Hollow Pursuits
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Contents (6 sections)
| Code | S03E21 (episode 69 overall) |
| Aired | 1990-04-30 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 43807.4 |
| Director | Cliff Bole (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Sally Caves (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Holodeck, Barclay |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Lieutenant Barclay, mocked by colleagues as 'Broccoli', escapes into holodeck fantasies of the crew while a spreading malfunction caused by invidium contamination threatens the ship; his insight helps solve it.
Continuity
- Leads to The Nth Degree (S04E19): Barclay, who used to retreat into the holodeck, has his intelligence boosted by an alien probe.
Log entries
Captain's log, Stardate 43807.4. We are taking on a load of special tissue samples donated by the Mikulaks for shipment to Nahmi Four. The samples could prove vital to the containment of an outbreak of Correllium Fever on that world.
Chief Engineer's log, stardate 43808.2. A systems analysis of transporter room three has yielded no suggestion of a cause for the latest malfunction aboard the Enterprise.
Characters (19 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 123 |
| Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | 75 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 37 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 32 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 30 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 20 |
| Wesley Crusher | 16 |
| Guinan | 15 |
| Duffy | 13 |
| Computer | 8 |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 6 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 5 |
| Holo-Picard | 4 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 3 |
| Holo-Riker | 3 |
| Holo-Troi | 3 |
| Holo-Data | 2 |
| Holo-Laforge | 2 |
| Crewman | 1 |
Locations (44 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 12 |
| Engineering | 8 |
| Cargo bay | 5 |
| Holodeck - Glade | 5 |
| Ten Forward | 4 |
| Transporter room | 3 |
| Corridor | 3 |
| Troi's office | 2 |
| (untitled) | 1 |
| Ready room | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi / Goddess of Empathy (Counselor Deanna Troi)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher / Barclay's Blue Boy hologram (Wesley Crusher)
Guest stars
- Dwight Schultz as " Barclay " (Lieutenant Reginald Barclay)
- Charley Lang as Duffy
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien (Chief Miles O'Brien)
Special guest star
- Whoopi Goldberg as " Guinan " (Guinan)
Uncredited co-stars
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- Joe Baumann as Garvey
- Karin Baxter as operations division ensign
- James G. Becker as Youngblood
- Michele Gerren as science division officer
- Casey Kono as operations ensign
- Debbie Marsh as command division officer
- Randy Pflug as Jones
- Denise Lynne Roberts as Patti