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Star Trek: The Next Generation/Questions Answered by Expert Matt Peterson
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Star Trek:TNG | 2/5/2012 |
| Q: On the bridge of the Enterprise, how big is the viewscreen? Do you know what the approximate ... A: I don't think any dimensions have ever been given in the show or any reference work that I've read, ... | |
| Star Trek budgets. | 12/13/2011 |
| Q: I find it difficult to call myself a Star Trek fan because in all four of the Star Trek TV series, I ... A: I'll answer your questions directly first, then add my own thoughts: 1) Visual effects are ... | |
| Yesterday's Enterprise | 12/8/2011 |
| Q: In "Yesterday's Enterprise" Guinan tells captain Picard that 40 billion people have died. I know ... A: I'm not sure that the Federation was actually at war with the Romulans in the alternate timeline of ... | |
| Q Continuity | 11/16/2011 |
| Q: Admittedly, this is more than one question. We know the Q changed to fit the needs of each script ... A: I don't have any explanations better than yours (i.e. continuity errors). :) Any explanation I ... | |
| Starship shields vs. storms. | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: Would a starship's deflector shields be powerful enough to protect the ship if it were to fly ... A: I would think the answer would be yes...we've seen Starfleet shield technology protect starships ... | |
| Q | 6/29/2011 |
| Q: Can Q create a tricorder so heavy that even he can't lift it? A: Haha...why don't you ask a REALLY hard question next time? :) But seriously, this is a variation on ... | |
| Human eyesight in Star Trek universe. | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: I noticed that in all of the Star Trek series, I've never seen any of the characters wear glasses at ... A: We see that Kirk wears eyeglasses for farsightedness in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", but a ... | |
| Klingon/starfleet battles. | 4/13/2011 |
| Q: Since the Klingons are a warrior race whose honor means more to them than their own lives, do you ... A: Unfortunately, I'm not sure exactly what you are implying: are you trying to determine how Klingon ... | |
| Star Trek Experience Ornaments | 4/4/2011 |
| Q: I went to the Star Trek The Experience in Las Vegas at the Hilton Hotel in 2003. I purchased six ... A: Unfortunately, I know very little about Trek merchandise and collectibles. I would recommend that ... | |
| "Galaxy's Child"; "Remember Me" | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: What are fusion reactors? In "Galaxy's Child," 'Junior' latches onto the Enterprise and drains ... A: My understanding is that they are power generators that use nuclear fusion (instead of the main ... | |
| Douwd | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: Ok, I'm currently arguing with someone about the true nature of the Douwd's abilities. I say that ... A: Yeah, like I said, at some point, the discussion ends up at "what does it mean to be alive?", and ... | |
| Douwd | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: Ok, I'm currently arguing with someone about the true nature of the Douwd's abilities. I say that ... A: What an interesting question...and about one of my favorite (underrated, I think) episodes! I'm ... | |
| Yesterday's Enterprise | 11/18/2010 |
| Q: Even though the Enterprise-C was fighting against four Romulan warbirds to try and save the Klingon ... A: That would be my guess. Because the ship "disappeared", there was no one left to tell the story of ... | |
| Darmok | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: What happened to Dathon's face in the TNG episode "Darmok"? ANSWER: I'm assuming you mean after the ... A: The episode didn't give any detail. As they say where I'm from, the creature "smacked him around ... | |
| Darmok | 11/7/2010 |
| Q: What happened to Dathon's face in the TNG episode "Darmok"? A: I'm assuming you mean after the creature on the planet attacks him? The episode doesn't say, but it ... | |
| Starship weapons | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: If a starship uses up all of their weapons, like the phasers and photon torpedoes, in a battle, how ... A: With photon torpedoes, I would imagine that they need to be resupplied by a star base or a transport ... | |
| Enterprise- E | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: Is it true that the Sovereign-class starship such as the Enterprise-E was specifically designed to ... A: My answer is "maybe". :) On one hand, I don't remember that ever being stated in any of the TV ... | |
| Life in the 24th century. | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: I once heard Captain Picard say, regarding the 24th century, that money doesn't exist and that ... A: Great question! I think replicators are a part of it, but I think technology in general is ... | |
| Klingon bird of prey vs. Galaxy-class starship. | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: In a battle between a Galaxy-class starship and a Klingon Bird Of Prey, which do you think would ... A: Great question. My *impression* of Birds of Prey is that they were quite a bit smaller than a Galaxy ... | |
