You better run!
Too late.
I believe that was the same line of thot that went into casting him in Jeffrey. 
That sense of accomplishment she had on her face was wow. Gloating?
Piller had intended this season finale to be his last contribution to The Next Generation, after having agreed to only a one-year contract. His turmoil over leaving the show was reflected in Riker’s struggle over leaving the Enterprise for his own command. Piller recounted, “By the end of the season, I was struggling with whether or not to stay or leave. And this came out in the screenplay for ‘Best of Both Worlds, Part One’, as Riker spoke about those issues.” Due to the fact that Piller had always found it easier to write character exposition than technobabble, writing about Riker’s career dilemma came easily to Piller, especially since the character’s issue mirrored his own situation. He remembers, “As I was writing this script, I found myself in the position of Riker, who was trying to decide whether he wanted to leave the ship or not. Much of what happened in Part One was about what was going on in my head.” Of one scene in particular, Piller recalled, “Riker is talking to Troi about why he hasn’t left […] That was really me speaking through Riker.” The writer elaborated, “When [Riker] talked to Troi about ‘Why am I still here?’ and she’s telling him, ‘because you’re happy,’ that was a conversation I had with myself several times during the course of writing that show.” Piller was finally convinced to stay upon Gene Roddenberry personally urging him to do so.
That Nebula looks familiar. :rolleyes:
The images of the Paulson Nebula were recycled images of the Mutara Nebula from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This stock footage was enhanced for the episode, by photographing the Enterprise model on a stage that was filled with smoke, helping to create the illusion that the ship was in the cloudy nebula.
Never thot this respite was credible. The Borg were the scourge of the galaxy, yet they were unable to find a ship in a nebula?
George Murdock (Admiral Hanson) previously appeared in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as “God”.
I forgot that! :eek:
“Do an end run around me…”
Odd that that phrase would survive to the 24th century, considering that American football (or “handegg”) doesn’t appear to exist anymore.
He already had a starship!?
What does God need with a starship? :rolleyes:
OTOH, this is about 80 years later, so maybe God escaped and became an admiral.
They’ve adapted.
“This isn’t the end.”
“You say that with…”
Heh. She’s seen 5th(?) season. d:
But that’s my point. No one ever hid in a nebula before?
The design of Locutus for this episode and the next, however, was slightly more elaborate than the rest of the Borg suits used here. Michael Westmore recalled how an effective special effect was added to Locutus’ helmet, using merely a tiny, cheap laser. “My son Michael, who did all the Borg electronics in the eyes and the head, found this little laser that was only one inch long. We mounted it on Patrick Stewart as Locutus. There’s that scene at the end of the first part of ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ where Patrick turns his head and looks directly into the camera with his laser. We had no idea what was going to happen. Boy, the phone rang! Rick [Berman] saw it and said, ‘Oh, my God, what a great effect.’ Now that’s an effect that could cost thousands of dollars to do if you wanted to say ‘This is what I want to do,’ and this was done with a little cheap laser.”
“The Terran System”?
That’s awfully geocentric. WTF?
OTOH, sometimes their cheap effects looked really, really cheap. :eek:
It’s a play their game tactic. They wanted to kidnap Picard. They couldn’t risk destroying the Enterprise.
It should be Sol System.
Oh no! Riker’s worst nightmare! He’s the captain now.
“And you were there, and you were there, and you were there…”