From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Star Trek TNG List of Lists [2/3] (November 1, 1992)
Date: 16 Nov 92 05:35:05 GMT
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix

[I am conducting a bit of a survey as well. Please respond with A>
The date of receipt at your site, B> Whether or not all three parts
were received, and C> Where you are located. Thanks!]

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-Vertical Polarity (5V) 
at 1800 ET/1500 PT, and on sundays through Transponder 9-Vertical Polarity 
(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. (With 
Telstar 301 reaching the end of it's life, the feeds may be moved to Telstar 
302 in the near future, and then to Telstar 401 during 1993) The station then 
airs the episode for the first time anytime during Paramount's official week 
of (Monday through Sunday). The order of the uplink is as follows (from 
"Time's Arrow, Part II"):

* Slate with standard television color bars with text over it, saying:

  PARAMOUNT TELEVISION

     <<< STEREO >>>                  (The "<<< >>>" are flashing)
     STAR TREK #227
     18:00 - 19:00

                 TELSTAR 301/5V      (These three lines are in smaller text in
                    5:59:45 EDT      lower right hand corner of screen)
                       09/19/92

* Same slate, only time of feed is replaced by flashing "ROLL TAPES NOW"
* Color bars only
* Slate for promos for next weeks episode:

  PARAMOUNT TELEVISION
     STAR TREK: TNG
  PROMOS FOR EP. #228
     REALM OF FEAR
    ALL NEW EPISODE
      :30/:10/:05
       FULL MIX

(Full mix means that the promos have full music and Paramount narriator)

(If this is a repeat episode, the "ALL NEW EPISODE" is replaced with "NEXT 
EXCITING EPISODE". Also, the production numbers have a "R" on the end of 
them).

* :30, :10, :05 Promos for following week's episode-Full Mix
* Slate showing title of episde:

  PARAMOUNT TELEVISION

        STAR TREK
   THE NEXT GENERATION

    TIME'S ARROW,PTII

        SHOW #227
        09/21/92

(The 09/21/92 simply indicates the first day of Paramount's official week of 
for the airing of that episode)

* Teaser
* Opening credits
* 4 - :30 Commercials
* Act I
* 2 - :30 Commercials and black spot for local commercials
* Act II
* Black spot for commercials
* Act III
* 1 - :15 Commcerial, 3 - :30 Commerials, 1 - :15 Commercial
* Act IV
* 4 - :30 Commercial
* Act V
* Black Spot for local commercials
* Promo for next weeks episode (same as :30 Promo-Full Mix)
* Closing Credits
* "Paramount/A Paramount Communications Company" Logo
* Slate for promos for next week episode (same as above, only substitute
  PRODUCTION TRACKS instead of FULL MIX).
* :30/:10/:05 Promos. The production track promos are identical to
  the full mix promos except that there are limited sound effects, characters 
  speaking, and no music. The local station adds in their own music and 
  narriation.

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, cutting the episodes, or is running severe weather warnings during
the actual program, then write to both the offending station and:

     Paramount Pictures Corporation
     TV Syndication and Promotion
     5555 Melrose Ave.
     Los Angeles, CA  90038

The episodes from seasons one through five are currently available for daily
syndication from Paramount television. (Some stations, with the unavailability
of "Time's Arrow II" in daily syndication, may elect not to air "Time's
Arrow".) 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. To order, call Columbia House for more 
information at 1-800-538-7766.

"Encounter At Farpoint", "The Naked Now", "Code Of Honor", "Haven", "Where No 
One Has Gone Before", "The Last Outpost", and "Lonely Among Us" 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 as a recurring special guest star.

* 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. (Menage A
  Troi)

* 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. 
  This was out of Stewarts request because he was getting bored with his 
  regular uniform, and helped design the jacket.  The jacket is made out of 
  very soft suede and leather shoulders, and cost about $3,000 to make.

* In the conference room, the wall relief containing the Enterprise lineage 
  can been changed to some other pattern.

* The Enterprise's commissioning plaque is starting to tarnish.

From 5th to 6th Season
-====================-
* The title sequence was changed, with the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 
  logo returning to the original effect seen in the first four seasons.

