This TNG story involves the Enterprise monitoring a star fragment that after the star went supernova it sent a fragment hurtling through space and the Enterprise is to monitor its movements.
To their surprise they've discovered a human colony on what they thought was a lifeless planet existing in a domed atmosphere. The leader is John Snyder who leads a perfect genetically engineered society with people and lower forms of life down to the microorganisms living in harmony.
But that star fragment as it passes by is going to create some real shock waves and that dome may not hold.
There are a lot of things to consider in this episode. Nothing truly lives in a vacuum much as these colonists have created one. One of their scientists Dey Young by working with LeVar Burton from the Enterprise realizes how much they've missed in technological advance. In fact the existence of the transport system is a wonder some can't comprehend.
As Snyder tries to consider what's best for their society he meets hidebound opposition from Ron Canada who thinks this contact with the Enterprise is subversive in and of itself. Not bothering to consider the Enterprise represents survival in some form.
This is a thought provoking story. Even with genetic engineering is a truly perfect society achievable?
To their surprise they've discovered a human colony on what they thought was a lifeless planet existing in a domed atmosphere. The leader is John Snyder who leads a perfect genetically engineered society with people and lower forms of life down to the microorganisms living in harmony.
But that star fragment as it passes by is going to create some real shock waves and that dome may not hold.
There are a lot of things to consider in this episode. Nothing truly lives in a vacuum much as these colonists have created one. One of their scientists Dey Young by working with LeVar Burton from the Enterprise realizes how much they've missed in technological advance. In fact the existence of the transport system is a wonder some can't comprehend.
As Snyder tries to consider what's best for their society he meets hidebound opposition from Ron Canada who thinks this contact with the Enterprise is subversive in and of itself. Not bothering to consider the Enterprise represents survival in some form.
This is a thought provoking story. Even with genetic engineering is a truly perfect society achievable?