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Time's Arrow

Episode aired Jun 13, 1992
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

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8.3/10

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Captain Picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from Earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited Earth in the late 1800s.Captain Picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from Earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited Earth in the late 1800s.Captain Picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from Earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited Earth in the late 1800s.

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

3.3K

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Director
- Les Landau
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Joe Menosky(teleplay by)
- Michael Piller(teleplay by)
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Whoopi Goldberg and Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Jerry Hardin in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Michael Aron in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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

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

Eugenie Bondurant in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Sheldon Peters Wolfchild in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Marc Alaimo in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Brent Spiner and Jack Murdock in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Jack Murdock in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Trivia
Jerry Hardin had never played Mark Twain before, but he became so enamoured with the character after this that he created a one-man touring show about him.

Goofs
After discussing Data, Riker and Troi join Data in the turbolift, which continues on its way. However, neither of the two tells the turbolift where they want to go, as they ordinarily would, but exit with Data at his destination. While this is indeed an unusual procedure, it could be argued that Riker and Troi assumed correctly that Data was heading in their direction, i.e. the bridge, since all bridge officers had been called to their stations only moments earlier.

Quotes
Counselor Deanna Troi: Have you ever heard Data define friendship?
Commander William T. Riker: No.
Counselor Deanna Troi: How did he put it? "As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated and even missed when absent."

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #36.4 (2006)

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

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Good temporal episode

After the silly, dull "The Inner Light", TNG returns to form with this excellent, important two-parter.

When Data's head is found in a long-abandoned mine or Earth, the crew investigates, which leads to Data being transported to the 19th century.

It's interesting that even though Data has no grasp of contractions, he's able to speak French, which has mandatory contractions.

It's also nice that Guinan is finally given something to do. This episode starts to elaborate on the close relationship between her and Picard, but there are still many unanswered questions.

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