24 The Masterpiece Society *>REPEAT<* May 23 92 May 25-May 31 I, Borg May 30 92 Jun 1-Jun 7 The Next Phase Jun 6 92 Jun 8-Jun 14 [Episode 225] Jun 13 92 Jun 15-Jun 21 Conundrum *>REPEAT<* Jun 20 92 Jun 22-Jun 28 [Episode 226] *>Season Finalle<* Jun 27 92 Jun 30-Jul 5 Power Play *>REPEAT<* Jul 4 92 Jul 6-Jul 12 Ethics *>REPEAT<* Jul 11 92 Jul 13-Jul 19 The Outcast *>REPEAT<* Jul 18 92 Jul 20-Jul 26 Cause And Effect *>REPEAT<* Jul 25 92 Jul 27-Aug 2 The First Duty *>REPEAT<* Aug 1 92 Aug 3-Aug 9 Cost of Living *>REPEAT<* Aug 8 92 Aug 10-Aug 16 The Perfect Mate *>REPEAT<* Aug 15 92 Aug 17-Aug 23 Imaginary Friend *>REPEAT<* Aug 22 92 Aug 24-Aug 30 I, Borg *>REPEAT<* Aug 29 92 Aug 31-Sep 6 The Next Phase *>REPEAT<* Sep 5 92 Sep 7-Sep 13 [Episode 225] *>REPEAT<* Sep 12 92 Sep 14-Sep 20 [Episode 226] *>REPEAT<* Sep 19 92 Sep 21-Sep 27 *>Season Six Premere<* The First Duty - Wesley is involved in a cover-up of a fatal shuttlecraft accident at the Starfleet Academy. Picard and Beverly travel to the academy to find out what's going on. Ray Walston ("My Favorite Martian") playes Boothby, the Academy groundskeeper. Cost of Living - Lwaxana Troi returns, and she is taking Alexander under her wing. The Perfect Mate - An alien shapeshifter appears to all the men on the ship as the perfect woman. Imaginary Friend - An alien assumes the role of a little girl's imaginary friend. GUINAN RETURNS!!!!! I, Borg - The Enterprise recovers a single adolescent Borg male, and must decide what to do with him. Geordi is the one who try to reform the boy. (Sounds a lot like Vendetta) The Next Phase - [Episode 225] - [Episode 226] - Also Rumored . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dueling Q's - This story may be cancelled due to cost overruns. However, if this story goes through, it will feature our friend Q and another Q in some sort of Oylmpiad. Guess where our friend Q is going to recruit his team from. And the other Q may be William Campbell or Corbin Bersen. "Origins" - Features Q and reveals Guinan's past. - Picard and Q switch places for a day. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- "Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of the starship Enterprise it's continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before." "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Regular Crew (includes major repeated guests) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Starring . . . Patrick Stewart - Captain Jean-Luc Picard - Locutus of Borg (The Best of Both Worlds) - also directed: In Theory, Hero Worship Jonathan Frakes - Commander William Riker (First Officer) - Odan (The Host) - also directed: The Offspring, Reunion, The Drumhead, Cause and Effect Also Starring . . . LeVar Burton - Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge (Chief Engineer) (Season 2 - Lieutenant) (Season 1 - Lieutenant-Junior Grade) Denise Crosby - Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar (Security Chief) (Died in Action on "Skin of Evil") [See also Guest Cast] Michael Dorn - Lieutenant Worf (Security Chief) (Season 1-2 - Lieutenant JG) Michelle Forbes - Ensign Ro (Introduced in Ensign Ro) - See also Guest Cast Whoopi Goldberg - Guinan (Manager - Ten-Forward) Gates McFadden - Commander Beverly Crusher (Chief Medical Officer) (Seasons 1, 3-present) (Crusher was in Starfleet Medical during Season 2) - Choreographer: Data's Day Colm Meaney - Transporter Chief Miles Edward O'Brien Diana Muldaur - Commander Kate Pulaski (Chief Medical Officer-Transferred) (Special Appearances in Season 2) Marina Sirtis - Counselor Deanna Troi (Lt. Commander rank is mentioned in "Encounter At Farpoint", "The Child", "Disaster", and "Conundrum") Brent Spiner - Lt. Commander Data (Second Officer) (listed in Starfleet records as "NFN NMI Data" - No First Name, No Middle Initial - "Measure of a Man") - Lore (Datalore, Brothers) - Dr. Noonian Soong (Brothers) Wil Wheaton - Ensign Wesley Crusher (Seasons 3-4 - Now in Academy) (Seasons 1-3 - Acting Ensign) (Season 1 - Civilian) [See also Guest Cast] Guest Stars ~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: Denise Crosby, Michelle Forbes, and Wil Wheaton are listed as guest stars in the shows mentioned below, thus they are in this section also). Chad Allen - Jono (Suddenly Human) Corbin Bernsen - Q2 (Deja Q) Brian Bosnell - Alexander (New Ground, Ethics, Cost of Living) Cat - Spot (Data's Cat - Data's Day, In Theory) Rosalind Chao - Keiko Ishikawa/O'Brien (Civilian) (Data's Day, The Wounded, Night Terrors, In Theory, Disaster, Violations) Charles Cooper - K'mpec (Sins of the Father, Reunion - Died) Denise Crosby - Lieutenant Tasha Yar (Yesterday's Enterprise) - Romulan Commander in Shadows (The Minds Eye-uncredited, Redemption-uncredited) - Sela (Redemption II, Unification) John DeLancie - Q (Encounter at Farpoint, Hide and Q, Q-Who, Deja Q, Qpid) Elizabeth Dennehby - Commander Shelby (The Best Of Both Worlds) Michelle Forbes - Dara (Half A Life) Matt Frewer - Berlingoff Rasmussen (A Matter Of Time) Susan Gibney - Leah Brahms (Booby Trap, Galaxy's Child) Kelsey Grammer - (Cause and Effect) Jennifer Hetrick - Vash (Captain's Holiday, Qpid - now with Q) Ashley Judd - Ensign Robin Lefler (The Game) (Ashley is a sister of country singer Wynnona Judd) Andreas Katsulas - Tomalak (The Enemy, The Defector, Future Imperfect) DeForest Kelley - "Admiral" (Encounter at Farpoint) Mark Lenard - Sarek (Sarek, Unification I - Died) Carolyn McCormick - Minuet (11001001, Future Imperfect (non-speaking) ) Eric Menyuk - The Traveler (Where No One Has Gone Before, Remember Me) Joanna Miles - Perrin (Sarek, Unification I) Lycia Naff - Ensign Sonya Gomez (Q Who, Samaritan Snare) Bebe Neuwirth - Lanel (First Contact) Leonard Nimoy - Ambassador Spock (Unification II) Joe Piscapo - The Comic (The Outrageous Okona) Suzie Plakson - Dr. Selar (The Schizoid Man) - K'Ehleyr (The Emissary, Reunion - Died) Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - Lwaxana Troi (Haven, Manhunt, Menage a Troi, Half A Life) - TNG Computer Saul Rubinek - Kivas Fajo (The Most Toys) Robert Schenkkan - Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick (Coming of Age, Conspiracy-Died) Dwight Schultz - Lieutenant Reginald "Reg" "Broccoli" Barclay (Hollow Pursuits, The Nth Degree) David Ogden Stiers - Timicin (Half A Life - Ceremonial Death) Carel Struycken - Mr. Homm (Haven, Manhunt, Menage a Troi, Half A Life) Malachi Throne - Pardek (Unification) Beth Toussaint - Ishara Yar (Legacy) Ray Walston - Boothby (First Duty) Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher (The Game, First Duty) Paul Winfield - Tamarian Captain (Darmok) KEY: Eps. - Episode Number according to Paramount Count. Sat. Date - The saturday in which the episode is first sent via satellite to the various stations Week Of - Paramount's Official Week-Of for TNG broadcast PCode - Production Code Number Stardate - First given stardate in episode (if known) Episode Title - Title of the week's episode First Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 1&2. Sep 26 87 Sep 28-Oct 4 721 41153.7 Encounter At Farpoint The crew of the Enterprise is put on trial by a mysterious force called "Q" for all the crimes of mankind. 3. Oct 3 87 Oct 5-Oct 11 103 41209.2 The Naked Now Romance, danger and chaos result when a mysterious contaminant renders the crew of the Enterprise intoxicated. 4. Oct 10 87 Oct 12-Oct 18 104 41235.25 Code Of Honor Kidnapped by aliens known as Ligonians, Lieutenant Tasha Yar battles for her freedom and the welfare of a diseased Federation planet. 5. Oct 18 87 Oct 19-Oct 25 107 41386.4 The Last Outpost Held captive over an unknown planet, the away teams of the USS Enterprise and Ferengi starships must pass an important inquisition by a mysterious life form known as Portal, before they are allowed to continue their journeys through space. 6. Oct 24 87 Oct 26-Nov 1 106 41263.1 Where No One Has Gone Before Teenager Wesley Crusher and a dying alien are the crew's only hope for escape from a bizarre galaxy where thoughts become real. 7. Oct 31 87 Nov 2-Nov 8 108 41249.3 Lonely Among Us Passing through a series of complex energy patterns, the Enterprise crew find themselves trying to solve the mystery surrounding the murder of Assistant Chief Engineer Singh and the altered personalities of Lt. Worf, Dr. Crusher and the Captain. 8. Nov 7 87 Nov 9-Nov 15 109 41255.6 Justice When Wesley is sentenced to death for innocently violating a foreign planet's customs, Captain Picard is forced to chose between negotiating for Wesley's life or adhering to the Federation's prime directive which prohibits interfering with another civilization's way of life. 9. Nov 14 87 Nov 16-Nov 22 110 41723.9 The Battle A thought altering device, controlled by a Ferengi Captain seeking revenge on Picard for his son's death, threatens the life of the Captain and the safety of the Enterprise. 10. Nov 21 87 Nov 23-Nov 29 111 41590.5 Hide And Q The Enterprise is once again challenged by the dangerous and powerful "Q" who offers Riker god-like powers in exchange for Riker's membership in the "Q" continuum. 11. Nov 28 87 Nov 30-Dec 6 105 41294.5 Haven Deanna Troi is caught between her feelings for Riker and her devotion to family customs when she faces a prearranged marriage. 12. Jan 9 88 Jan 11-Jan 17 113 41997.7 The Big Goodbye When the holodecks malfunction, the Captain and two crew members become trapped in San Francisco, 1941, where they are held hostage by murderous gangsters. 13. Jan 16 88 Jan 18-Jan 24 114 41242.4 Datalore Data's android look-alike formulates an evil masterplan that could destroy the Enterprise. 14. Jan 23 88 Jan 25-Jan 31 115 41636.9 Angel One While the away team struggle to save male fugitives on a planet run by women, the Enterprise is ravaged by an highly infectious virus. 15. Jan 30 88 Feb 1-Feb 7 116 41365.9 11001001 The Enterprise is hijacked by an alien species who need the ship's computer to regenerate the one damaged on their own planet. 16. Feb 6 88 Feb 8-Feb 14 112 41309.5 Too Short A Season The Enterprise escorts a Federation admiral to a planet to negotiate the release of hostages, but the planet's governor wants to kill him in revenge for a previous hostage crises that ended in tragedy. 17. Feb 13 88 Feb 15-Feb 21 118 41509.1 When The Bough Breaks Wesley and several children from the Enterprise are kidnapped by a sterile civilization which hopes to use them to rebuild their race. 18. Feb 20 88 Feb 22-Feb 28 117 41463.9 Home Soil A powerful microscopic life form declares war on humans, takes over the Enterprise's lab and computers, and threatens to destroy the ship. 19. Mar 12 88 Mar 14-Mar 20 119 41416.2 Coming Of Age While Wesley endures the grueling Starfleet Academy entrance exam, Captain Picard faces an investigation into his competency as a commander. 20. Mar 19 88 Mar 21-Mar 27 120 41503.7 Heart Of Glory Lt. Worf is torn between his loyalty to the Enterprise and his fierce Klingon heritage when two Klingon fugitives take over the ship. 21. Apr 9 88 Apr 11-Apr 17 121 41798.2 The Arsenal Of Freedom Picard and the away team fight for their lives on a planet run by a computerized weapons system. 22. Apr 16 88 Apr 18-Apr 24 123 Unknown Symbiosis The Enterprise is caught in the middle when two alien races wage a bitter battle over cargo which one of them needs for survival. 23. Apr 23 88 Apr 25-May 1 122 41601.3 Skin Of Evil A rescue mission turns to tragedy when one of the Enterprise officers is killed by an evil alien. 