FISTFUL OF DATAS
Stardate: 46271.5 - 46278.3
Rating: 10 Humour: + Action: + Tension: + Romance: -
| Alternate Titles: |
German: |
"EINE HANDVOLL DATAS" |
| Teleplay By: |
Braga, Brannon
Wolfe, Robert Hewitt |
| Story By: |
Wolfe, Robert Hewitt |
| Director: |
Stewart, Patrick |
| Music: |
Chattaway, Jay |
| Executive: |
Berman, Rick
Piller, Michael |
| Co-Executive: |
Taylor, Jeri |
| Supervisor: |
Abatemarco, Frank
Livingston, David |
| Producer: |
Lauritson, Peter |
| Line-Producer: |
Howard, Merri D. |
| Co-Producer: |
Moore, Ronald D.
Neuss, Wendy |
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Cast
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Plot
During a brief rest while awaiting a rendezvous with another ship, several
members of the crew take the time-off to enjoy themselves or work on special
projects. Picard attempts to learn the recorder, Dr. Crusher, with Comman-
der Riker work on rehearsals for a play, Geordi and Data work on an experi-
ment to tie Data in to the computer system, and Worf, Alexander and Counse-
lor Troi enjoy themselves in a holodeck adventure set in the "Ancient West"
[sic] in which Worf and Alexander are the sheriff and deputy faced with the
task of bringing Eli Hollander to justice. Troi takes the role of Durango,
the "mysterious stranger just passing through town."
Problems ensue however, when a power flux causes part of the Enterprise
computer system to be replaced by part of Data's programming. The part of
the computer system that's affected - the part that controls recreational
activities. Dr. Crusher's play is replaced by Data's poetry, Picard's music
is replaced by music Data had been recently studying, Data starts behaving
oddly, the food-slots only serves cat-food, and the holodeck adventure takes
an unplanned, and deadly turn.
In this episode, ably directed by Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner plays six
additional roles besides Data. For those playing spot the actor, Brent
replaced John Pyper Ferguson as Eli Hollander, appeared as Eli's father,
Frank, appeared as Hollander's two henchmen, and appeared at the end of the
adventure in drag as Annie; the sixth appearance was the hardest to spot -
Brent also played the man sitting in the rocker at the beginning of the
holodeck adventure.
This episode ends, ofcourse, with the Enterprise flying into the sunset.
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Goofs
- When Data is being connected to the computer, look at his neck. You can
see where the gold makeup ended.
- Also, when Pa Hollinder talks to the young Hollinder, and Pa turns, his
hand gets "cut off" due to the video wipe.
- Also, while Pa talk with Worf and Troi, take a look at the manniquin
stand-in for Young Hollinder.
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In-Jokes
- This entire episode is a sort of an in-joke, there are references to a
vast number of westerns, especialy note the end-scene where the
Enterprise fly towards the sunset, this could be a reference to Lucky
Luke (or some other western.)
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Quotes
| Alexander: |
"This is the ancient west." |
| Worf: |
"And... What is our role in this ??" |
| Alexander: |
"You're the sherif, and I'm your deputy." |
| Worf: |
"Then we're in law-inforcement ??" |
| Alexander: |
"Right.." |
| Annie: |
"Yohooo, Sherif..." |
| Worf: |
"Did you program this adventure yourselve ??" |
| Alexander: |
"Well, Mr. Barcley helped me a little.." |
| Worf: |
"I think I'll have to talk with Mr. Barcley..." |
| Worf: |
"Counselor.." |
| Troi: |
"Durango, the name is Durango.." |
| Picard: |
"I'm really not much of an actor." |
| Picard: |
"I'm much too busy to learn a part." |
| Beverly: |
"Don't worry! I'm not asking you to play a lead or something." |
| Beverly: |
"Don't worry, Jean-Luc, it's the butler, only two lines!" |
| Worf: |
"You wrote this program yourself?" |
| Alexander: |
"Lieutenant Barkley helped me." |
| Worf: |
"Hmm, I'm beginning to see the appeal of this program." |
| Alexander: |
"No, no, no, no. That was too easy. Computer, Level Four." |
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