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Groppler is a title given to the civic leader of the Bandi civilization on planet Deneb IV in the 24th century .

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History and specifics [ ]

In the year 2364 , the title was held by Zorn . ( TNG episode & novelization : Encounter at Farpoint )

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References [ ].

• TNG episode & novelization : Encounter at Farpoint

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• Groppler article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .

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Michael Bell As Groppler Zorn

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Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted with Encounter at Farpoint , where Bandi Groppler Zorn, supervisor of Farpoint Station, was found to be forcing a shape-shifting being to do his bidding.

Bell, who played Groppler Zorn, shared his memories of working on that episode, from landing the role, to his thoughts on the character and on The Next Generation Actors. Bell originally came in to read for the part of Q.

The character of Groppler Zorn was similar to that of politicians, according to Bell. “The role of Groppler was carefully etched, not patently evil, but certainly unprincipled where his general comfort was concerned, and not unlike many past and present politicians. I loved playing against that and Corey allowed the room to discover. However, even if the character was one-dimensional, I’d never have passed. Supporting actors, unlike major stars, do not have the luxury of picking and choosing.”

One thing that stands out years later for Bell was the kindness of Patrick Stewart . “I (was excited) when I was introduced to Patrick Stewart. Did you see him in Ricky Gervais ‘s Extras ? Brilliantly sick. What an actor. As I think back, we met several years later at a sound studio where we were both working. He said he requested the character of Groppler be reintroduced in the final show, but alas it was not to be. What a gentleman. Imagine him even thinking of me? These were all professionals, and although their characters would gel and firm even better after several months on the series, they were well on their way in the pilot.”

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Zorn is a minor antagonist in Star Trek: The Next Generation, serving as the main antagonist of the two-part pilot episode Encounter at Farpoint . He also has the distinction of being the first antagonist of the series as well as the rest of The Next Generation Era .

He was portrayed by Michael Bell .

Biography [ ]

Zorn is member of an alien race known as the Bandi. He was a Groppler, which is a civic leader, of a community on Deneb IV. He was directly responsible for the capture and torture of a space-faring unknown shape-shifting alien. He and his people forced the alien to form a space station, calling it Farpoint Station. The Station's mysterious nature would attract the United Federation of Planets. Zorn would meet with the crew of the USS Enterprise in order to get the Federation interested in the station. The alien would perform miracles to get the starfleet officer's attention.

Another alien much like the one they captured came to Deneb IV and attacked the Bandi for what they done to it's mate. It also captured Zorn and tortured him in the same matter he tortured its mate.

After Zorn was teleported back to the Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard confronted Zorn and told him that he figured out what he had done. Picard decided to help the alien free its captured mate.

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Original air date: September 28, 1987

The Enterprise -D is out on its maiden voyage to Deneb IV to pick up Commander William Riker when suddenly she encounters a giant space net of some description, and a being that calls himself a "Q". After a reflex action results in the freezing of a Red Shirt note  literally, although TNG would later switch to goldshirts for this (he gets better), Q decides to challenge the crew: If they can prove that mankind has put aside their savagery "nonsense", he'll let them go. The challenge involves them solving the mystery of Farpoint Station, an outpost on Deneb IV that has been the site of some absolutely bizarre goings-on, mostly in the guise of apples that appear from nowhere and fabric that suddenly changes texture. Of course, all is not as it seems, and the head of Farpoint Station, Groppler Zorn, has a lot to answer for.

The year is 2364. The United Federation of Planets is enjoying a period of unprecedented peace and exploration, and the crown jewel of this period has been launched: the Galaxy -class USS Enterprise , NCC-1701-D. She's captained by Jean-Luc Picard, a forty-year veteran of Starfleet and one of their most distinguished officers. His crew is a handpicked ensemble of Starfleet's finest, including an android (Lieutenant Commander Data) and a Klingon (Lieutenant Worf), a sign of the Federation's alliance with the Klingon Empire. For her maiden voyage, the Enterprise has been assigned to visit the Bandi on Deneb IV, a planet on the edge of explored space. It seems they have constructed a space station (on the surface) and they're appealing to join the Federation.

Suddenly, the voyage is interrupted by a vast energy grid blocking their path. Picard orders full stop, and the crew is startled by someone who flashes onto the bridge. The being declares that humanity has gone too far into the galaxy and they are to return home at once. Identifying himself simply as Q, he demonstrates his powers by blocking security from entering the bridge and freezing a redshirt (though non-fatally). Picard and Q engage in philosophical debates as the former tries to explain how humans have grown up from being a "grievously savage child race". Nevertheless, he inadvertently gives Q an idea and the being departs. Worf recommends they fight while Security Chief Tasha Yar recommends escape. Thinking quickly, Picard decides to see just what a Galaxy -class starship is capable of and orders them to jump to maximum warp. A Sphere of Fear gives chase and eventually starts to overtake the Enterprise . The Captain orders all civilians into the saucer section, which separates while he takes the stardrive against Q. However, recognizing that he is outmatched, Picard broadcasts a surrender.

Suddenly, Picard, Troi, Data, and Yar find themselves in a late-21st Century court. They are heckled by the audience and threatened by armed soldiers until Q arrives, dressed in regal attire as the court's judge. He presents the charges against Picard, that humanity is a savage race. Despite promising a "fair trial", it's quite clear that the Q have already made up their mind. He has the soldiers put their guns to the defendants' heads and demands they plead guilty. Picard does so, but only provisionally. He asks Q to test humanity, to see if this is still true of humans. Q is intrigued and agrees this, noting that Farpoint Station will make an excellent test.

