I remember being at a Trek convention back after this episode came out, and the presenter mentioned that Barclay was coming back. A bunch of people booed. The presenter responded by saying "We all like to think that if we were in space, we would be like Picard or Riker, but the truth is most of us would be like Barclay."
And even that is pushing it hard. Barclay is socially awkward and neurotic, but he's a genius. He's just severely lacking in self-esteem. Most of us would wish to have an intellect such as his. Nah, most of us would be like Trip from ENT. Some douchebag with some skills but inept in everything outside his chosen field of work.
@@TookyG Trip made every single situation he was in worse. The man had an appaling grasp of everything that wasn't the Warp Drive. He couldn't fight well, he was awful in diplomatic relations, he wasn't an able pilot. Trip just went "aw, shucks" with his "southern charme" and that just meant to excuse everything. But really, the man should've spent his time scrubbing the plasma vents.
Apparently computers still use the recycle bin in the 24th century. You hear the beeps after Barclay says to delete everything (confirmed delete), then it beeps again after he says "except number 9" (undelete). Without the bin you would hear: "except number 9" "unable to comply, program is already deleted."
Of course they would use the recycle bin. It is superior to anything but TOPS-20’s storage of all deleted versions unless expunged. That had (has?) a tendency to use a lot of disk space unless the user is careful about limiting his use of versioning.
@@Egilhelmson The recycle bin can also use a lot of disk space, especially since it kept things forever when it was first introduced and some people never emptied it. Back in the days of Win95 when 3GB was a normal hard drive I got called over by a woman in customer service who was out of space (on the phone she said her printer was broken and she didn't have a printer attached). I went over and found over 2.5GB of stuff in her recycle bin.
Probably the computer deletes the same as today. It marks the file as overwritable and cuts off access. The file stays there (maybe forever) until overwritten. On the Enterprise, you can 'recover' files instantly instead of using an app like on modern computers.
shame injecting the cryonitrium wouldn't help slow the ship down since it's not warp fuel. you would think it would slow the ship down a bit by reducing matter anti matter from being injected into the core
@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue Matter is matter. Given that it's gaseous at -200 C, it's probably some variant of hydrogen...just like deuterium, which is what they normally use.
Meanwhile, in Program 9: Picard: "This endless army of naked Troi clones is unstoppable, they are too sexually voracious! Commander Riker couldn't satisfy them, so now you are only hope, Mr. Barclay."
If it were an endless army of naked sexually voracious Beverly Crusher clones, I highly doubt Picard would have called for backup. Perhaps this was the scenario Picard was dreaming about at the start of Robot Chicken's "Enterprise Night Crew" sketch?
You are correct. I'm 69 years old, a Marine combat vet, and a retired Field Service Engineer in the aerospace industry, a career which allowed me to travel the world at company expense for nearly 25 years. I have been fortunate enough to live a life that allowed me to see things and go places that most people only dream of. Still, in spite of that, I still have my own 'program 9', a small, unrealized fantasy that is mine alone and which I will never share and which I will never delete. I think that is called being human.
@Lan Le I disagree. H. M. Murdock was too cool. Come on. I wouldn't mess with Mr. T. And he was in good terms with his condition. Honestly, whoa I was a kid for real when I watched the A-Team Oh hi Starbuck!
@@misterlau5246speaking of Starbuck. I love the scene in the opening credits for the A Team where a Cylon Centurion walks past Face and he does a double take before shaking his head then walks in the opposite direction.
Nah, Barkley is cultured. That's the worf klingon hi five program. It takes 22 minutes to complete and ends with worf gutturally singing of your achievements.
I originally thought this was Balcay leaving the Enterprise, but we couldn't say goodbye to the real crew, so he got his farewell's out with the "fake" one
Hi there! I would love an explanation as to what programme 9 was, why he deleted them all except that one? I'm a noob with star trek but love the show! Thanks friendo!
@@omgitsyoubaby It was never said. But there was a short story that mentioned it, but described as the musketeer program shown in this episode. But obviously, by the writing and his facial expression, it's pretty much implied it was the program where Troi counsels his balls. :)
I always felt like Barclay's last line and look before he left the holodeck was to us. Like a little wink and nod to us, the viewer, to tell us that we can all have our little escapes sometimes
Well yeah, that's exactly what it was. Reg wasn't just a character on the show (albeit one of my favorites on both this and Voyager), but also a bit of an allusion to a lot of the viewers of the show, essentially saying "escapism isn't necessarily bad, just don't go too far and lose yourself in it." It's a bit of a study on Reg as a character and a life lesson at the same time. I think that's part of why this episode works so well.
Barclay saved Enterprise, the Argus array, recovered the crew members lost in transporter limbo, brought Enterprise to the center of the Galaxy, enabled communications with the Voyager crew, and finally scored with Deanna Troi which was the icing on the cake.
Barclay remembers the fascination with machine puzzle solving and intellectual challenge under pressure that likely led to him becoming a Starfleet engineer in the first place. And for a moment, he forgets the things he's scared of. Because for him, being blown into space as the ship is torn apart isn't nearly as scary as a team meeting. Under these conditions, he can think straight.
Barclay is a bit like me, i like this character. he represents IDIC in a way even though he might look crazy he isn't, he is just really nervous around people and has some autistic traits i know to well how challenging work live can be under this circumstances people just don't get you some hear you out and use your weaknesses to put you down in hope to feel more powerful themselfes. if you have such people around you and are used to fight alone because you can't trust in anyone anymore, you feel absolutelly lost. because such people will not stop until they destroyed you, and you just long for peace.
@@athenenoctua75 Pretty sure he had what was called Asperger's Syndrome as he checked all the marks for it everything from the obsessive behavior to the total lack of social skills. Now they call it high functioning autism as they just lumped it in with autism despite the obvious differences.
@@DeathlordSlavik My youngest brother is diagnosed with "atypical autism (aspergers)". But i don't know if it was DSM-5 back then. (sorry english is not my native language hope i spelled it correct)
@@DeathlordSlavik The man the condition was named after - Hans Asperger - was a Nazi collaborator who sent disabled children to be euthanised. Being autistic myself (previously diagnosed as Asperger's Syndrome), I am perfectly happy to not have my condition associated with the man any more. Perhaps some other new, evocative but arbitrary label could be invented for the condition, in the future. But as it stands, "high functioning autism" suits me just fine.
@@tbotalpha8133 I honestly don't care what he did or didn't do it is the name we are familiar with since it was named after him and as such should stay the same. On top of that changing names of things just because it was associated with someone who is viewed negatively is moronic and makes no actual sense.
