🖖Star Trek: The Next Generation 3x21 Hollow Pursuits REACTION

[@jarrodnewman0514]

In 2372, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Alpha Quadrant underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, If no one else can help, and... if you can find them. Maybe you can hire, The Broccoll-Team.

[@benfrombelow]

I ain't gettin on no starship, fool

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

He loves Trump

[@eskreskao]

So with Mad Murdock on the Enterprise and Face as the original Starbuck, were the other two in any classic sci-fi shows?

[@Temeraire101]

@@eskreskao George Peppard was in movie Battle Beyond the Stars, along with a VERY memorable Sybil Danning😍

[@ebow7964]

Or sock man!!!! 😂

[@martinbraun1211]

Reginald Barclay is a very lovable character and one of my absolute favorites.

[@RandomAmerican3000]

I like that they didn't make him a one off. Even in episodes where the actor doesn't appear there are still references to the character doing some work somewhere.

[@3Rayfire]

It's rare you get to see Picard mortified, but when he said Broccoli, that did it.

[@smartalec2001]

In a deadly crisis, Reg Barclay is a lot more composed and clear headed. Because for him, the ship possibly breaking apart isnt as scary as having to talk in front of other people. He has something to focus on.

[@white-dragon4424]

I think it's more because he subconsciously knows that people are far more concerned with something else rather than on judging him as a person.

[@NZBigfoot]

@@white-dragon4424 I wouldnt say that entirely... im highly nervous in social settings just like Barkley is (to the point my speech can get garbled, and my brain sort of goes 'playing dead'), like say a neighbor walked down my driveway and i was there and noticed them before they noticed me id quickly walk away to avoid meeting them, but as a real life example when say one of my cats is missing to the point ive become seriously concerned ive gone up to their doors or approached them and engaged with them to find out where the cat might be since the fear of the cat being missing and in trouble is a far more over riding fear than the one of having to engage with a stranger socially... The same would go with if i saw someone being harassed or attacked, or bullied those situations would override my social fear with other stronger emotions that sort of turn it off for the time being... the same way a person can get a surge of adrenaline that lets them do physical things they normally couldnt, its like an emotional adrenaline of sorts.

[@daniellanctot6548]

*_I can’t tell you how many TNG fans from the 80s & 90s saw THEMSELVES in Barclay! As much as we aspired to be more like Picard, Riker or even Data, many knew that the writers wrote Barclay as the self-doubting teenage nerds who were just about to or recently had entered the job market and had to navigate through workplaces filled with older and infinitely more confident coworkers! So the sympathy factor towards Barclay amongst fans was very, very high!_*

[@ctmdarkonestm]

when i first saw this, it was "they're judging him because an introvert nerd?". now it kinda feels like the writers maybe trying to reach out to the fans

[@shadowhealer2001]

This comment must be the most relevant and accurate description of the character Reginald Barclay I have ever seen. Totally changed my perception of that character, and makes more sense now in why they (the writers) must've written his story into the Trek Universe. Well put!

[@NZBigfoot]

**raises hand in solidarity**

[@donaldfleming5049]

The look on Deanna's face when she saw Barkley's holodeck version of herself was absolutely priceless. I get a kick out of that moment every time I see it.

[@artboymoy]

Love that Riker threw her lines back at her. A fun jest.

[@ElliotNesterman]

"I knew about the flux capacitor, but I didn't need to hear about it from some seventeen year old kid." A reference to both the tech and to Marty McFly's age in _Back to the Future._

[@anonymes2884]

Yeah, Barclay was a really important character on TNG I think, he's the first time we see someone in 24th century Starfleet that's _not_ a paragon of perfection. (also, Troi's response to "herself" on the holodeck will never not be funny, Marina Sirtis absolutely nailed her expression of shocked affront :)

[@wisconsinfirenerd]

One of the things I appreciate about this story is Picard's refusal to just make Barclay somebody else's problem with a transfer; he challenges his senior staff to get over themselves and do the work of cultivating an underperforming officer to meet their standards. Also, pie-eating holodeck Wesley is hilarious.

[@jefff3886]

Picard seems to relish the hard cases. He's done it for Ensign Ro and Ensign Sito also. "And I do know why you ended up on the Enterprise. It's because I asked for you."

[@DocMicrowave]

Spot on. He did not resort to denigrating or discarding Barclay. He generally wanted to help Barkley become a better and useful member of the crew. Something missing from present day Trek iterations.

[@brom00]

Dwight Schultz was perfect as Barclay.