We then cut to Farpoint itself, and meet Commander William Riker, formerly of USS Hood and ready to assume his position as first officer of the Enterprise . He goes to meet with Groppler Zorn, the administrator of Farpoint, and asks some questions about how the Bandi were able to build the facility in such a short time despite having no advanced construction techniques. Zorn attempts to deflect this by offering some fruit. Riker asks if he has apples, to which a bushel of apples suddenly appears. After the human leaves, Zorn begins cursing an unseen force.

In the market place, Riker meets with Dr. Beverly Crusher, the new CMO, and her son, Wesley. He starts to talk about the strange occurrence in Zorn's office, but Crusher is distracted by a bolt of fabric. She off-handedly mentions it would look lovely with gold, and it suddenly has a gold pattern on it. Soon after, they get word from Lt. Geordi LaForge that the stardrive section of the Enterprise has arrived. Riker is signaled to beam aboard.

• A Form You Are Comfortable With : Q presents himself as a "fellow captain" to break the ice. This being Q however, "A Form You Are Irritated By" may be more accurate.
• Actor Allusion : Once again, Wil Wheaton falls into a stream . At least this time, there are no leeches.
• After the End : Q puts the crew on trial in an Earth Kangaroo Court from the late twenty-first century, the time of the Post-Atomic Horror following World War III .
• Appeal to Force : Once Q has put the Enterprise crew on trial, the accusation is made that humanity was once and still might be a "dangerously savage child-race". Picard says they will successfully defend themselves against the accusation if the trial is fair. Q replies that the trial will be absolutely equitable , and then promptly orders that Picard and crew be summarily executed if they enter any other plea besides guilty.
• Badass Boast : "Let's see what this Galaxy -class starship can do!"
• Beyond the Impossible : Picard tries to outrace Q and pushes the Enterprise to its maximum emergency speed of warp 9.7. Then Q's "ship" reaches warp 9.8. Data says they might be able to match that, but at "extreme risk". As Picard hesitates and considers... Yar: Now reading hostile at warp nine point nine , sir!
• Big "SHUT UP!" : Q uses this to silence the spectators when they protest him unfreezing Tasha.
• Call-Back : Admiral McCoy 's old-age makeup was designed to resemble the doctor's appearance after being hit with the rapid ageing disease in TOS's "The Deadly Years".
• The Cameo : DeForest Kelley as 137-year-old Admiral McCoy . This would start a tradition of each new Trek show having a cameo from the previous show in its pilot, though that was done away with after Star Trek: Enterprise .
• Captain Morgan Pose : Q adopts this pose when he first appears on The Bridge , well before Riker makes this his shtick.
• Captain Obvious : Troi is there right from the start, as she sees a guy covered head to toe in ice and declares "He's frozen!"
• Captain's Log : The first spoken words after the Opening Credits . "Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7. Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world. Meanwhile I'm becoming better acquainted with my new command – this Galaxy -class USS Enterprise . I'm still somewhat in awe of its size and complexity. As for my crew, we are short in several key positions, most notably a first officer, but I'm informed that a highly experienced man, one Commander William Riker, will be waiting to join the ship at our Deneb IV destination".
• Cerebus Retcon : When the crew is placed on trial, Picard suggests that Q judge them based on their performance on the "long mission" they have ahead of them. Q dismisses the idea but says he will judge them just based on how they perform on this specific visit to Farpoint Station. Seven years later, in the final episode "All Good Things..." , Q reveals that he took up Picard's suggestion after all, saying "the trial never ended". Later, in the Star Trek: Picard episode Penance Q states tells Picard that the trial is still on-going.
• Change the Uncomfortable Subject : A subtle example—when Riker compliments Zorn on how well Farpoint Station caters to the desires of its guests, Zorn offers him a bowl of fruit.
• Tasha Yar loses her temper and essentially goes into a tirade against the illusionary postapocalyptic courtroom. This may be a carryover from The Series Bible where her character was originally called Macha Hernandez and was essentially meant to be an expy of Vasquez from Aliens (whom the series bible specifically refers to), in that she was fiery and feisty. This was evidently forgotten immediately when the producers realized that a characterization based on a Space Marine was not exactly compatible with the non-violent, Mildly Military vision of Gene Roddenberry 's future. After this, Tasha was regularly shown to be somewhat mild mannered but still capable and independent.
• It's stated that Riker wants to be the captain of the Enterprise more than anything else. He's also depicted as being much more of a stickler for the rules, such as when he chews out Geordi for not using the proper protocol when delivering a report; quite a contrast from the more laid-back officer we see in later seasons.
• Picard implies that the Ferengi (who had yet to appear onscreen) were known for eating their nominal allies, a trait that seems unlikely now. Early appearances show them as a fairly warlike race, meant to replace the Klingons as primary antagonists, but ended up as the greedy, unscrupulous capitalists shown in most of their appearances. This is at least justified in being rumors being that the Federation hadn't actually established contact with the Ferengi yet.
• Picard's initial characterization as stern, cold and quick-tempered is never more on display than in this episode, where he snaps at his subordinates and doesn't even bother to look at his new first officer.
• Dr. Crusher is written as a Motor Mouth who frequently talks over other characters, something that more fits Dr. Pulaski's characterization when she gets introduced the following season.
• Q is much more contemptuous, dismissive, and outright hostile towards humanity than in most of his future appearances, where he's usually out to teach humanity a lesson of some kind (though definitely not above messing around with the Enterprise , and later Voyager crew).
• Chekhov's Lecture : In the holodeck, we're treated to some mild technobabble on how it converts energy to matter to make objects. Later on, it is revealed that the Starfish Aliens live on energy and use it to create objects in order to please people on the Farpoint station.
• Continuity Nod : At the end of their initial encounter aboard the Enterprise's bridge, Picard angrily dismisses Q and his whole agenda, commenting that this is far from the first time humanity has encountered arrogant Sufficiently Advanced Aliens who felt their higher level of technology gave them grounds to mock and scorn humanity for its violent past or lower power level. This actually indirectly references several stories from Star Trek: The Original Series , most prominently in the season one episodes The Corbomite Manuever and Arena .
• Department of Redundancy Department : The crew says that the mysterious ship does not match anything in their database at least twice.
• Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu? : Tasha goes ballistic at Q's Kangaroo Court . It gets her frozen for her trouble.
• Dull Surprise : The crew's faces during the saucer separation. Not helped by the fact that the theme song is blaring triumphantly in the background while our heroes stare blankly and agape at the screen.
• Early Adaptation Weirdness : In the novelization, Data says he was built by aliens secretly living on an Earth colony called Kiron III as opposed to later episodes saying he was built by a human called Noonien Soong on a planet called Omicron Theta.
• Beverly purchases a full bolt of fabric, suggesting she hand makes clothing.
• When meeting Riker, Data mentions he graduated in the "class of '78" (very likely meaning 2278). Data's original intended backstory was very different from the one which was eventually developed during the course of the first season. He was supposed to be much older and have been serving in Starfleet for much longer.
• Q's trial is stated to be taking place during the "post-atomic horror" of 2079. While the franchise has not fully mapped out the 21st Century, it is now clear that World War III occurred in the 2050s and this was followed by first contact with the Vulcans in 2063. Afterwards, the Vulcans took stewardship of Earth and helped humanity rebuild. (The hand-wave explanation could be that the whole planet Earth wasn't rebuilt all at once.)
• The holodeck behaves a bit oddly compared to later in the show. The water Wesley falls into must have been non-holographic, since it drips off him in the corridor after he leaves. Data also throws a rock, which bounces off the holodeck wall instead of merging into the scenery as it should.
• On top of that, Data is stated to be in "Holodeck Area 4-J". Holodecks would only be listed by a single number.
• Dr. Crusher decides to purchase a bolt of fabric and asks the Bandi to charge it to her account on the Enterprise , making this one of the very, very rare references to any sort of money being used by the Federation.
• Data sits at what would later become the helm console by "Code of Honor". In addition, there's a hidden phaser underneath the console.
• When Lt. Torres is frozen, Data summons medics by pressing a button on the console rather than tapping his communicator badge.
• The primary handheld weapon in this episode is the Type 1 phaser. They would rarely appear in the first season, as Gene felt they were too small to see on-screen and hardly appear afterwards.
• A male skant version of the uniform makes one of its few appearances here. Tasha is shown wearing the skant variant in the final shot.
• A dropped idea for Q was that the Q Continuum was many entities with the same face. While Q's behavior still falls under the concept of the general trickster archetype, watching this episode with this in mind, it's very clear that John de Lancie's performance is based on this idea.
• Zorn and Picard describe the Ferengi as some great force who take over planets and possibly eat people.
• At the end of the episode, Picard orders an energy beam fired from the main phaser banks. The beam is emitted from the direct underside of the saucer section, from what supplementary materials would identify as the Captain's Yacht. This was corrected for the bluray release.
• Troi telepathically speaks to Riker. This never happens again, and the ability for her to telepathically speak to people she is very close to is never brought up again. She is also emotionally impacted when she senses the feelings of the jellyfish aliens, becoming sad, angry, and joyful as she opens her mind to them.
• This was also the only episode Troi would wear any standard uniform (the skant) until season six's " Chain of Command " (excluding the illusory Troi in season 4's " Future Imperfect ").
• The ship's computer has a much different female voice than the series would use later on, and it spoke in a much more natural manner than the simple computer tone that would become the later norm.
• When formulating his plan to outrun Q, Picard says that his orders will be transmitted via "printout only", in contrast to the clearly No-Paper Future .
• Picard asks Riker if he'd like to initiate "an illegal kidnapping". Later episodes would show Picard to be quite a strickler with rules.
• Data uses contractions. Later episodes establish that he actually can't.
• This is the only time in which Picard says "supplementary" in his Captain's Log, instead of "supplemental".
• Picard's narration of his logs is very flat and subdued, compared to the more casual deliveries in later episodes.
• When Q first appears, he makes a serious and dignified attempt to pass himself off as a historical domain character once he makes first contact with the Enterprise crew. When Picard and company don't appreciate the form he's assumed, the guise drops and he stops using any pretense of respect for them. Then Q reverts to his true nature as a sardonic gadfly, and hereafter, any of his guises are cheesy, biting, and sarcastic cosplays.
• While Q still appears, disappears and changes his appearance with a flash of light, other displays of his power (such as putting a Q-grid across the turbolift entrance to block out security, or freezing Lt. Torres solid) are done with a simple glance and no flash, rather than his iconic Badass Fingersnap and flash of light combination. This is also the only time he would turn uppity humans into Human Popsicles .
• The "Previously" segment in part two is narrated by a male voice, which announces the title of the pilot episode, "Previously, on 'Encounter at Farpoint'", as though the creators didn't know if the show would be picked up for a full run and lacked the confidence to use the actual series name because it wasn't full-grown yet. Later two-parters would be narrated by Majel Barrett , who would say "Last time on ''Star Trek: the Next Generation", then a recap segment, and finish by saying, "And now, the conclusion".
• Neither Geordi nor Worf start the show in their familiar roles as chief engineer and security chief, respectively.
• This is the only episode in which the main theme plays during the episode itself.
• The Starfleet officers wear tight-fitting spandex jumpsuits with shoulder piping that would be replaced with the better-known wool two-piece uniforms with collar piping a few seasons later.
• The Ferengi (as yet unseen) are treated as The Dreaded when Groppler Zorn mentions them.
• And of course, Riker is clean-shaven.
• Replicators don't seem to exist yet. The ability of the holodeck to create things using technology akin to a transporter is considered as innovation, and the Enterprise crew seems amazed that things like the fruit bowl seemingly appear out of thin air.
• The saucer section was able to travel by itself to the Deneb planet after separation, despite being a probable long amount of distance away after being separated from the drive section while traveling at warp speed. Later episodes would establish the saucer section as having no warp drive of its own which would make travel time at impulse power incredibly long.
• Q has to "chase" the Enterprise in some manner and imprison it in some sort of force field as if he's operating some sort of ship. This occurs to a small degree in his next appearance, but soon Q has more omnipotent powers where he doesn't require such contrivances.
• Captain Picard appears in silhouette through the window of the Enterprise-D , making a captain's log entry. The first appearance of a remarkably different captain to Kirk. And then there's his speech to Q . There's a reason he's the Trope Namer there, folks. Plus the moment when he commands them to take an untested starship on its maiden voyage to well-beyond-regulation-safety-limits.
• Commander Riker boards the Enterprise and immediately has a talk with Captain Picard about his previous service. Picard brings up a time when Riker refused to let a previous CO beam down to a planet (which becomes a running theme between the two of them in the later series). Picard gruffly asks if Riker has any respect for a Captain's rank. Riker, without being either defensive or smug, says that a Captain's life means more. Picard suddenly smiles and says "Welcome aboard the Enterprise ". This scene is more or less sums up how their relationship is going to go for the rest of their time serving together.
• Data gets confused by a human figure of speech—and upon discovering its meaning, immediately reels off various synonyms like the walking encyclopedia he is. And then there's a little later in the episode when Riker finds him trying to whistle in the holodeck (he finds how easily humans can do it amazing) and makes the statement: Data: I am superior [to humans], sir, in many ways. But I would gladly give it up to be human. Riker: Nice to meet you, Pinocchio.
• After harassing the crew, Q appears on the Enterprise's main viewer. Worf draws a gun and is ready to shoot, prompting Picard to ask him if he want to put a hole in the main screen. The Son Of Mogh may be a little hot-headed, like all Klingons, but damned if he's gonna back down from people screwing with his Captain and his ship.
• Wesley begging to get to see the bridge of the Enterprise, getting overexcited in a holodeck and falling in the water established him pretty well as a smart, eager kid and probably would've been okay if they left it like that.
• Q's first appearance, as an early modern sea captain, is almost jocular ( Soundtrack Dissonance aside)—but a few seconds later he's freezing a crewman solid with a glimpse. Enter... chaos .
• Tasha's impassioned speech about how much the Federation did for her and how much of a mockery Q's "Court and Jury" setting was established her attitude, and hinted heavily at her background.
• The first thing Deanna Troi does on screen is start sensing things and recounting what she's feeling. Then later she talks right into Will's head via a kind of telepathy, establishing their romantic history.
• Geordi gets one talking about his VISOR to Dr. Crusher. Geordi : A remarkable piece of bioelectronic engineering by which I quote "see" much of the EM spectrum ranging from simple heat and infrared through radio waves etcetera etcetera, and forgive me if I've said and listened to this a hundred times before.
• Establishing Character Music : The opening scene has a soft rendering of the Star Trek fanfare followed by soft, peaceful music that leads to our first look at Captain Picard . He's quickly established as a more low-key hero than Captain James T. Kirk .
• We're introduced to Captain Picard who's seen touring the Enterprise , taking account of his ship, and we find out that the main crew isn't fully assembled yet as they're traveling to Farpoint Station to pick up their remaining officers, most notably Commander Riker.
• While TOS took an optimistic but still Knight in Sour Armor look at humanity ("we can admit we're killers, but all it takes is not killing today"), the Patrick Stewart Speech shows the more Ideal Hero approach.
• Extremophile Lifeforms : The huge jellyfish-like aliens are luminous and pliant, yet able to survive nicely in the vacuum of space.
• Famous, Famous, Fictional : When Q first appears, he is dressed as a captain from the Age of Sail , then as a US Marine from The 20th Century —and finally as soldier from the Post-Atomic Horror of the 2070s (And at the end of the episode, he is continuing the theme by wearing the uniform of a contemporary note  meaning 24th century Starfleet captain. This last one will evolve into the default outfit for him and other Q in many later episodes).
• Fantastic Honorifics : The leader of the Bandi is addressed as "Groppler" Zorn.
• Fictional United Nations : In Q's court, Data quotes a precedent from the New United Nations that established that no Earth citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of his race or forebearers. Q snaps back that they’re in a post-WWIII court, which had no consideration for United Earth nonsense.
• Funny Background Event : When Picard steps onto the bridge for the first time, Data can be seen stretching his fingers before using the console.
• Get Out! : Picard angrily orders the Crushers to leave the bridge when Wesley instinctively opens an alert on the captain's chair.
• Government Drug Enforcement : According to Q, soldiers during the post-atomic horror were controlled with drugs. One such soldier at the trial even takes a snort just before being executed.
• Greeting Gesture Confusion : Zorn apparently uses his left hand for handshakes instead of his right.
• Hanging Judge : The Post-Atomic Horror court. Picard: I recognize this court system as the one that agreed with that line from Shakespeare . "Kill all the lawyers." Q: Which was done. Picard: Which led to the rule guilty until proven innocent. Q: Of course. Bringing the innocent to trial would be unfair.
• Heinousness Retcon : The Ferengi go through several versions of this during the show's run, mostly due to initial plans for them to be the shows main antagonists falling through. In this episode, it's heavily implied they're notorious for eating other sapient species , something which is never mentioned again throughout the entire franchise (save one novel that reconnected it as part of a propaganda campaign to make them look fearsome in preparation for meeting what they believed was a truly insane faction).
• Hologram Projection Imperfection : The novelization implies that Holodecks are normally like this as Riker notes that the one he visits on the Enterprise D is the first one he saw that had realistic looking projections.
• Humanity on Trial : The Q do this because they believe humans are a barbaric race.
• Kangaroo Court : Q has made up his (their) mind already and the trial is a sham.
• Kill It with Ice : Q does this to the Redshirt Lieutenant Torres and later to Tasha Yar, though both are revived (Torres with the Enterprise 's sickbay, Yar by Q himself). Part of the Early-Installment Weirdness ; later on Q's weapon of choice for messing with people is different forms of Teleport Spam (probably because Q learned that freezing people not only means he can't mess with them any more, but the unfrozen people become very focused on their frozen comrade instead of him, making it all less fun).