* The painting of the Enterprise in Picard's ready room (signed by Andy
  Probert and Rick Sternbach) has been replaced by a piece of sculpture.

* A new Jefferies tube set has been constructed. This set is three stories 
  tall, and has ladders, sliding doors, and lots of grating.

Major Species Appearances
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following is a listing of appearance 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.

"I Borg" - A single Borg, designated Three of Five, is rescued from a crashed
Borg vessel.

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.

"Chain of Command" - Picard, Dr. Crusher, and Worf travel to Cardassian space.

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.

"The Perfect Mate" - Two Ferengi get rescued by the Enterprise.

"Rascals" - While Picard, Guinan, Keiko, and Ro are turned into young 
teenagers, the Ferengi capture the Enterprise.

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 Emissary" - 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" - After discovering that Worf has a brother, he travels 
to the Klingon Home World. There, Worf discovered that his natural 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.

"True Q" - A visitor on the Enterprise discovers that she has "Q"-like powers, 
and "Q" arrives to help her.

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 Federation.

"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.

"The Next Phase" - The Enterprise helps out a disabled Romulan Ship. However, 
on transport back to the Enterprise, Ensign Ro and Geordi LaForge disappear.

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, according 
to an original writer's guide, although Deep Space Nine may change that.
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) are shown on the bottom of the screen. ("The Defector", 
"Identity Crisis")

Working Titles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Unconditional Return" -> "11001001"
"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"
"Q and I" -> "Q-Me" -> "True Q"

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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the next generation, the following uniform colors represent which division 
a person is in:

    Medical Corps and Sciences - Navy Blue
      Security and Engineering - Mustard Yellow
        Command and Navigation - Wine Red

Admiral - Triangular shoulder board with gold braid enclosing six gold circles
of varying size.

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

?????? - One silver rectangle (worn by Kosinsky in "Where No One Has Gone 
Before") (UV)

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.

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" - USS Excaliber during a blockade

Wesley Saves The Day. . . .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Naked Now - Wesley modifies a tractor beam to push the Enterprise away in 
order to give data the extra time to reinsert the chips.

Where No One Has Gone Before - Wesley is the only one to notice that the 
traveler is phasing.

The Big Goodbye - Wesley fixes the holodeck because his mother is in there.

Datalore - Wesley realizes that Lore is impersonating Data

Menage a Troi - Wesley identifies a signal as resembling a Betazoid gong,
helping to save Lwaxana Troi, Deanna Troi, and Riker from the Ferrengi ship.

Final Mission - Wesley is able to get past the guardian of the well and get 
water for Captain Picard.

The Game - Wesley realizes the true purpose of the game and repairs Data in
time to awaken everyone from hypnosis.

. . . . and Screws Up
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evolution - Wesley, while pulling an all-nighter, leaves a container over,
causing some nanites to escape and wreck havoc on the ship.

Remember Me - Wesley's experiment causes his mother to be trapped in a warp
bubble.

The First Duty - Wesley's flight team perform a disasterous maneuver, which
causes the death of a fellow team member. The resulting coverup causes Wesley
to repeat a year at the academy.

The Walking Dead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Several times during the series, a major character has died, only to be saved
at the last minute. Some of these episodes include:

Hide and Q - Worf get impaled by a soldier.

Time Squared - The Enterprise is seen being destroyed.

The Most Toys - Data is believed to be dead by the crew.

Transfigurations - Worf falls down in the shuttle bay, only to be saved by
John Doe.

Ethics - After having a barrel crashs on Worf back, Worf dies during an
experimental surgery. However, his "redundant" body organs kicked in at the
last minute.

Cause and Effect - A collision with a starship causes the Enterprise to
explode, killing everyone on board, and causing a time loop in which the
Enterprise to encounter a collision with another starship, killing everyone on
board, causing a time loop......

Man of the People - Deanna is killed in order to stop an ambassador from
passing his bad emotions to another empathic person.

Who's Smoking?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Encounter at Farpoint" - Q appears in 20th century military uniform with an
unlit cigarette is in his right hand.

"The Last Outpost" - Data smokes a pipe (much to the dismay of the rest of the
crew, especially Lt. Yar) as the first part of adopting his Sherlock Holmes
character.

"The Big Goodbye" - Picard is offered a holographic cigarette in the police
station. His coughing displays displeasure.