I was wondering as well: what if it's too late? Meanwhile my SD card: you can format me as much as you'd like I'll never delete anything on here and everything you move yell be copied instead.
@@bigsteve8921 where can you do that (on a smartphone Android)? I assume because it was suddenly encrypted, at least one app suggested that when i tried to delete with that app. Nothing worked, so far the only method left I could try is something complicated on a computer which I'm not encouraged enough to do, especially because I don't have my own one.
@@rydrakeesperanza5370 Actually if you’re formatting, the information is still there. It’s just “lost”. But as long as that memory area hasn’t been overwritten with new data, you can still retrieve the old information. So maybe that’s actually a plausible way for Barclay to be able to amend what he’s saying for some time.
When a computer "deletes" data, it's not actually erased. Rather, the computer simply finds the addresses of the data in memory, marks them as open for new data to be written into them, and then hides the existing data from the user's view. With the right tools, it's perfectly possible to access this open, "hidden" memory, and retrieve data that has been "deleted". The sooner the recovery is attempted, the less likely that the "deleted" data will have been overwritten, and the more complete the recovered data will be. It's entirely possible that the Enterprise's AI can do this automatically, allowing people to undo deletion orders if they ask soon enough.
You'll always be welcome here... (meaning, on the holodeck) I know. That's why it's so hard to leave. Seemed like a cocky thing to say at the time, but watching it again I finally understood. That's one of the toughest parts about addiction, there's always an option to go back to something you're comfortable with, whether it's good for you or not.
Thought the character to reg Barclay was superbly written and brought to life by Dwight Shultz. His acting is brilliant especially during the episode where he is acting in a play.
2:43 - You can see that they gave Dwight a brand new uniform that was in pristine condition whereas if you look closely at Geordi's it's all bobbled and discoloured from all the times it's been through the washing machine.
Hey, that's a good point. The new Season 3 "main cast" uniforms were custom-tailored and very expensive. Unless they knew Barclay was going to be a recurring character, they wouldn't have made one for him-they would've just given him a spandex uniform.
I was never into Star Trek, I always thought it was the second rate Star wars. But now after a few months of watching clips and reading up; I now realize that I was sorely mistaken. They are nothing alike. Star Trek is about exploration, discovery and morals. I love its characters and their stories. Perhaps a glimpse of what humanity could be in the future!
Welcome to Trekdom. Just browse around, find the different views, but all with the same basic morality. Lots of humor, truth about the state o our world, generally in a parable form. Roddenberry had a great cannon to follow, and it's been fairly true. Enjoy!!
@@KingdaToro Or in Geordie's case still getting a job as an engineer despite thinking the best place to store a small spare airfilter is in your tanning goggles.
I like how they wear gloves to keep from getting the substance on their hands, but then immediately touch the contaminated gloves with their bare hands.
Wow. I was watching all those years ago and I never noticed, or remembered, that they introduced Barkley in season 3. If you would have asked me today I would have sworn it was closer to season 5.
Me: Okay so the ship is exploding in a few minutes and you only have one theory, right? So MAYBE you should just go ahead and flood the injectors with gaseous cryonitrium immediately instead of taking time to verify the presence of invidium? I mean it's not like you have any other ideas if invidium isn't the answer.
Notice they used multiple bands of light to detect the presence of the invidium and it only sparkled on the third. I think they needed to confirm the specifics of this type of invidium to determine how to make it inert. This specific type of invidium goes inert at -200 and gaseous cryonitrium was enough to render it inert but there may have been another variant that needed a different compound, and would appear under the first two bands of light
Yeah...only plausible explanation would be that they didn't know what would happen when the drive was subjected to -200 degrees. I mean, given that they didn't have any time left, what you suggest would, in hindsight, be the right decision, but they may not have known how much time it would take to test their theory, etc. I've been in situations trying to fix stuff with little very time left on the clock, till I say, with seconds left, "What they hell, do it and face the consequences". Human nature.
Mayyyyyyyyybe there were different "kinds" of invidium. (Though earlier in the episode they showed a rotating molecular diagram: it was literally a molecule with a specific atomic structure.) I get it: with 42 minutes to tell a story, you have to accept that some stuff happens off-camera. Still, the writers could have avoided this particular bit of "fridge logic." @@ghosty918 @misteryman526
Group leader: Ok, who is next? Reg: Hello, my name is Reg.. Group: Hi REG! Reg: I am an addict... I am addicted to the holodeck. Group: We understand Reg, stay strong!
I think this is when they introduced the concept of "Holo-addiction". which makes perfect sense (if you think about it). I mean, TV addiction is real (I know, because I did actual research into seeing if it was just slang or a real thing, a decade or two ago). In fact, if you think about it, almost ANYTHING can become an addiction. Seems to me, holo-addiction would seem EXTREMELY easy for people to fall into if they are suseptable & weren't careful. The Doctor even mentions Barkley's occasional struggle with it, on his medical records on Voyager.
Star Trek certainly did have a problem conveying a sense of urgency in the characters actions back then. The ship is going to explode! Let's have a casual stroll to the cargo bay and then examine the canister with all the tension of judging a lego sculpture.
That actually added to the urgency, I always thought. Wayyyy back in the day on Emergency! Head Nurse Dixie always told the new ER nurses ‘we do not run in Emergency’...
I said the same on another video. While I don't dislike them, the entirety of seasons 1 and 2 felt like one long pilot. Things were goofier, the characters were louder and more cartoonish, extremely expository about their natures and quirks...it felt more like a stage performance as the writers seemed unsure whether to carry the TOS torch or reinvent it. Once the uniforms changed, the show seemed to start taking itself seriously. Plenty of fun remained, but the humor grew up instead of being so...animated. Except La Forge. LeVar Burton seemed to know his character inside and out from day one. My guess is it's because he was one of the only actors with extensive experience playing a tempered role in front of the camera. Whereas people like Patrick Stewart had theatrical performances in mind, LeVar had Reading Rainbow.
@@delcox8165 yeah season 1 and 2 was trying to be TOS to much as it had lot of the old crew. Once all the behind the camera drama sorted and new blood came in along with “the beard” it was TNG. I love how “to grow the beard” is now an industry saying opposite of “jumping the shark” lol
It's more like a stuck blowoff valve in a ship's Diesel. If it's hooked up directly to the propeller, which they sometimes are, it will shred itself to pieces.
