It quickly becomes clear that Maddox has an ulterior motive of transferring the contents of Data's memory to the starbase mainframe computer and shutting down and dismantling him to learn how to recreate the technology. Commander Data ( Brent Spiner), wishing to better understand Data's 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. An extended cut was released in 2012, with 12 additional minutes of footage. It has also been included in lists of the best and most groundbreaking episodes of the series. It was received positively by the cast and crew because of the subject 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 Data's right of self-determination, not to be declared mere property of Starfleet, while Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes) is obliged to argue on behalf of the scientist. Commander Data ( Brent Spiner) are threatened by a scientist who wishes to dismantle him to produce replicas of him. 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. Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 2) Amanda McBroom – Captain Phillipa Louvois.9th episode of the 2nd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation " The Measure of a Man"
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