Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2005 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season: 4 Episode #: 21 Production #: 195 Episode Name: The Drumhead Original Air Date: 04.29.91 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: Spencer Garrett as Crewman Simon Tarses Jean Simmons as Admiral Norah Satie Bruce French as Sabin Henry Woronicz as J'Ddan Ann Shea as Nelien Earl Billings as Starfleet Admiral Director: Jonathan Frakes Written By: Jeri Taylor Related Items: dilithium chamber hatch dilithium crystal articulation frame encephalographic polygraph scan Delbians Betazoids Klingons Romulans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted June 3, 2005 Superb episode. It had a DS9 tone to it, full of paranoia and conspiracy. Jean Simmons was excellent as the woman on a witchhunt. Brilliant. Rating = 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted December 23, 2007 One of my fave TNG eps. I give it a 5. A great story about a Federation witchhunt for a Romulan collaborator winds up on Jean-luc's front door when one of his crew, Simon Tarsus is believed to be the guy that the Federation is looking for because it is discovered he lied about being 1/4 Romulan on his application to Starfleet. Picard at his best and most argumentative. The courtroom scene was done so well that William Kunstler would weep. Just a great all around ep to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted January 5, 2008 5. Very disturbing episode. But brilliantly performed. I'm surprised there was no mention of McCarthyism, but no matter. There were enough historical references to make it work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted January 5, 2008 A wonderful 5 star episode from a strong 4th season. Some trivia from Memory Alpha wikipedia: The events of "Conspiracy", "Sins of the Father", "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", "Family", and "Data's Day" are referenced in this episode. This is one of Michael Dorn's two favorite TNG episodes, the other being "The Offspring". This episode was a bottle show, coming $250 000 under budget. (ST: TNG Companion) This is the second appearance of the interrogation room set after "The Defector". It is a modification of the bridge of the original USS Enterprise as seen in the first three movies. This is the only time in the run of the series that the inner isolation door in main engineering is seen; normally the outer door is seen after a warp core breach. Both the unnamed Excelsior-class starship and Oberth-class starships seen in this episode are not named in the episode or the script. The identification of the Oberth-class as USS Cochrane is derived from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion. This episode is reminiscent of Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch hunt hearings. According to director Jonathan Frakes, on the TNG Season 4 DVD interviews, several shots from the episode were "stolen" from Judgment at Nuremberg, the 1961 Stanley Kramer film starring William Shatner. This was the final episode to have music composed by Ron Jones. Jones was fired shortly afterwards for repeatedly arguing with Rick Berman and Peter Lauritson over what type of music was thought to be appropriate for the series. Jean Simmons is an actress with a very long history. One of her most famous appearances is the role of Varinia at the side of Kirk Douglas in Stanley Kubrick´s Spartacus. *Jean Simmons is also known as a major Star Trek fan* <_< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites