"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Descent: Part 2 (1993)

Director:

Alexander Singer

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
René Echevarria (writer)

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

18 September 1993 (Season 7, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Picard, Geordi and Troi try to find a way to escape their cell after being imprisoned by Lore, whilst...

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Cat | 24th Century | Second Part | Brother Brother Relationship

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data / Lore
Jonathan Del Arco	...	Hugh
Alex Datcher	...	Ensign Zandra Taitt
James Horan	...	Lieutenant Barnaby
Brian Cousins	...	Crosis
Benito Martinez	...	Salazar
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Goval
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joyce Agu	...	Ensign Gates (uncredited)
Tracee Cocco	...	Crippled Borg Drone (uncredited)

Directed by
Alexander Singer

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator)
René Echevarria		(writer)

Produced by
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Brannon Braga	....	co-producer
Merri D. Howard	....	line producer
Peter Lauritson	....	producer
David Livingston	....	supervising producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	producer
Wendy Neuss	....	co-producer
Michael Piller	....	executive producer
Jeri Taylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jay Chattaway

Cinematography by
Jonathan West		(director of photography)

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Richard D. James

Set Decoration by
Jim Mees

Costume Design by
Robert Blackman

Makeup Department
Patricia Miller	....	hair stylist (as Patti Miller)
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist (as Gil Mosko)
June Westmore	....	makeup artist (as June Abston Haymore)
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer
Michael Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Joy Zapata	....	hair designer
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Wendy Knoller	....	post-production supervisor
Brad Yacobian	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Fleck	....	first assistant director
Arlene Fukai	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jim Magdaleno	....	scenic artist
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Alan Sims	....	property master
Al Smutko	....	construction coordinator
Gary Speckman	....	set designer
Rick Sternbach	....	senior illustrator
Herman F. Zimmerman	....	original set designer (as Herman Zimmerman)
Ed Miarecki	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ruth Adelman	....	sound editor
Alan Bernard	....	sound mixer
Alfred T. Ferrante	....	adr mixer
Mace Matiosian	....	supervising sound editor
Miguel Rivera	....	sound editor
Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita	....	sound editor (as Masanobu Tomita)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Dick Brownfield	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Michael Backauskas	....	visual effects coordinator
Philip Barberio	....	visual effects coordinator
Dan Curry	....	visual effects producer
Adam Howard	....	visual effects compositor
Ronald B. Moore	....	visual effects supervisor
Edward L. Williams	....	visual effects associate
Gregory Jein	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Murphy	....	stunt performer
Tracee Cocco	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Bookout	....	grip
Steve Gausche	....	first company grip
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera
R.D. Knox	....	chief lighting technician
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Helen Mossler	....	casting executive

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Antablin	....	costumer
Matthew A. Hoffman	....	key costumer
Carol Kunz	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kimberley J. Thompson	....	key costumer (as Kimberley Thompson)

Editorial Department
J.P. Farrell	....	supervising editor (as John P. Farrell)
Larry Field	....	final colorist
Dawn Velazquez	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Alexander Courage	....	composer: main title theme
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: main title theme
Gerry Sackman	....	music editor

Other crew
André Bormanis	....	science consultant
René Echevarria	....	executive story editor
Lolita Fatjo	....	pre-production associate
Kristine Fernandez	....	production associate (as Kristine Fernandes)
Kim Fitzgerald	....	production associate
Cosmo Genovese	....	script supervisor
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Diane Overdiek	....	production coordinator
Naren Shankar	....	story editor
Rick Sternbach	....	technical consultant
Lisa White	....	location manager
Dennis Tracy	....	stand-in: Patrick Stewart (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gene Roddenberry		creator

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Dean Jones	....	makeup artist
Michael R. Jones	....	makeup artist
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Mike Smithson	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Dempsey	....	dga trainee
Bruce Sears	....	dga trainee
Richard 'Dub' Wright	....	assistant director

Art Department
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman (seasons 1-7)
Sharon Davis	....	graphics assistant
Dragon Dronet	....	weapons, specialty props and miniatures
Jim Dultz	....	assistant art director
Gregory A. Weimerskirch	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Marty Church	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects
John Palmer	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Cole	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Les Bernstien	....	motion control
C.W. Fallin	....	motion control operator
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	motion control technician (seasons 6 and 7)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Ken Stranahan	....	visual effects
Greg Stuhl	....	miniatures: Greg Jein, Inc.
Peter Webb	....	digital compositor
Peter W. Moyer	....	visual effects compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
LaFaye Baker	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Ericka Bryce	....	stunts
John Cade	....	stunts
Anthony Cecere	....	stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt creatures
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Dan Koko	....	stunt double: Jonathan Frakes (1987-1991)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
John Nowak	....	stunt double
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Block	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian S. Cooper	....	electrician
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Frederick Iannone	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Editorial Department
Alan Chudnow	....	assistant editor
Tim Tommasino	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer: advertising music
John Debney	....	conductor

Other crew
Gregory Benford	....	scientific consultant
Hala Gabriel	....	production accountant
Dolores Hundley-Arce	....	assistant accountant
Suzie Shimizu	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Paramount Television

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1987) (USA) (TV)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Brandeis-Bardin Institute - 1101 Pepper Tree Lane, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

In an early draft, Lt. Reginald Barclay (Dwight Schultz) took the place of Ensign Taitt. The change was made due to availability and cost issues.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Geordi is strapped down to the lab table and Data is imitating Picard's voice, watch Geordi's left hand closely. Although he is supposed to be tightly restrained by a seat-belt type strap running across his arms and chest, he briefly slips his left hand easily out from under the restraint when struggling, although actor LeVar Burton quickly realizes the mistake and slips his hand back underneath the belt.

Quotes:

Lore:The reign of biological life forms is coming to an end. You, Picard, and those like you... are obsolete!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Interesting note - Main contain information about a prior episode that could be considered a spoiler.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

In season 6, Dr Crusher tries to help a murdered Ferengi scientist prove that a shield technology works. In that episode, a rival scientist hi-jacks a shuttle that has the modified shields and Dr Crusher on-board. This scientist, Dr. Jo'Brill, is played by James Horan. In this episode of Decent, James Horan plays a Lt. Barnaby in which the metophasic shields are mentioned and used to protect the Enterprise.

The shielding is used to enter the suns corona to escape a borg ship that is chasing them thru an uncharted part of the galaxy, while the crew of the ship is stranded on a planet, looking for Lt. Cmdr. Data.