• Mathematician's Answer : Troi tells Groppler Zorn that she's only half-Betazoid; her father was a Starfleet officer. This is true, but it doesn't explain that her father was human.
• Mauve Shirt : Colm Meaney is playing a nameless Spear Carrier extra in this episode. This role later evolved into Chief Miles O'Brien, who eventually even got main character status in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero / Insult Backfire : When Picard dismisses Q as a "self-righteous life form, eager to prosecute and judge anything they don't understand or can't tolerate", Q pounces on the notion with glee. "Splendid, splendid, Captain! You're a veritable fountain of good ideas. There are preparations to make, but when we next meet, Captain, we'll proceed exactly as you suggest ".
• Noodle Incident : Whatever happened on Altair 3 that Riker wouldn't let DeSoto beam into.
• Oh, Crap! : When informed by Riker that he'll be overseeing the reconnecting of the Enterprise and that it is to be done manually as ordered, Yar, O'Brien, and even Data look like they'd rather be somewhere else.
• Tasha gives one to Q that doubles as "The Reason You Suck" Speech : Picard: Tasha, don't— Tasha: I must, because I grew up on a world that allowed things like this "court"! And it was people like these who saved me from it! This so-called court should get down on its knees to what Starfleet is! What it represents!
• Permission to Speak Freely : Riker before spelling out to Picard that being his Number Two means being responsible for his safety.
• Planetville : As had been standard for Star Trek since the original series. The Bandi "capital" (and seemingly the only major settlement on Deneb IV) is a crude-looking village in the desert.
• Pink Girl, Blue Boy : The 'jellyfish' aliens, once their true forms are revealed.
• Power Echoes : Q's voice has a noticeable echo when he first appears on The Bridge .
• Proud Warrior Race Guy : Worf, of course; it's his Establishing Character Moment in fact, when Picard orders him to take command of the saucer section and lead the civilians to safety. Worf: I am a Klingon, sir. For me to seek escape while my captain goes into battle— Picard: You are a Starfleet officer , Lieutenant!
• Tasha gives another short but well-aimed anti-Q diatribe that melds this trope with Patrick Stewart Speech .
• Schizo Tech : A plot point is that the Bandi don't seem technologically advanced enough to have built Farpoint Station. It turns out they didn't.
• Screw the Rules, I Make Them! : Q promises Picard that there will be "a fair trial, absolutely equitable". This fairness lasts about half a minute, culminating in Q ordering guns to the defendants' heads and demanding a guilty verdict.
• Secret Test of Character : Picard gives Riker one as soon as he comes on board, starting with a manual reconnection of the saucer and stardrive sections and culminating in questioning his ability to follow orders — specifically, whether or not he can function as a Commander Contrarian within the bounds of Starfleet regulations. Riker passes with flying colors. Picard: I see in your file that Captain DeSoto thinks very highly of you. One curious thing, however — you refused to let him beam down to Altair Three. Riker: In my opinion, sir, Altair Three was too dangerous to risk exposing the captain. Picard: I see. A captain's rank means nothing to you. Riker: Rather the reverse, sir. But a captain's life means a great deal more. Picard: Isn't it just possible that you don't get to be a Starfleet captain without knowing whether it's safe to beam down or not? Isn't it a little presumptuous of a first officer to second guess his captain's judgment? Riker: Permission to speak candidly , sir? Picard: Always. Riker: Having been a first officer yourself, you know that assuming that responsibility must by definition include the safety of the captain. I have no problem with following any rules you lay down, short of compromising your safety. Picard: And you don't intend to back off from that position? Riker: No, sir.
• Shapeshifter Showoff Session : Q introduces himself by suddenly appearing on the bridge in the guise of a Renaissance-era ship captain, then (after some more godlike antics) becoming a US army general, then a soldier from post-atomic Earth.
• Shutting Up Now : Subverted —when Data apologizes for "commenting on everything" while on the space-dwelling life form, Riker tells him, "Don't stop, my friend". He probably ends up regretting that.
• Shut Up, Kirk! : Q cuts Tasha's impassioned speech at the trial short by freezing her solid.
• Some Kind of Force Field : Troi suggests that the Q-grid that appears in front of the Enterprise might be a powerful force field. Q makes a smaller one appear in a turbolift, stopping two Red Shirts from entering.
• Spinoff Sendoff : DeForest Kelley , as an elderly Dr. McCoy , sends the TNG crew on its way with his blessing. McCoy : Well this is a new ship. But she's got the right name. You treat her like a lady, she'll always bring you home.
• Standard Establishing Spaceship Shot : The opening scene of the episode is an exterior shot of the Enterprise approaching the camera before zooming in to a window where Captain Picard is revealed.
• Starfish Aliens : Jellyfish Aliens, to be exact.
• Sufficiently Advanced Aliens : Q is capable of transporting himself and other people around at whim, and disables the Enterprise a couple of times.
• Take That! : Q's U.S. Marine uniform is modeled after Col. Oliver North, who was implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal.
• Technology Marches On : The computer showing visitors around, with displays lighting up with traveling dots, was impressive at the time, but now seems a rather low-tech solution to the problem. This wouldn't be such an issue, except Riker treats it as new and impressive in-universe rather than taking it for granted.
• Theme Music Power-Up : The main theme blares triumphantly during the saucer separation sequence.
• Voice Changeling : Data uses this to repeat Picard and Q's words from earlier, in which the latter promised that this would be a fair trial.
• The jellyfish aliens (although the Bandi ensured that it wasn't voluntary for one of them).
• Q can also change his appearance at will, although he mainly uses it for putting on different "costumes". However, in his next appearance, "Hide and Q", he briefly takes the form of a three-headed Aldebaran serpent.
• We Will Meet Again : After completing the test, Picard demands Q get off his ship. Q obliges, but not before saying, "But I do not promise never to appear again".
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• Star Trek: The Next Generation S1 E2 "The Naked Now"