24. Apr 30 88 May 2-May 8 124 41697.9 We'll Always Have Paris Captain Picard is unexpectedly reunited with his first love in the midst of an investigation into lethal time warp experiments. 25. May 7 88 May 9-May 15 125 41775.5 Conspiracy Captain Picard and Commander Riker travel to Earth to investigate a conspiracy in the highest ranks of Starfleet command. 26. May 14 88 May 16-May 22 126 41986.0 The Neutral Zone While traveling to a meeting with hostile Romulans, the crew discovers a ship containing three frozen Americans from the 20th century. Second Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The start of the second season was delayed until late November due to a writer's strike which lasted from March 7, 1988 to August 7, 1988. Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 27. Nov 19 88 Nov 21-Nov 27 127 42073.1 The Child While preparing to transport a deadly plague to a research lab, the crew is stunned by the announcement of Counselor Troi's pregnancy. 28. Nov 26 88 Nov 28-Dec 4 128 42193.6 Where Silence Has Lease The crew is held hostage in a mysterious void by a being who wishes to observe the many ways in which humans die. 29. Dec 3 88 Dec 5-Dec 11 129 42286.3 Elementary, Dear Data Pretending to be Sherlock Holmes, Data uses the holodeck to solve a mystery that threatens Dr. Pulaski's life. 30. Dec 10 88 Dec 12-Dec 18 130 42402.7 The Outrageous Okona While the Enterprise crew play host to a witty renegade captain, Data struggles to acquire a sense of humor. 31. Jan 7 89 Jan 9-Jan 15 132 42477.2 Loud As A Whisper The future of a warring planet depends on a deaf mediator, who suddenly loses his ability to communicate. 32. Jan 21 89 Jan 23-Jan 29 131 42437.5 The Schizoid Man A brilliant but terminally ill scientist seeks eternal life by transferring his mind into Data's body. 33. Jan 28 89 Jan 30-Feb 5 133 42494.8 Unnatural Selection The crew grapples with a mysterious disease which accelerates the aging process, causing humans to die of old age within a matter of days. 34. Feb 4 89 Feb 6-Feb 12 134 42506.5 A Matter Of Honor Riker's loyalties are put to the test when he is assigned to a Klingon vessel which plans to attack the Enterprise. 35. Feb 11 89 Feb 13-Feb 19 135 42523.7 The Measure Of A Man When Data refuses to be disassembled for research purposes, Picard is enlisted to defend his rights in court. 36. Feb 18 89 Feb 20-Feb 26 136 42568.8 The Dauphin Wesley finds romance with the beautiful young ruler of Daled Four whose secret power could destroy the Enterprise and her crew. 37. Mar 18 89 Mar 20-Mar 26 137 42609.1 Contagion The Enterprise's computer system falls prey to a mysterious electronic "virus" which programs the ship to self destruct. 38. Mar 25 89 Mar 27-Apr 2 138 42625.4 The Royale Investigating the discovery of a piece of metal bearing a United States Air Force insignia, the Away Team finds itself trapped in the world of "The Hotel Royale", a novel come to life. 39. Apr 1 89 Apr 3-Apr 9 139 42679.2 Time Squared The U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a Federation shuttle containing an exact double of Captain Picard from six hours in the future. 40. Apr 22 89 Apr 24-Apr 30 140 42686.4 The Icarus Factor Riker's long-lost father reappears on the eve of his departure to become captain on a new starship. 41. Apr 29 89 May 1-May 7 141 42695.3 Pen Pals Data races against time to save the life of a little alien girl on a planet doomed for destruction. 42. May 6 89 May 8-May 14 142 42761.3 Q Who The crew is hurled [a distance of 7,000 light years] by the malevolent "Q", who sets them up for destruction by a race of half-human, half-robot aliens known as the Borg. 43. May 13 89 May 15-May 21 143 42779.1 Samaritan Snare While Picard fights for his life in surgery, Geordi is held hostage by the leaders of an alien race. 44. May 20 89 May 22-May 28 144 42823.2 Up The Long Ladder The crew's rescue of a missing earth colony leads to the discovery of a civilization composed entirely of clones. 45. Jun 17 89 Jun 19-Jun 25 145 42859.2 Manhunt In her search for the perfect mate, Troi's mother beams aboard the Enterprise -- and sets her sights on Captain Picard. 46. Jun 24 89 Jun 26-Jul 2 146 42901.3 The Emissary An official mission becomes a personal matter when Worf's former love is sent to the Enterprise to mediate a dispute between Klingons and the Federation. 47. Jul 8 89 Jul 10-Jul 16 147 42923.4 Peak Performance A simulated war game turns deadly when the crew is ambushed by a Ferengi battleship. 48. Jul 15 89 Jul 17-Jul 23 148 42976.1 Shades Of Gray Commander Riker is struck down by a deadly microbe which invades his central nervous system and attacks his brain. Third Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 49. Sep 23 89 Sep 25-Oct 1 150 43125.8 Evolution The crew fights for survival when a mysterious force attacks the ship's life support systems. 50. Sep 30 89 Oct 2-Oct 8 149 Unknown The Ensigns Of Command Data races against time to save a human colony that's been marked for death by aliens. 51. Oct 7 89 Oct 9-Oct 15 151 43142.4 The Survivors The crew travels to Rana IV, a remote colony where just two of its 11,000 inhabitants have miraculously survived a devastating attack. 52. Oct 14 89 Oct 16-Oct 22 152 43173.5 Who Watches The Watchers Mistakenly believing Captain Picard to be a god, the members of a primitive culture seize Troi and prepare to sacrifice her to him. 53. Oct 21 89 Oct 23-Oct 29 153 43198.7 The Bonding When the ship's archaeologist is killed on a mission led by Worf, the Klingon feels responsible for the son she left behind. 54. Oct 28 89 Oct 30-Nov 5 154 43205.6 Booby Trap The Enterprise is caught in a booby trap that captures the ship and converts its energy into lethal levels of radiation. 55. Nov 4 89 Nov 6-Nov 12 155 43349.2 The Enemy After Geordi is stranded on a storm-ravaged planet, the crew's attempts to rescue him are hindered by an aggressive Romulan warship. 56. Nov 11 89 Nov 13-Nov 19 156 43385.6 The Price Counselor Troi is swept off her feet by a dashing delegate who uses unethical methods to conduct his business on board the Enterprise. 57. Nov 18 89 Nov 20-Nov 26 157 43421.9 The Vengeance Factor The crew's attempts to mediate a violent dispute between warring clans is sabotaged by a mysterious assassin. 58. Dec 30 89 Jan 1-Jan 7 158 43462.5 The Defector A Romulan defector leads the crew into a showdown that could erupt into a full scale war. 59. Jan 6 90 Jan 8-Jan 14 159 43489.2 The Hunted The Enterprise is bombarded by a soldier who is the victim of government mind control which turns him into a violent killer. 60. Jan 27 90 Jan 29-Feb 4 160 43510.7 The High Ground Doctor Crusher's abduction by a radical terrorist group thrusts the crew into an explosive civil war on Rutia Four. 61. Feb 3 90 Feb 5-Feb 11 161 43539.1 Deja Q The crew is surprised by the appearance of their mischievous nemesis, Q. [Additional info: Q is stripped of his powers, and is sent to the Enterprise] 62. Feb 10 90 Feb 12-Feb 18 162 43610.4 A Matter Of Perspective Riker is suspected of murdering a respected scientist who had accused the Enterprise officer of seducing his wife. 63. Feb 17 90 Feb 19-Feb 25 163 43625.2 Yesterday's Enterprise The course of history is altered when a time rift brings a starship Enterprise from the past into the present with a crew which includes Tasha Yar. 64. Mar 10 90 Mar 12-Mar 18 164 43657.0 The Offspring Data becomes a father when he creates an android using a transfer of his own neural programming. [Jonathan Frakes directs] 65. Mar 17 90 Mar 19-Mar 25 165 43685.2 Sins Of The Father When his long-lost brother appears on the Enterprise, Worf is thrust into a life-or-death battle for his family's honor. 66. Mar 24 90 Mar 26-Apr 1 166 43714.1 Allegiance Without the crew's knowledge, Captain Picard is kidnapped and replaced by an evil impostor. 67. Mar 31 90 Apr 2-Apr 8 167 43745.2 Captain's Holiday While on vacation, Picard becomes entangled in the search for a missing weapon from the future. 68. Apr 21 90 Apr 23-Apr 29 168 43779.3 Tin Man The crew is thrust into a deadly showdown with the Romulans over a newly discovered life-form in a remote star system. 69. Apr 28 90 Apr 30-May 6 169 43807.4 Hollow Pursuits The crew struggles to help a young engineer who's obsession with the fantasy world Holodeck is endangering the ship. 70. May 5 90 May 7-May 13 170 43872.2 The Most Toys The crew leave Data for dead when his shuttle craft explodes during a dangerous mission. 71. May 12 90 May 14-May 20 171 43917.4 Sarek The Enterprise is plagued by an outbreak of violence when it is visited by a renowned Vulcan ambassador. 72. May 26 90 May 28-Jun 3 172 43930.7 Menage A Troi The Enterprise is thrown into chaos when Counselor Troi and her mother are kidnapped by the Ferengi. 73. Jun 2 90 Jun 4-Jun 10 173 43957.2 Transfigurations The Enterprise rescues a mysterious humanoid whose remarkable powers affect the entire crew. 74. Jun 16 90 Jun 18-Jun 24 174 43989.1 The Best Of Both Worlds The evil Borg capture Picard in an attempt to conquer the human race. Fourth Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 75. Sep 22 90 Sep 24-Sep 30 175 44001.4 The Best Of Both Worlds-Part II Riker must choose between saving Picard and saving humanity when the Borg use the kidnapped captain as part of their plan to destroy Earth. 76. Sep 29 90 Oct 1-Oct 7 178 44012.3 Family While the Enterprise undergoes repairs on Earth, crew members reunite with family as Picard comes face to face with his jealous brother. 77. Oct 6 90 Oct 8-Oct 14 177 44085.7 Brothers After being summoned home by his elderly creator, Data clashes with his evil brother, Lore. 78. Oct 13 90 Oct 15-Oct 21 176 44143.7 Suddenly Human Picard risks war when he refuses to return a human boy to the alien father who raised him, and may have abused him. 79. Oct 20 90 Oct 22-Oct 28 179 44161.2 Remember Me Wesley's experiment with warp fields result in the mysterious disappearance of the crew. 80. Oct 27 90 Oct 29-Nov 4 180 44215.2 Legacy A rescue mission leads the crew to the birthplace of their late comrade Tasha Yar, where they encounter her mysterious sister. 81. Nov 3 90 Nov 5-Nov 11 181 44246.3 Reunion When Picard is chosen to mediate a Klingon power struggle, Worf confronts the Klingon who disgraced him. [Jonathan Frakes directs.] 82. Nov 10 90 Nov 12-Nov 18 182 44286.5 Future Imperfect After an Away Team mission fails, Riker awakens in sickbay to discover sixteen years have passed and he now commands the Enterprise. 83. Nov 17 90 Nov 19-Nov 25 183 44307.3 Final Mission After being accepted to Starfleet Academy, Wesley accompanies Picard on a final mission, only to find himself struggling to keep the captain alive. 84. Dec 29 90 Dec 31-Jan 6 184 44356.9 The Loss Counselor Troi resigns her post after experiencing a mysterious loss of her empathetic powers. 85. Jan 5 91 Jan 7-Jan 13 185 44390.1 Data's Day A friend's impending wedding compounds Data's confusion about the nuances of human feelings. 86. Jan 26 91 Jan 28-Feb 3 186 44429.6 The Wounded Picard must stop a renegade Federation starship which is making unprovoked attacks on a former enemy's ship. 87. Feb 2 91 Feb 4-Feb 10 187 44474.5 Devil's Due Picard fights to save a terrorized planet from a powerful woman who claims to be the devil. 88. Feb 9 91 Feb 11-Feb 17 188 44502.7 Clues Picard and the crew are shocked to discover that Data is lying to them. [Additional note: The Enterprise travels through a worm hole in which most of the crew is knocked out for apparently 30 seconds. However, there are signs that say that they were out longer.] 