Star Trek: The Next Generation · Season 1
Ten seconds to auto-destruct.
Captain?
Abort auto-destruct sequence.
Riker, William T. Do you concur?
Yes, absolutely I do indeed concur, wholeheartedly!
Auto-destruct cancelled.
A simple "yes" would have sufficed Number One.
I didn't want there to be any chance of a misunderstanding.
[regarding the human race] You seem to find no tranquility in anything. You struggle against the inevitable. You thrive on conflict. You are selfish yet you value loyalty. You are rash, quick to judge, slow to change. It's amazing you've survived. Be that as it may, as species, we have no common ground. You are too aggressive. Too hostile. Too militant.
During this period, you, too, have been evaluated. It would seem that we have at least one thing in common.
Oh?
Curiosity.
All right, Data. You solve all the cases and get all the gifts, but what do I do?
Primarily as Dr. Watson, you will keep a written record of everything I say and do.
It has gone beyond that little game, Mr. Data. And you'll note I no longer call you Holmes.
I'll give you credit for your vast knowledge but your circuits would just short out if you were confronted with a truly original mystery.
Your artificial friend doesn't have a prayer of solving a Holmes mystery that he hasn't read.
That dark fellow there used the word "arch" and then...I wonder. Arch!
Well, Doctor Pulaski and I had a discussion about whether Data could solve an original Holmes-type mystery.
Which you asked the computer to provide?
Yes, with a worthy opponent.
Worthy of Holmes?
...Oh my God...I asked for a Holmes-type mystery with an opponent capable of defeating...Data! That's gotta be it!
(under his breath) Merde...
(to Okona) Now please, follow Commander Riker's commands so our ship can go back to its normal routine.
[Riker smiles broadly.]
Something funny?
Well, the unexpected is our normal routine.
[After the holographic comedian has demonstrated a Jerry Lewis impersonation]
So... if you put funny teeth in your mouth, and jump around like an idiot... that is considered funny!
Say goodbye, Data.
Goodbye, Data.
[the bridge crew cracks up]
Was that funny?
[Wesley stifles a laugh]
Accessing... Ah, Burns & Allen, Roxy Theatre, New York City, 1932. It still works!
No being is so important that he can usurp the rights of another.
Chief Medical Officer's Log, supplemental...Scientists believe no experiment is a failure, that even a mistake advances the evolution of understanding. But all achievement has a price. For one brief glance at the mysterious blueprint of human evolution, the men and women of the U.S.S. Langtry paid with their lives. Their sacrifice is thus noted in this scientist's log.
I've studied, and know everything about my heritage.
Then you're just the person I need to talk to clear something up. It's been my understanding that one of the duties of the First Officer of the Klingon vessel is to assassinate his Captain?
Yes, sir.
Not very hospitable, are they?
That is not your concern. Observe your station, Ensign Mendon.
Didn't mean to offend you.
You didn't. Yet.
[Ensign Mendon awkwardly walks the other way]
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