Captain Picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a ship-wide scan from an alien race.Captain Picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a ship-wide scan from an alien race.Captain Picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a ship-wide scan from an alien race.
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- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(showrunner)
- Tracy Tormé
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Did you know
- TriviaThe only episode of any Star Trek series to win a Peabody Award.
- GoofsGeordi and Wesley claim that the crew members in the holodeck could vanish if the computer problem isn't solved correctly, but this isn't true. The holodeck is simply a place where holograms are projected and can have physical effects upon humans if the safety protocols are removed. The only harm that could come to the people trapped in the holodeck would be something that happened to them in the program, such as being shot or falling. If the holodeck program were taken offline, the crew members would simply be left in a bare room, which has been shown in numerous episodes.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Lieutenant, take us out of orbit.
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge: Aye, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And Mr. La Forge...
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge: Sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [gangster accent] Step on it!
- ConnectionsFeatures Alien (1979)
- Soundtracks(You Came Along From) Out Of Nowhere
by Edward Heyman and Johnny Green
[Playing in background of Dixon Hill's office]
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Not the holodeck!!!
While I am sure that holodeck episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Gereration" were pretty popular (since they repeated this gimmick in many episodes of "Deep Space 9"), I always hated them as they never really seemed to fit in with the other shows and seemed very contrived. Some, like this one, were bad--and some were horrible (such as the Moriarty and baseball team episodes in both shows).
Picard is supposed to do some complicated diplomatic mission with some annoying insect people. The problem is that a holodeck malfunction keeps him trapped with a few other cast members in a pulp fiction novel. In many ways it's like a Raymond Chandler novel--which has ZERO to do with a sci-fi show! Some people might have enjoyed it--I would much rather see film noir OR sci-fi--not both at the same time. Pretty dumb and unfortunately the first of many.
By the way, if you do watch, note Laurence Tierney as the heavy and Dick Miller as a newspaper salesman.
Picard is supposed to do some complicated diplomatic mission with some annoying insect people. The problem is that a holodeck malfunction keeps him trapped with a few other cast members in a pulp fiction novel. In many ways it's like a Raymond Chandler novel--which has ZERO to do with a sci-fi show! Some people might have enjoyed it--I would much rather see film noir OR sci-fi--not both at the same time. Pretty dumb and unfortunately the first of many.
By the way, if you do watch, note Laurence Tierney as the heavy and Dick Miller as a newspaper salesman.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 9, 2014
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- Runtime45 minutes
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