“Cycle the power through ventral relays” became a running joke in my friend group after watching this. It was the magic phrase that solves an issue and made everything suddenly work. Car issues? MacBook issues? Girl trouble? Cycle the power through ventral relays!
Thank god Picard was there. It's not like they have a whole team of highly-skilled engineers plus the Boy Genius already working on this down in engineering, not to mention Data.
"cycle ..." sounds like "try unplugging it n plugging it back in".🤣 It's a good 1 but not recognized by 50% of the population like "engage" or by 100% like "beam me up, Scottie".
I know it's a side note, but damn, the character of Geordi really broke the mold of black people not being engineers or great managers or problem solvers.
It would have been mindblowing if at the end, the camera followed Reg off the Holodeck and we see that he was on a planet or spacestation and everything before then were programs!
Fortunately the Enterprise computer doesn't delete things until you've finished speaking the current sentence, even if it sounds like you really have finished your current sentence
I think it was the structural integrity field. Once that went there would be nothing to hold the actual structure of the ship together. The ship's physical frame can likely withstand speeds at impulse but once you put the stress of a warp on the hull and framework it needs the power of the integrity field that, losing it at any warp speed would result in the nacelles flying off and away while the rest of the ship suffers rips, warping and tears as different parts of the ship try to find their own equilibrium and as they say... tear the ship apart.
@@davfree9732 Plus the trademark of Starfleet is massive overengineering, with backups for the backups and safety factors built in far in excess of the rated specs. From the point of view of, say, the Klingons, Starfleet vessels are undergunned and overengineered, but we've seen again and again that the Enterprise survives conditions which should have destroyed any ship with its rated specs. The engineers of Starfleet believe in flexibility and versatility over firepower, so even with the ship strained by being pushed to its limits, it's still probably able to operate on auxilliary systems without difficulty.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace - The only problem with this is how Warp Drive actually works.....it warps space around the ship, thus the ship isn't actually moving. That's WHY it can exceed lightspeed, since it becomes a non-inertial propulsion mechanism. Why would going faster in any way cause structural failure? It wouldn't. The warp engines themselves might explode, or many other possible scenarios......but not the ship "tearing itself apart due to the acceleration". It's non-inertial. But that's not nearly as dramatic.....plot points win over science again!
@@heliumphoenix No, that's not how warp drive works in Star Trek. Warp works through travel in an entirely different plane of existence called subspace where lightspeed restrictions (and other laws of physics) don't apply. We've actually seen solanogen-based lifeforms on Voyager which originated in subspace, and can't exist unaided in normal space.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace - This is false. The episode of TNG (not to mention the Star Fleet Technical Manual) where Barclay is hyper-advanced to bring the Enterprise to a far-off race uses a subspace shift to generate transport, and it is NOT the same as Warp Drive. We see the stars moving past the windows while the Enterprise is moving at Warp Speed. That isn't a "different plane of existence". Subspace isn't either, subspace is a well understood mathematical description of enfolded dimensions. Dirac equations describe such sub-spaces. To quote from Memory Alpha ( memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Warp_drive ) "Warp drive was a technology that allowed space travel at faster-than-light speeds. It worked by generating warp fields to form a subspace bubble that enveloped the starship, distorting the local spacetime continuum and moving the starship at velocities that could greatly exceed the speed of light. These velocities were referred to as warp factors. Warp drive was the most common form of interstellar propulsion used in the Milky Way Galaxy, making interstellar civilization, exploration, and commerce possible. By the 24th century, warp was the primary means of interstellar transport, but scientists from various cultures were pursuing various alternative propulsion methods that were hypothetically faster or more efficient." Warp drive uses a subspace bubble (a thin field around the ship) to distort spacetime itself, thus moving the whole space without momentum changing. The bubble isn't a solid sphere.....it's literally distorting space-time around the ship, and it's idea was what gave rise to the Alcubiere drive idea. If they weren't still in real space, there would be no need for a navigational deflector....nor would we be able to see out into space from the windows of the ship.
@@peter9477 What's so weird about routing power through the relay along the bottom of the ship? Doesn't seem particularly sillier than any other technobabble specimen.
@@peter9477 Sorry, I felt your first comment implied that this was an especially egregious instance of technobabble. The answer would have been interesting. :)
How does the computer know, to the second, when the ship will disintegrate? That's like a submarine commander knowing, the exact crush depth, for his submarine.
Rocker: Whaddaya mean, “nothing you can do?” You can reroute the power feeds through the lateral transfer conduits, and then cut the flow by disengaging the conductors adjacent to the ventral relay. They’re accessible through the Jeffries tube. LaForge: But we’ve only done that in spacedock, when the warp engines were offline. And even then it was on a simulator! McCoy: It’s so easy, a CHILD could do it! Picard: Make it so, Lieutenant. Kirk: Pull out the PLUG, Spock!
Fine piece of acting by Riker with only one word: 'Acknowledged.' You can hear his annoyance in the tone of his voice, because he doesn't like Barclay and feels like he doesn't belong on the Enterprise but he also recognizes that Barclay's work was essential to solving the problem. If he had to write a performance review on Barclay, it wouldn't be very kind, but he would still be damn sure to include the good stuff too.
'Program Nine' was the A-Team. That is why it was not deleted. You don't believe me? Well, how did all those machine gun bullets never hurt anyone? It is because the entire 'A-Team' was a holodeck simulation of Reginald Barclay (as Murdock). Since the holodeck safety was always on, the gunfire never killed anyone. Also, since there were no Klingons on Earth in 1983-87, the character of BA Baracus became the stand-in for a Klingon-type character.
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a military stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem. If no one else can help, maybe you can hire the A-Team!!!
I love how concerned they were for contamination they wore special gloves to prevent contamination, then casually grasp the gloves in their bare hands after contamination…
I gotta say, the whole 'Beans' thing really doesn't make any sense, but it is helping you keep your channel standing out and people do seem to enjoy memeing about it. Kudos my friend and keep up the good work.
@@tjwparso your welcome. It's awesome you found something unique to hook viewers and it seems to be working great. I've been working on building my channel for years, and while I do have a considerable amount of subs and some loyal viewers it isn't quite translting into actual views as much.
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Barclay: Erase all programs filed under Reginald Barclay. Computer: (trilling and beeping). Barclay (after long pause):...except Program 9. Computer: File not found. Barclay: WHAT?!! That pause was for dramatic effect, you sack of bolts! Computer: I am not programmed for dramatic pauses, Lt Broccoli.