"Manhunt" - Picard as Dixon Hill lights up again in full view, without
coughing.

In "Clues", Guinan has a lit cigarette in a holder in D Hill's outer office, 
doesn't take a puff. (Watch how the cigarette always changes to a different
length at each camera cut. A common problem in any movie where smoking is
protrayed).

"Time's Arrow"-  Samuel Clemens chomps on a huge cigar. Suffers from tobacco 
addiction withdrawl in the second part.

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, while Chief Engineer Logan takes the saucer
section to safety.

"Best of Both Worlds - Part II" - In order to retrieve Locutus/Picard, the 
Enterprise separates into two sections, with Riker in charge of the Warp Drive
section, and Cmdr. Shelby in command of the saucer section. 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-1 - "Sacharov" ("Unnatural Selection")
NCC-1701D-2 - "Goddard" (loaned to Scotty in "Relics")
NCC-1701D-5 - "El-Baz" (Time Squared)
NCC-1701D-5 - "Onizuka" (used in "The Ensigns of Command")
NCC-1701D-5 - ("The Nth Degree")
NCC-1701D-6 - ("Coming of Age")
NCC-1701D-7 - "Onizuka" ("The Minds Eye")
NCC-1701D-9 - ("The Price")
NCC-1701D-12 - "Pike" (destroyed in "The Most Toys")
NCC-1701D-13 - (crashed on Vegra II in "Skin of Evil")

Other shuttlecraft from other ships....

-10 - (shuttle from USS Repulse, "The Child")
No available registry - "Cousteau" (from the Aries, "Identity Crisis")

In "Unnatural Selection", Data states explicitly that he is fully trained to
pilot all current Federation vessels, including auxiliaries (namely
Shuttlecraft). We've also seen Riker, Picard, Wesley, Geordi, and Worf fly
shuttles, but Data seems to be the crew's "driver."

In the episode "Power Play", Chief O'Brien mentions that some of the
shuttlecraft are equipped with transporters, as demonstrated earlier with "The
Best of Both Worlds - Part II".

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.

"Time's Arrow" - Upon discovery of Data's head on Earth, the crew of the
Enterprise travel to a planet. In order to see the aliens/shapeshifters, Data
constructs a phase inverter, and, in the process, manages to travel to 1893.
At the end of this episode, Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr. Crusher, and Geordi walk
into the time vortex.

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.

"Relics" - Scotty modifed the transporter so that the transporter buffer is 
recycled and the rematerialization subroutine is disabled so that the two 
survivors of the ????????? could survive while waiting for a rescue. 75 years 
later, the Enterprise reactivates the transporter, and Scotty is the lone 
survivor, without aging.

Kirk has been mentioned in "The Naked Now", "Unification II", and "Relics".

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/United Kingdom - The series was being broadcast on BBC2 Wednesdays at
6 PM, however, they have stopped after the airing of the two-part episode "The
Best of Both Worlds". 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 successful use of terrorism in 2017.

Sky Television now holds the rights to broadcast TNG, and has restored scenes 
cut from the above episodes. However, they will NOT be showing "The High 
Ground" for the same reasons as the BBC.
Finland - "Star Trek - Uusi Sukupolvi"/"Star Trek - The Next Generation"

Germany - "Raumschiff Enterprise: Das Naechste Jahrhundert"/"Starship
          Enterprise: The Next Century" - Dubbed

Hong Kong - "Space Adventures" - On an English Station

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.

Mexico/Puerto Rico - "Viaje a las Estrellas La Nueva Generacion"/"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: (laying hand on computer) "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 4 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 Guinan
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
         17 - Michelle Forbes
         23 - Majel Barrett Roddenberry
March 20 - John de Lancie (Q)
      29, 1959? 60? 64? - Marina Sirtis
July 13, 1940 - 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 -> Will Scarlet. Is not a merry man.
Laforge -> Alan-a-Dale
Vash -> Maid Marian
Q -> The Sheriff of Nottingham

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. Even ILM stock
footage isn't used much anymore, except when the Enterprise enters Warp.

. . . TNG is filmed in 35mm using Panavision cameras. The film is transferred 
to videotape, and post-production is done on video.