89. Feb 16 91 Feb 18-Feb 24 189 Unknown First Contact Critically wounded during a first contact mission, Riker is mistaken for a hostile alien. 90. Mar 9 91 Mar 11-Mar 17 190 44614.6 Galaxy's Child The Enterprise as a parent? Seems so, when it accidentally kills a space-borne creature whose child comes to believe NCC 1701-D is its mother. 91. Mar 16 91 Mar 18-Mar 24 191 44631.2 Night Terrors Trapped in a rift in space, the crew of the Enterprise are plagued by unexplained paranoia and hallucinations. 92. Mar 23 91 Mar 25-Mar 31 192 44664.5 Identity Crisis Dr. Crusher races against time to locate a parasite that threatens to transform Geordi into an alien creature. 93. Mar 30 91 Apr 1-Apr 7 194 44704.2 The Nth Degree A crew member is endowed with super human intelligence by an alien probe and threatens the fate of the Enterprise. 94. Apr 20 91 Apr 22-Apr 28 193 44741.9 Qpid The mischievous Q turns Picard into Robin Hood and sends him on a quest designed to force him to prove his love for an old flame. 95. Apr 27 91 Apr 29-May 5 195 44769.2 The Drumhead A search for a spy aboard the Enterprise turns into a witch hunt in which Picard is implicated as a traitor. [Jonathan Frakes directs] 96. May 4 91 May 6-May 12 196 44805.2 Half A Life Picard risks war when he offers asylum to a visiting scientist who wishes to escape the ritual suicide mandated by his society. 97. May 11 91 May 13-May 19 197 44821.3 The Host Dr. Crusher's love is put to the test when she falls for an alien who exists in different "host bodies" in order to survive. 98. May 25 91 May 27-Jun 2 198 44885.5 The Minds Eye Romulan forces kidnap Geordi and turn him into a killing machine. 99. Jun 1 91 Jun 3-Jun 9 199 44932.3 In Theory Data experiments with love by pursuing a romantic relationship with a fellow crew member. [Patrick Stewart Directs] 100. Jun 15 91 Jun 17-Jun 23 200 44995.3 Redemption As civil war threatens the Klingon Empire, Worf's loyalties are torn between the Federation and his people. Fifth Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~ {Stardates will be added when the episode airs in Sacramento, which is usually the Saturday during the week-of airing.} Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 101. Sep 21 91 Sep 23-Sep 29 201 45020.4 Redemption II Picard risks all-out war with the Romulans when he involves Starfleet in a Klingon civil war. 102. Sep 28 91 Sep 30-Oct 6 202 45047.2 Darmok The crew is rendered helpless when Picard is kidnapped and forced to go to war with an alien captain. 103. Oct 5 91 Oct 7-Oct 13 203 45076.3 Ensign Ro Picard suspects a high-level Federation conspiracy when the crew is ordered to locate the terrorist leader of a renegrade race. 104. Oct 12 91 Oct 13-Oct 20 204 45122.3 Silicon Avatar Picard struggles to communicate with a mysterious, destructive force before a visiting scientist can destroy it. 105. Oct 19 91 Oct 21-Oct 27 205 45156.1 Disaster While hosting the winners of a primary-school science contest, the Enterprise is completely disabled by a rare natural phenomenon, leaving Troi in command on the bridge. 106. Oct 26 91 Oct 28-Nov 3 206 45208.2 The Game The fate of the Federation is in Wesley Crusher's hands when he returns to find the crew of the Enterprise addicted to a dangerous new game. 107. Nov 2 91 Nov 4-Nov 10 208 45233.1 Unification I Picard and Data travel to Romulas to investigate an unauthorized mission undertaken by the Federation's legendary Mr. Spock. [Dedicated to Gene Roddenberry] 108. Nov 9 91 Nov 11-Nov 17 207 45245.8 Unification II Picard and Mr. Spock clash over a proposed reunification of the Romulans and the Vulcans. [Dedicated to Gene Roddenberry] 109. Nov 16 91 Nov 18-Nov 24 209 45349.1 A Matter Of Time Picard's quest to save an endangered planet leads him to violate the Prime Directive when he seeks advice from a visitor from the future. 110. Jan 4 92 Jan 6-Jan 12 210 45376.3 New Ground Worf leans some painful lessons about parenting when his son Alexander arrives to join his father on the Enterprise. 111. Jan 25 92 Jan 27-Feb 2 211 45397.3 Hero Worship A young boy who is the sole survivor of a devistated ship becomes obsessed with simulating Data. [Patrick Stewart Directs] 112. Feb 1 92 Feb 3-Feb 9 212 49429.3 Violations Troi, Riker, and Dr. Crusher fall into unexpected comas while the Enterprise plays host to an alien race. 113. Feb 8 92 Feb 10-Feb 16 213 45470.1 The Masterpiece Society Picard's efforts to save a genetically engineered society from a natural disaster threaten to distroy it. 114. Feb 15 92 Feb 17-Feb 23 214 45492.2 Conundrum While suffering from an unexplained case of amnesia, the crew find themselves fighting a war they do not understand or remember. 115. Feb 22 92 Feb 24-Mar 1 215 45571.2 Power Play Inhabited by alien spirits, Data, [O'Brien,] and Troi overthrow the bridge of the Enterprise. 116. Feb 29 92 Mar 2-Mar 8 216 45587.3 Ethics Loyalty and ethics clash when a paralyzed Worf asks Riker to help him commit suicide. 117. Mar 14 92 Mar 16-Mar 22 217 - The Outcast A rescue mission leads to a dangerous romance between Riker and a rebellious member of an androgynous race. 118. Mar 21 92 Mar 23-Mar 29 218 45652.1 Cause and Effect The Enterprise is trapped in a time warp that forces the crew to endlessly repeat the same experiences. 119. Mar 28 92 Mar 30-Apr 5 219 45703.9 The First Duty Caught between loyalty to his friends and the need to tell the truth, Wesley becomes involved in a cover-up when his Starfleet Academy squadron suffers a deadly collision. 120. Apr 18 92 Apr 20-Apr 26 220 - Cost Of Living Preparing for her wedding aboard the Enterprise, Troi's free-thinking mother causes trouble between Worf and his son. 121. Apr 25 92 Apr 27-May 3 221 - The Perfect Mate [No official description is available] {The following is rumor only until confirmed by Mike Brown} 122. May 2 92 May 4-May 10 222 - Imaginary Friend [No official description is available] 123. May 23 92 May 25-May 31 223 - I, Borg [No official description is available] 124. May 30 92 Jun 1-Jun 7 224 - The Next Phase [No official description is available] 125. Jun 6 92 Jun 8-Jun 14 225 - [UNKNOWN] [No official description is available] 126. Jun 20 92 Jun 22-Jun 28 226 - [UNKNOWN] [No official description is available] Sixth Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eps. Sat. Date Week Of PCode Stardate Episode Title ==== ========= ============= ===== ======== =============================== 127. Sep 19 92 Sep 21-Sep 27 227 - *>Season Six Premere<* [No official description is available] Syndication Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is a syndicated program that is sold to each individual station. It is not part of the FOX network, although many stations that have purchased TNG are also part of FOX. The first run episodes are uplinked to the local stations on the Saturday and Sunday of the Satellite Date. This uplinking is done through Keystone Communications (formerly WOLD Communications), through Telstar 301. The program is uplinked on saturdays through Transponder 9 (5V) at 1800 ET/1500 PT, and on sundays through Transponder 9 (5V) at 1400 ET/1100 PT. The carriers are wide-band, and are: 6.2-left, 6.8-right, and 5.8-mono. No scrambling is employed in the uplink. The station then airs the episode for the first time anytime during Paramount's official week of (Monday through Sunday). It is currently against Paramount contract to cut short the closing credits and the Paramount logo in first-run episodes. If your station is cutting the credits, then write to both the offending station and: Paramount Pictures Corporation TV Syndication and Promotion 5555 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 Currently, the episodes from seasons one through four (up to "In Theory", "Redemption I" is not included) are currently available for daily syndication from Paramount television. With the exception of "Encounter At Farpoint", there is no editing by Paramount television in order to make room for more commercials. Any such editing is being done by your local station. "Encounter At Farpoint" is being distributed as a two-part episode, with several scenes being moved around, some other scenes being shortened or cut, and some of the audio being changed. Currently, it is permissible for Star Trek: The Next Generation to be subject to "Syndication Exclusivity" rules. Thus, if, on your local cable system, both your local station and a out of town station both carry TNG, your local station can have the out of town station's TNG broadcasts be blacked out on cable. Currently, Columbia House Video Library is distributing TNG on VHS video tape. "Encounter At Farpoint" is carried on these series of tapes as a two-hour movie, as seen originally in 1987. However, the box says two-part, since the original run of cassettes was the two-part chopped version. All the other episodes are being distributed in a uncut form. The episode are ordered according to Production Code number, and the cassettes being distributed only go up to the first season, although a second season may be offered. To order, call Columbia House for more information at 1-800-538-7766. "Encounter At Farpoint", "The Naked Now", and "Code Of Honor" are available directly from Paramount Home Video in both video tape and (possibly) laser disc through your local video store. However, there is no word on when or if more episodes will be released. Changes from Season to Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the series progress, changes are made to various areas to reflect the shows evolution, or to fix some problems. Some of these changes are noted below: From "Encounter At Farpoint" (Pilot) to 1st Season -================================================- Opening credits changed from actor's name only to actor and character name. Troi outfit was changed from blue "mini-skirt" to non-uniform dress with rank pips removed. Troi's hair tied into tight bun. From 1st to 2nd Season -====================- Wesley Crusher changes from shirt with rainbow strip to all grey uniform. Worf is made permanent Security Chief (from red to gold uniform). Geordi LaForge is made permanent Chief of Engineering (from red to gold uniform). Ten-Forward is made as a permanent set. Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) is added to crew. Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) is transferred to Starfleet Medical, and is replaced by Dr. Kate Pulaski (Diana Muldaur). Cmdr. Riker has grown a beard. The Con and Ops chair were changed from the couch style chairs to regular style chairs. Wesley Crusher was made Acting Ensign. Worf wears a new, aluminum-like sash instead of the old, foil-like sash. The stardates now advance in a more logical manner during a season instead of being somewhat random during TOS and the first season of TNG. From 2nd to 3rd Season -====================- The first portion of the opening title sequence is replaced from the planets to various views of the galaxy. Dr. Kate Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) was mysteriously replaced with Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). The uniforms were replaced from the 1 piece collar-less uniforms to the looser two-piece uniforms with collars. Geordi LaForge is promoted to Lt. Commander. From 3rd to 4th Season -====================- Wesley was made full Ensign before going to Starfleet Academy. Star Trek is now broadcast in Dolby Surround Sound. From 4th to 5th Season -====================- Title sequence was slightly rearranged, with the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" logo coming out of a video-tunnel like effect. Captain Picard occasionally wears a blue-grey uniform with a red jacket. In the conference room, the wall relief containing the Enterprise lineage can been changed to some other pattern. The Enterprise's comissioning plaque is starting to tarnish. Major Species Appearences ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following is a listing of appearence of major races in TNG: The Borg -======- "Q Who" - Q introduces the Enterprise to the Borg. One notable scene is where the Borg cut a section out of the Enterprise and pull it out. "The Best of Both Worlds" - A single Borg ship kidnaps Captain Picard, turns him into Locutus of Borg, and head towards sector 001-Earth. "The Best of Both Worlds - Part II" - The crew fight to release Captain Picard from Locutus of Borg. Cardassians -=========- "The Wounded" - A renegade Federation captain is making unprovoked attacks on Cardassian ships. "Ensign Ro" - The Cardassians fake a Bajoran attack to get the Federation to turn against the Bajora. Ferrengi -======- "The Last Outpost" - The Enterprise chases after a stolen T-9 Energy unit. "The Battle" - A Ferengi Daimon seeks revenge for Picard killing his son in a battle a few years ago. "Peak Performance" - During a simulated space battle, the Ferengi demand the surrender of the Hathaway. "The Price" - The Ferengi take part in the negotiations of a wormhole. "Captain's Holiday" - A Ferengi tries to get the Tox Uthat. "Menage A Troi" - A Daimon falls in love with Lwaxana Troi, and kidnaps Lwaxana, Deanna, and Riker. "Unification II" - A fat Ferengi is secretly selling technology to the Romulans. Klingons -======- (excluding Worf, who has appeared in every episode) "Heart of Glory" - Three Klingons, who long for the old days of the Empire, get rescued by the Enterprise. "A Matter Of Honor" - Riker takes part in a officer exchange program aboard the Pagh. "The Emmisary" - An old girlfriend of Worf's, K'Ehleyr, is part of a mission to meet a Klingon ship which has been in "deep sleep" for years. "Yesterday's Enterprise" - In the alternative timeline, the Klingon Empire and the Federation are at war. "Sins Of The Father" - Worf's father, Mogh, is accused of betraying Khitomer to the Romulans. When the true nature of the events might be a cause of a civil war, Worf is faced with taking his own life to perserve honor. Rather than die, Worf accepts discommendation. "Reunion" - Picard is asked to choose a new leader of the Klingon empire. "The Drumhead" - Trials begin when a Klingon exchange officer is found to be giving Federation secrets to the Romulans. "The Mind's Eye" - The Klingons accuse the Federation of supplying phasers to rebels of the Klingon Empire. "Redemption" - A civil war begins when a son of Duras challenges Gowron's right to become leader. "Unification I" - Gowron supplies a cloaked ship for Picard and Data to travel to Romulas. "Q" -=- "Encounter At Farpoint" - "Q" challenges the crew to find the secret of Farpoint Station. "Hide And Q" - "Q" tempts Riker with the power of the "Q" "Q Who" - "Q" sends the crew for their first encounter with the Borg. "Deja Q" - "Q" is stripped of his powers and is sent to the Enterprise. "Qpid" - "Q" sends the crew to Sherwood Forest and makes Picard...Robin Hood. Romulans -======- "The Neutral Zone" - The Romulans announce that they are back. "Contagion" - On a planet in the Neutral Zone, both the Enterprise and a Romulan ship get infected with a computer virus. "The Enemy" - Stranded on a stormy planet, LaForge discovers a survivor of a crashed Romulan ship. "The Defector" - A Romulan defects over to the Enterprise with information that could prevent...or cause...a war. "Tin Man" - The Enterprise races against the Romulans to meet up with "Tin Man", a living lifeform. "Future Imperfect" - Riker believes that he is a prisoner of the Romulans. "Data's Day" - A visiting Vulcan ambassador turns out to be a Romulan spy in disguise. "The Mind's Eye" - The Romulans "program" LaForge, and use him to try and cause a war between the Klingons and the Romulans. "Redemption" - The Duras family is being helped by the Romulans. "Unification" - Sela uses Spock as part of a ploy to take over the planet Vulcan. Audio Problems? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the fourth and fifth season episodes, if your station broadcasts TNG in stereo, yet, sometimes during the broadcast, the audio seems to disappear during the broadcast for a couple of seconds or seems to be coming out of the wrong channels, then you have a problem which can only be corrected at the broadcast station. Call up your local station and talk with the chief engineer. Tell him (or her) that Star Trek: The Next Generation, starting in the fourth season, has Dolby Surround as part of the stereo audio. This Dolby Surround information is confusing the "audio anti-phase detector", and that the detector should be removed to avoid future problems with the TNG audio. Then, thank the Chief Engineer for his time. Stardates ~~~~~~~~~ After the random stardates in the original "Star Trek", the powers that be decided on a more logical way to determine a stardate. Thus, the following came about. EXAMPLE: "Captains Log: Stardate 45076.3" The "4" represents that the series takes place in the 24th century. The "5" represents the season number of TNG without exception. The "076" represents the portion of a season that advances during TNG. The ".3" represents a portion of a day thereof. During the pre-recorded sub-space messages and recorded logs of away teams, both the current stardate and the current time (in 24-hour military format, down to the second). They are recording on the bottom of the screen. ("The Defector", "Identity Crisis") Working Titles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Time To The Second" -> "Time Squared" "Send In The Clones" -> "Up The Long Ladder" "Beyond Tomorrow" -> "Legacy" "When Honor is Lost" -> "Reunion" "Civil Wars" -> "Half A Life" "Barriers" -> "New Ground" "Terror In Ten-Forward" -> "Power Play" What is canon? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to various sources, this is what is considered acceptable, or canon, for potential TNG episodes: * Almost all of the original series (except for obvious conflicts) * All of Star Trek: The Motion Picture * Most of Star Trek II, III, IV, and VI * All of the TNG episodes * "TNG Technical Manual" by Mike Okuda and Rick Sternbach The following is not acceptable: * Star Trek (The Animated Series) * Star Trek V: The Final Frontier * All Star Trek Novels (yes, even the ones Gene Roddenberry wrote) * All fanzines and fan written material * Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise * Worlds Of The Federation * All FASA Material Ranks and Insignia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Admiral - Triangular shoulder board with gold braid enclosing six gold circles of varying size. Rear Admiral - The same as an admiral, except with five gold circles of varying size. Branch Admiral - A color-coded triangle with the apex facing inward set on a white shoulder board surrounded by silver oak leaves. The triangle colors are: Medical Corps and Sciences - Navy Blue Security and Engineering - Mustard Yellow Command and Navigation - Wine Red Fleet Captain - Five solid gold circles Captain - Four solid gold circles Commander - three solid gold circles Lieutenant Commander - two solid gold circles and one empty gold circle Lieutenant - two solid gold circles Lieutenant (Junior Grade) - One solid gold circle and one empty Ensign - One solid gold circle Ensign (Junior Grade) - One empty gold circle Midshipman - One gold starburst worn on the right uniform lapel. NOTE: During seasons one or two, some of the pips were in silver. According to Gene Roddenberry, there are no enlisted ranks in Starfleet. However, in "Family", Sergei Sarjenka (Worf's Father) mentions something about meeting another Chief Petty Officer. Later on, in the same episode, Sargei mentions that he, an enlisted man, managed to raise an officer. Also, in "The Drumhead", the part-Romulan part-Human medical technician said that he was anxious to get into space, so he did to become an enlisted man. This will indeed contradict what Gene has said. In "Future Imperfect", some of the ranks in effect 15 years from season 4 are: Admiral - Four Gold Bars Captain - Four Silver Bars The other ranks are based upon the "normal" TNG ranks. They are formed by substituting a bar for a solid circle and a narrow bar for an empty circle. The rank is part of the insignia/communicator. Picard Surrenders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Encounter at Farpoint" - Picard says "Transmit the following in all languages and in all frequencies: 'We surrender'." "The Last Outpost" - The crew assume that the Ferengi have them immobilized, and attempt to surrender, but the Ferengi surrender first, believing that the Enterprise have them immobilized. "The Outrageous Okona" - Picard drops shields "In case we decide to surrender to them." "A Matter of Honor" - Picard surrenders to Riker on the Pagh. "Peak Performance" - Riker asks Picard "Would you care to surrender now?" even before the war games begin. Later, the Ferengi drop by, and demand the surrender of the Hathaway. "The Defector" - The Romulans ask Picard to surrender, but he doesn't. "Yesterday's Enterprise" - Alternate-Picard refuses to surrender to the Klingons. Picard violates the Prime Directive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In "The Drumhead", it is recorded that Picard violated the Prime Directive nine times while in command of the Enterprise. While it was not directly specified what the nine violations were, this is what is believed to be the Episodes which contained these violations: "Justice" - In order to save Wesley from the death penalty for (accidentally) violating one of the Edo laws. "Angel One" - The crew barely managed to save the survivors of a Federation ship from death for trying to change the society of Angel One. "Pen Pals" - Data communicates with a girl whose planet was slowly self-destructing. "Up the Long Ladder" - Picard essentially forced the clone race to live and breed with the Bringloidi, despite the strong resistance of the clone race and the fact that this would completely destroy the non-sexual nature of the clone race. "The Ensigns of Command" - The Enterprise manages to delay a Sheliak vessel from destroying a Federation colony on Tau Cygna Five, even though the planet is part of the Sheliak Corporate. "Who Watches the Watchers" - The Enterprise treats a Mintakan person for serious injuries as a result of a Federation observation's post's cloaking device's failure, ending with that race believing Picard was a God. "The High Ground" - The Enterprise engages in a commando raid in order to rescue Captain Picard and Beverly Crusher on a warring world. "Legacy" - The commando raid might have radically changed the balance of power on the planet. "First Contact" - The Enterprise contacts a planet in order to rescue Commander Riker. Since then, the following violations occurred: "The Masterpiece Society" - When the Enterprise is forced to make contact with a colony on ???????? in