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Lonely Among Us

  • Episode aired Oct 31, 1987
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.2K
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
While distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise picks up a sentient entity that can alternately possess either man or machinery.While distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise picks up a sentient entity that can alternately possess either man or machinery.While distracted by two antithetical races applying for Federation membership, the Enterprise picks up a sentient entity that can alternately possess either man or machinery.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Cliff Bole
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(showrunner)
    • D.C. Fontana(teleplay by)
    • Michael Halperin(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • Director
    • Cliff Bole
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(showrunner)
    • D.C. Fontana(teleplay by)
    • Michael Halperin(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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    • 20User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Colm Meaney in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Denise Crosby, Jonathan Frakes, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Capt. Jean-Luc Picardas Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Cmdr. William Rikeras Cmdr. William Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lt. Geordi La Forgeas Lt. Geordi La Forge
    Denise Crosby
    Denise Crosby
    • Lt. Tasha Yaras Lt. Tasha Yar
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lt. Worfas Lt. Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Dr. Beverly Crusheras Dr. Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troias Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lt. Cmdr. Dataas Lt. Cmdr. Data
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Wesley Crusheras Wesley Crusher
    John Durbin
    John Durbin
    • Ssestaras Ssestar
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Security Guard 1as Security Guard 1
    Kavi Raz
    Kavi Raz
    • Singhas Singh
    Marc Alaimo
    Marc Alaimo
    • Badar N'D'Das Badar N'D'D
    • (uncredited)
    James G. Becker
    • Youngbloodas Youngblood
    • (uncredited)
    Dexter Clay
    • Operations Division Officeras Operations Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Susan Duchow
    • Operations Division Officeras Operations Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Leonhardt
    Nora Leonhardt
    • Science Division Ensignas Science Division Ensign
    • (uncredited)
    Tim McCormack
    • Ensign Bennettas Ensign Bennett
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Cliff Bole
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(showrunner)
      • D.C. Fontana(teleplay by)
      • Michael Halperin(story by)
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    • Trivia
      Colm Meaney appears as the nameless crewman (escorting an Antican delegate), who also appeared at the ops position in Encounter at Farpoint (1987). This character would later become Transporter Chief O'Brien in season 2 and beyond.
    • Goofs
      When Geordi bends over Worf to check his pulse, the rubber outline of the makeup is clearly visible between his left eye and ear.
    • Quotes

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: The immortal Sherlock Holmes would have an interesting view of our mystery, I believe.

      Commander William T. Riker: But I'm afraid we're going to have to find our solution... without history's greatest consulting detective.

      Lt. Commander Data: [to himself, inaudibly] Holmes...?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Ménage à Troi (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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    Top review
    6/10
    Wow...the quality of the graphics and costumes sure would get better than this.
    When I watched "Lonely Among Us" again, I was surprised at how crappy the look was of the show. The graphics for the planet looked poor and the costumes of the snake-like and mouse-like aliens were very poor (stiff and with unmoving mouths). This is NOT to say the show was awful--but through the course of the series, they sure got better!! Think about how the Andorians looked in the final series, "Enterprise"--they were BRILLIANTLY made and seemed like real aliens. So much we have come to expect with costumes is the result of earlier efforts like "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

    The Enterprise is escorting two really annoying and aggressive enemies to a conference--no easy feat. However, when they come near a giant cloud in space, a new and far more serious problem develops. Soon, an electric shock attacks Worf and it passes to various crew members--and even kills Mr. Singh*! What's worse is that eventually the electric shot hits the Captain and he begins giving seemingly irrational orders.

    This is a pretty decent episode--even with primitive costumes and graphics. I could easily looked past this. However, I could not look past a portent of dumb things to come-having Data acting like Sherlock Holmes. This plot is just awful and would lead to one of the worst episodes of the series--the one where Moriarty takes over the ship. So, we have an interesting plot, a dumb subplot and some odd graphics compared to later ones. A mixed bag, but worth seeing if you are a fan of the series. If not, I say try another episode instead.

    *This is VERY sad. This was a great opportunity to FINALLY include an Indian crew member and they kill him off!! The show tried VERY hard to be ultra-politically correct yet they somehow killed the guy. Sad, but at least they'd EVENTUALLY bring on crew members like Dr. Bashir in "Deep Space 9".
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    • planktonrules
    • Nov 10, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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