| ST TNG First Contact | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: At the end of the movie (First Contact) the Enterprise created a temporal vortex by emitting ... A: Yeah, I've heard reviewers mention this problem before. Worf has a line near the end of the movie ... | |
| Warp speed | 2/17/2010 |
| Q: Would the warp speed of federation and non-federation ships be in the billions of miles per hour? A: Well, let's do some math: according to the Memory Alpha page on warp factors ... | |
| Darmok | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: How exactly did the electromagnetic creature injure the Tamarian named Dathon while Picard and ... A: As I said, I'm just guessing because the episode doesn't actually explain these points (and I'm not ... | |
| Darmok | 2/7/2010 |
| Q: How exactly did the electromagnetic creature injure the Tamarian named Dathon while Picard and ... A: I'm not sure exactly what you mean by your question. Are you wondering exactly what bodily harm the ... | |
| most puzzling | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: i'am wondering a couple of things,the first one is if you can tell me the most puzzling thing ... A: Wow, what an interesting question. I'm not sure if this is what you had in mind, but here are some ... | |
| Darmok | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if there were any alternate scenes in the episode called Darmok because I remember ... A: I don't know of any alternate versions of that scene, and I don't see any mention of it on Memory ... | |
| Uniforms (those pin things) and rankings | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: I don't understand the difference between commander and lieutenant commander can you explain that. I ... A: Yes, those are two different ranks, and Geordi was a lieutenant commander (two solid dots and one ... | |
| waterbirth - troi? | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: I don't know where I saw this scene or if I imagined it (recently), but I seem to remember an image ... A: OK, I had to do a little research on this one, so I apologize for the delayed response. The short ... | |
| Music on Star trek TNG | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: In the Episode called "Lessons" there were several clissical pieces played by varios characters. In ... A: I had to dig out my recording of the episode to find it, but I think the piece you are thinking of ... | |
| How do they speak klingon with universal translator | 10/20/2009 |
| Q: well I'm wondering if they ever explained the fact that you can say Klingon words when the universal ... A: Great question! I think that the "tech guys" on the show would probably say that the universal ... | |
| TNG episode; Darmok | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering what exactly happened to the Tamarian captain named Dathon when he and Captain ... A: Do you mean what happened at the end of the episode? Or do you just want a general summary of what ... | |
| star trek TNG limited edition video | 8/17/2009 |
| Q: i have a numbered special limited edition ST TNG video titled "All good things... and Journey's end. ... A: First of all, I apologize for the delayed reply. My wife and I just had our second child, so we ... | |
| The Borg | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: I have Q's and thoughts about the Borg.They are indeed a very scary race and so powerful and ... A: I haven't seen the Voyager finale in a few years, but I suspect that the writers were just cagey ... | |
| CAST OF THE NEXT GENERATION | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: I have an autographed black and white picture of the entire cast of The Next Generation. Nine of ... A: First of all, I apologize for the delay in responding. I'm normally much faster, but I've been ... | |
| The Borg | 5/18/2009 |
| Q: I have Q's and thoughts about the Borg.They are indeed a very scary race and so powerful and ... A: First of all, I apologize for the delay in responding; I've been working against some deadlines at ... | |
| Music | 2/23/2009 |
| Q: In the episode "Where Silence Has Lease" when Nagilum possesses Data and Troi in Picard's Quarters, ... A: I haven't watched the episode to verify this, but I believe it is Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 1". ... | |
| 3D chess, different versions? | 12/21/2008 |
| Q: I wanted to buy a 3D chess board and found one with three main platforms going up in a staircase ... A: I can't explain the difference between the first chessboard that you describe and the one seen in ... | |
| Opening sequence | 3/15/2008 |
| Q: I am a drama teacher and in my production I wanted to show a video clip of the earth as if someone ... A: The first two seasons of Next Generation featured the opening sequence that you described. Starting ... | |
| More: I bet you’ve never heard this Star Trek TNG trivia question… | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: This question applies to an episode of Star Trek TNG where we see Picard’s aquarium in his ... A: ..all I can do is go through the episodes listed on that page and see if I can find the piece of art ... | |
