A Fistful of Datas
Joe Siegler
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A Fistful of Datas
This Story: Season 6 Episode 8 (production code 234)
TNG Overall: Episode 134
Trek Overall: Story 230, Episode 236
Airdate: 9 Nov 1992
Story by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Teleplay by Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Brannon Braga
Directed by Patrick Stewart
Notes
- The third episode directed by Patrick Stewart.
- Robert Hewitt Wolfe’s first episode of Star Trek – he went on to write 37 episodes of Deep Space Nine.
- Second episode in a row with Worf’s son Alexander in it.
- The plot is similar to the Red Dwarf episode “Gunmen of the Apocalypse” – a remark that even Patrick Stewart mentioned.
- Picard’s flute from “The Inner Light” makes an appearance here as well as a tapestry from “Who Watches the Watchers“.
- Reg Barkley gets a shout out, but does not appear.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 133 - A Fistful of Datas - 9 Nov 1992 1/2 A fun episode - a holodeck malfunction (first of those in 3yrs) has Worf, Alexander, & Troi trapped where all the villains are Data. But not actual Data, just characters that have Data's abilities and act "western". It's
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 133 - A Fistful of Datas - 9 Nov 1992 2/2 mostly a comedy, which is fine, as it's fun. This was directed by Patrick Stewart, and resembles a bit of the plot from Red Dwarf's "Gunmen of the Apocalypse". So much fun watching Spiner ham it up and Worf getting laughs.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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