shades gray star trek generation shades gray 22nd episode second season american science fiction television series star trek generation 48th episode overall originally broadcast july broadcast syndication clip filmed series created lack funds left episodes season set 24th century series follows adventures crew federation starship enterprise episode commander undergoes medical treatment alien infection numerous past events final episode written originated idea wrote draft script conducting writes directed framework sequences filmed course days watched million viewers broadcast highest ratings series snare months earlier shades gray widely regarded worst episode series critics calling god awful referred negatively compared brain original series plot geological survey commander struck growing vine plant away team immediately beams enterprise finds released deadly virus body matter hours virus reach brain killing try save life puts machine artificially stimulate brain keeping active resisting virus causes dream past adventures aboard enterprise dreams reasonably neutral occasions meeting lieutenant commander data soon moves passionate erotic dreams meeting cheerful young women angel computer generated woman pleasing mind passionate dreams condition virus feeds positive brain creating counselor agree try machine evoke negative dreams instead dreams death apparent death child desired effect negative drive virus away strong resort uses machine evoke dreams raw primitive feelings fear survival dreams fighting tar creature alien controlled admiral ward officer board warship seeing raw emotions work best dreams come rapid pace finally kills virus recovers production episode intended save money end season bottle episode featured additional characters guest star recurring character chief miles brien reason episodes elementary dear data holding series overall season budget episode acted head writer referred episode piece shit terrible terrible turned idea cheap clip save money wrote draft script conducting writes director initially thought episode filmed days usual actually filmed days pressure paramount spent set later said simply shot framework clips added later saw final cut episode production assistant responsible selecting clips went episode different clips included prop fight infection created drawings designer created music episode including note motif represent virus themes build episode progresses elements infection spreads played scene pieces shades pleasure earth boys easy played memories string instructions added shades sadness played unhappy memories built climax intense memories pieces critical condition shades conflict final scenes retained compositions episodes including pieces mccarthy composed jones reception home media release shades gray shown july broadcast syndication final episode second season watched million viewers broadcast highest number viewers episode snare months prior reviewers watched episode end series watched shades gray admitted hadn seen episode original broadcast said worse remembered shows warrior princess stargate better clip shows summed saying honesty better fewer episode season shortened writers strike budget awful awful episode gave episode score zero zack_handlen reviewed episode describing script god awful episode forced review called storyline episode felt lazy level compared original series episode operation voyager episode resolutions better episodes featuring alien list worst star trek generation compiled writer shades gray listed worst described thing episode time flashback episode series appearance original choice worst episode empire magazine decided didn count clip masks chosen instead home media release shades gray vhs cassette appearing october united_states canada episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released recent release season blu ray set december
Shades of Gray (Star Trek: The Next Generation)