When the U.S.S.
Enterprise experiences problems with an anti-gravity
unit, Geordi orders one of his engineers, Lt. Barclay,
to investigate the malfunction. But when Barclay later
claims that he's unable to find a problem, the
anti-gravity field fails, causing a canister of alien
tissue samples transported from a nearby planet to fall,
break open and expose its contents.
After Geordi complains to the captain about Barclay,
Picard advises Geordi to find a way to motivate him.
Unfortunately, Barclay's attendance at an officers'
meeting does little to inspire confidence in him and
Barclay retreats to the Holodeck where he programs a
session in which Counselor Troi seduces him. Later, when
Picard mistakenly calls Barclay "Broccoli," a nickname
used by the crew, Geordi finds him back in the Holodeck,
engaged in a fantasy sword fight in which he defeats
Picard, Data and Geordi.
Geordi then encourages
Barclay to meet with Troi to discuss his need to vent
his frustrations on Holodeck recreations. But before
long, Barclay again begins shirking his
responsibilities, which sends Riker, Troi and Geordi to
the Holodeck to confront him about his obsession with
the device.
Just then, the ship is
jolted by a sudden increase in warp speed. Although
Geordi sympathizes with Barclay's self-esteem problem,
he explains that he desperately needs the lieutenant's
help in engineering. Otherwise, the rapidly accelerating
starship will automatically self-destruct within
minutes.
With all other
theories exhausted, Barclay deduces that the ship's
malfunctions can be traced to crew members who were in
contact with the canister that broke open earlier, and
that they may have inadvertently spread some sort of
contamination throughout the U.S.S. Enterprise's
mechanical systems. Geordi concurs with Barclay's hunch
and is able to save the ship just seconds before it
would have self-destructed. Having gained confidence
from the crisis, Barclay returns to the Holodeck one
last time to bid farewell to his recreations. |
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Production: 169
Season: 3 Episode: 21
Air Date: 04.30.1990
Stardate: 43807.4 |
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Patrick Stewart as
Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher |
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Colm Meaney as Miles
O'Brien
Dwight Schultz as Reginald Barclay
Charley Lang as Duffy |
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Reginald Barclay episodes:
- Genesis (1994)
- Ship in a Bottle (1993)
- Realm of Fear (1992)
- The Nth Degree (1991)
- Hollow Pursuits (1990)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
"Star Trek: Voyager"
- Endgame: Part 1 (2001)
- Endgame: Part 2 (2001)
- Author, Author (2001)
- Inside Man (2000)
- Life Line (2000) |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Hollow Pursuits"
#40273-169
Written by
Sally Caves
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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FINAL DRAFT
FEBRUARY 9, 1990
STAR TREK: "Hollow Pursuits" 2/15/90 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Hollow Pursuits"
CAST
PICARD
BARCLAY
RIKER
DATA
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
WESLEY
GUINAN
O'BRIEN
DUFFY
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking
SUPERNUMERARIES
ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS
SECURITY GUARD
COSTA
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