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Encounter at Farpoint

• Episode aired Sep 26, 1987

On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashi... Read all On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion. On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.

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• Gene Roddenberry
• D.C. Fontana
• Patrick Stewart
• Jonathan Frakes
• LeVar Burton
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• Lieutenant Commander Data

• Wesley Crusher

• Adm. Leonard McCoy

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• Trivia This marks the final television appearance of DeForest Kelley before his death on 11 June 1999, discounting his appearance in ST:DS9 Trials and Tribble-ations (1996) , which was archive footage from Star Trek (1966) . Kelley filmed his scene on Tuesday 2 June 1987.
• Goofs Wesley is dripping wet when talking to Captain Picard outside the holodeck. As holographic matter cannot exist outside of the holodeck, the water should have disappeared once he stepped through the door. However, just moments before, Data explains to Riker that the holodeck uses a combination of holograms and actual material that is materialized (similar to the way the food replicators create food) so the water could very well be real.

Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy : How old do you think I am, anyway?

Lt. Commander Data : 137 years, Admiral, according to Starfleet records.

Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy : Explain how you remember that so exactly!

Lt. Commander Data : I remember every fact I am exposed to, sir.

Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy : [looking at both sides of Data's head] I don't see no points on your ears, boy, but you sound like a Vulcan.

Lt. Commander Data : No, sir. I am an android.

Admiral Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy : Hmph. Almost as bad.

• Alternate versions The original Columbia House video release had the episode cut into two parts, as it was re-aired, while later releases has the episode in its original two hour cut that was on the Paramount Home Video release.
• Connections Featured in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hide and Q (1987)
• Soundtracks Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (uncredited) Written by Jerry Goldsmith & Alexander Courage

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Horta, Humpbacks and the Encounter at Farpoint

Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the Star Trek universe was one where humanity overcame the violence and prejudices that have plagued much of its history and unified in a vision of equity, exploration, and a just society. Star Trek has consistently been at the forefront of addressing important social issues. These include issues of race, American identity, torture, the relationship between religion and society, the ethics of war, and dialogical approaches to diplomacy. One area that has not received much formal attention is how Star Trek includes other animals in its ethical purview. While this aspect of Trek ’s vision has been less central to the impact of this cultural phenomenon, it has been consistently addressed across multiple series. This was seen early in Star Trek: The Next Generation , when it was revealed that the food replicators addressed not only the pragmatic issue of food and prolonged space travel, but it had a moral rationale as well. In the episode, “ Lonely Among Us ,” Commander Riker says to the Antican ambassador, “We no longer enslave animals for food purposes.” In giving a moral rationale, acclaimed Trek writer D.C. Fontana intended to offer ethical insight into Starfleet’s ethics. Other animals are not simply products of human consumption, but beings whose moral relevance makes demands on human interactions with them. This concern for other animal species is illustrated at key moments throughout Trek ’s illustrious history. I will briefly address three instances where Trek put forward innovative ethical discussions regarding other animals: the Horta, Humpback whales, and the creatures at Farpoint Station.

In The Star Trek: The Original Series episode, “ The Devil in the Dark ,” Kirk, Spock and McCoy reach a human mining colony where a creature has killed several of the human workers. It is soon discovered that human industrial practice has placed this species at risk. The Horta, a mother who is the last of its kind, is defending her eggs which are in jeopardy from the mining activities carried out by humans to meet energy needs. Kirk labels the Horta a “monster” when he learns of the deaths of some miners. It is after the Horta removes and hides a key mechanical piece that Kirk calls her a “creature” (1) and shows disdain for the leader of the miners’ ongoing use of the monstrous nomenclature. After wounding the Horta, Kirk attempts to communicate with it. The creature moves forward when Kirk speaks and recoils like a wounded animal when Kirk raises his phaser. In this scene, Kirk is expanding his consciousness as to what constitutes morally relevant life.

