The Naked Now
3rd episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Next Generation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Naked Now" is the third episode[lower-alpha 1] of the first season of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, originally aired on October 5, 1987, in broadcast syndication in the United States. Directed by Paul Lynch, the episode was written by D. C. Fontana, under the pseudonym of "J. Michael Bingham", based on an unfinished teleplay by Gene Roddenberry. It is a sequel to the original series Star Trek episode "The Naked Time" (1966), and that episode's writer John D. F. Black also received a writing credit on this episode for his role in devising the plot's origins.
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 | ||
Directed by | Paul Lynch | ||
Story by | John D. F. Black J. Michael Bingham | ||
Teleplay by | J. Michael Bingham | ||
Featured music | Ron Jones | ||
Cinematography by | Edward R. Brown | ||
Production code | 103[1] | ||
Original air date | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | ||
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Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the Enterprise crew becomes infected with an illness that causes them to lose their inhibitions and behave irresponsibly, the same affliction suffered by the crew of the previous USS Enterprise decades before in "The Naked Time". Fans initially criticized the origins of the episode, and later reviews were also largely negative.