Question: As Data says his line about hydrogen collectors, does his left contact seem to be out of place?
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30th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
30th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Other mistake: When the Pakleds shoot La Forge the second time, he raises his arms a bit, seemingly in preparation to go backwards.
30th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Continuity mistake: As La Forge prepares to transport the Pakled shoots him. He reacts, and a second later reacts again.
16th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Other mistake: As Guinan sits at the desk, she reaches toward, but doesn't touch, the control for the screen, but it activates.
16th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
16th May 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Continuity mistake: As the ship fires the torpedoes, the familiar registry number on the underside of the saucer is completely missing.
6th Apr 2017
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Trivia: As Picard argues for Data, the wall behind Maddox can easily be seen as the forward wall and viewer of the Enterprise Battle Bridge, re-purposed for this episode.
9th Dec 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Other mistake: After greeting Crusher, Data explains where Picard is. Problem is he uses the contraction "he's" instead of "he is." Data is supposed to be incapable of this.
Suggested correction: This is only a mistake if the series is taken as a whole. At this point in the series, that particular trait wasn't part of the character. Data uses contractions multiple times in the first season, as the trait was added later.
While it was explicitly expressed in season 2 that Data can not use contractions, the fact that they did established this character trait means it could be a valid mistake since the trait is meant to show Data could never use contractions since his creation, not that he suddenly developed it some 30-odd years later. Although it would probably be best to submit it as a mistake in season 2 when it's mentioned that it contradicts what was established or at least make one character mistake for "all of season 1" than list every individual time it happened.
9th Dec 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Other mistake: As Crusher enters the police station, Data says "Hiya, Doc. What's cookin?" He's supposed to be incapable of using contractions.
9th Dec 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Trivia: The Star Trek: The Next Generation novel "A Herd Rain" was based on this episode. Picard and Crusher are pictured on the cover in the clothing they wore in the episode.
9th Dec 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Revealing mistake: As Data looks at the information on Dixon Hill, as the computer flash feeds, you can see that it's all the same block of information starting with the title of the first novel, which is the title of the episode, "The Big Goodbye."
10th Oct 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Other mistake: As the cloaked Warbird looks at the Enterprise, the registry number on the under side of the saucer is reversed.
26th Sep 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
8th Sep 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
8th Sep 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Question: The Impulse engine on the back of the Dorsal section is lit during orbits, which is normal. However, should that engine not be lit, like the ones on the back of the saucer, when it is in Warp?
Chosen answer: There's no reason for the impulse engines to be active when the ship is at warp speed. Within the show, warp is an entirely different method of propulsion (i.e. Warping space around the ship) and doesn't require thrust, which is what the impulse engines provide.
16th Aug 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: In the Medical center, as the camera pulls back from Picard, who is lying on the bio bed, the camera is reflected on the panels angled toward the camera.
7th Aug 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Conspiracy - S1-E25
Continuity mistake: As the ship enters Sector 63, there's a shot of the Conn and Ops positions and the screen. Geordi is in the right chair, the left is empty. Data is nowhere on the bridge, but when as Picard walks forward, Data's arm is suddenly in position.
7th Aug 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: As Picard walks past the display of the ship the lighting rigs, camera and sound equipment are reflected in the panels.
16th Jul 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Continuity mistake: As Lore opens a channel, there's a blinking red light over the key he uses that disappears after the angle change.
16th Jul 2016
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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Chosen answer: Yes, Data's contacts did noticeably drift on occasion, which was a source of angst for Brent Spiner (who played Data and Lore). Spiner never had anything good to say about his yellow contact lenses, as they were his least favorite part of the lengthy makeup process. Rather than further discomfort Spiner by constantly adjusting the contacts, they would often just continue shooting in spite of this minor makeup malfunction, unless he looked positively cockeyed.
Charles Austin Miller