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It quickly becomes clear that Maddox has an ulterior motive of transferring the contents of Datas memory to the starbase mainframe computer and shutting down and disassembling him to learn how to recreate the technology.
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Commander Data Brent Spiner, wishing to better understand Datas positronic brain. While the Enterprise is visiting Starbase 173 for routine maintenance, cyberneticist Commander Bruce Maddox Brian Brophy comes aboard to pay a visit to Lt. It has also been included in lists of the best and most groundbreaking episodes of the series.Īn extended cut was released in 2012, with 13 additional minutes of footage. It was received positively by the cast and crew because of the subject matter, and has been considered by critics to be the first great episode of The Next Generation. "The Measure of a Man" received Nielsen ratings of 11.3 percent on the first broadcast. Similar subjects were discussed in a follow-up episode, "The Offspring". "The Measure of a Man" has been seen as highlighting themes of slavery and the rights of artificial intelligence. She would remain on the staff until the end of the third season. The script was accepted due to the impact of the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, and resulted in Snodgrass being recruited as a staff writer and script editor. Captain Jean-Luc Picard Patrick Stewart fights in a Starfleet court for Datas right of self-determination in order not to be declared mere property of Starfleet, while Commander William Riker Jonathan Frakes is obligated to argue on behalf of the scientist. Commander Data Brent Spiner are threatened by a scientist who wishes to dismantle him in order to produce replicas of him.
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In this episode, the rights of the android officer Lt. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. It was written as a spec script by former attorney and Star Trek: The Original Series novelist Melinda M. It was originally released on February 13, 1989, in broadcast syndication. The Measure of a Man is the ninth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 35th episode overall. Ⓘ The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) All Our Yesterdays (Star Trek: The Original Series)īar Association (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)īattle Lines (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)Ĭode of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)Ĭontagion (Star Trek: The Next Generation)