order to prevent them from being distroyed by a stellar fragment that is passing by, and causes changes in that colony. Command Offered to Commander Riker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Arsenal of Freedom" - USS Drake (mentioned--offered before Enterprise) "The Icarus Factor" - USS Aries "Best of Both Worlds" - USS Melbourne Riker actually commands a ship, albiet temporarily, in the following episodes: "A Matter Of Honor" - Klingon Ship Pagh "Peak Performance" - USS Hathaway "The Best Of Both Worlds-Part II" - USS Enterprise NCC-1701D "Redemption II" - ???? during a blockade Saucer Separation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The TNG Enterprise, being a starship carrying families, has the ability to separate into a saucer and warp drive section in case of an emergency situation. When separated, the saucer section is capable of only impulse speed, while the warp drive section turns into a formidable battle machine. "Encounter at Farpoint" - While Worf takes the saucer section to Farpoint Station, Picard takes the warp drive section to meet up with the Q entity. "Arsenal of Freedom" - Geordi takes the Warp Drive section in order to destroy the defense device on Minos. "Best of Both Worlds - Part II" - In order to retrieve Locutus/Picard, the Enterprise separates into two sections. While the Borg attach the warp drive section, the rescue shuttle with Worf and Data launches from the saucer section. Shuttlecraft ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following shuttlecraft, associated with the Enterprise, have appeared in TNG: NCC-1701D-2 - "Sacharov" (used in ?????) NCC-1701D-10 - "Onizuka" (used in ?????) Family Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are the various characters, and the family members seen or mentioned. Words in [brackets] indicates character's current status. Jean-Luc Picard - Brother-Robert Picard (Jeremy Kemp - "Family"), Sister-In-Law-Marie Picard (Samantha Aggar - "Family"), Nephew-Rene Picard (David Tristan Birken - "Family") William Riker - Father-Kyle Riker (Mitchell Ryan-"The Icarus Factor") Beverly & Wesley Crusher - Jack Crusher (Doug Wert-"Family" [holodeck]) Data - "Father"-Dr. Noonian Soong ("Brothers"), Brother-Lore ("Brothers"), "Grandfather"-Dr. Ira Graves (W. Morgan Sheppard-"The Schizoid Man" [deceased]), "Daughter"-Lal (Hallie Todd-"The Offspring") Deanna Troi - Mother-Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett-see guest cast) Worf, Son of Mogh - Father-Mogh (mentioned in "Redemption"), Brother-Kern (Tony Todd-"Sins of the Father", "Redemption"), Mate-K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson-"The Emmisary", "Reunion" [killed]), Son-Alexander (Jon Steuer-"Reunion", Brian Bonsall-"New Ground", "Ethics", "Cost of Living"), Grandfather Worf (Michael Dorn, Star Trek VI) Foster Father-Sergey Rozhenko (Theodore Bikel-"Family"), Foster Mother-Helena Rozhenko (Georgia Brown-"Family") Tasha Yar - Sister-Ishara Yar (Beth Toussaint-"Legacy") Miles Edward O'Brien - Wife-Keiko (see guest cast), Daughter-Molly (seen in "Disaster", named in "The Game") Geordi LaForge - No family references mentioned. Attempts at Self-Destruct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "11001001" - Picard and Riker try to self destruct in order to prevent the possibility of the Enterprise falling into enemy hands.. "Where Silence Has Lease" - Picard tries to self destruct for Nagilum. "Contagion" - Virus-induced sort-of-self-destruct-like-thing. "Brothers" - Picard attempts to engage the self-destruct sequence in order to regain control of the Enterprise, but fails. Time Travel ~~~~~~~~~~~ "We'll Always Have Paris" - Dr. Paul Manhein's time experiment causes small loops to occur in time. "Time Squared" - Due to a strange energy vortex, a duplicate Picard from the future arrives on a shuttlecraft "Yesterday's Enterprise" - A worm hole is created, causing the Enterprise-C to travel through time. "Captain's Holiday" - Two Vorgons travel from the 27th century to get the Tox Uthat. "Future Imperfect" - Riker thinks he's in the future "A Matter Of Time" - Berlinghoff Rasmussen steals a time machine from a 26th century time traveler and travels to the future to visit the Enterprise. "Cause and Effect" - The Enterprise and the Bozeman gets caught in a time loop. For the Enterprise, it was for around 17 days. For the Bozeman, it was around 80 years. Also, the Traveler ("Where None Have Gone Before" and "Remember Me") could be considered a time traveler. Maybe. The Crew Taken Over ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Naked Now" - The entire crew gets a virus that is like intoxication. "Lonely Among Us" - While passing through an energy cloud, a intelligence is picked up, taking over Worf, Beverly Crusher, Assistant Chief Engineer Singh, and Captain Picard. "The Battle" - A Ferengi "thought-maker" is used of Daimon Bok to cause Captain Picard to relive the Stargazer incident that occurred nine years previous. "Hide and Q" - Q takes over Data, and tells Riker that he has been given the powers of the Q. "Conspiracy" - Several members of Starfleet high command are taken over by the "Blue Gill" creatures. "The Child" - A glowing white sphere enters the Enterprise, and causes Troi to become pregnant with an alien child. "The Schizoid Man" - Data gets taken over by Ira Graves, who transfers his mind over to Data. "Contagion" - Data gets infected with an alien virus. "Allegiance" - Captain Picard gets kidnapped, and is replaced by an evil imposter. "The Best of Both Worlds" Parts I & II - Captain Picard is kidnapped by the Borg, and is turned into Locutus of Borg. "Brothers" - A homing program in Data is activated by Data's creator: Dr. Noonian Soong. "Clues" - Troi gets taken over by an alien race that simply wants to be left alone. "Identity Crisis" - LaForge and another member of Starfleet gets taken over by a parasite from an earlier away team mission in 40???.?. "The Nth Degree" - Barclay gains the intelligence of an alien probe. "The Mind's Eye" - LaForge is brainwashed by the Romulans, and made to accomplish a Romulan mission. "The Game" - Riker brings back a electronic game from Riasa which not only addicting, but provides a form of mind control for everyone on board ship. Under this mind control, Riker, LaForge, Troi, and Dr. Crusher deactivate Data. "Violations" - Troi, Riker, and Dr. Crusher face inexplicable comas while a group of aliens are on board. The comas are caused by a nightmare. "Conundrum" - The entire crew, including Data, is affected by sudden amnesia, and is involved in a war. "Power Play" - Troi, O'Brien, and Data is taken over by the spirits of cadet prisoners on a penal colony set up by the Ux-Mal. Enterprise Exceeds Warp Limits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Enterprise is able to only achieve Warp 9.5 "with extreme risk" (Encounter at Farpoint). However, there have been various times when this 'speed limit' has been exceeded. "Where No One Has Gone Before" - In a warp field experiment with the Traveler, Wesley's distraction caused the Traveler to phase in and out, and causes the Enterprise to travel 2.7 million light years in a few seconds. "When The Bough Breaks" - When Captain Picard insists that the Aldean people return the children kidnapped from the Enterprise, the Enterprise is hit with a bolt of energy that causes it to travel such a distance that it would take 3 days to travel back to Aldea at Warp 9. "Q Who" - Q, with the snap of his fingers, send the Enterprise seven thousand light years away for their first encounter with the Borg. Also, when the Enterprise is being chased by the Borg, LaForge reads the speed off as Warp 9.65. "The Nth Degree" - Barclay, with the knowledge gained from an alien probe, creates a space distortion that causes the Enterprise to travel halfway across the Galaxy. TOS Crossovers In TNG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Encounter At Farpoint" - DeForest Kelley makes an appearance as an unnamed admiral who hates transporters and notices that Data, with all that knowledge, doesn't have pointed ears. "The Naked Now" - The records from the original Enterprise ("The Naked Time") were used to combat a microbe that causes drunk-like effects. "Sarek" - Mark Lenard makes an appearance as Sarek. "The Unification" - Leonard Nimoy makes an appearance as Spock, as well as Mark Lenard as Sarek. Also: Diana Muldaur, a guest star on two different episodes of TOS, appears on a regular basis as Dr. Pulaski during the second season of TNG. Majel Barrett, who played Number One ("The Cage") and Doctor/Nurse Chapel, is used as the TNG computer voice, and has appeared as Deanna Troi's mother, Lwaxana Troi. Trek in Other Lands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are the titles of the Star Trek series in other lands: England - The series is broadcast on BBC2 Wednesdays at 6 PM. However, some notes on the following episodes: "Conspiracy" - The scene with the mother creature is edited out. The Icarus Factor" - The pain sticks ceremony is heavily edited. "Shades of Grey" - The flashbacks include the scene from "Conspiracy" with the mother creature....intact! "The High Ground" - This episode is unaired because the theme of the episode, terrorism, could cause problems. In this episode, Data makes a reference to a sucessful use of terrorism in 2017. Finland - "Star Trek - Uusi Sukupolvi"/"Star Trek - The Next Generation" Germany - "Raumschiff Enterprise: Das Naechste Jahrhundert"/"Starship Enterprise: The Next Century" - Dubbed Isreal - "Masa beyn haKokhavim, haDor haBa"/"Trek Among The Stars, The Generation the Next" - In English with Hebrew & Arabic Subtitles It is currently shown Monday afternoons from 3:00-3:45 PM as part of a children's afternoon show called "Dagi Digitali" Japan - "Star Trek '88: SHIN UCHUU DAISAKUSEN"/"Star Trek '88: New Mission In Space" Lebanon - "alrhlt byn alkwakb aljyl alqadm"-In English with Arabic subtitles It is current being shown on Lebanon's Middle East TV (METV) Tuesday evenings at 8:00 PM. Puerto Rico - "Viaje a las Estrellas"/"Trip To The Stars" Quebec - "Patrouille d'Espace"/"Space Patrol" Security Codes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Auto-Destruct Sequence in "11001001": (V) Activation - Picard and Riker place their hands on the computer terminals for finger scan. Computer: "Recognized - Picard, Jean-Luc, Captain. Recognized - Riker, William T., Commander." Picard: "Set auto-destruct sequence." Computer: "Does the first officer concur?" Riker: "Yes, set auto-destruct sequence . . . now." Computer: "Auto-destruct will detonate in four minutes and fifty-nine seconds." De-Activation - Picard: (lays hand on bridge computer console) "Cancel auto-destruct." Computer: "Does the first officer agree?" Riker: (lays hand on computer console) "Affirmative." Computer: "Auto-destruct cancelled." (NOTE: While the auto-destruct can be activated in Engineering, it can only be deactivated on the bridge.) Secured Message Code in "Conspiracy" (UV): Picard Secured Message Code in "The Defector": (V) (Picard and Data are viewing information on Nelvana system) Computer: "Captain Picard, priority one message from Starfleet coming in on secured channel." Picard: "In my ready room. Computer, delay time." Computer: "Two hours twenty-two minute delay from time of transmission at Starfleet Command on Lion Three." Picard: (having entered his ready room) "Computer, key access Four