Emergence

Episode aired May 7, 1994
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Strange images begin appearing throughout the ship's decks and holodecks. Data and the rest of the crew begin to investigate only to discover that the ship's computer itself is exhibiting th... Read allStrange images begin appearing throughout the ship's decks and holodecks. Data and the rest of the crew begin to investigate only to discover that the ship's computer itself is exhibiting the strange behavior as it begins to become self-aware.Strange images begin appearing throughout the ship's decks and holodecks. Data and the rest of the crew begin to investigate only to discover that the ship's computer itself is exhibiting the strange behavior as it begins to become self-aware.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Adventure

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Drama

James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Sci-Fi

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Did you know

Trivia
This is the 25th TNG episode directed by Cliff Bole, making him the show's most prolific director.

Goofs
When the train passengers are having the party at the end of the show, Worf, Troi and Data are in attendance and each has a glass of champagne. When the rest of the holodeck characters disappear, they are still holding their glasses. When the holodeck scene disappears, the glasses of champagne that they are holding should have also disappeared.

Many times, crew members have been seen eating and drinking in the holodeck along with fictional characters. It can be assumed that the glasses and champagne are replicated for consumption, specifically for the crew.

Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [on Data's suggestion that the new life form may be dangerous] The intelligence that was formed on the Enterprise didn't just come out of the ship's systems. It came from us, from our mission records, personal logs, holodeck programs, our fantasies. Now, if our experiences with the Enterprise have been honorable, can't we trust that the sum of those experiences will be the same?