[@DocMicrowave]

Howling mad Murdock.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

"It seems like a violation to enter someone's holodeck fantasy like this" On Deep Space Nine, they explain that it's illegal to break in on someone's holodeck time.

[@thetxaggie6575]

And it's rude

[@E_y_a_l]

The rules on a federation starship might be different than on a paid civilian owned holodecks on a space station.

[@blechtic]

@@E_y_a_l Especially during one's duty hours.

[@jeffrey_live1748]

Yay Ensign Jen Murray!

[@mythenmetzermewtufreund128]

Science Ensign actually.

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

Ensign Jen would be the historical archivist on the Enterprise.

[@mrnice81]

Having social phobia and depressions since my teens seeing Reginald Barclay struggling with comparable issues yet overcoming them and thriving was a great comfort. I owe TNG my life.

[@bryancampbell9622]

From another perspective I find Barclay's character a great lesson on leadership. If he was on another ship with unsupportive leadership, all his future accomplishments in Star Trek could have been undermined.

[@baddodo72]

"If you´re attracted to your therapist, you probably should switch therapist." Tony Sopr...i mean Jen Murray.

[@Semaj4747]

The Barclay arc has begun, and long-term Trek fans know what I am talking about. Dwight Schultz, from the A-Team, is a huge fan of Trek and asks his friend Whoopi Goldberg to give him "a little" part. A couple of years pass, and gets the call for this episode. This episode changed his life, stay tuned...

[@harrysarai3947]

its funny, i wanted to know, im caught up on StarTrek all the way to Prodigy. out of every time we saw Barclay, .....in TNG...... he was only in 5 episodes, and a movie.

[@Semaj4747]

@@harrysarai3947 Like Q, he actually has a long-term arc. I can't say more because I don't want to spoil it. Barclay represents what all the newer fandoms are today. This episode is more relatable today.

[@harrysarai3947]

@@Semaj4747 yup he found his path

[@cleekmaker00]

@@harrysarai3947 In spades.

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

@@harrysarai3947 On Voyager show, Barkley appears a few times, and leads the team on Earth to communicate with Voyager lost in Delta quadrant.

[@DC_Prox]

There's a blooper in Barclay's dialogue that they left in because it's funny; at the meeting, Wesley mentioned "flow capacitors", but when Barclay was recounting the incident to Troi, he said "flux capacitor", which is tech from the Back to the Future movies.

[@barkingmonkee]

...which, in turn, got it from Buckaroo Banzai.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@barkingmonkee Oscillation overthruster in BB but yea, same kind of magic whatsit

[@bobbolondz2701]

In that same exchange Barclay mentions a 17 year old kid(Wesley). Mary McFly was also 17 years old in Back to the Future.

[@kilroy987]

Barclay is the most relatable TNG character.

[@eolsunder]

he's one of my favorites. Just a great actor.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

love that they brought him back in Voyager

[@SilentBob731]

"Howling Mad" Murdock is a great addition to any show. Plus he brought us "Love Goddess Troi", and I think that's valuable.😁😍

[@Valecan]

Barkley is someone that I really identified with growing up watching this show. I have social anxiety and interacting with people can be difficult and draining. It was a conscious effort for me over years to get better at interacting and not feel overwhelmed. Considering my career has me interacting with others daily while being in a position of authority, it was a challenge I needed to overcome. I am still drained after a long day of social interactions, but at least now I know I can get through them.

[@FloridaMugwump]

Nervous, shy guy, a hero in his daydreams, becomes the real life hero on the end. ... The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947

[@FloridaMugwump]

@@SeanBlader OH, the ultimate remake was the show "the secret life of Waldo kitty". Jen would love it, lol. Live action cat daydreams cartoon cat adventures. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHvNiJqZfq6rmdUfeature=shared

[@timmooney7528]

The item O'Brien melted on the transporter pad was a painted sonobuoy shipping container. These waterproof containers are commonly found in army/ navy surplus stores. Back in the early 90's I saw Penny Juday speak at a local Trek convention, and at the time she was an assistant to the series art director Herman Zimmerman. She would scour surplus stores and thrift shops sourcing items which match artists conceptions for props. Later on she was promoted to art department coordinator.

[@TheeYellowDart]

Very cool factoid!

[@jasonondik6003]

I noticed the pip right away! Congratulations on your promotion!!!

