short season short season 16th episode season american science fiction television series star trek generation aired february broadcast syndication written based story episode directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode enterprise transports elderly admiral deal hostage negotiation planet took drug reverse aging situation adversary writes script elements introduced changed including ending guest stars included appeared star trek original series episode trouble reviews mixed particular criticism directed acting admiral plot federation starship enterprise command captain brings aboard elderly admiral wife anne request governor warns terrorist group taken federation ambassador staff hostage demand speak negotiated previous settlement ship travels find stronger able longer showing signs terminal known aboard crew discovers taking array drugs reverse aging process years recently taken drugs prepare negotiations begins appear younger energy frequent pains result time nearing appears young adult approach planet begins audio communication learn situation soon discovers taken federation staff reminds encounter resulted years war advice plans rescue hostages transporting away team including captain tunnels beneath mansion believes hostages held privately confronts motives reveals past captured federation revenge death father local tribe negotiated passengers release giving demanded supply federation weapons interpretation prime directive supplied tribes equal number weapons thought lead short lived skirmish expected war years past mistake took reverse aging drug order best orbit enterprise crew beam tunnels beneath manor find arrival anticipated face armed guards collapses fight crew beams enterprise discover shot instead reverse aging drug destroying body demands kill hostage minutes beam eventually wife anne directly office initially refuses believe young man shows images reverse aging days reveals wrist inflicted years ago prepares fire revenge decides revenge watching suffer die drug instead dies shortly afterward wife embrace agrees let hostages allow buried anne request production writer originally pitched story idea based referred male wrote treatment draft script involving reverse aging later explained terrorist ambiguous central plot point right brought overhaul ending explained lot end michael story drafts approached different emphasis significant alteration change plot involving actual terrorists trap crew original ending opposing parties planet sit peace talks surviving effects aging drugs reduced age fourteen longer remember wife cast admiral prior filming director worked weekends characterisation criticised style script describing sit tell variety problems wheelchair episode cost construct referred plot designer big wheelchair required deep space episode instead created simpler version played previously portrayed original series episode trouble supervisor previously makeup age season premiere encounter short season proved unique challenge stages required admiral initial stage oldest involved wearing bald cap wig plus latex applied eyes forehead throat stage took hours apply actor found worn volume work episode time team series included second day shooting stage arrived hours find half finished rushed delay filming episode later criticised describing sub par said working film months test probably turned liking week work don think turned badly short season marked time built model sixth season episode instead replaced paintings original series movies staff outpost office curiosity humans 24th century bother accessibility galaxy class ships constructed concern hint admiral start ask wheelchair transport stage tall step floor certainly wheelchair carried crewmen second hint clearly narrow doors quarters instance aren wide allow large chair pass reception short season aired broadcast syndication week commencing february received nielsen ratings reflecting percentage households watching episode timeslot highest ratings received series big goodbye episodes earlier reviewers watched episode end series reviewed episode june said liked episode typical generation episode saying instead story old man carrying guilt decades stupid youth tries recapture youth greater described return star trek triumphant thought simply horrible creates impression whatsoever summed episode saying missed opportunity gave score watched episode january website den geek felt episode good story core highlighted dubious acting main criticism fundamentally lack subplot episode zack_handlen watched episode found character thoroughly described acting like supposed elderly weak laying heated angst youth restored overall felt main characters sidelined episode difficult involved went gave episode grade reviewed episode june said plot seen short season involving evil admiral commonly seen original series machine criticised makeup said acting actor playing comparison home media release home media release short season vhs cassette appearing july united_states canada episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released march released season blu ray set july
Too Short a Season