Barclay should have pursued a career as a writer of holo-fiction. He clearly has a knack for it, and I'm sure there's many people that would be interested in the sort of "experiences" he would design.
Probably more a "Picard giving the order and therefore authorizing it" thing, especially since rerouting power can have consequences elsewhere on the ship. It has to be rerouted _from_ somewhere after all.
"Erase all programs labelled under Reginald Barclay..." *pauses for effect while the computer works* "... Except program 9." "Error: All programs have already been deleted from holodeck records."
"Set course for starbase to undergo warp drive repairs." "Yes sir. At impulse power we will arrive in 287 years." "Splendid! I'll be in my ready room with a cup of earl grey."
Those tricorders are scientifically and engineering/technical/physics amazing. All they have to do is hold out a tricorder and they have all info about molecules bio signs whatever.
They really did Reginald dirty in later shows and episodes.. the stuff he did in Enterprise, Voyager and DS9 was fantastic but could’ve gone without the hammering on the addiction all the time..
He has a holo addiction but watching a lot of his episodes, his use of the holodeck really helps him grow and overcome his inability to confidently interact with real people. In the Trek universe Barkley has more character growth and personality than any other character by a wide margin.
This reminds me of an episode with Barclay in the holodeck sitting in a chair of some sort and his mind was connected to the ships computer...or something. It's been decades since I've seen that episode. Details are faint. I was young when it aired.
Three decades later, when the ship is in a museum, a ten year old boy happens to randomly mumble “run program nine” while on a guided tour…..and finds himself looking down at the top of Riker’s head.
I remember being at a Trek convention back after this episode came out, and the presenter mentioned that Barclay was coming back. A bunch of people booed. The presenter responded by saying "We all like to think that if we were in space, we would be like Picard or Riker, but the truth is most of us would be like Barclay."
That's fair.
I would be worse, I wouldn't leave the holodeck ever again.
And even that is pushing it hard. Barclay is socially awkward and neurotic, but he's a genius. He's just severely lacking in self-esteem. Most of us would wish to have an intellect such as his. Nah, most of us would be like Trip from ENT. Some douchebag with some skills but inept in everything outside his chosen field of work.
@@DraculaCronqvist Trip was a capable commander in the absence of Archer and T'Pol. Not unlike Scotty in that regard.
@@TookyG Trip made every single situation he was in worse. The man had an appaling grasp of everything that wasn't the Warp Drive. He couldn't fight well, he was awful in diplomatic relations, he wasn't an able pilot. Trip just went "aw, shucks" with his "southern charme" and that just meant to excuse everything. But really, the man should've spent his time scrubbing the plasma vents.
Program 9: In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit …
Lol. That's perfect! Better than the filth I was imagining.
Barclay pitied the fools, in this rendition!
Forget it, Captain! I ain't gettin' on no starship with no crazy man!
I hadn’t thought of this. That’s very clever.
Mug Moment
Apparently computers still use the recycle bin in the 24th century. You hear the beeps after Barclay says to delete everything (confirmed delete), then it beeps again after he says "except number 9" (undelete). Without the bin you would hear: "except number 9" "unable to comply, program is already deleted."
Of course they would use the recycle bin. It is superior to anything but TOPS-20’s storage of all deleted versions unless expunged. That had (has?) a tendency to use a lot of disk space unless the user is careful about limiting his use of versioning.
@@Egilhelmson The recycle bin can also use a lot of disk space, especially since it kept things forever when it was first introduced and some people never emptied it. Back in the days of Win95 when 3GB was a normal hard drive I got called over by a woman in customer service who was out of space (on the phone she said her printer was broken and she didn't have a printer attached). I went over and found over 2.5GB of stuff in her recycle bin.
Probably the computer deletes the same as today. It marks the file as overwritable and cuts off access. The file stays there (maybe forever) until overwritten. On the Enterprise, you can 'recover' files instantly instead of using an app like on modern computers.
/whoooosh
I like this argument. Solves the one dilemma I've always had with the staging of that scene.
I like the way Geordi shares the credit with Reg. That’s what being a good manager is all about.
Unlike the ones I've had that sabotaged me at every turn
You know, if Georgi had gotten that iridium on his skin it would have been game over for Georgi Laforge.
@@wrestlingconnoisseur Because it would fuck up the circuitry in his visor?
@@stingerjohnny9951 No, because the iridium would soak into his skin and eat his brain.
@@wrestlingconnoisseur Oh, that would suck too
Barclay on his death bed: Please... Delete... Program 9...
shame injecting the cryonitrium wouldn't help slow the ship down since it's not warp fuel. you would think it would slow the ship down a bit by reducing matter anti matter from being injected into the core
Dying wish: "Clear my holodeck history."
@@tortiecatman na I sold it on eBay for 500k🤣🤣
@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue Matter is matter. Given that it's gaseous at -200 C, it's probably some variant of hydrogen...just like deuterium, which is what they normally use.
@@Eidakonitrogen
Meanwhile, in Program 9:
Picard: "This endless army of naked Troi clones is unstoppable, they are too sexually voracious! Commander Riker couldn't satisfy them, so now you are only hope, Mr. Barclay."
Worf had no effect!
If it were an endless army of naked sexually voracious Beverly Crusher clones, I highly doubt Picard would have called for backup.
Perhaps this was the scenario Picard was dreaming about at the start of Robot Chicken's "Enterprise Night Crew" sketch?
@@zagnorch1336 you want wesley to watch? make it so.
@@MarginalSC and he has Twice the capacity of a normal human male![yeah, I saw season 1 of Discovery]
@@zagnorch1336 snore "... Hmmm? Oh Wesley can watch..." snore
You know, in a way, I kind of sympathize with Barclay. Deep down all of us have that "program 9" that we never share and never delete...
You are correct. I'm 69 years old, a Marine combat vet, and a retired Field Service Engineer in the aerospace industry, a career which allowed me to travel the world at company expense for nearly 25 years. I have been fortunate enough to live a life that allowed me to see things and go places that most people only dream of. Still, in spite of that, I still have my own 'program 9', a small, unrealized fantasy that is mine alone and which I will never share and which I will never delete. I think that is called being human.
@@tomjustis7237 you're gonna make me ask, aren't you? Respect for your service, though.
@@szahmad2416you don’t ask about a guys program 9 😮
i think program 9 was the one with troi goddess of empathy
thats not what sympathize means, you mean Empathize...empathy vs sympathy not the same thing
Barclay's ingenious ancestor, "Howling Mad" Murdock, would be proud to see how his ingenious descendant overcame his similar challenges.