However, it is only with Spock’s mind meld that the viewer fully understands the full thrust of the episode’s message. Through Spock’s turning the pain and psychological state of the Horta into words, the Horta speaks. “The thousands… devils! Eternity ends! The chamber of the ages! The altar of tomorrow! Murderers! Stop them! Kill! Strike back! Monsters!” With these words, we understand who is to be identified as the devil in the dark and who is truly monstrous. The devil is not the Horta, but humans who encroach upon the natural habitat of the animal and jeopardize its existence through need for industry. The devil is we who treat animals and nature as we see fit in our quest for expansion and consumption of materials. The Horta and the miners strike a deal which is profitable for both. At this point in Trek ’s development there is still no need to curb industry profitable to humans and the animal can be used to aid human expansion.

These themes are taken further with the fourth motion picture in the Star Trek movie franchise: The Voyage Home . The instrumentalist conclusion of “The Devil in the Dark,” where the humans concede to co-existing with the Horta provided it remains profitable, is challenged with Spock’s logic. The Vulcan says to Kirk, “To hunt a species to extinction is not logical.” Spock counters the instrumentalist narrative that humanity constructs for its unfettered use of other species. For it to be illogical to hunt a species to extinction there are two possibilities. First, human use of the species is no longer possible after extinction and so it is illogical for humanity to harm itself and limit the benefit it may receive from an animal. Second, it could be illogical because the moral value of another species of animal is not derived from its benefit for humans. It seems that Spock has the latter in mind when he says to Kirk, “Admiral, if we were to assume these whales were ours to do with as we pleased, we would be as guilty as those who caused their extinction.” Here Spock argues against an act saving the Humpback whales if it is simply to use this species as instruments for human benefit. Contrary to Immanuel Kant, Spock argues that animals have direct value by virtue of their own existence, and not merely indirect value by virtue of their benefit to humans.

Finally, in the pilot episode of TNG , the new crew is forced to stand as proxy in a mock courtroom by the omnipotent Q, who is putting humanity on trial. The challenge Q puts before Picard is the mystery of Farpoint station, which appears to inquire how the Bandi colony can power such a place with limited technology. It is only at the conclusion of the episode that viewers are exposed to the possibility that humans are being tested not only on their cognitive potential, but also their moral potential. As the space animal (Picard refers to it as a “creature”) attacks the colony, Groppler Zorn implores Picard to do away with it as it is killing his people. Picard simply asks whether it has reason to do so. The Bandi were using the wounded creature’s ability to convert energy to matter in order to advance the industrial capabilities of the humanoids. Picard declares that this is not a good enough reason to advance the suffering of the animal. The final test comes from Q, who presses the captain, “Save yourself, it may attack you now… make phasers and photon torpedoes.” At the conclusion, the audience realizes that humanity is judged not only on its ability to solve puzzles, but even more how it responds to a wounded animal and the threats of its mate.

In these examples, we see Star Trek ’s expanding moral inclusivity regarding other animals. In moving from an instrumentalist approach to other animals to recognition of their dignity independent of humanity, Star Trek continues to challenge one of the more pressing moral questions of our day: how are we to treat other animal species? Star Trek , in its various iterations, challenges its audience to consider the potential of the moral dignity of other animals and our relationship to them. In a world that has lost half of its vertebrate wildlife in the last 40 years due to human activity, Star Trek challenges us to change our approach to other animal species. (2)

Let us make it so.

1. When Star Trek refers to a "creature" it generally invokes the notion of an animal. When beings with greater communicative powers with hominoids are intended the language used is typically "entity" or "being."2. Living Planet Report 2014: Species and Spaces, People and Places . no. 1, World Wildlife Federation International, 1-180.

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Star trek: voyager's janeway becoming ripley from alien explained by producer.

Brannon Braga explained his surprising inspiration for the Star Trek: Voyager season 3 episode where Captain Janeway becomes Ripley from Alien.

• Captain Janeway's "Ripley" moments in "Macrocosm" left a notable impact on Star Trek: Voyager.
• Brannon Braga didn't intend to copy Alien with "Macrocosm," instead wanting to create a dialogue-light episode.
• "Macrocosm" allowed Janeway to showcase new action-hero qualities while retaining her core characteristics.

Star Trek: Voyager 's Executive Producer Brannon Braga explained his real inspiration behind the episode where Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) becomes Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) from Alien . Although both Voyager and Alien are science fiction, there are a lot of differences between the Star Trek and Alien franchises. While Alien focuses on blending horror and suspense with its sci-fi elements, Star Trek almost always takes a more optimistic approach to the future. However, there are occasionally Star Trek episodes that take on more of a horror twist .

One such episode was Voyager season 3, episode 12, "Macrocosm," where an alien virus managed to take over the USS Voyager, mutating to grow at least a meter in length and then proceeding to make Voyager 's cast of characters very sick. As the lone un-infected, Captain Janeway was forced to mount a guerrilla attack on the viruses while the Doctor (Robert Picardo) worked on finding a cure. Along with similar premises, "Macrocosm" seemed to take a lot of influence from Alien , especially in how it portrayed Janeway as its heroine.

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Star trek: voyager’s janeway “alien” episode explained by executive producer, braga's intention wasn't actually to copy alien.

