Mine, oddly, is when Data is watching Picard sleep
I forget why, but Picard and Riker are away, Data is in command with Worf as his first officer. Data wants to be analytical and consider all options, Worf wants to fire all phasers and die in glorious battle. Data comes to a decision and gives orders, and Worf says “Finally!”
Data asks to see him in the ready room, and then dresses him down for talking back to him in front of the crew. They hash out what they expect the role of second in command is supposed to be, and with the military shit out of the way, Data then acknowledges that this dressing down may have damaged their friendship, and Worf replies that no, he was out of line so it was his fault, that he acknowledges that he was out of line and if we can overlook this incident he’d like to continue being friends.
Stated problems, voiced objections, addrressed objections, no personal slights, no raised voices, actual accountability expected and accepted…manliest conversation ever filmed.
Gambet, part 2, I believe.
That scene is wonderful, and gave me entirely unrealistic expectations for my workplace.
Did work end up being more like being on a Klingon ship or Borg?
Pakled.
So you are not wearing the big hat, I presume.
my hat is barely big enough to make this post.
Great scene.
Someone else said my favorite one so ill go with another that i like a lot.
The scene with picard and wesley and picard gives him the speech about telling the truth.
The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it’s scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based. And if you can’t find it within yourself to stand up and tell the truth about what happened, you don’t deserve to wear that uniform!
Bonus: My favorite silly moment was when time was stopped/very slowed and picard draws a smiley face in a warp core breach
The one where they have to prove Data is sentient or else he’ll get dismantled by Starfleet. Seems kind of apropos now with governments deciding, on a whim, who gets rights and also how hard we’re trying to make AGI happen.
Measure of a Man IIRC, fantastic episode.
When the Enterprise blew up at the end of the opening sequence in the time loop episode, it was so shocking to me seeing it when it was first aired. I had no idea at all what could possibly happen after the commercial break.
The when I had deja vu when the show came back on, I was so confused until it blew up again. That sequence of destruction and restart became my favourite scene.
Cause and Effect? Outstanding episode.
The episode, summarized:
Nobody listens to Worf.
Nobody listens to Worf.
Nobody listens to Worf.
Nobody listens to Worf.
Nobody listens to Worf.
Nobody listens to Worf.
Data listens to a deck of cards.
The ending of Inner Light where Picard is playing the flute into the void
Probably when Tasha asks Data if he’s fully functional.
Picard breaking down in the mud with his brother about his assimilation.
“THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!”
When data gets the emotion chip and tries drinking. “I hate this”, takes another sip, “oh yes! I hate this! This is revolting!”.
Guinan: “More?”
Data: “Please.”
technically; that was a movie, not tng.
Oh shoot, you’re right.
At this moment the scene that comes to mind is Data asking Worf to take care of Spot.
I will FEED HIM.
You must tell him he is a good cat, and a pretty cat.
so many classics listed already, some others…
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the one where a civillisation downloads their lives into picard. whole ep you’re wondering wtf is with picard this is slow as he lives some dudes life, then the reveal is amazing it’s so full of positivity and warmth - appropriately titled “the inner light”. hats off for capturing positivity so well onscreen (for some reason an elusive skill)
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when picard defends data’s rights as a sentient being
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The scene where all of those underdeveloped people come on board the Enterprise with their animals and one woman is shouting throughout the whole deck. Patrick Stewart lost it at this point, turns away from the camera and starts to laugh uncontrollably. But they kept the camera rolling and the scene turned out great!
Edit: It’s S02E18 “Up the Long Ladder”
Is that the one they start a fire in the area they’re in and then get shown the replicator? If so that general one always stuck though been many years now, but don’t recall the laughing offhand. I’ll have to watch for Stewart laughing, I love those kinds of reactions.
Yes that’s the one, with the drunk guy. The episode is so over the top, I love it.
Hah I always confused the name with that one with the episode Disaster (had to look it up Picard and kids winning something), no wonder I rarely watched it. Cause I’m pretty sure they go up ladders in turbolifts in that one so just thought that was that episode. But I recall liking the backwards people starting fires. To be fair I don’t watch much TNG these days but still my favorite series by far (also haven’t watch a series since Enterprise so may need to catch up).
When Picard updates the 21th century scientist on what changed after the warp drive, in First Contact. That was the scene that convinced me to start watching star trek, thanks to a YouTube video about post-scarcity economy
From the series, some scenes from Measure of a Man would be an easy choice, but I actually probably prefer when Troi helps, again, the woman from the past find her family tree on the computer, don’t remember the episode name
Data/Sherlok sceses when the highly intelligent villain becomes sentient are also cool
Right now I’m not sure this is my favorite because it’s late and I am not thinking clearly, but I’ve watched Data in command countless times, so it’s certainly one of my favorites
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra !!
Darmok and Jalad, on the ocean.
