Story: Who Watches The Watchers
Written By: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1989
The Federation likes to explore and study things. This is the basis of Starfleet, to explore and study strange new worlds, meet new people, and study it all. It’s all about learning and growing.
So naturally, despite the Prime Directive, they still would like to study and observe pre-warp civilizations from afar, without actually ever approaching them and breaking that directive. A group of federation scientists were doing just that when they had a malfunction. The holographic rock they were hiding behind disappears and the scientists injured. So the Enterprise goes to both fix the broken hologram and save the scientists.
But they get caught. Some of the pre-warp civilization finds them, which causes numerous problems for the Enterprise crew. Much like “Pen Pals”, it is a well-written and executed Prime Directive episode.
NEXT TIME: R'uustai Ritual
Written By: Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1989
The Federation likes to explore and study things. This is the basis of Starfleet, to explore and study strange new worlds, meet new people, and study it all. It’s all about learning and growing.
But they get caught. Some of the pre-warp civilization finds them, which causes numerous problems for the Enterprise crew. Much like “Pen Pals”, it is a well-written and executed Prime Directive episode.
NEXT TIME: R'uustai Ritual