Questions tagged [star-trek-tng]
For questions concerning the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (TNG) TV series and its four feature films. Always use this tag in conjunction with the [star-trek] tag and any other relevant character tags.
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Why did Geordi have his visor replaced with ocular implants between Generations and First Contact?
In First Contact, Geordi is not wearing his VISOR and instead has ocular implants. In the previous movie, Generations, Geordi still has his VISOR for the whole movie. Why did he change?
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Was Jeremy Aster using male pronouns in reference to his cat, Patches, a blooper?
In Star Trek: TNG S03E05, "The Bonding," Jeremy Aster expresses affection for his cat, Patches:
He knows me. It's him. It's real. It's all real.
But Patches was a calico, which is almost ...
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Which episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has a discussion about the shape of a glass?
In which episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation do Picard, Data, and La Forge discuss the strange shape of a glass with a replicated drink? I believe it happened in the meeting room and they ...
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Star Trek TNG: Did we ever actually see the Enterprise's computer?
Is there a HAL 9000 room somewhere on the Enterprise-D?
It's probably Majel Barrett sitting in a chair on the holodeck with the Barclay intelligence hat on.
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How can holodeck characters be cool, slick and self-aware, while Mr. Data acts like a bewildered geek?
Computer generated behavior of holodeck characters is so smooth and subtle and perfect that it fools everybody. Data, on the other hand, could barely pass Alan Turing's original test on a model 33 ...
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Why did no one call Starfleet to report the Dyson sphere?
In the TNG episode "Relics," the Enterprise follows a distress beacon from the Jenolan, a Federation ship that disappeared around 80 years ago, and finds it crashed on the surface of a Dyson ...
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Did the Romulans make any major concessions in the Treaty of Algeron?
In TNG's the Pegasus, it was revealed the Federation agreed not to equip spacecraft with cloaking devices in the Treaty of Algeron, an in-universe reason the writers came up with to explain why ...
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Why do the Borg want to assimilate every planet in the universe?
This is a question that I was wondering about since I was introduced to the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Why do the Borg want to assimilate every planet in the universe?
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In “Star Trek: The Next Generation” The Pegasus, which responsibilities/authority did Picard give up to Pressman when he took command of the mission?
In the Star Trek: The
Next Generation episode “The Pegasus” (S07E12), Pressman clarifies that he is in charge of the overall mission while Picard remains in command of the Enterprise.
What were the ...
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How were the still characters in "Timescape" filmed
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, Timescape, the crew find the Enterprise frozen in time (actually moving imperceptibly slowly but that's beside the point). They then board the ship and ...
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Is replicated meat in “Star Trek” considered to be vegetarian/vegan?
I was watching a clip from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Sins of The Father” (S03E17) where Kurn (Worf’s younger brother) says:
“I shall try some of your burned replicated bird meat.”
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Which Shakespearean play is Data rehearsing for the opening scene of S03E010, "The Defector"?
If you can identify the act and scene as well, bonus!
Also, it looks like Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart might be playing the parts of the other two characters in the scene. Can anyone verify ...
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What was the in-universe explanation for Tom Paris looking exactly like Nick Locarno in “Star Trek: Voyager?”
Okay, let’s forget about the backstory of Tom Paris in Star Trek: Voyager being supposedly more “redeemable” than that of Nick Locarno in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The First Duty” (...
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Are Picard’s badge pops genuine behind-the-scenes bloopers?
I just encountered a funny video on X:
https://x.com/tercio_miranda/status/1740941520684175522
The video shows Picard’s badge popping, and is so realistic with sound effects that it doesn’t look fan-...
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What was the explanation for the existence of the Klingon sleeper ship in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode “The Emissary?”
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Emissary” (S02E20), the plot revolves around the following:
“In this episode, the Enterprise is sent a half-Klingon, half-human emissary to help ...
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