Riker refers to Bok as captain, when in fact the commanding officer on a Ferengi vessel is Daimon. [True, but Daimon is the Ferengi equivalent of a Starfleet Captain.]
Corrected by Cubs Fan
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) - 74 corrections
starring Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Patrick Stewart, Wil Wheaton (add more)
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The Battle (series 1)
Riker refers to Bok as captain, when in fact the commanding officer on a Ferengi vessel is Daimon. [True, but Daimon is the Ferengi equivalent of a Starfleet Captain.]
Corrected by Cubs Fan
Where No One Has Gone Before (series 1)
While the starship Enterprise is (at first) flung only two million light years away, it is stated that it would take over three hundred years to return to the Federation. This is, of course, ridiculous, when compared with the time scale associated with the 70,000 light year jump in Voyager. [This wouldn't be a mistake on the Next Generation as much as it would be on Voyager, since this episode was made several years before Voyager.]
The Last Outpost (series 1)
Data lists the colours of the German Flag in the wrong order. He says 'red, black and gold' - it has to be 'black, red and gold'. It's a little embarrassing for his historical data banks. [He lists the correct colors of the flag, so technically that is not a mistake.]
Code of Honor (series 1)
Near the end of the episode Picard directs Lutan and Hagon into the observation lounge - when they leave the bridge the two of them go first, but a split second later when they cut to a shot of the lounge, Picard arrives first and they come in after him - how did Picard get in front of them? [In the blueprints that come with the Star Trek Collectors Edition Magazine, there's a short corridor between the Bridge and the Lounge, which also leads to what appears to be a bathroom.]
The Naked Now (series 1)
Even after La Forge wanders out of sick bay, the display above his bed continues to register his vital signs. [Not a mistake. As seen several other times in the series, the Enterprise's computer is capable of reading the life signs of it's crewmembers anywhere on the ship. That LaForge's signs appear on the medical display, is simply a matter of output chosen previously by the doctor.]
Corrected by Twotall
When Wesley demonstrates his miniature tractor beam, he looks over his shoulder. The controlling device in his hands shakes a little during it - but the model stays very calm in the air. [Wesley is more than intelligent enough to design the device to compensate for minor movements by the user; he wouldn't want the object being tractored to be shaken unnecessarily.]
Corrected by Tailkinker
Encounter at Farpoint (2) (series 1)
When Wesley leaves the Holodeck he's completely wet. That's not possible because the water was holographic, and should have disappeared right after he left the room. [Everything in the Holodeck starts out Holographic, until someone interacts with it. The replicators can easily replicate water, so the water that Wesley had on him was real.]
It is later stated that Data can't use shortened expressions like 'I've' or 'I'll'. But in the pilot he says to Bones, "I'm an android". [I thought so too, but if you listen very closely, he does say "I am". He is speaking quickly, so it can be hard to make out.]
Corrected by wizard_of_gore
Encounter at Farpoint (1) (series 1)
Riker says he reviewed the logs of the encounter with Q, where the alien kidnaps Troi, Picard, Tasha, and Data. But later he's unaware that Troi is a member of the crew. [Riker not only says that he reviewed the logs; he is also seen actively doing so on orders from the Captain. But more importantly, he never states that he was unaware that Troi was on board, he merely pauses and stares at her when they meet. This is because Riker and Troi have a romantic history together, so it is natural for him to have an emotional reaction when they meet again. To say that Riker was unaware of Troi's presence is an assumption, nothing more.]
Corrected by Twotall
After the crew has separated the saucer section from the main section, we see the senior staff waiting on the bridge for the encounter with Q. Yet, on all the Enterprise blueprints and schematics, the main bridge is on the top of the saucer section. How can the crew let the saucer section go, wait on the war segment, and still be on the main bridge awaiting Q. [They are not on the main bridge anymore, they are on the battle bridge in the lower section.]
Corrected by pross79
All of series 1 (series 1)
In certain episodes on the back of the bridge, black squares are placed on the screens. [Way too vague. We're supposed to look at each episode to wonder which ones you're talking about?]
