This episode proved so popular that 5 years later the Professor Moriarty character
who Daniel Davis plays here was brought back for a sequel. It is a very thought
provoking story on the mystery of life and creation.
Seeking a little R&R both Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton go to the Holodeck where Data has a Sherlock Holmes program with Geordi as Dr. Watson. The program is a bust since Data has read and memorized all of Arthur Conan Doyle's work and he cuts right to the chase.
What to do but to have the ship's computer design a program with a foe who is capable of beating the android. That it does, but Professor Moriarty works only too well and soon he's got control of the ship from the Holodeck.
At that point it's Captain Picard who has to take charge of the situation and defeat a Moriarty who is rapidly acquiring knowledge up to the present time.
Like any other creature with a sense of self, Moriarty wants to survive. You'll have to see how this is worked out and as TNG fans know it's not a permanent solution arrived here.
Seeking a little R&R both Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton go to the Holodeck where Data has a Sherlock Holmes program with Geordi as Dr. Watson. The program is a bust since Data has read and memorized all of Arthur Conan Doyle's work and he cuts right to the chase.
What to do but to have the ship's computer design a program with a foe who is capable of beating the android. That it does, but Professor Moriarty works only too well and soon he's got control of the ship from the Holodeck.
At that point it's Captain Picard who has to take charge of the situation and defeat a Moriarty who is rapidly acquiring knowledge up to the present time.
Like any other creature with a sense of self, Moriarty wants to survive. You'll have to see how this is worked out and as TNG fans know it's not a permanent solution arrived here.