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Star Trek: The Next Generation :: Descent, Part I (06x26)

Episode Information

Title:

Descent, Part I

Episode #:

06x26

Production Number:

252

Original Airdate:

Monday June 21st, 1993

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Country:	Aired On:

IE (BBC TWO)	Jan 03, 1996
FR (BBC TWO)	Jan 03, 1996
UK (BBC TWO)	Jan 03, 1996

Episode Crew
Director:	Alexander Singer
Story:	Jeri Taylor
Teleplay:	Ronald D. Moore (1)

Episode Summary

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Stardate: 46982.1 A strangely different Borg, who shows unknown before seen emotions, kidnaps Data. Enterprise chases after the ship Data is taken on, through a vortex, which leads them to a strange planet.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Brian Cousins (1)	played	Crosis	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jim Norton (1)	played	Albert Einstein	Recurring (second appearance)
•Natalija Nogulich	played	Admiral Alynna Nechayev	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Neville	played	Sir Isaac Newton
•Stephen Hawking	played	Himself
Co-Guest Stars
•Brent Spiner	played	Lore	Recurring (third appearance)
•Stephen James Carver	played	Tayar	Recurring (second appearance)
•Richard Gilbert-Hill (2)	played	Bosus

Main Cast

•Patrick Stewart	played	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
•Jonathan Frakes	played	Commander William T. Riker
•LeVar Burton	played	Lieutenant/Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge
•Michael Dorn	played	Lieutenant Worf
•Gates McFadden	played	Dr. Beverly Crusher
•Marina Sirtis	played	Counselor Deanna Troi
•Brent Spiner	played	Lt. Commander Data

Episode Notes

Log Entries:
*Captain's Log, Stardate 46982.1. Because of his unusual behavioir on the planet's surface, Commander Data has asked to be temporarily relieved of duty. Unfortunately, he will not be able to help investigate a disturbing new change in the behavior of the Borg.
"Captain's Log, Stardate 46984.6. No additional Borg attacks have been reported in the past two days. However, Starfleet has dispatched Admiral Necheyev to this sector in preparation for a possible Borg invasion.
"Captain's Log, supplemental. We have been on patrol for 16 hours without any reports of further Borg activity. But tensions continue to run high on the colonies in this sector.

Stephen Hawking is the only person to ever portray himself on Star Trek, although it was as a hologram of himself.