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

5/10

Feeding time at the Enterprise Zoo

While Captain Picard and Lt.Commander Data are off chasing an errant Floton torpedo, Sick bay is is busier than usual. Dr. Crusher does some genetic therapy on Ensign Barkley's equivalent of an alien common cold.

On 21st century earth she would be sued for malpractice. What happens is she creates a virus that spreads through the ship like a wild crown fire and the crew be it human or another race reverts to the primitive.

Some of the reversions are something else. Lt.Worf's and Commander Riker's are the most frightening.

Once again androids are handy to have around in these situations. Data is impervious to these biological ailments and he does work at super speed.

One of the more off the wall TNG stories.