Starship Mine

Episode aired Mar 27, 1993
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.8K

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Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and David Spielberg in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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When the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.When the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.When the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Cliff Bole
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Morgan Gendel
- Brannon Braga(story editor)
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Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Trivia
The baryon sweep is said to be necessary every 5 years to remove the build up of baryon particles, a natural side effect of warp travel which would lead to a build up of harmful radiation. This is similar to the anti-fouling process that boats and ships require periodically to remove bio matter such as algae and barnacles which increase drag and therefore fuel consumption.

Goofs
Baryon particles are real things, however protons and neutrons fall into this class. Eliminating them from the Enterprise's hull would destroy the ship on an atomic level. All that would be left would be electrons.

Quotes
Lieutenant Worf: Captain! Request permission to be excused from Commander Hutchinson's reception.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Permission granted... I wish I could excuse myself as well.
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Er, Captain, permission to be...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Mr. La Forge, I cannot excuse my entire senior staff! Mr. Worf beat you to it.

Connections
Referenced in Star Trek: Voyager: Displaced (1997)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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9/10

Picard Throws Down

In William Shatner's documentary "Chaos on the Bridge," one of the Next Generation's writers mentioned that Patrick Stewart emphasized "the two F's" for his captain role. He wanted more fighting and.... um, effing.

Well, there is certainly more fighting in this one-- and it's a welcome relief because it seems like his character was going through yet another stretch of pedestrianism. It's nice to remind the audience that Picard wasn't just cerebral-- he was a virile leader as well.

When you throw in Brent Spiner/Data's excellent comedy in this one you know that it's a classic.

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