Hahahahahahahaha
I love it when a plan comes together
Howling Mad was a great fun character (as was everyone on that show). Barclay, much less so.
@Lan Le I disagree. H. M. Murdock was too cool. Come on. I wouldn't mess with Mr. T.
And he was in good terms with his condition.
Honestly, whoa I was a kid for real when I watched the A-Team
Oh hi Starbuck!
@@misterlau5246speaking of Starbuck.
I love the scene in the opening credits for the A Team where a Cylon Centurion walks past Face and he does a double take before shaking his head then walks in the opposite direction.
We'll just all pretend program nine is just an innocent Enterprise tour program...
After discussing it at length with Counsellor Troi...
it's all just hookers and space cocaine
We won't.
Nah, Barkley is cultured. That's the worf klingon hi five program. It takes 22 minutes to complete and ends with worf gutturally singing of your achievements.
Program 9 is his golf simulator.
I originally thought this was Balcay leaving the Enterprise, but we couldn't say goodbye to the real crew, so he got his farewell's out with the "fake" one
Hi there! I would love an explanation as to what programme 9 was, why he deleted them all except that one? I'm a noob with star trek but love the show! Thanks friendo!
@@omgitsyoubaby It was never said. But there was a short story that mentioned it, but described as the musketeer program shown in this episode. But obviously, by the writing and his facial expression, it's pretty much implied it was the program where Troi counsels his balls. :)
@The complaining channel "retirement geeks"?
@@torquesoftware thanks TJ! I wish I had decent internet to stream some episodes, but these clips are good for now :3
I always felt like Barclay's last line and look before he left the holodeck was to us. Like a little wink and nod to us, the viewer, to tell us that we can all have our little escapes sometimes
Computer End Program *your brain shuts down*
Well yeah, that's exactly what it was. Reg wasn't just a character on the show (albeit one of my favorites on both this and Voyager), but also a bit of an allusion to a lot of the viewers of the show, essentially saying "escapism isn't necessarily bad, just don't go too far and lose yourself in it." It's a bit of a study on Reg as a character and a life lesson at the same time. I think that's part of why this episode works so well.
Barclay saved Enterprise, the Argus array, recovered the crew members lost in transporter limbo, brought Enterprise to the center of the Galaxy, enabled communications with the Voyager crew, and finally scored with Deanna Troi which was the icing on the cake.
Barclay remembers the fascination with machine puzzle solving and intellectual challenge under pressure that likely led to him becoming a Starfleet engineer in the first place. And for a moment, he forgets the things he's scared of.
Because for him, being blown into space as the ship is torn apart isn't nearly as scary as a team meeting. Under these conditions, he can think straight.
Barclay is a bit like me, i like this character.
he represents IDIC in a way
even though he might look crazy he isn't, he is just really nervous around people
and has some autistic traits
i know to well how challenging work live can be under this circumstances people just don't get you
some hear you out and use your weaknesses to put you down in hope to feel more powerful themselfes.
if you have such people around you and are used to fight alone because you can't trust in anyone anymore,
you feel absolutelly lost.
because such people will not stop until they destroyed you, and you just long for peace.
@@athenenoctua75 Pretty sure he had what was called Asperger's Syndrome as he checked all the marks for it everything from the obsessive behavior to the total lack of social skills.
Now they call it high functioning autism as they just lumped it in with autism despite the obvious differences.
@@DeathlordSlavik
My youngest brother is diagnosed with "atypical autism (aspergers)".
But i don't know if it was DSM-5 back then.
(sorry english is not my native language hope i spelled it correct)
@@DeathlordSlavik The man the condition was named after - Hans Asperger - was a Nazi collaborator who sent disabled children to be euthanised. Being autistic myself (previously diagnosed as Asperger's Syndrome), I am perfectly happy to not have my condition associated with the man any more. Perhaps some other new, evocative but arbitrary label could be invented for the condition, in the future. But as it stands, "high functioning autism" suits me just fine.
@@tbotalpha8133 I honestly don't care what he did or didn't do it is the name we are familiar with since it was named after him and as such should stay the same.
On top of that changing names of things just because it was associated with someone who is viewed negatively is moronic and makes no actual sense.
Barkley: Except program 9
Computer : Bitch I already deleted it, we ain't getting it back.
I was wondering as well: what if it's too late?
Meanwhile my SD card: you can format me as much as you'd like I'll never delete anything on here and everything you move yell be copied instead.
@@rydrakeesperanza5370 Maybe you have to empty the recycle bin to permanently delete.
@@bigsteve8921 where can you do that (on a smartphone Android)? I assume because it was suddenly encrypted, at least one app suggested that when i tried to delete with that app. Nothing worked, so far the only method left I could try is something complicated on a computer which I'm not encouraged enough to do, especially because I don't have my own one.
@@rydrakeesperanza5370 Actually if you’re formatting, the information is still there. It’s just “lost”. But as long as that memory area hasn’t been overwritten with new data, you can still retrieve the old information. So maybe that’s actually a plausible way for Barclay to be able to amend what he’s saying for some time.
When a computer "deletes" data, it's not actually erased. Rather, the computer simply finds the addresses of the data in memory, marks them as open for new data to be written into them, and then hides the existing data from the user's view. With the right tools, it's perfectly possible to access this open, "hidden" memory, and retrieve data that has been "deleted". The sooner the recovery is attempted, the less likely that the "deleted" data will have been overwritten, and the more complete the recovered data will be.
It's entirely possible that the Enterprise's AI can do this automatically, allowing people to undo deletion orders if they ask soon enough.
"Erase all programs...except BEANS LOTSA BEANS LOTSA BEANS LOTSA BEANS!"
Double face palm from Picard.
you're toast!
I love beans! Diggadoo!
Program 9 was probably his Deana Troy Fantasy program.
Everyone loves magical trevor.
You'll always be welcome here... (meaning, on the holodeck)
I know. That's why it's so hard to leave.
Seemed like a cocky thing to say at the time, but watching it again I finally understood. That's one of the toughest parts about addiction, there's always an option to go back to something you're comfortable with, whether it's good for you or not.
Thought the character to reg Barclay was superbly written and brought to life by Dwight Shultz. His acting is brilliant especially during the episode where he is acting in a play.
Would have been funny to have Mr. T in a cryo tank in the background being transported by the Enterprise.
2:43 - You can see that they gave Dwight a brand new uniform that was in pristine condition whereas if you look closely at Geordi's it's all bobbled and discoloured from all the times it's been through the washing machine.
Gotta love the Bluray upscales!