One Two Mark Eight Zero Picard, Jean-Luc Starfleet Priority Code Gamma. Decode. Begin Message." (Message begins). Ferengi Captain's Security Code in "Menage a Troi" (V): Lwaxana Troi: "Oh, I'll need your access code." Daimon Tog: "Yes, my beloved. Computer, access code kei yuri dactei. . . " Dr. Farek: (Interrupting) "TOG! Be silent! I knew you were not to be trusted." Data's Lock on command functions in "Brothers" (V): Spoken: One Seven Three Four Six Seven [Three] Two One Four Seven Six Charlie Three Two Seven Eight Nine Seven Seven Seven Six [Four] Three Tango Seven Three Two Victor Seven Three One One Seven Eight Eight Eight Seven Three Two Four Seven Six Seven Eight Nine Seven Six Four Three Seven Six LOCK Display: One Seven Three Four Six Seven Two One Four Seven Six Charlie Three Two Seven Eight Nine Seven Seven Seven Six Three Tango Seven Three Two Victor Seven Three One One Seven [One] Eight Eight Eight Seven Three Two Four Seven Six Seven Eight Nine Seven Six Four Three Seven Six LOCK Numbers in [Brackets] are unique to the series they appear in (i.e. missing from the other). Computer Recognition Command Levels in "Brothers": (UV) Data: Alpha-1 Picard: Alpha-2 Riker: Omega-3 (In "Power Play") Klingon File Security Access Codes in "Reunion": (UV) K'Ehleyr's Access Level: "Padoch-Cha" Required Access Level: "Duco-Cha" T'Pel's (Romulan Spy Selak) clearance code to Data for information in "Data's Day": (UV) Kappa-Alpha-Four-Six-Zero-One-Seven-Zero-Four LaForge's Access Code to in "The Minds Eye": LaForge: "Computer, reroute the power flow in Cargo Bay 4 transporter through the auxiliary replicator system." Computer: "Please verify command with necessary protocol." LaForge: "Initiate protocol 364-B." Computer: "Verify priority clearance." LaForge: "Recognized LaForge Theta 2 997." Computer: "Acknowledged. Power has been rerouted through auxiliary power distribution system code number 44762." (Note, this code was also used in "Hollow Pursuits") Riker Command Override in "Power Play": When the bridge was taken over: "Computer, transfer command to Engineering, full security alert." This effectively shut down all control panels, including Con and Ops. After Troi, O'Brien, and Data leave the bridge: "Computer, re-enable bridge control, security protocol authorization Riker Omega Three." Convention Hints ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patrick Stewart - May or may not allow taping of convention appearance. He considers convention appearances to be a personal experience to be shared with those in the audience. Brent Spiner - He is very protective of his privacy, and rarely makes convention appearances, partially due to a bad experience with a fan at a convention in New York. He does not allow the video taping or the photographing of convention appearances. Gates McFadden - Do not videotape convention appearance. Wil Wheaton - He doesn't allow videotaping. The explanation for this was that someone had taped him before and sold these tapes without his consent or paying him. Michael Dorn - "I don't LIKE prune juice, Worf likes prune juice, I don't." Marina Sirtis - While she does allow for videotaping of her convention appearances, she reminds everyone that videotaping is a privilege, and not a right. No flash photography when Q&A starts. Also, she has no idea about how the pips work, nothing about Engineering, why Worf changed uniform color, and similar topics. Please remember, these actors are taking their personal time in order to appear at conventions. Some of these actors do not give out autographs, others do. The "no videotaping" rule is due to the fact that some unscrupulous people taping the convention appearances and then resell the tapes without royalties going to the actor. How Many Episodes? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In order to be counted as appearing on an episode, the character must appear or be heard in the episode. Holograms and flashbacks don't count. NOTE: This section is still being worked on. Patrick Stewart - ___ episodes as Captain Picard + 2 episodes as Locutas of Borg (Directed 1 Episode) Jonathan Frakes - ___ episodes as Commander Riker (Directed 3 Episodes) Levar Burton - ___ episodes as Lt. LaForge Denise Crosby - ___ episodes as Lt. Yar (including "Yesterday's Enterprise" + 3 episodes as Sela Michael Dorn - ___ episodes as Worf Gates McFadden - ___ episodes as Dr. Crusher Marina Sirtis - ___ episodes as Deanna Troi Brent Spiner - ___ episodes as Data + 2 episodes as Lore + 1 episode as Dr. Noonian Soong Wil Wheaton - ___ episodes as Wesley Crusher Colm Meaney - 45 episodes as Chief O'Brian/Transporter Chief/Other Whoopie Goldberg - 22 episodes as Guiman Diana Muldaur - 20 episodes as Kate Pulaski Majel Barrett - MANY episodes as Enterprise Computer Voice (most uncredited) + 4 episodes as Lwaxana Troi Birthdays ~~~~~~~~~ February 2, 1955 - Brent Spiner 16, 1957 - LaVar Burton 23 - Majel Barrett Roddenberry March 20 - John de Lancie (Q) 29, 1959 - Marina Sirtis July 13 - Patrick Stewart 29, 1972 - Will Wheaton August 19, 1938 - Diana Muldaur 19, 1921 - Gene Roddenberry 19, 1952 - Jonathan Frakes 28, 1949 - Gates McFadden November 13, 1949 - Whoopi Goldberg 24, 1957 - Denise Crosby December 9 - Michael Dorn The Merry Men (and Women) of Qpid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Picard -> Robin Hood Riker -> Little John Data -> Friar Tuck Worf -> Wil Scarlet. Is not a merry man. Laforge -> Alan A Dale Vash -> Maid Marian Q -> The Sheriff of Nottingham (NOTE: I have not read or seen "Robin Hood", so some of those spellings are bound to be wrong.) Money In The Future ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Encounter At Farpoint" - Beverly Crusher buys a roll of cloth, and has her account on the Enterprise billed. (maybe) "Conspiracy" - The planet where the Starship Captains meet is Digitalis B, and is said to be owned by Digitalis Mining Corporation, which may imply something of the Federation's economic structure. "The Neutral Zone" - Picard mentions that they no longer use money. "The Price" - There is a bidding war going on for the use of a wormhole, and Picard mentions how much toll the Ferengi might charge if they get the rights to use that wormhole. "A Matter Of Perspective" - Dr. Apgar's reason for developing the Krieger wave generator was to sell it to the highest bidder. "Unification II" - When Riker enters the bar, he is asked to toss a couple of coins into the jar for a song. Riker responds that he doesn't have any money. Religion In The Future ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Who Watches The Watchers" - Picard is thought to be a god by the populance. "Data's Day" - In Data's log, a Hindu festival of lights is mentioned. Did you know . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . . That Geordi LaForge is named after a real Star Trek fan named George LaForge? George LaForge died from muscular dystrophy in 1975. . . . That Gene Roddenberry's full name is Eugene Wesley Roddenberry, thus, in creating Wesley Crusher, Gene used his own first name and based the character on what he wanted to be like when he was young?> . . . Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) did the special effect shots only for "Encounter At Farpoint". However, they get credit in every episode because of the extra stock footage for Enterprise fly-bys and such. . . . That William Riker and Deanna Troi is based upon Ilia and Decker from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"? . . . That while "Skin of Evil" was aired after "Symbiosis", they were produced in the reverse order. Near the end of Symbiosis, when the Onnarans and Brekkans beam off, she is seen in the background, waving goodbye as the doors close. (UV) . . . That "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has made over $500,000,000 in syndication and merchandising. . . . If you look closely at the Enterprise during the fly-by in the opening credits, you can see someone walking past the windows. According to Mike Okuda in the "Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine" (#60), this is Captain Picard. . . . "The Child" and "Devil's Due" were originally scripts for the proposed "Star Trek II" television series. The "Star Trek II" series idea was scrapped, and instead, the sets were used for the shooting of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" . . . The junkyard in "Unification I" consisted mostly of ships dragged out from wherever Mike Okuda could find 'em. Some of the models included: models from the unmade first Star Trek movie (years before Star Trek: The Motion Picture), models from ILM that were never used, models of the Enterprise that didn't come out of the mold right, and a very unusual looking Enterprise. Some of the models were designed by Greg Jein and Robert McCall. . . . "A Matter Of Time" was written partially because Robin Williams, a fan of the show, wanted to appear. However, when the script was ready for shooting, Robin was unavailable, so Matt Frewer was cast instead. . . . That the shuttle Onizuka, which Data used in "Ensigns of Command", was named in tribute to one of the Space Shuttle "Challenger" astronauts. . . . During the fifth season, a thirty-second ad during one of the show's 10 national ad slots in a first-run episode costs $200,000. . . . Gene died at the same time the crew was filming "Hero Worship"? . . . That "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is on the list of shows endored by the Viewers for Quality Television. Other VQT endored shows include "Cheers", "Designing Women", "LA Law", "Life Goes On", "Murphy Brown", "Northern Exposure", "The Trials Of Rosie O'Neill", "Law & Order", "Quantum Leap", "60 Minutes", "China Beach", "thirtysomething", and "Beauty and the Beast". (The VQT should not be confused with the American Viewers of Quality Television. The VQT seeks to change television by encouraging and nurturing high quality television, while the AVQT seeks to change television by boycotting or threatening thse who produce low quality televsion. For more details, write to: Viewers For Quality Television, PO Box 195, Fairfax, VA 22039). In-Jokes ~~~~~~~~ "Unknown" - In this episode, Doctor Crusher prescribes the active ingredient fo SuperGlue. "Unknown" - In this episode, Daled 4 is a planet's name. Daled is the fourth letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and has the numeric value of four. (UV) "The Naked Now" - During the scan of records, we see a parrot wearing a Starfleet shirt, complete with insignia, with nacelles, an obvious reference to Gene Roddenberry. ("The Great Bird" = Gene) This same screen also reappears in "Conspiracy". "Conspiracy" - The planet Digitalis is a slight rearrangement of a medicine takn by heart patients. "The Neutral Zone" - On the family tree of Clare Raymond, which is recalled by Troi, there are references to various shows, including: W. Hartnell m. P. Troughton (DW), J. Pertwee m. T. Baker (DW), and P. Davison m. C. Baker (DW), and J-L. Picard m. W. Riker. Other references include Gilligan's Island and M*A*S*H. "Loud As A Whisper" - (DP) The conference table, "made to resemble indigenous rock", had various markings on them. Most notable to Lovely Angels/Dirty Pair fans are the marking "Kei" and "Yuri". "The Measure Of A Man" - When Riker is showing off Data's arm to the JAG representative, there is a pad on her desk which lists Data's parts, including "Nausican Valve" and "Totoro