[@firedoc5]

Dwight Schultz is an outstanding actor with a wide range of talent. He was an original member of the A-Team as "Howling Mad" Murdoc. We can all relate to Lt. Barkley at some time of our lives, going into something new and unfamiliar to us and feeling awkward doing so.

[@qam2024]

He was also great as Oppenheimer, way before Barbaneimer

[@firedoc5]

@@qam2024 Forgot he was in Oppenheimer. DUH

[@r.d.hargrave8159]

Fat Man and Little Boy

[@UFDFNaruto]

I like to imagine Program 9 being the Wesley eating pie one

[@jenmurrayxo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Chapterhouse86]

Dwight Schultz is such an amazing actor. Barclay comes back a few times throughout the rest of the series, and in one episode in particular, he gives an even more incredible performance. Can't wait until you make it there. Barclay is one of my fave supporting/guest characters.

[@kevinburton3948]

The best exchange in this episode- Geordi: "You're just shy Barclay." Barclay: "Just shy... Sounds like nothing serious doesn't it?" As a teenager who had paralysing shyness at times, this character spoke volumes.

[@Mr.Sequiro]

Barclay is my favorite TNG character. I relate to him so much I suffer from pretty severe social anxiety, to the point that its always been a thorn in my side, it cost me grades in school because I couldn't give presentations in front of people it has affected work in much the same manner, I've refused promotions because it meant having more interaction directly with others, its made it very very very hard for me to approach women, to the point that I've never in my life had a relationship and I'm middle aged now. I also retreated to books, shows, movies, video games, todays equivalent to the holodeck. Barclay is kinda like me projected into this star trek universe and I'm so happy he is there.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Of all the people that shouldn't be critical of someone's Holodeck activities, it's Geordi LA forge.

[@humblemumble80]

Geordi wasn't critical, he was sympathetic.

[@makasete30]

@@humblemumble80not at first, though.

[@xzonia1]

One of my favorite episodes! Love Barclay so much! Heehee, loved Jen's joy at seeing Riker and Troi's holodeck versions. X)

[@CarolinaCharles777]

Dwight Schultz was like, "Look...I'll do StarTrek on one condition. I get to make out with Marina Sirtis!" 😁

[@quwykxz]

... I mean, wouldn't you?....

[@CarolinaCharles777]

I mean...YEAH!

[@Russ442100]

After Data its Barclay for me .. on the acting front Dwight shultz is superb just like Brent spiner .. STNG is just great:)

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

He loves Trump

[@kartikprasad4359]

Another good reason to like him ​@@kunserndsittizen2655

[@ConnbineHarvester]

Squeaky-little-musketeer-holodeck-Riker is the best character of this episode by a wide margin in my humble opinion! :D

[@jamesaugust7498]

Every episode with Barclay is a winner. See him, get comfortable and ready for a good time. Love the channel.

[@Nick-vp3uk]

I love the charater of Barkley . He's very relateable and most fans can understand what he is going through, its been hinted at by writer and fans who think he may have Aspergers or ASD given the way he acts and behaves. So very understandable to most.

[@SilentBob731]

1:11 Congratulations Ensign Murray, a well-deserved promotion. "We will watch your career with great interest". 😉😁

[@ShadowTrailMedia]

"Tell me, Ensign, have you heard the tragedy of D-... oh crap, I'm in the wrong franchise."

[@SilentBob731]

@@ShadowTrailMedia Well played.🥃

[@masere]

"And you people, you're all astronauts, on some kind of Star Wars."

[@thomassmith6232]

From their holodeck programs it's apparent that Barclay is the only crew member that has any kind of imagination. He's the only officer that seems able to think outside the box.

[@blechtic]

I think Geordi also qualifies. Though come to think of it, the others do pursue their creativity but it's outside the holodeck and mostly use the holodeck for entertainment.

[@biggkoz]

I cant believe I didn't realize for the longest time Barkley was Murdock on the A-Team 😄

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I'm glad they kept bringing Barkley back and expanding and growing his character (like so many others in the franchise, one of my favorites being Nog from Deep Space Nine. One of the best character arcs in all of Star Trek, truly.)

[@BouillaBased]

Jen's reaction to LaForge's budding holodeck romance with Leah Brahms has had us champing at the bit for this episode. I'm sure this reaction will fully deliver.

[@jamespfp]

Gotta hand it to the writers here, by pushing the development of LaForge's character with someone else, on the Holodeck, and flipping the dynamics a little by making it Barclay instead of Brahms.

[@willmartin7293]

Ensign Jen. Sounds good! After observing your empathy for Mr. Barclay, I think it would make you a good "ship's counselor." You already have the correct colored uniform.