Levar ate Cheezies a few too many times while still in costume I guess.
I saw that too!
Except for the fact that they didn't really wash them that much (confirmed by an interview to Patrick Stewart)
Hey, that's a good point. The new Season 3 "main cast" uniforms were custom-tailored and very expensive. Unless they knew Barclay was going to be a recurring character, they wouldn't have made one for him-they would've just given him a spandex uniform.
I was never into Star Trek, I always thought it was the second rate Star wars. But now after a few months of watching clips and reading up; I now realize that I was sorely mistaken. They are nothing alike.
Star Trek is about exploration, discovery and morals. I love its characters and their stories. Perhaps a glimpse of what humanity could be in the future!
If you want more of that you should just stick with TNG episodes
@@steveairportOh Yeah XD haha.
Star Trek TNG is definitely my favorite out of them all.
Welcome to Trekdom. Just browse around, find the different views, but all with the same basic morality. Lots of humor, truth about the state o our world, generally in a parable form. Roddenberry had a great cannon to follow, and it's been fairly true. Enjoy!!
It's basically the opposite of Star Wars. Star Wars is about fighting The Man, Star Trek is about being The Man.
@@KingdaToro Or in Geordie's case still getting a job as an engineer despite thinking the best place to store a small spare airfilter is in your tanning goggles.
I like how they wear gloves to keep from getting the substance on their hands, but then immediately touch the contaminated gloves with their bare hands.
I'm so glad this wasn't Barkley's only episode.
He really gets into his own once he starts guest starring on Voyager!
Edit:Supposed to say He but autocorrect on my phone is acting stupid on me...
Wow. I was watching all those years ago and I never noticed, or remembered, that they introduced Barkley in season 3. If you would have asked me today I would have sworn it was closer to season 5.
Me: Okay so the ship is exploding in a few minutes and you only have one theory, right? So MAYBE you should just go ahead and flood the injectors with gaseous cryonitrium immediately instead of taking time to verify the presence of invidium? I mean it's not like you have any other ideas if invidium isn't the answer.
Notice they used multiple bands of light to detect the presence of the invidium and it only sparkled on the third. I think they needed to confirm the specifics of this type of invidium to determine how to make it inert. This specific type of invidium goes inert at -200 and gaseous cryonitrium was enough to render it inert but there may have been another variant that needed a different compound, and would appear under the first two bands of light
Yeah...only plausible explanation would be that they didn't know what would happen when the drive was subjected to -200 degrees. I mean, given that they didn't have any time left, what you suggest would, in hindsight, be the right decision, but they may not have known how much time it would take to test their theory, etc.
I've been in situations trying to fix stuff with little very time left on the clock, till I say, with seconds left, "What they hell, do it and face the consequences". Human nature.
They had to get Riker and Picard their contractually guaranteed screen time.
Mayyyyyyyyybe there were different "kinds" of invidium. (Though earlier in the episode they showed a rotating molecular diagram: it was literally a molecule with a specific atomic structure.) I get it: with 42 minutes to tell a story, you have to accept that some stuff happens off-camera. Still, the writers could have avoided this particular bit of "fridge logic." @@ghosty918 @misteryman526
I like the idea that the ship's computer has a recycling bin so he could say "except program 9".
Group leader: Ok, who is next?
Reg: Hello, my name is Reg..
Group: Hi REG!
Reg: I am an addict... I am addicted to the holodeck.
Group: We understand Reg, stay strong!
I think this is when they introduced the concept of "Holo-addiction".
which makes perfect sense (if you think about it).
I mean, TV addiction is real (I know, because I did actual research into seeing if it was just slang or a real thing, a decade or two ago). In fact, if you think about it, almost ANYTHING can become an addiction.
Seems to me, holo-addiction would seem EXTREMELY easy for people to fall into if they are suseptable & weren't careful.
The Doctor even mentions Barkley's occasional struggle with it, on his medical records on Voyager.
reg: computer, end program.
@@tuseroni6085 Using his addiction as a therapy tool…a fascinating case of “hair of the dog.”
Star Trek certainly did have a problem conveying a sense of urgency in the characters actions back then. The ship is going to explode! Let's have a casual stroll to the cargo bay and then examine the canister with all the tension of judging a lego sculpture.
I assume at that point they put out so many fires on the daily that its old hat.
That actually added to the urgency, I always thought. Wayyyy back in the day on Emergency! Head Nurse Dixie always told the new ER nurses ‘we do not run in Emergency’...
Well, you have 20 feet of hallway and track...
Barclay's silent "Thank you" breaks my heart. I've been that person many, many times...
Season 3 is really where TNG began
That's a very large tin of beans Geordi has there.
I said the same on another video. While I don't dislike them, the entirety of seasons 1 and 2 felt like one long pilot. Things were goofier, the characters were louder and more cartoonish, extremely expository about their natures and quirks...it felt more like a stage performance as the writers seemed unsure whether to carry the TOS torch or reinvent it. Once the uniforms changed, the show seemed to start taking itself seriously. Plenty of fun remained, but the humor grew up instead of being so...animated.
Except La Forge. LeVar Burton seemed to know his character inside and out from day one. My guess is it's because he was one of the only actors with extensive experience playing a tempered role in front of the camera. Whereas people like Patrick Stewart had theatrical performances in mind, LeVar had Reading Rainbow.
I wouldn't say the first two seasons were a complete loss. There were a few decent stories.
@@pandaphil There were many great stories. The tone of their presentation was just different.
@@delcox8165 yeah season 1 and 2 was trying to be TOS to much as it had lot of the old crew. Once all the behind the camera drama sorted and new blood came in along with “the beard” it was TNG. I love how “to grow the beard” is now an industry saying opposite of “jumping the shark” lol
The equivalent of a stuck accelerator pedal,
only shifting into neutral would not work here LOL
It's more like a stuck blowoff valve in a ship's Diesel. If it's hooked up directly to the propeller, which they sometimes are, it will shred itself to pieces.
i assume theres a reason they didnt mention it but ejecting the warp core is normally an option.
@@Amarok410 not on the Enterprise-D. It was possible on the E, and on Voyager. But the Galaxy class D never had this feature.
@@GeoStreber in the episode cause and effect, a core ejection system was specifically mentioned. Just that it failed.
The answer to a stuck accelerator pedal is to _turn off the key._
Sir, the injectors have been contaminated with beans, recommend you bring a fork!
With a fork you lose all those juices though, bring a spoon and you can keep those beans nice and juicy
@@11jerans Indeed. The spoon is the true tool of the refined bean-eating courtesan.