Interface". Also, it is noted that part of Data's construction is made out of something called "Yurium". (DP) "The Dauphin" - The title comes from the french term "Le Dauphin", and is used to designate the heir to the royal throne. "Contagion" - The Iconian artifact has various markings on it, including "Kei and Yuri" (DP), "Dirty Pair" (DP), "Gundam" and "Totoro." Also, the various views as seen through the portal include: Toronto's City Hall and Nathan Phillip's Square (depicting the arches over the reflecting pool/skating rink), and Toronto's City Council Chambers. In this episode, another Galaxy Class Starship is mentioned. . . the Yamato. This was originally the flagship of the Japanese fleet that fought in World War II at both the Coral Sea and Midway before it was sunk by Torpedo Bombers from an American carrier. Many years later, a Japanese Animation series was done up, in which a battleship is reconfigured to become a starship in order to recover something called the "Cosmo DNA". This series was called "Starship Yamato", however, this series was known in the United States as "Star Blazers". "The Icarus Factor" - The TNG art department had a field day putting in in-jokes. The mat has the chinese character of "sei", or "star" (as in "starry sky". The two scrolls hanging on the walls say, in Japanese syllabic characters (hiragana), "urusei yatsura", a pun of "ususai yatsura" ("noisy neighbors" or "annoying neighbors", a Japanese animation. Also, while lunging at Riker, Riker's father says (in a terrible accent), "youroshiku onegaishimasu", literally saying "Please do me the favor of being kind to me", but has the meaning of the English phrase "Pleased to meet you." Various other markings include "Kei" (DP), "Yuri" (DP), "Akira", and "Tonari No Totoro". In addition, the scrolls hanging on the walls also say, "Ataru", "Lum", and "Uresai Yatsura". "Samaritan Snare" - Picard mentions "Nausicaans" in a conversation with Wesley on the shuttlecraft. "Up The Long Ladder" - When Picard is looking at the list of ships trying to find the Mariposa, another ship listed is the Buckaroo Banzai captained by John Whorfin and built by the company that the red Lectroids had made. The same company name was seen on the USS Hathaway (Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (of Grover's Mill, NJ :-) ) "Hollow Pursuits" - The anti-grav units contain a flux capacitor. Nothing big, until you consider that the flux capacitor was a essential part of the DeLorean/Time Machine in "Back To The Future". "Menage a Troi" - The Ferengi Security code begins with "Kei Yuri" (DP). "Transfigurations" - (DW) In the sick bay, against the wall, there is an outline of the top portion of the TARDIS, upside down. Also, three roundals can be seen against the wall. They show up again in several episodes after this one. "Qpid" - The scene where Worf smashes Geordi's lute, then says "Sorry" is completely reminiscent of a scene in Animal House at a toga party. Also, Princess Bride fans might want to note that the dialog during the sword fight with Picard/Robin Hood, where he says "There is something you should know . . . . I'm not from Nottingham.", is reminiscent of a sword fight in the movie where similar dialog is uttered. "In Theory" - The line "Now would be a good time", spoken by Picard, is completely reminiscent from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Also, while it may not be visible in the actual show, someone on the production crew re-labeled the shuttle pod "PONTIAC NC-1701-D". "Darmok" - The writers were playing around with the words in this episode, with DARMOK, the letters reversed, becomes KOMRAD (comrade). JILARD also becomes JLpIcARD. Also, Gilgamesh is based upon Gigamesh (from Sumerian lore), a character described as a combination of Solomanm, Ulysses, and Hercules combined into one. One of the important factor's after his friend's death is Gigamesh's fear of death, although never playing a factor in battle, results in his constant search for immortality, but, in one manner or another, comes very close, but always manages to miss. "The Outcast" - Among the technical phrases used, "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" was a phrase commonly used by the third doctor (Jon Pertwee) during Doctor Who. (UV) Doctor Who (DW): A cult British Science Fiction series which ran on BBC1 from 1963 to 1989. The title character is known only as "The Doctor", a time lord who travels through time and space in a TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space). The TARDIS is bigger on the inside than on the outside, and can change outward appearance, however, the Doctor's TARDIS, being a broken down Type-40, is stuck in the shape of blue British Police Call Box. The Doctor himself can, at point of death, regenerate into a totally different body and personality. The series can be seen on several PBS stations and the (to be launched in late 1991) Sci-Fi Channel. Lovely Angels/Dirty Pair (DP): A Japanese anime series where the two main characters, "Kei" and "Yuri", are members of World Welfare Foundation. Their job is to take care of problems that crop up. However, they usually leave the place in worse shape then they arrived, and it's usually not their fault. The series itself has had TOS in-jokes in it also. Differences in "Encounter At Farpoint" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Currently, "Encounter At Farpoint" is being distributed in both a two-part form and a two-hour movie form. The two-hour movie was shown as the first episode of TNG, the repeat was shown as a two-part episode. Currently, the stations that are showing TNG as a daily syndicated program have "Encounter At Farpoint" as a two-part episode. Unfortunately, the two-part episode is heavily butchered. Among the changes from the two-hour movie version: * The movie version starts out with the credits, the two-parter starts out with a teaser instead. * In the movie version, Riker sees what happens in two sections. In the two-parter, the second section is cut out. * The two-parter had the rejoining of the saucer section with the warp drive section being majorly edited. * A section where Picard is talking to Dr. Crusher about Wesley is cut. * A scene where Geordi talks to Dr. Crusher about his VISOR was moved to part two. It appeared in the first half of the movie version. * Some of the audio was changed, and somewhat "sweetened" (Mike Brown term), in the two-part version. To add additional confusion, Paramount has officially retired the two-hour movie, and has made available for the videotape and laserdisc series an unbutchered two-part episode of "Encounter At Farpoint." Operation SNAFU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opening Credits (1st & 2nd Season) - During the opening sequence, the graphics are a departure from the Sol system, beginning with Eath with the sun in the background, and featuring fly-bys of Jupiter and Saturn. During this sequence, the camera pans right, and we see sunlight off the left side of Earth and Jupiter, but the right side of Saturn, indicating that Saturn is backlit. (UV) "Code Of Honor" - While on the planet, watch Deanna's arms. In the group shots, Deanna's arms are at her sides, while, in the close-ups, her arms are behind her back. (UV) "Datalore" - Upon beaming down to the planet's surface, Commander Riker gives the stardate as 4124.5. A little later, Captain Picard gives it as 41242.45. (V) "Skin Of Evil" - When Riker is being pulled into Armus, the away team runs towards Armus. However Geordi drops his phaser into Armus. In the next scene, the away team is standing around calmly, and Geordi's phaser is back in his pocket. (UV) "Conspiracy" - At the beginning of the episode, while Picard is asleep, Riker tells LaForge to increase speed to Warp 6. Laforge replies, "Aye Sir, full impulse." Later on, in that same episode, Picard says "Mr. LaForge, ahead warp six." Geordi responds with "Aye, sir, full impulse." (UV) "The Enemy" - Picard says to Tomaluk that he will be escorting the Romulan ship to the Neutral Zone. Yet, in the closing shot, the Enterprise and the Romulan Ship take off in two different directions. (V) "The Royale" - The surface temperature of the planet is less than absolute zero. Also, after they beam the piece of the ship out of orbit, O'Brien and Riker pick it up with their bare hands (coming from space, it should have been close to zero Kelvin itself). Plus, after beaming down, they then scan the atmosphere to see if it's safe to breathe. (V) "Loud As A Whisper" - Data has learned sign language and is now interpreting what the mediator is saying. Data quotes the mediator as saying "My friends have died" or something like that, before it is even signed. (V) "Yesterdays Enterprise" - At the end of the episode, Geordi talks with Guinan. However, he is wearing an open neck uniform. (V) "Sins of the Father" - The sound effects people must have fallen asleep every time someone got slapped. (V) "Sarek" - The music recital in this episode contained several errors. First, the quartet seating is towards the audience, not toward each other. Classical music was originally developed with the performers facing each other in order to get visual cues. The performing in front of the audience did not come about until much later.Second, the Allegro is by Brahm's, not Mozart. Thirdly, the Allegro is sextet, not a quartet. (UV) "The Best Of Both Worlds" - In the scene where the away team is on the Borg ship, Beverly notices Picard/Locutus behind six Borg soldiers. Yet, when Worf rushes to rescue Picard, the soldier have disappeared. (V) "Brothers" - The code which Data gives to lock the Enterprise computer system differs between the spoken version and the version displayed on the screen. (See "Security Codes") (V) "Remember Me" - In the final act, when Wesley and the Traveler are entering the equations into the computer, watch Wesley's hand. He closes his eyes, and then places his hand on the case, about three inches below the entry pad. While he is making his entries, his hand starts moving up, while the sound effect people keep making the sounds in time. (V) "Legacy" - During the card trick with Data, Riker's hand keeps on changing position during the trick when the camera switches. (UV) "Reunion" - After K'Eyhlar dies, Alexander the child runs away, and Worf lets out his primal scream, we see her body being lowered to the floor. As she is finally settled, her eyes flutter open and closed several times (as, presumably, the actress, Suzie Plakson, "gets her bearings"). Also notice that her head is facing towards her left. However, when her body is shown full-on from the perspective of her feet (as Worf tells Alexander to "look at death, and never forget"), her head is facing slightly towards her *RIGHT*, and remains that way for the rest of the scene (a prime example of a scene being shot in several takes). (V) Also, Dr. Crusher and her aide comes from the bedroom, not from the corridor. (UV) "The Drumhead" - After the first hearing with J'Ddan, Worf and J'Ddan leave the hearing room. The doors open, as they are walking though the doorway, the doors start to close, but hesitate, open back up and then close after they leave the doorway. Looks like someone pulled on the rope too soon :-) (V) Also, Satie says that Captain Picard took command of the Enterprise at Stardate 41162. This is in error . . . it was 41152. (V) "Half A Life" - Near the end of the episode, when Lwaxana