| 2x03 - elementary, dear data | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: at approx 25:00 into the episode, moriarty, a holodeck image, draws a picture of the enterprise on a ... A: Indeed..."plot holes" is correct. I suppose, with regards to your first point, the holodeck could ... | |
| Episodes featuring musical performances | 5/18/2007 |
| Q: My wife has a natural tendency to believe that Star Trek: TNG generally only consists of boring ... A: The first episodes that comes to mind are "The Inner Light" and "Lessons" (their stories tie ... | |
| Data's violin piece | 10/25/2006 |
| Q: Do you know the title (or composer) of the violin piece Data played in the "Elementary, Dear Data" ... A: You've got me on this one. The only reference to the music in that episode is from the following ... | |
| MUSIC SCORE | 10/7/2006 |
| Q: CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT WAS PLAYED IN STAR TREK TNG EPISODE "LESSONS" BY PICARD ... A: The song was written for an earlier episode of the show ("The Inner Light") by composer Jay ... | |
| Looking for a specific TNG (?) episode... and failing. ;) | 9/25/2006 |
| Q: Hey there... I hope that you can help me, as I have a certain memory of a (AFAIR) TNG episode ... A: LOL, until I read your last sentence, I was ready to reply with "it's 'Schisms'!". But I did a ... | |
| Enterprise the series transporter | 9/5/2006 |
| Q: I am getting into Enterprise late in the game, but enjoy most of the other series so I thought I'd ... A: My impression was that it was just as you said: that it was not perfected technology at that point. ... | |
| original star trek series | 8/17/2006 |
| Q: I just got hired at Paramount Studios last week - a debate is growing amongst my friends: Where was ... A: According to a web site (http://pat.suwalski.net/film/st-stages/), the original series was filmed on ... | |
| Holodeck; McDuff | 7/14/2006 |
| Q: In the episode 'Identity Crisis,' a few of the crew go to the holodeck in an attempt to find Geordi ... A: Great questions! I would say those fall squarely into the "plot holes" category. Perhaps ... | |
| Q | 7/1/2006 |
| Q: Q claims he is an 'expert in humanity' in the episode 'True Q.' He builds on this by telling Riker ... A: Well, there are two possible explanations, I suppose: * Since "Deja Q" came before "True Q", maybe ... | |
| DataLore | 6/23/2006 |
| Q: In the episode 'DataLore,' Picard is surprised when Data (Lore) asks the captain if he can talk to ... A: I think it was a screw-up on the part of the writers, plain and simple. This kind of thing pops up ... | |
| Inheritance | 3/21/2006 |
| Q: What is/are the pieces of music being played on violin and viola in the 7th season episode ... A: You almost stumped me on this one! But a Usenet fan group, in a discussion a couple of years ago, ... | |
| I, Borg | 3/10/2006 |
| Q: I find this episode somewhat unrealistic. The Enterprise saves a dying Borg and befriends it. I ... A: While I think you have an interesting take on the episode, I would suggest that everyone in the ... | |
| star trek goof? | 10/12/2005 |
| Q: In the 2nd season episode named "CONTAGION" at the end thr Romulan ship turns "off" then back on to ... A: Heh, I hadn't noticed that, but you are right. My guess is that in "Contagion", they didn't actually ... | |
| Who Watches the Watchers? | 10/11/2005 |
| Q: In the aforementioned episode, Captain Picard calls people who believe in God 'ignorant.' Deanna ... A: What a great question! While I remember all of the scenes that you describe, I'd never thought that ... | |
| universal studios fan episode | 11/6/2004 |
| Q: back around 1991 I was at universal studios ollywood with my family and the studio had some kind ... A: Wow, you've got me on this one. Almost all of the Star Trek episodes and films have been made at ... | |
| worf's son | 10/25/2004 |
| Q: who was the mother of worf's son, alexander and what season is this discussed in? A: Sam, thanks for the question! I apologize for the delay in answering. Alexander's mother was ... | |
| Tea set in Jean-Luc's ready room | 8/11/2004 |
| Q: First, thank you for trying to answer this. Years ago, in the 1960s or 1970s, my mother bought my ... A: I knew immediately the set that you were referring to, but for the life of me can't remember which ... | |
| Captain Picard | 4/27/2004 |
| Q: Can you tell me what kind of instrument Captain Picard plays? It looks like a small wooden ... A: I believe Picard called it a "Ressikan flute" at some point, and it showed up first in "The Inner ... | |
| Klingons | 2/17/2004 |
| Q: I was wondering if there has every been a definitive explanation given as to why the Klingons of ... A: The short answer is "no", although Worf did give a veiled answer in the DS9 episode "Trials and ... | |
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In addition to being a long-time fan of the show, I served for five years as a trivia coordinator for America Online`s Star Trek Fan Club, where I wrote and hosted live chat room trivia games.
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