[@LuminairPrime]

Science Officer Jen is a great team leader on her KZbin channel. Her detailed analysis of Riker is truly inspiring. She has earned a framed picture of RikerSmirk. _TNJ_

[@JS-wp4gs]

Picard has a lieutenant broccoli and an executive officer in charge of radishes. He really does run a tight ship

[@_toph_]

amused riker face always appears at the best times. 😂

[@SilentBob731]

0:56 "Imagining kicking everyone's butt and sleeping with Troi". I was sixteen when this came out and you could not have described a better day to me (without including Phoebe Cates).😍

[@noneya3635]

Such a great addition to the crew. Barkley is the average anxiety ridden fan brought to life. And Dwight Schultz is the ideal actor to play him.

[@jamespfp]

3:40 -- RE: Barclay: "I knew about the Flux Capacitor, but..."; Me: *GREAT SCOTT!* (It was probably the Libyans, Marty.)

[@ShadowTrailMedia]

Barclay learned about the flux capacitor that was on the bird of prey that Kirk stole from that Klingon captain. "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU, DOC!"

[@lazyperfectionist1]

1:11 "Oh, guys, I gave myself a pip." Yeah. That's really cool.

[@heyedddie]

Congratulations on your well-deserved promotion Ensign.

[@friskycrewgerrusty]

I’d definitely have a holodeck program with Jen Murray, nothing bad, maybe a movie theatre and we watch movies then discuss it afterwards because she has wonderful insights and is the kindest person, ok I’ve said too much, just call me Broccoli 🥦 😂

[@prophismusic]

Picard using every syllable to pronounce "Broccoli" makes my day.

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Barkley is a fan favorite on TNG and appears several times here. He also retains a recurring role as Barkley as a guest role on Voyager helping to communicate from Earth with Voyager when the ship is lost in the Delta quadrant. The actor originally from the A-Team show of the 80s can do a variety of odd personalities perfect for this role.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

Barcley was a great character to add to the cast. I always got excited when he came up in the show. Some great stories to come

[@blacktronlego]

The actor who plays Barclay was 'Howlin' Mad Murock' in the 1980s seties 'The A-team' he also appeared in an epsiode of 'Babylon 5'/ Ensign Jen! Maybe you'll get yourself some more pips and a promotion!

[@MichaelKelly-eg6jo]

Madame, that pip is well-earned. And Barclay has become one of my favorite characters. He's reserved, clever, and resourceful.

[@JKM395]

Poor ole Barklay. Reg is a fan favorite. Good character. Congrats on your promotion!

[@Buskieboy]

More Lt. Broccoli to come! He shows up on "'Voyager" for a few good episodes too! Dwight Shultz was in the original "A-Team"

[@StarkRG]

BARCLAY! Dwight Schultz is _such_ a good actor. I'll admit I haven't seen him in much, mostly just his two biggest roles as Barclay in Star Trek and 'Howling Mad' Murdock on the A-Team, and he seems to have almost exclusively been a voice actor for over twenty years. Barclay is very much autistic-coded, way moreso than either Spock or Data (who are often described as being coded autistically). Whether or not they intended it this way, it's a relatively early example of some very positive autism representation in media. Yeah, he's awkward and has a hard time getting along with the rest of the crew, but with a little encouragement and understanding of those around him he started emerging and then, when things became dire, he slipped into his element and became the hero of the episode. Also: I am the Goddess of Empathy! Cast off your inhibition! 🤣

[@williamknight6227]

if we had the hollow deck. We would never leave.

[@quwykxz]

Only if you could crosswire/interconnect the food replicator so you could get real food in there.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@quwykxz I think you can.

[@dustinkennemer5033]

Hey Jen! You're almost on Season 4, so you definitely earned that pip 😁 Loving your review of TNG, it's my favorite series, and for me, recalls a simple time in my youth when I'd wait each week to watch these on antenna-TV.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Barclay is high-functioning in a different way. He's brilliant, in technical matters.

[@Vedexent_]

It's a pip! Congratuations on your commision Ensign Murray! :D

[@ebow7964]

Sorry i didn't see your comment before I posted, honestly 🫡

[@Vedexent_]

@@ebow7964 No worries :D Duplicate comments, say it isn't so! :D You're not responsible for reading all the comments before you make your own - or no one could ever comment on the vids with thousands or even 10s of throusands of comments :) Besides - maybe you made your comment first :) Have a good one :)

[@ebow7964]

@Vedexent_ Thank you ,engage!

