Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 4 Episode #: 18 Production #: 192 Episode Name: Identity Crisis Original Air Date: 03.25.91 Review not yet available. 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 Guest Cast: Patti Yasutake as Nurse Ogawa Maryann Plunkett as Susanna Leijten Amick Byram as Hickman Mona Grudt as Ensign Graham Dennis Madalone as Transporter Chief Hedwek Paul Tompkins as Breville Director: Winrich Kolbe Teleplay By: Brannon Braga Story By: Timothy De Haas Related Items: Tarchannens Tarchannen III Tarchannens Cousteau, Shuttlepod Holodeck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted June 3, 2005 Interesting episode based on LaForge. It fleshed out his characters history and the episode had a nice creepy tone to it. The aliens looked pretty cool too with their UV skins. Decent episode. Rating = 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted January 5, 2008 3. Nice effects, eh? Overall, it seemed decent enough, but just not one that drew me in a whole lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) Interesting episode with great make-up Background Information: In the scenes set in the year 2362, crewmembers of the USS Victory are correctly seen wearing the old Season 1 and 2 Starfleet uniforms and using the early "dustbuster" type 2 phaser. La Forge additionally wears an older version of his VISOR. Although the past scenes are set in 2362, the stardate given starts with "40", which would imply 2363. Other species that propagate by infusing other species with their DNA and transforming them include the Taresians, Kobali and Loque'eque. This episode features some rather unusual guest stars, former Miss Universe Mona Grudt and LA disc jockeys Brian Phelps and Mark Thompson. It took four make-up artists six hours to apply the full Tarchannen III species make-up to LeVar Burton. In fact, it was the longest make-up ever done on TNG. The original story by Timothy DeHaas involved two non-regular crew members. (ST: TNG Companion) According to Brannon Braga, early versions of the script had a romantic relationship between Geordi and Susanna, but it was felt that the engineer deserved "a break" from failed romances. (ST: TNG Companion) Alyssa Ogawa's last name is mentioned for the first time. Her first name was established in TNG: "Clues". Awards This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series. Edited January 5, 2008 by trekz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
