Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 3 Episode #: 20 Production #: 168 Episode Name: Tin Man Original Air Date: 04.23.90 Federation emissary Tam Elbrun is a Betazed with extraordinary telepathic abilities and a former patient of Deanna Troi's. He is brought aboard the Enterprise in order to make first contact with a new lifeform dubbed Tin Man, an alien intelligence resembling an organic spaceship. The Romulans, however, have also detected Tin Man and it is a race between the Enterprise and two Romulan Warbirds to make contact first. Harry Groener (Tam Elbrun) also appeared in the Voyager episode Sacred Ground playing the Magistrate as well as in the Enterprise episodes Terra Prime and Demons playing Nathan Samuels. He should look familiar to Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans having played Mayor Richard Wilkins III in a number of episodes. Peter Vogt (Romulan Commander) played a Bajoran in the Deep Space Nine episode A Man Alone and as a Commandant in the Voyager episode Nemesis. Cast: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Jonathan Frakes as William Thomas 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 Guest Cast: Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien Harry Groener as Tam Elbrun Michael Cavanaugh as Captain DeSoto Peter Vogt as Romulan Commander Director: Robert Scheerer Written By: Dennis Putman Bailey and David Bischoff Related Items: Beta Stromgren Gomtuu Gomtuu Tin Man Ghorusda Adelphi, U.S.S. Betazoids Romulan warbird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted May 31, 2005 I didn't really like this episode that much. I've never really found the Betazoids to be particularly interesting. The only one who I thought was a good character was the mad Lon Sudar from VOY, but mostly I find them annoying and with Lwaxana comedic. Rating = 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveMalePecs1 0 Posted May 31, 2005 I Gave TNG Eps "Tin Man" a 5 I liked the story. ------------------------------------------------------- :P B) :blink: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted December 20, 2007 2. I think it's just the story itself... didn't really care for it.. finding a soulmate, but in a completely twisted way. Weird. And kinda dull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted December 20, 2007 I gave it a 4. Almost worthy of a 5. A good ep and I liked the inclusion of a very different type of alien lifeform- you know not just the same stereotypical patch a forehead on a suspiciously looking humanoid "alien". Very creative story and good f/x make this fun to watch. :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabo Queen 0 Posted January 14, 2008 I gave it a five...you can't go wrong with a Betazoid episode, especially when the Betazoid in question also happened to be Mayor Wilkins on Buffy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
