Star Trek: The Next Generation/Cause and Effect
From The TV IV
| Cause and Effect | |
| Season 5, Episode 18 | |
| Airdate | March 23, 1992 |
| Production Number | 218 |
| Writer(s) | Brannon Braga |
| Director(s) | Jonathan Frakes |
| The Outcast | The First Duty |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season Five | |
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Guest Stars: Kelsey Grammer (Captain Morgan Bateson)
Contents |
[edit] Plot Overview
The Enterprise becomes trapped in a time loop, forced to repeat the same sequence of events until they find a way to break the loop and prevent the destruction of both their own ship and a ship from the past.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] The Show
[edit] Behind the Scenes
- As an in-joke connecting their background from Cheers, the production staff wished to hire Kirstie Alley to reprise her role as Saavik in the background of the Bozeman's bridge behind Kelsey Grammer. However, the salary she was asking was too high for the show's budget.
[edit] Allusions and References
- This episode was the first of many mentions of Bozeman, Montana, the hometown of episode writer Brannon Braga.
- The registry number of the U.S.S.Bozeman was NCC-1941, a tip of the hat to Steven Spielberg's movie 1941. Star Trek model maker Gregory Jein provided miniatures for that movie.
[edit] Memorable Moments
[edit] Quotes
"All hands abandon ship! Repeat, all hands..." - Captain Picard, just prior to the destruction of the Enterprise
[edit] Reviews
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