[@mmtsr8848]

The look on Riker's face when the saw Troy's character on the holo-dec was just magic.

[@TheeYellowDart]

That classic Riker amused Smirk!

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Yay, Broccoli! Such a great character. Such an endearing dork.

[@RyanPerfect]

Jen, are you going to do ANYthing about this???? His name is Barclay, not Broccoli!

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Dude chill and please don't go telling people to f-off in the comments it's not on ​@@RyanPerfect

[@curtisberard7831]

Programi nine,him and counsela Troi standed on a deserted isle. Lol.

[@GeorgiusAgricola-pn4cr]

Barclay is a recurring character who also appears in Voyager. He is a nervous geek but an original thinker, a fun guy.

[@josefgordon7712]

Jen: “can’t she tell what he’s feeling?” Me: ☠️ 🤣

[@williamcolepaugh951]

Barkley was one of the main characters from the TV Show "The A Team"....shows up several times in TNG and Voyager (star trek).

[@davidboda1640]

Program he saves is titled Indiana. Featuring Dixon Troi.

[@3DJapan]

Barclay is an epic character.

[@garyhaberbush207]

You earned that pip ensign Murray. Great Job!

[@chetstevensq]

Dwight Schultz (Barclay) was very popular character on The A-Team and never really followed that success up until STTNG. He took a one off character and made it into something much bigger,

[@pauld6967]

Congratulations on becoming a commissioned officer, Ensign Murray. 🙂 Introducing the concept of holodeck addiction was a good idea on the part of the show. An acknowledgement of the "how would you use the holodeck?" discussions amongst us, the fans, during the shows original airing since the first time we saw the holodeck. Of course, this episode took the holodeck beyond what we saw in the Animated Series which explains why those discussions really didn't become lively until TNG.

[@eugene8021]

Ah yes the episode where they go through Barclays search history.... One of my favs.

[@ArtisticMysticSoul]

Dwight Schultz is awesome as Barclay. It's nice to see someone on the crew who isn't so "perfect."

[@DarrellPursiful]

Congratulations on the promotion! 🙂

[@warpspeedracer]

I remember watching this episode in high school and I thought it was perfect casting "howling mad Murdock" in this role.

[@brendanstokes-c7y]

Howling Mad Murdoch from the A Team he's a crazy fool and a brilliant actor

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Dwight Schultz has had some career. Recurring as Barclay, Murdock in the A team...even was solid as Oppenheimer in Fat Man and Little Boy

[@systemid3864]

I just realized they were talking about a Flux capacitor @3:41 lol

[@diamondjack75]

I always enjoy your reaction videos! I also wanted to say congratulations on your promotion, "Ensign!"

[@johnpooky84]

*Jen-sign!

[@rkarschner]

"I feel like if you're attracted to your therapist, you should get another therapist." Sopranos time.

[@gwenthor]

A great episode of TNG on a great Sunday! Like many others, I definitely say myself in Barclay when I was watching these as a kid. Commercial break!!

[@johncrawford5225]

3:41 Flux capacitor? Great Scott!

[@scottallen6160]

Barclay is one of my favorite Star Trek characters. Can’t say more without spoiling.

[@joeb918]

This is why some of these side story episodes are so important, a lot of reactors skip them, but they still bring up questions we are still answering today. We can compare what Barclay does on the Holodeck to the moral questions of deep faking and ai generated videos, we are slowly finding ourselves in the reality of some of these formerly sci fi story, and we are now having to question it.

[@sircracked]

Yeah, it is interesting and raises some novel/new questions regarding consent. Obviously today we don't view consent as required to have a fantasy about someone, but, is there a point short of the involvement of the actual person (where obviously it IS required) that it should be? How would that even work? Are there equity questions (does someone unliked/unattractive not have the right to even fantasize about a different reality, let alone experience it even virtually?) At the time of this episode, these were all hypothetical, but as you note, that's becoming less true by the day.

[@joeb918]

The consent question is the major one, we should be allowed our fantasies, but the question is should we be able to use to use tech to make our fantasy more real, more tangible than they would be outside of pure fantasy. To recreate these people he had to use the tech that the enterprise has and the computer has to have a lot of data about people to exactly copy their measurements, personality, voice, everything about a person to recreate a virtual representation. I don't think most would be against people wanting to live out their fantasies, it's when you use something to invade their own personal space that the question becomes more problematic. What parts of ourselves would we allow to be recreated down to the exact details to be someone's personal amusement. Should we have the right to what makes who we are, where is the line drawn? Also what sort of effect dies this have on a society that can escape into unreality so easily, why would we want to move forward if we could have every wish catered to?

