15th episode season american science fiction television series star trek generation broadcast february united_states broadcast syndication written directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode members alien race called nearly evacuated enterprise computer space dock supervisor created look women extensive musical score scored reviewers praised response episode generally positive critic calling best season awarded plot federation starship enterprise arrives routine maintenance check captain commander greet commander pair small aliens known heavily rely computer technology work pairs best efficiency crew shore leave skeleton crew remain aboard intrigued claimed upgrades starts program jazz bar program includes woman named fascinated beautiful charming woman level responses shortly returns walks kissing amazed simulation create catastrophic failure ship warp core data unable locate assuming order emergency evacuation set ship leave warp safe location explode clear dock failure disappears ship sets course system planet beta data realize aboard ship currently working vessels follow enterprise leave simulation find ship warp system ship controls locked bridge fearing taken ship purposes set ship self minutes bridge inter ship beam find unconscious self find uploaded massive amounts information enterprise computers unable realizing purposely created distraction ask simulation going ship orbit explains star near gone emitted knock computer systems effectively killing enterprise computer information planned download computers threat passed data help successfully download data recover apologize actions having feared starfleet refuse help notes ask enterprise returns returns thank finds data simulation expected norm exists reports gone production episode point called originally intended episode place prior big goodbye modifications causing problems seen episode instead changed aiming fix prevent problems occurring played young women children considered parts production team thought problematic limited time work day need hire teachers actress required wear extensive created supervisor large single piece bald cap mold actress required fit properly cover problems cap fake hair added actress controlled flashing light inside apparatus battery pack attached costumes disguise voices pitch lowered post production originally planned add subtitles conversations image planet star trek iii search score created incorporated jazz themes composed episode written pleased outcome episode praising work makeup performance enjoyed episode saying fabulous kind chances took season worked worked great loved director thought great appeared subsequently regular cast member law order returned role season episode future imperfect previously appeared star trek original series episode women mark reception aired broadcast syndication week commencing february received nielsen ratings reflecting percentage households watching episode timeslot ratings lower episodes broadcast work episode awarded series reviewers watched episode end series reviewed episode website den geek january surprised episode went expecting typically season awful got actually lot fun thought theme man machine thought best episode point season best season overall zack_handlen watched episode surprised found handlen said time saw thought interactions cheesy hell didn bother don long hilarious man trying seduce computer simulation designed respond said fun wasn expecting thought solid gave episode grade reviewed episode june described strongest season episodes finest alien species trek provided thought turning auto minutes instead mere seconds avoided cliché gave score seven watched episode june thought came close good episode thought actions joint behavior officers got distracted female character didn notice ship evacuated website reviews described easily season best memorable episode thought season solid sci concept series firing cylinders coming plot character sensible use technology action gave score home media release home media release vhs cassette appearing august united_states canada episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released march released season blu ray set july
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