"Fork..." Pffft. We're surrounded by barbarians.
@@HillslamsMirror Or a Spork....
Others: *Explaining why this is significant and touching*
Me having never watched the series: *B* *E* *A* *N* *S*
“Cycle the power through ventral relays” became a running joke in my friend group after watching this. It was the magic phrase that solves an issue and made everything suddenly work.
Car issues? MacBook issues? Girl trouble? Cycle the power through ventral relays!
Thank god Picard was there. It's not like they have a whole team of highly-skilled engineers plus the Boy Genius already working on this down in engineering, not to mention Data.
"cycle ..." sounds like "try unplugging it n plugging it back in".🤣
It's a good 1 but not recognized by 50% of the population like "engage" or by 100% like "beam me up, Scottie".
It was always nice to literally "see" the much healthier relationships he had with his crew at the end of this episode
Program 9 was no doubt picked up from Quarks
Program 9 is a pool filled with lotsa beans. It's a kink, don't shame him.
I know it's a side note, but damn, the character of Geordi really broke the mold of black people not being engineers or great managers or problem solvers.
One of the reasons Barclay was so popular is because he was so much like so many Star Trek fans.
It would have been mindblowing if at the end, the camera followed Reg off the Holodeck and we see that he was on a planet or spacestation and everything before then were programs!
I love how everybody’s taking their time when they have just a few minutes before structural damage is fatal.
Fortunately the Enterprise computer doesn't delete things until you've finished speaking the current sentence, even if it sounds like you really have finished your current sentence
Barclay was kind of like Colonel Flagg on MASH. Every week would be too much; but an episode here and there is genius.
I wonder how many lives this episode saved in the long run.
If they were 30 seconds away from full structural collapse, surely there would be massive damage to the space frame.
I think it was the structural integrity field. Once that went there would be nothing to hold the actual structure of the ship together. The ship's physical frame can likely withstand speeds at impulse but once you put the stress of a warp on the hull and framework it needs the power of the integrity field that, losing it at any warp speed would result in the nacelles flying off and away while the rest of the ship suffers rips, warping and tears as different parts of the ship try to find their own equilibrium and as they say... tear the ship apart.
@@davfree9732 Plus the trademark of Starfleet is massive overengineering, with backups for the backups and safety factors built in far in excess of the rated specs. From the point of view of, say, the Klingons, Starfleet vessels are undergunned and overengineered, but we've seen again and again that the Enterprise survives conditions which should have destroyed any ship with its rated specs. The engineers of Starfleet believe in flexibility and versatility over firepower, so even with the ship strained by being pushed to its limits, it's still probably able to operate on auxilliary systems without difficulty.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace - The only problem with this is how Warp Drive actually works.....it warps space around the ship, thus the ship isn't actually moving. That's WHY it can exceed lightspeed, since it becomes a non-inertial propulsion mechanism. Why would going faster in any way cause structural failure? It wouldn't. The warp engines themselves might explode, or many other possible scenarios......but not the ship "tearing itself apart due to the acceleration". It's non-inertial.
But that's not nearly as dramatic.....plot points win over science again!
@@heliumphoenix No, that's not how warp drive works in Star Trek. Warp works through travel in an entirely different plane of existence called subspace where lightspeed restrictions (and other laws of physics) don't apply. We've actually seen solanogen-based lifeforms on Voyager which originated in subspace, and can't exist unaided in normal space.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace - This is false. The episode of TNG (not to mention the Star Fleet Technical Manual) where Barclay is hyper-advanced to bring the Enterprise to a far-off race uses a subspace shift to generate transport, and it is NOT the same as Warp Drive.
We see the stars moving past the windows while the Enterprise is moving at Warp Speed. That isn't a "different plane of existence". Subspace isn't either, subspace is a well understood mathematical description of enfolded dimensions. Dirac equations describe such sub-spaces.
To quote from Memory Alpha ( memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Warp_drive )
"Warp drive was a technology that allowed space travel at faster-than-light speeds. It worked by generating warp fields to form a subspace bubble that enveloped the starship, distorting the local spacetime continuum and moving the starship at velocities that could greatly exceed the speed of light. These velocities were referred to as warp factors. Warp drive was the most common form of interstellar propulsion used in the Milky Way Galaxy, making interstellar civilization, exploration, and commerce possible. By the 24th century, warp was the primary means of interstellar transport, but scientists from various cultures were pursuing various alternative propulsion methods that were hypothetically faster or more efficient."
Warp drive uses a subspace bubble (a thin field around the ship) to distort spacetime itself, thus moving the whole space without momentum changing. The bubble isn't a solid sphere.....it's literally distorting space-time around the ship, and it's idea was what gave rise to the Alcubiere drive idea.
If they weren't still in real space, there would be no need for a navigational deflector....nor would we be able to see out into space from the windows of the ship.
Ah, what is Star Trek TNG without the neverending stream of technobabble.
"Cycle power through ventral relay" has always stuck in my head, since this episode first aired...
@@peter9477 What's so weird about routing power through the relay along the bottom of the ship? Doesn't seem particularly sillier than any other technobabble specimen.
If you knew anything about starship design, you'd know that's going to lead to trouble. ;-) (But who said it sounded weird? I didn't...)
@@peter9477 Sorry, I felt your first comment implied that this was an especially egregious instance of technobabble. The answer would have been interesting. :)
@@xandercorp6175 Nah, not egregious. Just one those phrases that sticks in the head. Cheers. :-)
good job that Everyone Loves Magical Trevor, or we'd not have these BEANS to enjoy...
"Should we make some futuristic looking containment thing?"
"Nah, just run down to the KMart and buy some crock pots"
"cycle the power", so even in the far future, turning the power off and then back on again is the primary solution for computer problems.
Ah yes, Program 9.. 'Vulcan Love Slave'.
Still a better love story than Twilight.
The theories about program [sixty] nine are part of why I love this channel
If Picard made a fantasy holodeck program, there'd be an all female crew and suddenly all of their clothes would fall off!
How does the computer know, to the second, when the ship will disintegrate?
That's like a submarine commander knowing, the exact crush depth, for his submarine.
Wait... was that Murdock, from the A-Team? :|
;)
Rocker: Whaddaya mean, “nothing you can do?” You can reroute the power feeds through the lateral transfer conduits, and then cut the flow by disengaging the conductors adjacent to the ventral relay. They’re accessible through the Jeffries tube.
