Whatever Discovery has going for it, I bet it doesn't have a space jellyfish reunion plot. "Yes, sir. However, Troi points out that it was the entity, not Q, that returned the away team to the Enterprise. The year is 2364. ", "That nonsense is centuries behind us!" The admiral then asks Data just how old he thinks he is. This was done because, on its original airing, it was billed as a television movie. Picard asks the being to identify itself. (In the future, we will have evolved beyond the need for toupees...)I told my kids that when TNG first aired in 1987, loyal fans of the original series had been waiting 18 long years for another ongoing Trek series, and the anticipation was huge. ", "Either leave or finish us!" Troi protests this, stating that Riker could get hurt, but he overrules her, telling her she has her orders and to carry them out. Star Trek: Lower Decks - S01E01 - Second Contact - August 6, 2020 || Star Trek: Lower Decks - S01E02. Q brings up that Picard cannot deny that Humans are a dangerous, savage child race, which Picard denies, saying that Humans have made rapid progress in only a few centuries. The studio feared that audiences would reject a new cast of characters and actors. Picard tests him by suggesting that Riker doesn't respect a captain's authority, which Riker denies, only to state that preserving a captain's life takes priority over obeying his orders. "Leading to the rule: Guilty until proven innocent." We also meet the entire crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation, because this is the premiere episode of that series, “Encounter at Farpoint”. Riker then meets up with blind Starfleet officer Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, who makes an official report that the Enterprise has arrived, but with the stardrive section only and that Captain Picard has requested his presence. Let's hope they find you as tasty as they did their past associates. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 12, p. 26) The Farpoint set was also located on Paramount Stage 16. Meanwhile, at Farpoint Station, Riker meets up at Farpoint's mall with the beautiful Dr. Beverly Crusher and her son, Wesley, who is eagerly anticipating joining the Enterprise. We will! Observations in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" A joint project with TrekCore, by Jörg Hillebrand and Bernd Schneider. Almost as bad. This period began on Monday, The extra character scenes that were devised to "pad out" the episode were filmed on Friday, The production shoot was scheduled to take twenty days and finish on Thursday, David Livingston was left with mixed opinions of how difficult this episode's creation had been. Despair. Generosity has always been my… weakness. For the writers, the presold nature of this episode meant the pressure was on introducing the characters instead of trying to sell the show. I agree we still were, when Humans wore costumes like that four hundred years ago." "Simple as that. ", "Well this is a new ship. On the way, they encounter Q, an omnipotent extra-dimensional being, who challenges Humanity as a barbaric, inferior species. Data reports quickly that he is 137 years old, according to Starfleet records. Data responds, "Ah, to seek covertly, to go stealthily, to slink, slither, creep, skulk, pussyfoot, gum…" "Yes" Picard interjects, to which Data finishes, "…shoe." I promise you!! ", "You have been told not to do that! The increase in quality incidentally corrected colors that had "smudged" together at the lower resolution. ", "Send it to our starship when it arrives. Then, the stardrive section is soon encompassed by a sphere-shaped force field and bright white light surrounds the battle bridge. Crusher. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately." You can find every episode of the show at ThePenskyPodcast.com! "I see no charges against us, Your Honor. Worf returns from engineering, with the report that the engine room is ready, and takes his position at the helm. Encounter at Farpoint gives us a nice look at Jean-Luc Picard and – through him – a glimpse of what the show might become. Soon after controls read full stop, a white light shines on the bridge and a humanoid emerges, dressed from 16th century Europe. Splendid, splendid, Captain! This episode marks the last time that Counselor Troi is seen in a regular Starfleet uniform until, When we first meet Doctor Crusher at the Farpoint Mall, she can be seen wearing the rank insignia of lieutenant commander. 1st of 176 produced in TNG → So be it, fool. I promise you!". "No, sir. On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Picard orders Worf to head down to engineering and have them prepare for maximum acceleration. ", "Criminal! What it represents! (, Another change was that the final draft script didn't have Picard's line, ", Because the pacing of many of the filmed scenes turned out to be insufficiently long (due to Corey Allen's very fast-paced filming style), Robert Justman wrote to Gene Roddenberry and Rick Berman (on, Due to Gene Roddenberry's rewrite work on this installment, the episode went to the Writers' Guild of America for credits arbitration. Riker orders the lock up of the stardrive and saucer, and thus the Enterprise is successfully reconnected. Heeding their instruction, she instead developed the installment to be ninety minutes long, missing out on her bonus. I’ve never entirely subscribed to the idea that Kirk was a fighter and Picard was a thinker – both were were fairly competent in either skill. The other stardates were 42354.1, 42354.22, 42354.71, and 42372.5. Thou art directed to return to thine own solar system immediately. Picard tells Q that that kind of nonsense is centuries behind them. This is the only time in TNG and subsequent series that an additional captain's log entry is referred to as "supplementary", rather than the