6x25 Timescape - Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Guide

Star Trek: The Next Generation

- Episode 06x25

Episode: 06x25
Title: Timescape
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 251
First Aired: Jun. 14, 1993

Season 6 » Episode #25 - Timescape

Star Trek: The Next Generation - 06x25 Timescape

Summary: Stardate: 46944.2 While Capt. Picard, Troi, Geordi, and Data are traveling in a long-range shuttlecraft they experience several time dilation events. As they return to Enterprise, they find it frozen in time in an attack by a Romulan ship.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Captain Jean-Luc Picard	played by Patrick Stewart
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge	played by LeVar Burton
Doctor Beverly Crusher	played by Gates McFadden
Counselor Deanna Troi	played by Marina Sirtis
Lt. Commander Data	played by Brent Spiner
Alien #1	played by Michael Bofshever
Romulan	played by John DeMita
Engineer	played by Joel Fredericks
Alien #2	played by Patricia Tallman

	Season 6 / Episode 25: - Timescape Commander William T. Riker: [referring to Data's cat] 'Hissing ball of fur!'
	Season 6 / Episode 25: - Timescape Geordi La Forge: Captain, I think this is gonna work. But... it's gonna take some time. Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Well, Mister La Forge - it would seem that time is something that we have plenty of.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: Although all crew members on the Enterprise and the Romulan Warbird are frozen (or close to) in time, they can sometimes be seen moving slightly.
FAKE: After Picard is reaching for the fruit his fingernails are longer (because his cells metabolize at a higher speed after being near the fruit). However, you can see them being longer before he is near the fruit, as he enters the room and operates the computer.
MISC: The alien scientist sounds like he has a Yorkshire accent when Deanna is imitating him.
FAKE: Some obvious matte work when the Runabout loses control and the stars are moving quickly past the window.
CONT: After Picard, Data and Troi beam over to the bridge of the Enterprise frozen in time, Data tries to work the Comm station and tells the Captain that "the equipment is no longer functioning." Seconds later, Picard pulls up display after display from the Tactical station detailing current Security team deployments. As he moves his hands across the panel, you can hear the clicks and beeps of the computer acknowledging his requests.

TRIVIA

Data says the starboard engine has been running for 47 days. 47 is a common number in the series, and has many connotations to all sorts of things.
Time moves quick or slow throughout the show. In _("Star Trek: Voyager") (1995-2001) {Shattered (#7.11)}_the ship is split into different time frames of its history. A logical extension of the plotline of this episode.
This is not the first time the Enterprise has transferred power to a Romulan Warbird via energy beam. It was first done in _("Star Trek: The Next Generation") (1987-1994)) {The Next Phase (#5.24)}_ And the two episodes are set almost exactly one year apart.
O'Brien used a special armband, similar to the same ones here when he needed to travel two hours into the future in _("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine") (1993-1999) {Visionary (#3.17)}_.
When Picard, Data, Geordi and Troi are seated around a table on the Runabout, the seats are the same ones from the USS Voyager's conference lounge.