The Quality of Life
©1992 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.
Chain of Command
©1992 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.
Episode 135 Episode 136
Airdate November 16, 1992 Airdate December 14, 1992

Catalog Number LV40270-235
Format Extended Play CLV
Table of Contents
Running Time 92 minutes
Side Running Time
1 46min 21sec
2 45min 53sec
92min 14sec
Pressing Location Pioneer Video Manufacturing
Retail Price $34.98
Issued May 12, 1998

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The Quality of Life
Directed by Jonathan Frakes
Written by Naren Shankar
Executive Producers Rick Berman & Michael Piller
Starring Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Gates McFadden
Marina Sirtis
Brent Spiner
Guest Stars Ellen Bry
J. Downing
Stardate 46307.2
Geordi (LeVar Burton) is assigned to survey a new mining development with Dr. Farallon (Ellen Bry), the inventor of an experimental mining technology. When a power grid malfunctions, Farallon repairs it with an exocomp, a sophisticated robot she created.

Back on the Enterprise, she convinces Picard (Patrick Stewart) to let her use exocomps to repair the mining system. Initially they perform well, but moments before an explosion, one becomes unresponsive, miraculously saving itself. Intrigued, Data (Brent Spiner) investigates and discovers that the exocomps are alive!

When a radiation leak traps Picard and Geordi on the mining station, Farallon and the crew want to send the exocomps to save them, but Data questions if they have the right to sacrifice other living creatures to save themselves.


Chain of Command
Directed by Robert Scheerer
Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
Story by Frank Abatemarco
Executive Producers Rick Berman & Michael Piller
Starring Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Michael Dorn
Gates McFadden
Marina Sirtis
Brent Spiner
Guest Stars Ronny Cox
Natalija Nogulich
John Durbin
Lou Wagner and
David Warner as Gul Madred
Stardate 46357.4
With tensions between the Federation and the Cardassians on the rise, Picard (Patrick Stewart) is relieved of command and sent on a covert mission into Cardassian space.

Meanwhile, Captain Jellico (Ronny Cox) assumes command of the Enterprise and, much to the dismay of the crew, begins implementing changes in preparation for a full scale war. The Cardassians are rumored to be developing matagenic weapons on Celtris III, and Picard and his team must locate these weapons and destroy them at any cost.

After arriving on the forbidden planet, the assault team enters a cavern, realizing too late, that it's a trap. Picard is captured an taken to the ruthless Gul Madred (David Warner) for interrogation. Part one of two.


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