11001001

"11001001"

Star Trek: The Next Generation episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 15

Directed by

Paul Lynch

Written by

Featured music

Ron Jones

Cinematography by

Edward R. Brown

Production code

116

Original air date

February 1, 1988

Guest appearance(s)

Carolyn McCormick as Minuet
Gene Dynarski as Orfil Quinteros
Katy Boyer as Zero One
Alexandra Johnson as One Zero
Iva Lane as Zero Zero
Kelli Ann McNally as One One
Jack Sheldon as Piano Player
Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Bass Player
Ron Brown as Drummer

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"11001001" is the 15th episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast on February 1, 1988, in the United States in broadcast syndication. It was written by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin, and directed by Paul Lynch.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, members of an alien race called the Bynars hijack a nearly evacuated Enterprise while retrofitting the computer in space dock.

Make-up supervisor Michael Westmore created the look of the Bynars, who were four women in extensive make-up. The musical score was scored by Ron Jones. Reviewers praised the Bynars themselves, and the response to the episode was generally positive, with one critic calling it the best of the season. It was awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.

The Federation starship Enterprise arrives at Starbase 74 for a routine maintenance check. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) greet Starbase Commander Quinteros (Gene Dynarski) and a pair of small humanoid aliens known as Bynars; the Bynars heavily rely on their computer technology and work in pairs for best efficiency. Much of the crew take shore leave while Picard, Riker and a skeleton crew remain aboard. Riker is intrigued by the Bynars' claimed upgrades to the holodeck and starts a program in a jazz bar. The program includes a woman named Minuet (Carolyn McCormick), by whom Riker is fascinated, both as a beautiful and charming woman, but also by the level of sophistication in her responses. Riker shortly returns, and Picard walks in on him kissing Minuet, and he too is amazed by the simulation.

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