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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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The Chase

  • Episode aired Apr 24, 1993
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
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8.0/10
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Patrick Stewart and Norman Lloyd in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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The crew of the Enterprise must race against various rival powers to uncover an archaeological secret that explains the predominance of humanoid life forms in the galaxy.The crew of the Enterprise must race against various rival powers to uncover an archaeological secret that explains the predominance of humanoid life forms in the galaxy.The crew of the Enterprise must race against various rival powers to uncover an archaeological secret that explains the predominance of humanoid life forms in the galaxy.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Frakes
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Joe Menosky
    • Ronald D. Moore
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    3.1K
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Frakes
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Joe Menosky
      • Ronald D. Moore
    • Stars
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Jonathan Frakes
      • LeVar Burton
    • 19User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Shannon Ratigan, Maurice Roëves, and Lena Banks in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Episode The Chase - Lena Banks far right front
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Captain Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lieutenant Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Doctor Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lieutenant Commander Data
    Salome Jens
    Salome Jens
    • Humanoid Progenitor
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • Capt. Nu'Daq
    • (as John Cothran Jr.)
    Maurice Roëves
    Maurice Roëves
    • Romulan Captain
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Gul Ocett
    Norman Lloyd
    Norman Lloyd
    • Professor Galen
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Enterprise Computer
    • (voice)
    Lena Banks
    Lena Banks
    • Romulan Officer
    • (uncredited)
    David Paul Christian
    • Ten Forward Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Tracee Cocco
    Tracee Cocco
    • Ensign Jae
    • (uncredited)
    Gerard David Jr.
    • Operations Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Christi Haydon
    • Starfleet Ensign
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jonathan Frakes
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Joe Menosky
      • Ronald D. Moore
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    • Trivia
      Norman Lloyd, who plays Professor Galen, was 78 years old at the time of production, making this performance the oldest age by any actor in the series. He has the greatest longevity of any performer on the series. In November 2020, he turned 106 years old. He is famous for being married to the same woman for 75 years, the longest continuous marriage in Hollywood history.
    • Goofs
      When the Enterprise is supposed to be at warp, we can see on the viewscreen on the Bridge that it clearly isn't.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Romulan Captain: It would seem that we are not completely dissimilar after all - in our hopes, or in our fears.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Yes.

      Romulan Captain: Well, then. Perhaps... one day.

      Captain Jean-Luc Picard: One day.

    • Connections
      Edited from Star Trek: The Next Generation: True Q (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews19

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    9/10
    It explains the bad makeup :p
    I'm going to make a simple comment on this great episode. But this is in my personal opinion the *most* important Star Trek episode of all the series combined as it explains the origin of the humans, klingons, cardasians, romulans and many others.

    All along many people complained as to why ALL the ST races looked alike (basically humans with long ears, humans with tattoos on their neck, humans with blue skin, humans with ridged forehead, etc) and of course the painfully boring explanation was due to the lack of budget for makeup.

    But this actually gives a real "star trekish" explanation for it all and it's rather convincing. I'm not spoiling anything, but if you ever were curious as to why not all species look like a rag-tag team of freaks like in star wars but rather a bunch of human-look-alikes... this episode will explain to you why is that.

    Bottom line, crucial episode if you want to understand Star Trek.
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    • May 28, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Klingon
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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