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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" The Schizoid Man (1989)


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6.5/10   191 votes
Director:
Les Landau
Writers:
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Tracy Tormé (teleplay)
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Original Air Date:
21 January 1989 (Season 2, Episode 6)
Plot:
Data's "grandfather", Dr. Ira Graves, is close to death. Dr. Graves transfers his mind, will and emotions into Data and expires... more | add synopsis
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Emotional data? more

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Trivia:
Troi is administering a test to Data. What is displayed on the viewscreen are brief images from Star Trek movies such as the Genesis planet construction flyby and the Genesis matrix composite. more
Quotes:
Wesley Crusher: That was a great speech, Data. "To know him is to love him, is to know him...”
Data-Graves: Verbal composition at its most sophisticated level. Your childlike mind cannot appreciate the time-worn wisdom of my words.
Wesley Crusher: "Childlike mind"?
Data-Graves: When you get to be my age you will understand.
Wesley Crusher: Your age? Data, chronologically you're not much older than I am.
Data-Graves: Well... You are only as old as you feel. Try to remember that, boy.
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Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Emotional data?, 4 June 2007
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Author: gritfrombray-1 from Ireland

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Was still warming to this new Star Trek series but had already taken to most of the cast. In this the Enterprise receives a distress signal from one of the Federation's greatest scientists Doctor Ira Graves. His assistant has sent the signal because of his ill health. When the party beam down they are greeted acerbically by Doctor Graves and the Vulcan Doctor tells him that he is in the final stages of Darnees Syndrome. A terminal illness. Ira Graves instantly recognizes Data as a creation of his former pupil, Doctor Noonien Soong. Data develops a relationship with him and Graves even insists that Data call him Grandpa! Now here is where Brent Spiner once again shows off his talents as Graves transfers his personality into Data upon his death! Data begins to show a little irrationality and even a little jealousy. The crew dismiss this at first believing that it was just the death of Graves affecting him. But there seems to be a little more than this affecting the android. It soon surfaces that it is indeed Graves personality inhabiting Data! After some upsets and even a little violence Graves transfers the wealth of his knowledge into the Enterprise's computer. Fans should know, Suzie Plakson who played Lieutenant Selar, the Vulcan in this later played Keyhler Worf's love interest. Originally a love story was supposed to be between Worf and the Vulcan which would have been far more interesting......

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