LaForge: But we’ve only done that in spacedock, when the warp engines were offline. And even then it was on a simulator!
McCoy: It’s so easy, a CHILD could do it!
Picard: Make it so, Lieutenant.
Kirk: Pull out the PLUG, Spock!
I love it when a plan comes together!
Fine piece of acting by Riker with only one word: 'Acknowledged.'
You can hear his annoyance in the tone of his voice, because he doesn't like Barclay and feels like he doesn't belong on the Enterprise but he also recognizes that Barclay's work was essential to solving the problem.
If he had to write a performance review on Barclay, it wouldn't be very kind, but he would still be damn sure to include the good stuff too.
Steps out of the holodeck. Promptly shakes off his crippling anxiety long enough to save a thousand lives. What a baller.
So the world wonders what debauchery 9 was.
'Program Nine' was the A-Team. That is why it was not deleted.
You don't believe me? Well, how did all those machine gun bullets never hurt anyone? It is because the entire 'A-Team' was a holodeck simulation of Reginald Barclay (as Murdock). Since the holodeck safety was always on, the gunfire never killed anyone. Also, since there were no Klingons on Earth in 1983-87, the character of BA Baracus became the stand-in for a Klingon-type character.
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when you watch the other video And hope the next part comes...And BAM BAM BAM 45 secs later
4:10 Computer: Program 9 already deleted.
i really wish they had gone for an emotional hug between Barclay and LaForge. Barclay really needed it, and I think it would have been good for him.
I love how concerned they were for contamination they wore special gloves to prevent contamination, then casually grasp the gloves in their bare hands after contamination…
This crew is had so many life death situations, they just chill.
I gotta say, the whole 'Beans' thing really doesn't make any sense, but it is helping you keep your channel standing out and people do seem to enjoy memeing about it. Kudos my friend and keep up the good work.
Thanks :)
@@tjwparso your welcome. It's awesome you found something unique to hook viewers and it seems to be working great. I've been working on building my channel for years, and while I do have a considerable amount of subs and some loyal viewers it isn't quite translting into actual views as much.
The bean MEMEs were an organic development.
@@RALYC_GAMING I just wrote out a big reply and for some reason it has disappeared, hopefully you got it, maybe in your email... either way, good luck with your channel pal :)
Beans are a very good source of iron for our body.
Program Nine was the Holodrck Hot Tub party with Troi and Beverly
And the computer replied: "too late - you said delete _all_ programs..."
I’d like to think the 24th century hasn’t lost “trash folder” technology.
Barclay: Erase all programs filed under Reginald Barclay.
Computer: (trilling and beeping).
Barclay (after long pause):...except Program 9.
Computer: File not found.
Barclay: WHAT?!! That pause was for dramatic effect, you sack of bolts!
Computer: I am not programmed for dramatic pauses, Lt Broccoli.
Ya gotta love Geordi and Barclay wearing the Michael Jackson sparkly gloves
Barclay should have pursued a career as a writer of holo-fiction. He clearly has a knack for it, and I'm sure there's many people that would be interested in the sort of "experiences" he would design.
“It’s a Reading Rainbow, Mr. Barclay.”
Good thing Picard was there to tell Data how to bring the engine finally under control.
Probably more a "Picard giving the order and therefore authorizing it" thing, especially since rerouting power can have consequences elsewhere on the ship. It has to be rerouted _from_ somewhere after all.
It was a pleasure to serve with you, Mr. Broccoli.
The warp core was barely chugging along through the first 12 minutes of overload. Then in the last two it starts having a seizure.
This is Star Trek. Just superb.
"Erase all programs labelled under Reginald Barclay..."
*pauses for effect while the computer works*
"... Except program 9."
"Error: All programs have already been deleted from holodeck records."
このエピソードは未見でしたが、いかにもスタートレックらしい話ですよね！
面白いです！
バークレー以外、エンタープライズどころかクルー全員がホロデッキの仮想現実だっとは！
凄く面白いです！
スタートレックも、このホロデッキの採用により、一段、面白いエピソードが作れるようになりましたね！
ミステリの世界で言う「叙述トリック」が使えるようになったのですから！！！
"Set course for starbase to undergo warp drive repairs."
"Yes sir. At impulse power we will arrive in 287 years."
"Splendid! I'll be in my ready room with a cup of earl grey."
It survived warp 9.8 or whatever with the Q, I think we can limp along at Warp 5 for a few days XD
I love how he says both progrum and program!
Picard: "Cycle power through the ventral relay"
Riker: "Sir...did you just suggest..."
Data: "Yes sir, turning it off and on again"
They did that with the Iconian program pretty much.
Those tricorders are scientifically and engineering/technical/physics amazing. All they have to do is hold out a tricorder and they have all info about molecules bio signs whatever.
Thank you lieutenant broccoli!!
Just a reminder that this vessel, which is nearly destroyed on a weekly basis, has children onboard.
They really did Reginald dirty in later shows and episodes.. the stuff he did in Enterprise, Voyager and DS9 was fantastic but could’ve gone without the hammering on the addiction all the time..
Computer... end BEANS.
Program 9 is where he tosses Wesley out the airlock 🤣
Addiction to dehumanising others still a problem in 24c.
Nice move for Picard, a little tip of the hat to Apollo 12's SCE to AUX.
Riker has a whole directory he won't erase ...
... unless _they're_ kicking the door in.
In Programme 9, Barclay buggers the captain in his holodeck bedroom.
That warp core tho looking cool
He has a holo addiction but watching a lot of his episodes, his use of the holodeck really helps him grow and overcome his inability to confidently interact with real people.
In the Trek universe Barkley has more character growth and personality than any other character by a wide margin.
number 9 was a historical simulation he made about Captain Archer. he left it undeleted and Riker and Troi use it later.
Wouldn't they be using the Kelvin scale by this point in history?
Those gloves were borrowed from the studio where they were shooting a Michael Jackson video.
This reminds me of an episode with Barclay in the holodeck sitting in a chair of some sort and his mind was connected to the ships computer...or something. It's been decades since I've seen that episode. Details are faint. I was young when it aired.
The Nth Degree is the ep.
Barely is one of the most underrated character... He is great😊
Programme 9 is Call of Duty 2375. He loves being sworn at by 14 year old kids.
Thank you Mr. Broccoli!
Three decades later, when the ship is in a museum, a ten year old boy happens to randomly mumble “run program nine” while on a guided tour…..and finds himself looking down at the top of Riker’s head.
Barclay: Except program nine.
Computer: Restoring Troi nuru massage simulation...