usual "supplemental". Bandi leader Zorn offers full use of the apparently adequate facilities, but no answers to the key questions, how the station was built, and what agonized feelings Troi is picking up. This resulted in episode 1 and 2 both sharing the same name "Encounter at Farpoint", and puts the rest of the series one episode numbers as one number higher - i.e., Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Naked Now (1987) becomes episode 3, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Code of Honor (1987) becomes episode 4 , etc. Picard sits at his command chair and makes an off-hand comment on how Starfleet wants the crew of the Enterprise to "snoop" around Farpoint station, to which Data makes an inquiry into the definition of the word snoop. Wonderful! Therefore, he asks Q to test the crew of the Enterprise to see if this is presently true of Humans. In sickbay, Wesley asks his mother to let him see the bridge. Our hope is to surprise whatever that is out there, to try and outrun it. ", "I consider it important for my key officers to know each other's abilities.". It will arouse their suspicion, and if that happens, we will have to punish you. It will arouse their suspicions, and if that happens, we will have to punish you! Even the name sounds mysterious. Directed by On the call sheets, McCoy was referred to simply as "Admiral", and no indication was given in any way that this was to be McCoy. "No, the same old story is the one we're meeting now. Suddenly, the ship pulses. ", "You will command the saucer section, Lieutenant." The energy beam is moved from the captain's yacht... ...to the phaser array, where it was supposed to be. ", "Sir, maybe I should get something to wipe this water up." On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. First casting call released, noting absence of script: Projected date of first draft story outline. Use the HTML below. Picard, with his crew are transported back to the battle bridge, where O'Brien has been the entire time. The, The novelization also indicates that Picard, if Riker had given any indication that he might actually back off from his position of not compromising Picard's safety, would have booted Riker immediately off the, The remastered version of this episode greatly increased the quality of the shots, though one shot used in the composite "recap" sequence seems to have not been upgraded. (, Gene Roddenberry was working on the Q subplot when avid, Although Gene Roddenberry had recently been suffering from chronically lagging energy levels, Robert Justman was pleased that he was, by now, physically able to do so much work on the installment. ", "But even when we wore costumes like that, we were still making rapid progress!" As security chief, I can't just stand here and let – " 14:13. The entire force field collapses into a ball and heads towards the Enterprise. And four hundred years before that, you were murdering each other in quarrels over tribal god images. The judge is revealed to be Q, who charges Humanity of being a grievously savage race, to which Yar is unable to control her anger and starts to berate Q, saying that she comes from a world where a similar "court" was commonplace, and that it took people like her Starfleet comrades to save her from such atrocities. The stardrive section arrives to see the torpedoes hit the object, however, it has no effect, the point being that the detonation of the torpedoes masked the getaway of the saucer section. Worf reports that Data is on special assignment, having escorted an admiral around the ship for the whole day, who arrived on the Enterprise to inspect the new vessel's medical layout. Admiral McCoy tours the Enterprise-D with Data, Riker enters the bridge of the Enterprise for the first time, when he inquires to Lt. Worf as to the location of Lieutenant Commander Data. Why can't you understand? D.C. Fontana's delivery of first draft story outline (now titled "Encounter at Farpoint"): Projected date of second draft story outline. Enterprise, and its new crew with an array of both humans and non-humans. "Difficult? We must go back to your world and put an end to the commies. Our only other option is to tuck tail between our legs and return to Earth as they demand. Wikipedia. They did a good job of introducing the new Trekosphere.There was a "bit of the old, bit of the new" feeling to the pilot. 25:06. "But you can't deny, Captain, that you are still a dangerous, savage child race." Both parts have the same production number. "There are no indications that Humans will ever change.". "A joke." ), an Enterprise that could separate the saucer (squee! ", D.C. Fontana's writing of this show delighted Paramount. Intriguing. ", Wardrobe and makeup tests of DeForest Kelley as an elderly McCoy were filmed on Wednesday, During Doug Drexler's first visit to the TNG offices while this installment was being written, none of the sets had yet been built. The saucer section enters orbit of Deneb IV, ready for reconnection. I'm sure most will be much more interesting. They had previously had this appearance in, For most of its later appearances, when a crewmember activated a holoprogram and was seen entering or leaving the holodeck, the scene took place on a small section of the, The diamond-shaped chrome shelf unit in the Farpoint Mall set evidently came from Kirk's apartment in, This is one of a few episodes where the vertical blinds in, On close inspection, the drug dispensers that Q and his fellow soldiers from World War III wear as part of their uniforms are labeled "Army R2D3PO-D", a reference to the, One of the shelves from the Bandi marketplace at Farpoint Station appeared in the next episode, ", This episode's workload included changes made to, Although Paramount was contractually obligated to deliver a full first season's worth of new, The first footage to be shot was the scene where, at a holographic parkland and stream, Riker first meets Data and Wesley Crusher. ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 41254.7: The U.S.S. ", "Actually, the issue at stake is patriotism. Riker asks Dr. Crusher if there is something useful they can do while they wait for the ship to arrive. Bandi leader Zorn offers full use of the apparently adequate facilities, but no answers to the key questions, how the station was built, and what agonized feelings Troi is picking up. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby. A feeling of great joy and gratitude! This may help explain Vulcans' attitudes towards Humans in 2153, and, When Groppler Zorn threatens to give access to Farpoint Station to the Ferengi Alliance, Picard remarks that he hopes the Ferengi find Zorn as tasty as they did their past associates. ", This episode ultimately debuted many sets which had been redressed from the aborted, For the first season of the series, the metallic walls in the hexagonal corridor outside the transporter room, as well as the three-segmented walls in the main corridors, were much more reflective than they came to be in later seasons. "Are you certain you want a full disclosure of Human ugliness? 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The final scene of this episode is the only time Tasha Yar appears wearing the skirt style uniform. ", Although he was baffled by what the story was about, John Pike was adamant about how little he would influence Gene Roddenberry in its writing. In the 24th Century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumes command of the Federation's state of the art, luxury flagship, the fifth U.S.S. "An admiral?" Picard begins to leave, and tells Zorn that the Federation may not protect Farpoint anymore, to which Zorn says that the station may become vulnerable to species like the Ferengi, to which Picard replies, "Fine, let's hope they find you as tasty as they did their past associates.". In the original version, Roddenberry is credited as "Executive Producer" instead of "Created by" in the opening credits. But suppose it turns out that we understand you Humans only too well." In her next scene aboard the, Crusher tells Riker that her interests "lie outside the command structure" in this episode. On the "old" side, we had the ladies wearing mini-dress uniforms, a cameo by McCoy, an all-powerful being behaving badly, and a plot that was very much in the "seek out strange new life" vein. He calls humanity backward savages, but accepts to put them to the test at the station. Yannick’s review of Encounter at Farpoint, part 1; Nate’s thoughts about the NextGen’s pilot. McCoy wonders how he can remember that so exactly. Pilot episode and series premiere of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which premiered in syndication on September 28, 1987. But she's got the right name. "Facts about you? She then feels a strong flood of emotions coming from somewhere, namely pain and loneliness. Legal. This date is according to the revised preproduction schedule which was issued on 30 December 1986. Since then, there has been no indication that Humans will ever change. Was this review helpful to you? Riker and Data return to the Enterprise. Q does not take kindly to this and has two soldiers aim their weapons at Data and Troi, ordering them to push the triggers if Picard says anything other than guilty. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. Picard orders "Engage", and the ship turns away from Q's force field and warps away. The Next Generation would continue on for seven seasons and almost 180 episodes, and it all started with a humble mission to investigate a space station. ", Robert Justman noted that, due to the relatively "loose" editing of the episode, ", In common with Justman, Richard Arnold thought Gene Roddenberry did a "brilliant job" with his work on the writing of this episode. On the surface, the away team loses communication and exits the base into the city on hearing of the attack. Recalled Robert Justman, ", ILM did the special optical effects for this episode only, but was also credited for the rest of the series because footage was continuously reused. Later, Q changes into many costumes of Earth's eras, including the late 20th century in the guise of a United States Marine Corps captain: "Actually, the issue at stake is patriotism. ", The McCoy scene was kept secret, so much so that his name wasn't referenced in the script and isn't in the completed episode's dialogue either. Riker and Data fire their phasers and free him. Production number: 101-102/721 Data responds that he possibly was not designed to emulate this type of Human behavior. ", When it seemed to Gene Roddenberry as though David Gerrold was about to file a lawsuit against him for not acknowledging Gerrold's role in creating TNG, Leonard Maizlish asked D.C. Fontana what sources she'd used when writing the pilot episode, to which Fontana remembered she'd been supplied with, firstly, a, Not long after the making of this episode, Gene Roddenberry and John de Lancie had a discussion in which Roddenberry gave the actor a memorable piece of advice. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. "Troubles me? Picard orders helm to make the ship come to a full stop. This was done to keep his appearance a secret until the episode's premiere on television. TNG, Episode 1x01/02 Riker confidently says "No, sir." Gwynnana 6951. ), children on board (what? Sounds like a fairly dull place." "Of course, bringing the innocent to trial would be unfair. Data notes that the Enterprise may be able to match the object's 9.8 warp, but at extreme risk. 46:13. "Encounter at Farpoint" Air date: 9/28/1987 Written by D.C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry Directed by Corey Allen. Thanks. 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