Despite Janeway's crusade against the viruses in "Macrocosm" often being compared to Ellen Ripley, Brannon Braga, who wrote the episode's story, claimed it wasn't his intention to create a tribute to Alien . In an interview with Cinefantastique around the time of the episode's release, Braga stated that "Macrocosm" actually rose out of a desire to do a solo character story with very little dialogue , and implied that any comparisons between Janeway and Ripley were completely unintentional. Read Braga's full quote below:

"Sometimes Star Trek can be a little high-and-mighty, talky, moralistic. Sometimes it's just time to have fun. The intention actually began, on my part, to do an episode with no dialogue. I wanted to just do a purely cinematic episode with Janeway and a bunch of weird creatures, these macroviruses, viruses as life-sized creatures. Unfortunately it was impossible to do, and I ended up having to put a couple of acts of dialogue in. I just wanted to do something that felt and looked and smelled differently than most shows. It was not an attempt to make Janeway look like Ripley."

Despite Braga's protestations, it is hard not to see the numerous similarities between Janeway and Sigourney Weaver's iconic Alien role in "Macrocosm." Stripped down to her uniform's undershirt and equipped with a large phaser rifle for defense, Janeway embodied the recognizable sci-fi "final girl" aesthetic popularized by Weaver's portrayal of Ripley in the first Alien film from 1979 . Given what a recognizable character Ripley is thanks to Alien 's popularity, it's no wonder that "Macrocosm" became such a memorable episode of Voyager after it aired.

Why Captain Janeway’s “Ripley” Moments In Star Trek: Voyager Are Still So Popular

"macrocosm's" version of janeway is still extremely well-liked.

Despite not being one of Voyager 's most popular episodes, Janeway's "Ripley" scenes in "Macrocosm" left an indelible mark on the series. This is likely due to what a departure Janeway's actions and aesthetic were from how she was usually portrayed on Voyager . "Macrocosm" allowed Janeway to be a true action hero , showing that she was able to handle more than just the scientific and diplomatic aspects of being a Captain.

However, Janeway never lost what made her such a popular character in the first place, including her stubborn determination and fierce loyalty to her crew. Her nearly single-handed defeat of the macrovirus perfectly demonstrated how far she was willing to go to make sure everyone under her protection was safe. The macrovirus itself also likely contributed to the episode's popularity , and demonstrated its longevity when it was brought back as part of Star Trek: Lower Decks ' tribute episode to Voyager , "Two-vix." Lower Decks helped remind audiences just how iconic "Macrocosm" was for Star Trek: Voyager season 3.

Source: Cinefantastique , Vol. 29

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Farpoint Station

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Farpoint Station, as it first appeared

Farpoint Station was a starbase built in an extremely short time on Deneb IV . The Bandi , a species inhabiting Deneb IV, offered this station to Starfleet . The Bandi were not a very advanced civilization and Starfleet was intrigued by this engineering performance.

The Farpoint entities, in their natural forms

Groppler Zorn of the Bandi kept a model of Farpoint Station in his office in Old Bandi City .

In 2364 , the crew of the USS Enterprise -D investigated this station and found out that it was, in fact, the space vessel lifeform enslaved by the Bandi. Following its liberation by the Enterprise -D, Captain Jean-Luc Picard worked with the Bandi to schedule the reconstruction of the station. ( TNG : " Encounter at Farpoint ", " The Pegasus ")

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Background information [ ].

In an initial story outline that D.C. Fontana wrote for "Encounter at Farpoint", the conceptual origins of Farpoint Station were evidenced. The outline involved an orbital gun platform built around a captured being. The alien's captors intended to use the platform to forward their dreams of expansion, meanwhile feeding the central entity sufficient quantities of the mineral balmine to keep it alive. The Enterprise -D crew freed the entity by persuading it to crash land on the planet and by then leading a revolt against its captors. ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion  (1st ed., p. 24))

Farpoint maquette and set [ ]

Illustrator Rick Sternbach helped design Farpoint Station, creating concept drawings of both the station's exterior and an early version of the interior Farpoint mall, during April 1987 . ( Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission , p. 49; Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 2, Issue 12 , pp. 28-29) To create the elevated views of Farpoint Station as well as its adjacent Bandi city and the surrounding landscape, a maquette was built at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) by Gregory Jein , who was a specialist in building these kind of models. It, combined with a background matte painting for the long views, was filmed at ILM by, among others, visual effects camera operator Robert Hill . ( The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine  issue 2 , p. 41)

The Farpoint Station display model in Groppler Zorn's offices, was not the same as used on the maquette. " I designed the station, yes. The desktop model was built for first unit filming, of course, but the ILM FX version was done later and I don't believe they were under any real constraints to match the desktop. If you go back to the Voyager episode " 11:59 ", you'll see that the Millennium Gate complex bears a striking similarity to the Farpoint Station. I wonder how that happened, " Sternbach recalled, a bit tongue-in-cheek, as he had also designed the Millennium Gate. [1] [2]

The mall was constructed on Paramount Stage 16 , as a set that Production Designer Herman Zimmerman was instrumental in creating. " Even the biggest stage at Paramount isn't as big as the ordinary shopping mall, so that had to be done with some camera tricks, " he said. " We took [Stage] 16 and turned every bit of it into the shopping mall. " ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 2, Issue 12 , pp. 28-29)

Rick Sternbach later auctioned off a large part of his Farpoint Station design art on 26 April 2003 in Profiles in History 's The Ultimate Sci-Fi Auction in three lots: 230 , 231 , and 232 . These lots were estimated at US$300-$500, US$600-$800, and US$300-$500, and sold for US$275, US$400, and US$300 respectively.

Apocrypha [ ]

In the non- canon Deep Space Nine Millennium novel The Fall of Terok Nor , it is revealed that, by 2374 , a real Farpoint Station was constructed, a project that is referenced in dialogue at the end of "Encounter at Farpoint". Star Trek: Star Charts also mentions Farpoint.