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T H E S T A R T R E K L O G B O O K ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ The Complete Episode Guides ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ ³ Classic Trek LogBook revision 3c TOSLOGBK.TXT ³ ³ Next Generation LogBook revision 5z TNGLOGBK.TXT ³ ³ Deep Space Nine preview as of June 15 DS9LOGBK.TXT ³ ³ Trek LogBook Reference Appendices STLGBKAP.TXT ³ ³ This preface READTHIS.TXT ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Well, as promised, here it is - the complete Star Trek Logbook, up to the minute, including the latest - and possibly last - Classic Trek movie, and the most recent episodes of The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine gossip. This episode guide isn't anything that hasn't been done before, but I'm just trying a different approach to the job. For one thing, unlike a lot of episode guides, the plot summaries in the LogBooks don't always give away the whole story in five lines or less. I tried to make them brief but detailed, and left enough open so that you'll still be able to watch any episodes you may have missed and catch a new surprise or two. The files you've just received can be printed out easily, but as they are formatted, they're really designed to be viewed with a text editor (especially the Actors List in the Reference Appendices - a neat trivia tool if you tell your WP or text editor to search for a specific name! Believe me, I've tried it!). But everything will print out just fine, and you have my permission to cut and paste a bit in the Reference Appendices so they will be easy to read on paper. However, not only will just keeping the LogBooks on your hard drive make them easy to reach, but you'll be saving a lot of paper as well. Something else I made a particular point of doing was omitting the author's opinions, something that a certain Star Trek Compendium failed miserably to do. Of course, there are a few "universal" opinions in Star Trek fandom - i.e. low opinions of "Spock's Brain" or "Shades of Gray," to name a couple - but this is a reference guide only, not a subjective commentary on the show. What's good or bad is up to you, and don't let Allan Asherman or anyone else tell you you're lower on the food chain than a tribble for actually enjoying "Spock's Brain!" Also, with a couple of exceptions in the introduction to Classic Trek, the LogBooks don't go into "alternative histories" of the Trek universe (such as those presented in novels, technical manuals, or role-playing games). A small exception or two is made in the Classic Trek histories of the Klingons and Vulcans, where a couple of possible solutions to gaps in Trek "history" are presented for you to consider, so be sure to take these with a grain of cordrazine (but no more than one grain - doctor's orders; after that, it's doubtful that anything in any file will disturb you!). Other than that, there are just a few technicalities. For one thing, the animated Classic Trek series and the Pocket Books novels of either generation are neither covered nor mentioned within; it simply would've taken too long, and I didn't have access to all of the material anyway. (Having blank videotapes on hand is one thing, but running out and spending all our already infinitesimal paychecks on tons o' books is entirely different.) This has absolutely nothing to do with the hotly debated issue of "Trek canon" - we simply didn't have the time or the resources to cover those facets of the Star Trek legend. The same goes for the various comic book incarnations of the Enterprises and their crews; this just covers the live action Star Trek adventures that have been broadcast or shown on the big screen. The movies, in this guide, are treated like additional episodes of the original series. Episodes are listed by order of broadcast for all of the series; there are already plenty of Classic Trek guides listing episodes by production numbers. The writers' and directors' lists in the LogBook Reference Appendices are combined lists of Trek Classic TV and movies, Next Generation and Deep Space Nine writers and directors, simply because some of the artists listed have participated in more than one of those series. Hopefully this doesn't cause any confusion for those interested in perusing the listings. One last note: the general format of this guide is based upon that of the "Doctor Who Programme Guide" by Jean-Marc Lofficier, which seems to be a very flexible and easy-to-skim-through format for something like this project. Also the Reference Appendices were inspired by similar listings in Lofficier's other excellent book, the "Doctor Who Terrestrial Index." I highly recommend both volumes for fans of Dr. Who! ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ CONTRIBUTORS ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Classic Trek Series & Film Story Synopses: Earl Green ³ ³ Next Generation Series Story Synopses: Earl Green ³ ³ Next Generation Research: Robert Heyman, Joe Siegler, ³ ³ Brian Hall and Dave Ewing ³ ³ Deep Space Nine Series Story Synopses: (not yet activated) ³ ³ Introductions: Earl Green ³ ³ ³ ³ Edited on QEDIT v2.07A ³ ³ Compressed with PKZIP110 ³ ³ Originally written on a Franklin ACE 2200 with ProTERM v2.0 ³ ³ ³ ³ Caution: Star Trek may be harmful if ingested in large quantities! ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ STAR TREK, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, and all characters and placenames herein are the property of Paramount Pictures Incorporated. This guide is to be distributed SOLELY IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN! The authors make no attempt - in using the names described herein - to supercede the copyrighs of Paramount Pictures, nor is this guide officially sanctioned, licensed, endorsed, or used as bird cage liner by Paramount (well, maybe they use it as a bird cage liner, but we doubt they'd admit it openly). The author & contributors of this guide ask that, whether in print or in computer form, it be distributed FREELY. We are not attempting to make any profit with the many hours of work you see represented here, and see even less reason for anyone else to do so with our guide! (Yes, hours, even entire weekends, watching Star Trek - such hideous work!) Corrections, comments and electronic pats on the back can be NetMailed to us c/o Walter Wilbury at Paradox of Arkansas BBS at 19/121, or network E-mailed to Walter K. Wilbury (user #14) at PseudoCode BBS via OGG-Net. (That's Earl's infamous pseudonym.) (We are not Borg, but I'm just speaking for the group of people who contribute to this project!) Further updates to the Next Generation LogBook will be made available as soon as the sixth season progresses, and we'll also activate the Deep Space Nine LogBook when the new series premieres. You can rest assured that as long as there are new episodes or, eventually, movies of the Next Generation and/or Deep Space Nine, we'll cover them and keep you updated. Hopefully, the legend of Roddenberry's vision will have enough staying power to keep us updating this for years to come. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ EG 6-18-92 ÄÄÄÄ In-Jokes ~~~~~~~~ "The Naked Now" - During the scan of records, we see a parrot wearing a Starfleet shirt, complete with insignia, with nacelles, an obvious reference to Gene Roddenberry. ("The Great Bird" = Gene) This same screen also reappears in "Conspiracy". "11001001" - The 11001001 is binary, and is converted to 201 decimal, or hex C9. Under the Z-80 microprocessor series (the Z-80 was used in the TRS-80 Model I, III, and IV, and for the sound processing in the Sega Genesis), the C9, in assembly language, is known as "Unconditional Return." "Conspiracy" - The topographical map of the planetary surface was a "very shakey" drawing of Kei and Yuri. Yuri is on the right side, and Kei is upside down..... "The Neutral Zone" - On the family tree of Clare Raymond, which is recalled by Troi, there are references to various shows, including: W. Hartnell m. P. Troughton (DW), J. Pertwee m. T. Baker (DW), and P. Davison m. C. Baker (DW), and J-L. Picard m. W. Riker. Other references include Gilligan's Island and M*A*S*H. "The Child" - In this episode, Doctor Pulanski refers to "Cyano Acrylates", which are the active ingredient for SuperGlue, as a possible source of the Ikner radiation that was causing the plague samples to grow. "Loud As A Whisper" - (DP) The conference table, "made to resemble indigenous rock", had various markings on them. Most notable to Lovely Angels/Dirty Pair fans are the marking "Kei" and "Yuri". "The Measure Of A Man" - When Riker is showing off Data's arm to the JAG representative, there is a pad on her desk which lists Data's parts, including "Nausican Valve" and "Totoro Interface". Also, it is noted that part of Data's construction is made out of something called "Yurium". (DP) "The Dauphin" - In this episode, Daled 4 is a planet's name. Daled is the fourth letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and has the numeric value of four. (UV) "Contagion" - The Iconian artifact has various markings on it, including "Kei and Yuri" (DP), "Dirty Pair" (DP), "Gundam" and "Totoro." Also, the various views as seen through the portal include: Toronto's City Hall and Nathan Phillip's Square (depicting the arches over the reflecting pool/skating rink), and Toronto's City Council Chambers. Also, in this episode, the Romulan ship that attacked the Enterprise was named the "Harkonnen", which just happens to be the name of the family that attacked the Atriedes family in the Dune series. In this episode, another Galaxy Class Starship is mentioned. . . the Yamato. This was originally the flagship of the Japanese fleet that fought in World War II at both the Coral Sea and Midway before it was sunk by Torpedo Bombers from an American carrier. Many years later, a Japanese Animation series was done up, in which a battleship is reconfigured to become a starship in order to recover something called the "Cosmo DNA". This series was called "Starship Yamato", however, this series was known in the United States as "Star Blazers". "The Icarus Factor" - The TNG art department had a field day putting in in-jokes. The mat has the chinese character of "sei", or "star" (as in "starry sky". The two scrolls hanging on the walls say, in Japanese syllabic characters (hiragana), "urusei yatsura", a pun of "ususai yatsura" ("noisy neighbors" or "annoying neighbors", a Japanese animation. Also, while lunging at Riker, Riker's father says (in a terrible accent), "youroshiku onegaishimasu", literally saying "Please do me the favor of being kind to me", but has the meaning of the English phrase "Pleased to meet you." Various other markings include "Kei" (DP), "Yuri" (DP), "Akira", and "Tonari No Totoro". In