VHS : Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 29: Elementary, Dear Data
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Okay, blame it on Geordi La Forge. It's his slip of the tongue that causes all the mayhem in this episode. After Data ruins a perfectly good holographic adventure by jumping to the end of a Sherlock Holmes mystery, the frustrated chief engineer asks the computer to create an adversary worthy of defeating the android. What Geordi meant to say was an adversary worthy of Holmes, but never mind. The computer obliges and Moriarty is born. Literally. He comes equipped with superintelligence approaching consciousness and a direct line to the main computer. Somehow, Dr. Pulaski gets thrown into the mix--as a crumpet-eating hostage, of all things--and Moriarty starts messing with the Star Trek universe as we know it and turns reality on its ear.
TNG is at its best when it doesn't take itself too seriously. 'Elementary, Dear Data' is an utterly charming outing into high-tech Victorian wacky land. In fact, this episode proved to be so popular that the story was continued three years later in 'Ship in a Bottle.' The writing is excellent and Daniel Davis is sublime as Moriarty, the hologram who's sentient and knows it. This makes many best of Trek episode lists, and is simply a must-own for all TNG fans. --Kayla Riggney
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Rating:  - A slip of the tongue can kill...
Plot: Geordi and Data are taking a break on the holodeck, playing in a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery. Unfortunately, Data solves the mystery before it gets started, which irritates Geordi. He tries to explain to our favorite android that he wanted to solve the mystery, not jump to the end. Data, however, is unable to comprehend this concept. Dr. Pulaski, overhearing, asserts that Data is totally incapable of solving a real, Holmesian-style, mystery. Data and Geordi disagree, so they go back ... Read More
Rating:  - "Thank you for the tea and crumpets. I guess I'll be going."
"Elementary, Dear Data" is Star Trek: The Next Generation's second season entry in the ongoing "problems with the holodeck" saga. Yep, somehow the holodeck still is open for business after it went bonkers in the first season. Guess the word "lawsuit" is non-existent in the 24th century.
Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) and Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) take advantage of their free time by participating in a Sherlock Holmes adventure on the holodeck. Things do ... Read More
Rating: - A major philosophical point is largely ignored
This episode is more memorable for the extremely significant philosophical point that is largely ignored than it is for the dialog and battle between Data as Sherlock Holmes and a holographic Professor Moriarty. During a lull in duties, Geordi and Data retire to the holodeck where Data is Sherlock Holmes and Geordi is Dr. Watson. However, since Data has memorized all of the stories featuring Holmes, he quickly resolves the mysteries, which frustrates Geordi. In an attempt to spice up the game, Geordi ... Read More
Rating: - Fun to watch!
Who cares about the technical part of it.
its a fun chase!
Rating:  - It's not elementary.It's not even entertainment!
Based on some prior reviews I bought this. Boy, was I disappointed.
Even though some of the other reviewers give away the plot and surprises, I thought I would enjoy this. All I can say is you have to be brain dead to be entertained by this. Gene Roddenberry would be very disappointed!
Be warned: Data DOES NOT turn out to be Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, Professor Moriarty.
And yes, Data defeats Professor Moriarty before the professor defeats him.
I think you would have to check your ... Read More
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