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List of episodes. " Ethics " is the 116th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 16th episode of the fifth season. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, after an accident leaves Worf ...
Ethics: Directed by Chip Chalmers. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. After an accident that leaves him no longer able to walk, Worf asks Riker to help him commit suicide.
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- Chip Chalmers
- 1992-02-29
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Teaser
Lieutenant Worf and Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge are in Cargo Bay 3 investigating strange readings. Their tricorders are unable to detect the exact problem. Worf is preoccupied with his loss to Counselor Deanna Troi in a poker game, and no one realizes that a large, heavy container sitting on a high shelf is leaking. Another similar container is sitting on top of it. Eventually, enough of the material leaks out that the lower container begins to buckle under the weight of the upper co...
Act One
1. "Captain's log, Stardate 45587.3. Lieutenant Worf has been removed from active duty following a severe injury. Although a neuro-specialist has arrived, Doctor Crusher believes his paralysis may be permanent." In the transporter room, Dr. Toby Russell, a neurological specialist who Dr. Crusher has called in, is beamed aboard. She has been brought to the USS Enterprise-D by the USS Potemkin. The two doctors find themselves in uncharted territory: in Klingon medicine those who are paralyzed a...
Act Two
Dr. Russell proposes a new surgical procedure for Worf to Dr. Crusher. She believes that she can use what she calls a genetronic replicatorto create an entirely new spinal column for Worf. But it would be the first time she had done this on a living being, having only conducted tests of this new procedure on holographic patients and claims the success rate is now up to thirty-seven percent. Dr. Crusher refuses to consider it; not only is the success rate too low but they will need to remove W...
"No question about it: she was bluffing, Worf." "Bluffing is not one of Counselor Troi's strong suits... It would have been unwise to call. Yes, my hand was not strong enough!" "You had Jacks and eights; she bluffed you with a pair of sixes!" "How did youknow what I had?" "Let's just say I had a special 'insight' into the cards..." (points to his V...
Production history
1. Final draft script: 9 December 1991 2. Filmed: 11 December 1991 – 20 December1991 3. Second unit and insert footage filmed: 4 February 1992 4. More second unit and insert footage filmed: 14 February1992 5. More second unit and insert footage filmed: 21 February1992 6. Premiere airdate: 2 March 1992 7. First UK airdate: 5 April 1995
Story and script
1. Ronald D. Moore found writing the episode difficult. He remembered, "I wasn't a big fan of doing medical shows to begin with, and that particular one had a ton of medical jargon and technology and medical ethics." (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 245) 2. Herbert J. Wright suggested that the experimental procedure be more grotesque, with small creatures released into Worf's bloodstream, eating away damage to his body. The idea was rejected so that science fiction elements did not dis...
Production
1. Director Chip Chalmers revealed that the scene where Riker and Worf argue was originally even more heated, with the two actors yelling "nose to nose". At the last minute, this was cut, as it was felt that it had gone too far. (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 239) 2. "Ethics" was filmed between Wednesday 11 December 1991 and Friday 20 December 1991 on Paramount Stage 8, 9, and 16. It was the last episode to be filmed in 1991. Between 23 December 1991 and 2 January...
Starring
1. Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard 2. Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
Also starring
1. LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge 2. Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf 3. Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher 4. Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi 5. Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
Guest stars
1. Caroline Kava as Toby Russell 2. Brian Bonsall as Alexander Rozhenko 3. Patti Yasutake as Alyssa Ogawa
Jan 10, 2017 · Steve Mintz, aka Ethics Sage. Posted January 10, 2017. Calling all Trekkies You've watch dozens of segments of Start Trek: The Next Generation. But, have you ever stopped to consider the ethics message of the series. It's quite profound, as in the Duty, Honor, and Loyalty segment where Cadet Wesley Crusher is caught in a lie of omission during...
Mar 2, 2016 · The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Ethics" aired on March 2, 1992... or 24 years ago today. "Ethics" ranked as one of TNG 's more controversial episodes, tackling the issue of suicide, as a badly injured, paralyzed Worf asks Riker to help him commit ritual suicide in order to avoid the pity of others. As you contemplate the fact that ...
Feb 28, 2020 · Star Trek was conceived by Gene Roddenberry as a vehicle to mask his own social commentary on various issues such as war, race relations, and human nature. Though the original series occasionally focused on these subjects, it was the follow-up series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which became the bolder platform.
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The values of the good life that fall out of their stories are eminently Star Trek values:freedom,risk,self-actualization,andpluralism.IntheTNGepisode“Ethics,” we even have a response from Captain Picard in the face of Azetbur’s claim from Star Trek VI about Starfleet respecting only human values. Lt. Worf, the only