addition, the scrolls hanging on the walls also say, "Ataru", "Lum", and "Uresai Yatsura". "Samaritan Snare" - Picard mentions "Nausicaans" in a conversation with Wesley on the shuttlecraft. "Up The Long Ladder" - When Picard is looking at the list of ships trying to find the Mariposa, another ship listed is the Buckaroo Banzai captained by John Whorfin and built by the company that the red Lectroids had made. The same company name was seen on the USS Hathaway (Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (of Grover's Mill, NJ :-) ) "Hollow Pursuits" - The anti-grav units contain a flux capacitor. Nothing big, until you consider that the flux capacitor was a essential part of the DeLorean/Time Machine in "Back To The Future". "Menage a Troi" - The Ferengi Security code begins with "Kei Yuri" (DP). "Transfigurations" - (DW) In the sick bay, against the wall, there is an outline of the top portion of the TARDIS, upside down. Also, three roundals can be seen against the wall. They show up again in several episodes after this one. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ STORY CHANGES ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ Most fans of the original "Star Trek" are familiar already with some of the changes made, during development, to episodes of that series, such as the major alterations in "City on the Edge of Forever," to name just one instance. "The Next Generation" is no exception to the inevitable rule that television scripts will be rewritten. Following this is a list of episodes with a brief summary of each episode's original contents as well as what we finally saw when "The Next Generation" was broadcast. Most of this information is gathered from convention panels and the excellent yearly issue of Cinefantastique that features a large article devoted to the making of the latest season of "The Next Generation," so most of the fifth season is not covered here. But any information I can collect on the fifth season's story changes will be included in this winter's LogBook upload. 01 ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT In Gene Roddenberry's original character sketches for the main characters, many differences were made in the characters' names, but very few changes in actual character were made. Picard started life on the page as Julien Picard (instead of Jean-Luc); Riker's name was spelled "Ryker;" Beverly Crusher was originally planned to have a teenage daughter named Leslie (there were *some* major changes, obviously!); the sometimes insecure Tasha Yar was originally going to be a ruthlessly efficient fighter named, at first, "Macha" Hernandez, then Tanya, and finally, Tasha Yar; Troi was originally telepathic as well as empathic (an ability which was seen in "Farpoint" but removed thereafter). Geordi and Dr. Crusher survived largely unchanged (though one of Geordi's original duties was to be a part-time teacher), and Lt. Worf was not even in the original draft of "The Next Generation." Other than these mostly superficial changes (just tell Wesley Crusher that!), the story itself was not altered significantly from what we saw. 14 11001001 Originally titled "Unconditional Surrender." 18 COMING OF AGE A scene was actually filmed for this episode but ended up on the cutting room floor due to time constraints. Wesley was to have celebrated his 16th birthday accompanied by his mother and the rest of the main crew, presenting him with a cake in the shape of a Starfleet insignia (photos of this scene have been available since the episode was filmed). 20 THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM In the first draft of the story, it was Picard who was injured when he and Dr. Crusher fell into the underground control room on Minos, and without the aid of the Enterprise's medical equipment, Picard began to die. Crusher, at this point, was to reveal her true feelings for Picard. Gene Roddenberry vetoed this subplot, deciding against any love stories between the main characters. 22 SKIN OF EVIL Though no one has ever said what the story would have been about had Tasha Yar not been killed off in "Skin of Evil," it is known that this episode was rewritten extensively to accomodate Denise Crosby's exit from "The Next Generation," to the point that whatever the major plot of the story was, it took a back seat to Yar's death and the crew's coping with the loss. Also, the episode's original title was "The Shroud." 23 WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS Picard, in the initial draft of this story, would have ended up rekindling not only his friendship with Janice Manheim, but their physical relationship as well. Roddenberry ordered a rewrite, not only because he wanted to avoid as many romances as possible in its first season, but because Janice was already married to someone else! 24 CONSPIRACY According to Tracy Torme', "Conspiracy" started life as a story about an actual conspiracy within Starfleet's highest ranks with no alien influence whatsoever - an idea which Gene Roddenberry's vision of a less corrupt human race automatically nixed. (The officers' reason for rebelling against the Starfleet top brass was due to the Prime Directive restricting too many of their command options.) Torme' also commented that the alien being exposed in Commander Remmick's corpse was not his idea, but rather written in to quickly reveal who the "queen bee" and leave room for the closing narrative.