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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" First Contact (1991)
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16 February 1991
(Season 4, Episode 15)
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Commander William Riker has been on an acculturation mission under an alias for months on the Arkonian planet...
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Not a perfect episode
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(Episode Credited cast) | Patrick Stewart | ... | Captain Jean-Luc Picard |
 | Jonathan Frakes | ... | Commander William T. Riker |
 | LeVar Burton | ... | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (credit only) |
 | Michael Dorn | ... | Lieutenant Worf |
 | Gates McFadden | ... | Doctor Beverly Crusher |
 | Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi |
 | Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Commander Data |
 | George Coe | ... | Chancellor Durken |
| Carolyn Seymour | ... | Mirasta Yale |
| George Hearn | ... | Dr. Berel |
 | Michael Ensign | ... | Minister Krola |
 | Steven Anderson | ... | Dr. Nilrem |
 | Sachi Parker | ... | Dr. Tava |
 | Bebe Neuwirth | ... | Lanel |
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The title was also used in the second Next Generation movie, Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
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Chancellor Durken:
You speak the language of diplomacy very well, Captain. It's a language I appreciate and understand. But I have learned to not always trust it.
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...but a very good one. I like the way it mirrors several actual "alien mysteries" and that it shows reasonable reasons for not having had the "first contact" ourselves yet...
I'd like to refer to some of the "plot holes" ShogaNinja mentioned: "Secondly, if Riker was on the planet for months doing acculturation research where was the Enterprise during this time?" It was never said that Riker was there "for months". His mission was to contact the starfleet observers on the planet to get prepared for the first contact. And that certainly doesn't require "months".
About ambassadors not carrying weapons: I'm sure they DO have weapons - in case they have to defend themselves.
"Also why do humans always conduct First Contact, why not Vulcans or any of the vast myriad of alien races that belong to the Federation of Planets? More specifically why is it always the Enterprise initiating First Contact?" When or where is it said so?? I think we can assume that Starfleet is huge - and that we don't get to know each and every "first contact"! This series is focused on the adventures of the Enterprise. There might be thousand other stories to tell within the Starfleet universe.
But indeed, there ARE plot holes in this episode. Two of which I think haven't been mentioned before: 1) Since the Arkonians do not have fingers, we should see huge consoles, keyboards and buttons... 2) If the people of a planet regard themselves "the center of the universe", why would they call this planet Malcor THREE themselves...?