Troi is standing next to the mirror and then begins to walk away from it, for a brief instant the boom from the mic is visible in the reflection. (V) "In Theory" - In the teaser, Data finishes telling Jenna the reasons why she broke up with Jeff. She and Data then close up the photon torpedo, and she moves off to a control panel. On top of the torpedo rests a black, hand-sided deviceamajig. Data stands up, holding some sensormajig in his left hand. The scene then shifts to Data walking towards Jenna, and the sensormajig is now in his RIGHT hand (with no indication that he ever shifted it there), and Jenna is holding the deviceamajig she left on top of the torpedo (with no indication that she ever went back to get it). (V) "Redemption II" - In part one of this story, Worf said that he would be serving on the Bortas. Yet, in this episode, he is serving on the Hectar, with no explaination about the transfer. Also, Picard says to Guinan that Yar died a year prior to Guinan joining the crew. However, "Skin of Evil" was the fourth to last story of the season, and Guinan is first seen in the second season premere "The Child", suggesting only 3-4 months between the two stories. Picard refers to the battle on Narendra III as taking place 24 years ago to Sela, and 23 years ago to Guinan. (V) "Ensign Ro" - When Ensign Ro takes off her jacket, her communicator is on her jacket. However, when she hands the jacket to the little girl, her communicator jumps to her uniform, with no action of putting the communicator there. (V) "Silicon Avatar" - In the second act, look closely at the tricorder that Dr. Marr holds during the conversation between Dr. Marr and Data. During the conversation, she has her tricorder open. She then closes it, then reopens it, but holds the tricorder UPSIDE DOWN!!!! (V) "Disaster" - In the scene where Dr. Crusher and Geordi are evacuating all the air out of the cargo bay, Geordi hits the button that closes the cargo bay. The pushing of the button and resulting door closing are audibly heard, even though sound doesn't travel in a vacuum. (Probably dramatic reasons) Also, when the ship starts shaking, they cut to ten forward, where the stars are shaking right along with the ship. (V) "The Game" - When the crew are forcing Wesley to play the game, and ???? is holding his eyes open, Wesley blinks. (V) "Unification I" - When Dr. Crusher is examining Data in order to prep him (and Picard) to Romulas, she asks if Data's ears are detachable, to which Data says that they are not. Yet, in "Datalore", Data's brother, Lore, is clearly shown without ears. A design change? "Unification II" - After Spock, Picard, and Data have knocked out the Romulan guards, and Spock has Sela at gunpoint, Picard has no gun in his hand. After a camera switch, Picard then holds a Romulan phaser "pistol". A minute later, after a scene with the Enterprise, Picard is still standing in the same place, but with a Romulan phaser "rifle". (UV) After Data gives Sela the famous "Spock Pinch", and when Picard, Data, and Spock leave the room, look at the glass pyramid in Sela's office. There is a reflection of a cameraman chewing gum. (V) "New Ground" - Alexander states that he was born on stardate 42305. Unless the equivelent of 01000 stardate equals aproximately one year, Alexander would be only 2 and a half years old. Also, the creature which Riker saves from the lab is obviously a hand puppet. (V) "The Masterpiece Society" - Geordi states that his VISOR covered the range from 1 Hertz to 1 Terahertz. While this covers radio, microwave, and far infrared frequencies, it does not cover near infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, or gamma rays. "Conundrum" - When MacDuff is talking to Picard in Picard's ready room, when Picard goes to the window, all you see in the in the window is the reflection of Picard and the room behind him (not the stars outside), then, when you see MacDuff, in the reflection, leaving the room behind Picard, when the door opens, you don't see the reflection of the bridge, you see stars. Oops! (UV) After Rikers first love scene, a wide-angle-view-pan-to-closeup on the bridge can be seen at the very top of the screen, in the brightly lit area. (UV). Shortly afterwards, in the same scene, MacDuff is walking around and up to the tactical station from his chair, and we can see his legs walk next to Worfs. The camera cuts to Worf, and we see MacDuff approaching Worf. (UV) - Betazoid's and the Ferengi Mind: In "The Battle" and "The Price", Deanna's is able to sense deception from the Ferengi, and later, used against them. Yet, in "Menage A Troi", the Betazoid Ambassador says that they are unable to read Ferengi minds, a fact later confirmed in "The Loss". Data has suggested that this is due to the Ferengi brain separated in four regions. - In "Reunion," Gowron was prepared to offer K'Ehleyr a seat on the Klingon Council for her assistance in getting Picard to quicken the pace of the Rite of Succession. However, in "Redemption," he states to Picard that females are not allowed to serve on that Council. Data Using Contractions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In "Datalore", Lore says that there are differences between him and Data, among them, the ability of Lore being able to use contractions, while Data couldn't. Yet, in "The Offspring", Data says that he hadn't quite mastered contractions. It appears that Data can use contractions, as the following shows indicate . . . . . "Encounter At Farpoint" - At the beginning of the "post Atomic-horror" courtroom, when Q enters, Data says, "At least we're acquainted with the judge." (V) Also, when Data is asked by a very familiar "Admiral" if he is a Vulcan, Data replies, "I'm an android." (V) "The Naked Now" - Data says: "Correction, sir.. that's blown out." instead of "that is".... Also, after Picard orders Yar to the sick bay, Yar asks "Did he say when?", to which Data replies "I'm sure he meant now." (UV) "The Last Outpost" - (UV) "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - After they shot out of the galaxy and were looking at all the nice special effects outside Data said something like "It's beautiful". (UV) "Datalore" - In the teaser, in response to Tasha's query about holding the memory of over 411 people, Data responds, "Actually, I'm quite efficient in some basic human information." Then, in act one, on the way to the place where he was found, in response to Tasha's query about the colonist's memories, Data replies, "I've always felt that it was done hurriedly, but I know little more." Next, in act two, in a conversation with Chief Argyle, Data says, "I've been most anxious to hear the Chief Engineer's opinion, Mr. Argyle." Then, in the final act, after the fight with Lore, Picard asks Data if he's ok, in which Data replies, "Yes Sir, I'm fine." This is quite surprising, since this is one episode which they should have been extra careful about using contractions. (V) "Heart of Glory" - (UV) "Elementary, Dear Data" - When Data and Geordi are just about to confront Moriarty for the first time, Data notices some scratches near Moriarty's secret entrance and he asks, "What's this?" (UV) "The Offspring" - In the Captain's quarters, after Picard answers Data's question about Admiral Halftel having children, Data replies, "I'm forced to wonder how much experience he had as a parent when his first child was born." (V) "Future Imperfect" - The future Data uses a contraction. "In Theory" - When entering Jenna's quarters, Data recites several phrases with contractions, including "Honey, I'm Home" and "You don't tell me what to do! You're not my mother!" - a clear contradiction of the no-contraction rule. However, he was running a program in which he was simply reciting various phrases couples use, and he was saying them in a different tone of voice than usual. (V) :+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+: ST:TNG Technical Manual The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Technical Manual (Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-70427-3) is the complete technical guide to the Treknology used in TNG. It is written by Rick Sternback and Michael Okuda, who work in TNG's Art Department. Among their responsibilities include making sure that everything is consistant in the technical department from show to show. However, they have been known to clown around a little, and some of that clowning has shown up in the technical manual. Such as: 11 - In the saucer section, right above the Captain's Yacht, there is a duck. A half inch to the left and a little bit down, there is a mouse. Slightly to the rigt of the mouse, there is a "Slippery When Wet" sign. In the shuttle bay, there is three big shuttles, two small shuttles, and sports car (probably from Pontiac ;). To the right of the duck, about one inch, there is a B-52 Bomber, and, in that same rectangle, there is a symbol of a woman and a child (the symbol for Canada's "Family" rating for movies). Also, right under the warp pylons, there is a registered trademark symbol. Interestingly enough, if you look at the ship diagram in Engineering on the show, those exact items show up. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Mike Brown's Program Guide The best "Star Trek: The Next Generation" program guide is put out by Mike Brown. It contains everything one could possibly want from a Star Trek guide, including: * Roger Noe's credit and cast listings * Tim Lynch's detailed synopsis of each episode * Paramount's advertising headlines, TV Log notes,and highlight listings * Satellite uplink dates * Writing, Directing, and Production crew listings and cross-references * Major award listings * Information compiled from various conventions If you are a serious trekker, this is the guide for you! The guide only costs $30.00 (including shipping and handling), and comes ready to be inserted into a loose-leaf notebook (notebook not included). Updates are also available. For more information and a sample page, please send a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to: Mr. Video Productions 6013 Mayhill Drive Madison, WI 53711-4123 E-mail address is . . . spool.cs.wisc.edu\ \ harvard\ att!nicmad\ ucbvax!uwvax..........!astroatc!vidiot!brown rutgers/ decvax!nicmad/ INTERNET: vidiot!brown%astroatc@spool.cs.wisc.edu -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Thanks to . . . Edward Champion - For loaning me half of his Trek tape collection. Mike Brown - For information from his program guide, plus his endless informative contributions to Usenet (buy a TNG Program Guide from him!!!!) 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Woodcock, Ivan (captkidd@ATHENA.MIT.EDU), Erez Zadok, Douglas Alan Zander . . . . . and the many other folks on Usenet's rec.arts.startrek and Fidonet Star Trek and TNG Echos. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Wesley Eugene "Gene" Roddenberry August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991 He created a legend which continues on today, creating a show that has helped beleive that there was a future worth living for. He showed us that space is not just for space battles, but for learning new ideas and ways of thinking, and, indirectly, has done more for civil rights and the space program than Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy. Gene will be missed, but will not be forgotten. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Keep circulating the List of Lists.