[@flinx]

@@joeb918 Prior to deepfakes there was also erotic photoshops, fan-art and fan-fiction. The art wasn't a perfect likeness, but everyone knew who it portrayed. Another issue the episode doesn't consider is private vs public access to holodeck programs. Being able to walk in on someone's holodeck program could be construed as reason why people should always keep their holodeck usage SFW. The show writers back then weren't imagining our future where phones and computers get hacked so frequently and content meant to be private gets widely shared across the internet. That complicates the ethics. If we could guarantee our private fantasies remained private, then perhaps enhancing fantasies with technology is more ethical. However since we can't guarantee private content stays that way, when it's shared on the internet real harm is done.

[@sircracked]

@@flinx something about that seems off. If an ethical act is somehow less ethical by the function of someone else acting in a clearly unethical way (ie, hacking, distributing things they didn't create, etc), That puts power with an agent clearly acting in contravention of rules, and that seems like that can't be right. It might be unwise to make records that I wouldn't want disseminated by an outside negative actor, but, surely the ethics of what I do, regardless if it's stolen or leaked or not, stand by themselves.

[@joeb918]

@Finx, yes, Photoshop fakes have been around for along while and photo retouching and air brushing has been around since long before when it was an actual physical air brush. Photo manipulation has been around since pretty much the invention of photography. With Photoshop it made it easier, but it still wasn’t that accessible to novices. You needed some skill in making it look good, and most were so bad it was simply comical and an obvious fake. Now with the age of deep gaming, there are scores of websites that dozens more pop up when one gets shut down that all you need is an image to upload and it does the rest. And it can be done by anyone with a few clicks and the results are getting more and more realistic.

[@mikebrown7799]

Hello Jen!😊 I forgot you aren't familiar with Barclay and his Holodeck Addiction.😉 His character would span more that one Star Trek series. Great reactions to this episode, Jen!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations on the promotion!😉 The actor is best known from the TV series "The A-Team", besides Star Trek.

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

I remember when they first showed this episode in the U.K. when I was a kid. I was thrilled to see Howlin’ Mad Murdoch to begin with. But when Picard said “I look forward to reading your report Mr Broccoli” I thought I’d die laughing.

[@RevMan001]

For an introverted teenage boy, who watched this in it's first run like me, this episode was a reminder to not hide in your imagination (like with this show or the original gaming consoles at the time) and at some point you have to confront reality. It's kind of meta.

[@3Rayfire]

Kind Of? This was future meta writ large. The episode was way ahead of its time.

[@richardjames3022]

Congratulations on your promotion

[@Jp421JP]

Barclays and Dwight Shultz, is the man.

[@formergoat9257]

Congratulations for your promotion to Ensign.

[@paulgunyan6985]

I'm not sure why Troi was upset. The holodeck version of herself was wearing more clothes than she usually wears on the ship.

[@ruckboger]

The holodeck would be the last thing you would ever want to install on a ship with a lonely and pent-up crew.

[@quatz1981]

Barclay is a great side character and this will not be the last time you see him.

[@fakereality96]

Program 9 is where Mr. Broccoli watched Jen Murray's Star Trek reactions. 🖖

[@taylemgames2652]

Dwight Schultz is actually a pretty famous voice actor now, has been for years since his popular roles on Network Television. Loved Mad Murdock as a kid. :)

[@meganega123]

One of my favourite episodes. I love Picard's way of dealing with problems

[@robertritchie8829]

Congrats on ranking up Jen, the pip looks good on your collar. Can see a few more appearing soon, you're learning a lot as you get through these episodes!

[@mikehuston3751]

" Something is going wrong with the glassware" lol

[@Ramjetwarrior]

Jen, congratulations on your promotion! Peace out...

[@Robotrik1]

Barkley, while a throw away character became a reoccurring one thanks to fan reactions at Trek conventions at the time, which some of the writers attended and picked up on his popularity . Said popularity was part "character" and part because of the charming actor Dwight Shultz, who also portrayed a similarity (ok even more) out there character on the popular Action series "A-Team" in the earlier 1980's . Each main character on that show had become something of an icon at the time, and Gen X-ers have a special spot in the heart for their collection of 80's heroes .😊

[@davidmarsden192]

Lt. Barclay became a fan favourite after this episode!