The Schizoid Man (series 2)
The Stargazer model in Picard's office changes position each time someone visits him - facing right, then left, then right again. [Picard may take every free moment he can to 'toy' with the model of his former ship. He has fond memories of it, including creating the famed 'Picard Maneuver' aboard her. He's under no responsibility to put it back exactly as found when doing this. No error.]
Corrected by John W Rosa
Elementary, Dear Data (series 2)
When Data hands Geordi the paper with the image of the Enterprise on it, Geordi looks at the picture then turns it over. However, when he flips the picture it is the right way up, so it means that Geordi has been looking at the picture upside down. [Geordi is intimatly familier with the Enterprise. He can recognize it no matter how it is oriented.]
Where Silence Has Lease (series 2)
In this episode, the number of the USS Yamato is given as "NCC 1305 E." However, in the episode "Contagion," from later in season 2, the number is given as "NCC 71807." [At the end of ST4: The Voyage Home, Kirk and crew are rewarded for saving Earth by being given a 'new' Enterprise (1701-A) to replace the one they destroyed in ST3 (1701). It has taken far too little time since the first was destroyed to build an entirely new ship- hence, the 'new' Enterprise is a sister ship of the original, rechristened with the Enterprise name and a new number. This precedent shows Starfleet does occasionally change a ship's name, number, or both, and the Yamato simply repeats the practice.]
Corrected by John W Rosa
Transfigurations (series 3)
Data says that the star they're looking at may be, "a neutron star, possibly a pulsar." Pulsars and neutron stars are the same thing. [A pulsar is a particular kind of neutron star - not all neutron stars are pulsars.]
Corrected by Myridon
Hollow Pursuits (series 3)
When checking out the anti-grav unit Geordi and Reg refer to a "flow capacitator." But when discussing it later on the holodeck, Reg calls it a "flux capacitator" (like in "Back to the Future"). [It could be a mistake by Barclay, he is often making verbal slips, or he may just be using fake technobabel in his fantasy world.]
Allegiance (series 3)
The fake Picard in Ten-Forward says that drinks are on him, and everyone cheers. Why? Drinks are free there. [Whilst the Federation doesn't use money other cultures do (Quarks bar on DS9 takes money) & Guinan keeps ten forward stocked with alcoholic drinks (not just synthehol) that would come from these cultures & would need to pay them so would have a need to charge for these drinks.]
Deja Q (series 3)
Q talks about changing the moon's gravitational constant, and thus "altering its mass." Scientifically, changing gravitational attraction wouldn't affect its mass. [Yes it would. Amount of gravity = mass. Change amount of gravity...change mass. The moon might simply become less dense but not change volume...(density=mass X volume).]
The Vengance Factor (series 3)
Crusher asks the computer for, and gets, the clan affiliation of three different Acamarians. Then she asks if any of the Acamarian delegation are from the Trakesta clan and the computer says it has no information on clan affiliations. [No, Crusher asks if any are from the 'Tralesta' clan. The computer replies 'Clan affiliation is not within provided records', meaning the information requested in her last question has not been provided to Starfleet by the Acamarians. The earlier information was regarding a different clan, and was provided and thus available. The computer answered the question correctly, if not fully by leaving the word 'Tralesta' off the front of the sentence.]
Corrected by John W Rosa
Who Watches The Watchers (series 3)
Supposedly the model in Picard's ready room is of the Stargazer, NCC-2893. But in a closeup when he is talking to Nuria, the model number shown is NCC-7100. [Incorrect. At no time in the series was the miniature specifically referred to as the Stargazer. It is, however, a model of the same class of starship as the Stargazer, and since the miniature sits in Picard's ready-room, folks assume it is the Stargazer. Its registry indicates, however, that it is another ship entirely. Perhaps Picard came upon this model by chance, and because it is the same class as his old ship, he keeps it as a memento of his time there.]
Corrected by John W Rosa
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