TOS "Whom Gods Destroy", "The Empath", and "Plato's Stepchildren" were
*never* shown in the UK, as they were deemed unsuitable for children. "Miri"
was only shown once. It generated lots of mail from angry parents. After
this, the BBC started previewing episodes before airing them. Fans have
asked that they show these episodes late at night, but the requests have
been ignored.
TNG "Justice" was cut in the UK since TNG is broadcast in an earlier time
slot than the BBC will show skin.
TNG "The High Ground" is scheduled to be cut in the UK for the
referencing the successful Irish liberation in the 21st century. It seems
that they just skipped the whole episode, however.
ST4: A storyline cut was a bunch of lines which indicated that Saavik was
pregnant. When they started running out of screen time, these scenes were
cut, since they were not essential to the main story in the movie. Of
course, this means that, officially, IT NEVER HAPPENED. :-)
ST4: Kirk Thatcher:
- Was associate producer of ST4.
- Was the actor who played the Punk on the Bus in ST4.
- Wrote the song "I Hate You" which the punk was listening to.
- Is a member of the band "Edge of Etiquette" which performed the song.
- has recently done work on the "Dinosaurs" series (Co-producer and
creature creator?) which had an episode with the same plot as TNG
one week.
- Is Margaret Thatcher's son. ("THE Margaret Thatcher?")
According to FASA the prime directive states: "As the right of each
sentient species to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution
is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere with the healty
development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes the
introduction of superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world
whose soceity is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Star Fleet
personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives
and/or their ship, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or
an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes
precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the
highest moral obligation."
According to Geoffery Mandel's book the prime directive states: "When
contacting a planet making normal progress toward a free and united
society, a Starfleet officer shall make no identification of self or
mission; no interference with the social development of said planet; no
references to space, or to the fact that there are other worlds or more
advanced civilizations. The Prime Directive of Non-Interference - revised
2278"
TNG: Betazoids all have big black eyes. Majel Barrett and Marina Sirtis
are wearing black contact lenses--their eyes are not that dark.
TNG "11001001": Binary 11001001 is decimal 201, and 2:01 kept showing up on
displays in the episode.
TNG "Home Soil": You can hear in the background "Three[?] are trapped in a
turbolift and two[?] are trapped in the programmers' restroom." So, I
guess we have proof that there are restrooms on the Enterprise-D (as well
as the two references in the movies (on the Excelsior, and Kirk in the Brig
in ST5 ("do not use in spacedock")) as well as the one you can't really see
in "Q-Who" when the Borg slice up the Enterprise).
TNG "The Neutral Zone": Rick Sternbach was in one of the life support
canisters.
TNG "The Neutral Zone": There as a family tree for Clare Raymond (one of
the 20th century frozen people). When they created the tree, they
populated it with members of the cast and characters from other shows
(MASH, Giligan's Island, etc.) I think Riker was married to Picard.
TNG "We'll Always Have Paris": The Cafe de Artiste had a couple of strange
items on the menu, including Croissant Dilithium, Targ Klingon ala mode,
Tribble in a Blanket, and John Cougar Mellencamp.
TNG: Each starship has a dedication plaque. The plaque on the USS
Tsiolkovsky ("The Naked Now") reads "Earth is the cradle of the mind, but
one cannot remain in the cradle forever". The plaque on the Hoatio shows
that it built by Yoyodyne and reads "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
TNG "Samaritan Snare": when Picard and Wesley arrive at the Starbase,
there is a directory listing departments and personnel. Filming was
stopped for a while when this directory was installed while *everyone*
looked to see where they appeared, since the Starbase was staffed by the
TNG crew.
TNG "The Defector": Yes that was Stewart as one of the King's men with
Data on the holodeck. The other man was NOT Frakes, however.
TNG "Q Who": The general consensus is that it *was* Spiner playing the
part of Borg#1. There is no screen credit, however.
TNG "Up the Long Ladder": No, that is *not* Eddie Murphy as one of the
clones, though it does look a bit like him.
TNG "Deja Q": Q gives his IQ as 2005.
TNG "The Nth Degree": Barclay estimates his IQ to be between 1200 and
1450.
TNG: In a War of the Worlds episode ("Thy Kingdom Come"), there is a kid
playing with action figures. One of them is in the likeness of Yar, Data,
Picard, or Riker and he mentions something about Ferengi.
Two episodes of TNG have appeared to be clones of "Red Dwarf" episodes.
The episode where Picard ordered Data to lie and everyone wiped their
memories was a clone of "Thanks for the Memory". The 5th season episode
"The Game" was a clone of "Better Than Life".
After Stewart came to the USA and started TNG, he bought a new Honda
Prelude. Then Wil Wheaton drove up in the same car--except he had the
Honda Prelude *Deluxe*. Stewart didn't want to be beneath Wil, so he went
out and bought a Jaguar XJ6. Since I know *someone* will ask, Frakes
drives a black Limited Edition Jeep, Spiner drives a Toyota Corolla, Burton
drives a black BMW, Sirtis drives a white Chrysler LeBaron convertible,
Dorn drives a VW Jetta, and McFadden drives a station wagon (Capri or
Caprice).
List of people who have been Captain of the Enterprise:
Robert April
Christopher Pike
James T. Kirk
Will Decker
Spock
James T. Kirk (again)
Rachel Garrett
Jean-Luc Picard
William T. Riker
Jean-Luc Picard (again)
TNG: The "horseshoe" rail on the bridge is actually made of wood. Yes, I
know it *looks* like wood, but it isn't the result of staining. Staining
the horseshoe couldn't bring out the grain enough to be picked up by the
cameras, so the horseshoe had to be *painted* to look like wood.
TNG satellite uplink times (Keystone wide band carrier (6.2 left, 6.8 right,
5.8 mono)):
Saturday 18:00-19:00 ET Telestar 301 transponder-9 (5 vertical)
Sunday 14:00-15:00 ET Telestar 301 transponder-9 (5 vertical)
DS9 satellite uplink times (Keystone wide band carrier (6.2 left, 6.8 right,
5.8 mono)):
Saturday 10:00-11:00 ET Telestar 301 transponder-9 (5 vertical)
16:00-17:00 ET Telestar 301 transponder-9 (5 vertical)
Sunday 16:00-17:00 ET Telestar 301 transponder-9 (5 vertical)
Picard: "You promised that you would never trouble my ship again."
Q: "I always keep my agreements, sir. Look...
we're nowhere *near* your vessel."
--"Q Who", Stardate 42
Riker: "Given the choice between slim and none, I'll take slim anyday."
--"Deja Q", Stardate 43539.1
Picard: "Q!"
Q: "Red alert."
--"Deja Q", Stardate 43539.1
Q: "I'm no longer a member of the Qontinuum! My superiors have decided to
punish me!"
Picard: "And punish us as well, it would seem."
--"Deja Q", Stardate 43539.1
Q: "You don't believe me, do you? Do you think I would humiliate
myself like this?"
Riker: "If it served your purpose, yes!"
--"Deja Q", Stardate 43539.1
Q: "I stand before you defrocked! *Condemned to be a member of this
lowest of species. A normal, imperfect, *lumpen* human being!"
--"Deja Q", Stardate 43539.1
Picard: "Return that moon to its orbit."
Q: "I have no powers! Q, the ordinary!"
Picard: "Q, the liar! Q, the misanthrope!"
Q: "Q, the miserable, Q, the desperate! What must I do
to convince you people?"
Worf: "Die."
Q: "Can I have a Starfleet uniform?"
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.