. . . 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"

. . . At the time of the filming of "Q Who", there were two visual supervisors 
at the time: Dan Curry and Rob Legato. They each had their own specifications 
for the design of the Borg ship:

Rob Legato - The Borg ship should be a ball with a trench of detail around the 
             middle.

Dan Curry - The Borg ship should be a sube that looked smooth at a distance. 
            As you got closer and closer, more detail would be revealed the 
            closer you got. (Dan had hired Special Effects for this job).

Rob Legato team had some problems, so Special Effects got the job and built 
the Borg ship. It took 14 modelers 2 weeks to finish the job. That nothing 
short of amazing when you consider that while the specifications called for 
only one side finished, Special Effects supplied a Borg ship that was finished 
on all sides. In order to that level of detail, F/X put everything they could 
find, including R2-D2, toy soldiers, plastic model "rails", and the F/X logo.

. . . The junkyard in "Unification II" 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"?

. . . The only episodes when William Riker was called Bill was in "The Naked
Now" and "Haven"?

. . . In "The Booby Trap", the original name of the holographic scientist was
to be Leah Daystorm, who was the grand-grand-grand-daughter of Dr. Daystorm
from TOS. However, after they casted Susan Gibney for the part, they changed
the name to Brahms, and only made several references to The Daistrum
Institute.

. . . Andy Probert designed the Enterprise D, and owns the designed to the 
Enterprise. Paramount is using his designs with permission. You can see Andy 
in "Encounter At Farpoint", in the post-atomic court. Andy is the spectator 
wearing "a giant tribble", actually a very large fur hat.

. . . The original 8-foot model of the Enterprise that was built by Industrial
Light and Magic isn't used much anymore. For motion control work, the 4-foot 
model is much easier to use, is much more detailed, and, for far away shots,
it's easier to make it seem far away. The original 8-foot model isn't used
except for extreme closeups or for saucer seperations. The 4-foot model was 
built by Greg Jein in the third season.

. . . "Family" is the only episode in TOS, the movies, and TNG which has no
scenes on the bridge.

. . . The transporter effect is accomplished as follows:
1> Fill a cannister with water. Add glitter and shine a light through it. Stir
   briskly and tape.
2> Film the scene, first with the actor, then without. (Or vice versa)
3> Transfer the scene to tape, and use video technology to matte the glitter
   over the actor.
4> Use a video wipe to 'streak down' the glitter.

. . . The translation from "Time's Arrow":
Data (in English): "I am a Frenchman."

Poker Player: "Ah, mes parents sont originaires de Boubonnais. Je suis ne a la
New Orleans."/"Ah, my parents are from Boubonnais. I was born in New Orleans."

Data: "Alors nous sommes presque frere. Je suis heureuz de vous 
connaitre."/"So, we are almost brothers. I am pleased to meet you."

Poker Player (in English): "Please sir..."

. . . 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 those 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
for 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
taken by heart patients. Also, the topographical map of the planetary surface 
was a "very shakey" drawing of Kei and Yuri. Yuri is on the right side, and 
Kei is upside down.....

"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.
   Also, in this episode, the Romulan ship that attached the Enterprise was
named the "Harkonnen", which just happens to be the name of the family that
attacked the Atriedes family in the Dune series.
   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.

"Legacy" - A label on a nuclear reactor says, "Remember, you can never add TOO
MUCH water to a Nuclear Reactor."

"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.

"Half A Life" - One of the displays has the number "4077" in the corner, an 
reference to M*A*S*H.

"In Theory" - The line "Now would be a good time", spoken by Picard, is 
completely reminiscent from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which, in turn, was 
used by Kirk during "The Doomsday Machine". Also, while it is not be visible
in the actual show, someone on the production crew re-labeled the shuttle pod 
"PONTIAC NCC-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)

"The Next Phase" - One of the control panels on the Romulan Ship looks
somewhat like the TARDIS control console (DW). (V)

- Other in-jokes, albeit unseen, include: Shuttlecraft "Pontiac" and "Indiana
Jones" on operations board; crew quarters for Lt. Luke Skywalker;
Doctor Who (DW): A cult British Science Fiction series which ran on BBC1 from
November 23, 1963 to December, 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 USA/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."
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