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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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  • Episode aired Apr 1, 1989
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.1K
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
The Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.The Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.The Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.
IMDb RATING
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3.1K
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  • Director
    • Joseph L. Scanlan
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Maurice Hurley(teleplay by)
    • Kurt Michael Bensmiller(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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  • Director
    • Joseph L. Scanlan
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Maurice Hurley(teleplay by)
    • Kurt Michael Bensmiller(story by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
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    • 15User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Diana Muldaur in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Diana Muldaur in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Cmdr. William Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lt. Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lt. Worf
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lt. Cmdr. Data
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Wesley Crusher
    • (credit only)
    Diana Muldaur
    Diana Muldaur
    • Doctor Pulaski
    Colm Meaney
    Colm Meaney
    • Chief Miles O'Brien
    Rachen Assapiomonwait
    • Crewman Nelson
    • (uncredited)
    Dexter Clay
    • Operations Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph L. Scanlan
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Maurice Hurley(teleplay by) (showrunner)
      • Kurt Michael Bensmiller(story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Picard admits he has trouble with waiting patiently and Riker says that it's Picard's "Persian Flaw." In traditional Persian carpet weaving, it was standard practice to deliberately put in a few mistakes, because attempting perfection might offend God.
    • Goofs
      Before the shuttlecraft is retrieved, no attempt is made to visually/electronically identify it. Also, no attempt is made to identify its occupant's commbadge. This would be standard procedure.
    • Quotes

      [everyone seems to find Riker's omelets inedible]

      Lieutenant Worf: [unflinchingly] Delicious.

    • Connections
      Edited into Star Trek: The Next Generation: Descent (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Captain Picard is beside himself.
    This was a terrible episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". It was stagy, excessively cerebral and really didn't make a lot of sense. While the Enterprise is out on routine maneuvers, they come upon something VERY startling--a shuttlecraft floating in space. More startling is that it is from the Enterprise...yet they're not missing one. Most startling is that the passenger is the Captain...yet Picard is ALSO on the bridge!! This make no sense at all and eventually Geordi comes to realize that the Captain they just found is from six hours in the future! Although they have a lot of questions, the guy they discovered isn't able to answer, as he's out of phase, time-wise.

    Does any of what I just said make sense? Well, no...but even less satisfying is the ending where Picard just KNOWS what to do even though there was really no indication what he SHOULD do and then, everything ends just fine. HUH!?! What did I just see?! A confusing and not at all interesting episode to day the least.
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    • planktonrules
    • Nov 14, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1989 (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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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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