Genesis

Episode aired Mar 19, 1994
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

Jonathan Frakes in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

When a new torpedo guidance system malfunctions, Picard and Data go chasing after it into an asteroid field, while the crew is left behind to deal with their own strange behaviors.When a new torpedo guidance system malfunctions, Picard and Data go chasing after it into an asteroid field, while the crew is left behind to deal with their own strange behaviors.When a new torpedo guidance system malfunctions, Picard and Data go chasing after it into an asteroid field, while the crew is left behind to deal with their own strange behaviors.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.

Goofs
When Captain Picard and Data approach Counselor Troi's quarters, the door indicates "Lt Cmr Deanna Troi". She had already been promoted to Commander by this time.

Quotes
[last lines]
Doctor Beverly Crusher: [about Barclay] He transformed into a spider, and now he has a disease named after him.
Counselor Deanna Troi: I think I better clear my calendar for the next few weeks.

Connections
Edited from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Booby Trap (1989)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User reviews27

Featured review

7/10

The series devolves.

The show's prologue involves Lt. Barkley acting like a worried whiner in the sick bay. Dr. Crusher gives him something for a fever. After the credits, the Enterprise soon becomes a mess! Slowly the members of the crew begin devolving into lower life forms. Fortunately, the Captain and Data are not aboard and when they do find the ship is a very sorry state, they set about correcting this problem.

This is a mildly entertaining episode. While it was pretty cool seeing the cool primordial makeup on a few crew members, a few things seemed odd. Shouldn't many of the crew members have been eaten by some of the more aggressive changelings? And where is all the manure and territory that the creatures would have 'marked'? In addition, the show never became enthralling...only interesting.

By the way, Data the living computer made a mistake in this one! He used the term 'de-evolution' whereas the correct term is 'devolution'. Look it up if you don't believe me.