The Game
- Episode aired Oct 26, 1991
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise on vacation from the Academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew.Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise on vacation from the Academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew.Wesley Crusher returns to the Enterprise on vacation from the Academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew.
Diane Hurley
- Woman
- (as Diane M. Hurley)
Rachen Assapiomonwait
- Crewman Nelosn
- (uncredited)
Joe Baumann
- Crewman Garvey
- (uncredited)
Michael Braveheart
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
Victoria Cameron
- Ten Forward Waitress
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the first episode to air after Gene Roddenberry's death on October 24, 1991.
- GoofsSince the game uses a visual interface, and works through the eye, and optic nerve, Geordi should have been immune to its affects, since his eyes and optic nerves don't work, and the game could not have been altered to work through his VISOR. However, the game is sending information to the brain, via the optic nerve. The VISOR 'sees' the same visible portion of the spectrum as others' eyes and sends the information to his brain. There is therefore no reason why the device shouldn't affect him too.
- Quotes
[Wesley has asked Picard about the initials 'AF' carved into an elm tree]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Wesley, if you meet someone, whose initials you might want to carve into that elm tree, don't let it interfere with your studies. I failed organic chemistry because of AF.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Video Games in TV (2015)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
A Starship of pod people
One of my favorite TNG episodes has the Enterprise becoming a captive of a
subversive alien race which gets the Enterprise crew members addicted to a
three dimensional video game. The only ones not affected are a visiting Wesley
Crusher from Starfleet Academy and Ensign Robin Leffler.
Both Wil Wheaton and Ashley Judd would have gotten a bit more romantically involved if it weren't for the fact that they realize what is going on and spend the entire episode both running from the familiar friends and family in the crew and trying to figure out how to counter the addiction to the game which allow aliens to control the minds of the crew.
Wheaton and Judd remind so much of Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter running from the pod people in Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. The parallels are too obvious to ignore.
Poor Wesley Crusher can't even rely on his mother, a frightening prospect for anyone.
Great episode and great homage to Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
Both Wil Wheaton and Ashley Judd would have gotten a bit more romantically involved if it weren't for the fact that they realize what is going on and spend the entire episode both running from the familiar friends and family in the crew and trying to figure out how to counter the addiction to the game which allow aliens to control the minds of the crew.
Wheaton and Judd remind so much of Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter running from the pod people in Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. The parallels are too obvious to ignore.
Poor Wesley Crusher can't even rely on his mother, a frightening prospect for anyone.
Great episode and great homage to Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
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- bkoganbing
- Jul 29, 2018
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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