Star Trek: Generations (1994)

LeVar Burton: Geordi

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• Dr. Soran : Have you ever considered a prosthesis that would make you look a little more... how can I say... more normal?

  Geordi : What's normal?

  Dr. Soran : "What's normal?" Well, that's a good question. Normal is what everyone else is and you are not.

• Data : [laughs]  I get it! I get it! When you said "The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go!"

  Geordi : Data, what are you talking about?

  Data : During the Farpoint mission; we were on the bridge, you told a joke, that was the punchline!

  Geordi : The Farpoint mission? Data, that was seven years ago.

  Data : I know! I just got it! Very funny!

• Geordi : I've never seen a solar probe with this kind of configuration, have you, Data?

  Data : [uses tricorder as a hand puppet] 

  Data : No, Geordi, I have not. Have you?

  Data : [to his tricorder] 

  Data : No, I have not. It is most unusual.

  [laughs at his joke] 

  Data : Mister Tricorder!

• Data : I am sorry I let you down. I have not been behaving like myself lately.

  Geordi : No, Data, you haven't. You've been behaving like a human.

• Geordi : What do you want?

  Dr. Soran : As you may or may not be aware, I am an El-Aurian. Some people call us a race of listeners. We listen. Right now, Mr. La Forge, you have my complete attention. I want to listen to everything you know about trilithium.

• Dr. Soran : [inspecting Geordi's VISOR]  Marvelous technology. This is a remarkable piece of equipment.

  Geordi : [sarcastic]  Glad you approve.

• Geordi : [evacuating Engineering after a coolant leak]  Bridge, we have a new problem. We're five minutes from a warp core breach. There's nothing I can do.

  Riker : [on the bridge]  Deanna, evacuate everyone to the saucer section. Mr. Data, prepare to separate the ship.

• Guinan : Gentlemen, something new from Forcas III?

  Geordi : [as Data takes a gulp, the taste obviously disagrees with him]  What?

  Data : I believe this beverage has produced an emotional response.

  Geordi : Really? What are you feeling?

  Data : I am uncertain. Because I have had little experience with emotion, I am unable to... articulate the sensation.

  Guinan : Emotion?

  Geordi : I'll explain later.

  Guinan : [Data takes another gulp and reacts in distaste again]  Well, it looks like he hates it.

• Geordi : Data, are you all right?

  Data : I believe the emotion chip has overloaded my positronic relay.

  Geordi : We'd better get you back to the ship.

  [tapping his combadge] 

  Geordi : La Forge to Enterprise.

  [getting static, he tries again] 

  Geordi : La Forge to Enterprise.

  Dr. Soran : Gentlemen, is there a problem?

  Geordi : Dr. Soran. Yeah. There seems to be some sort of dampening field in here. It's blocking our comm signal. Can you shut it off for us?

  Dr. Soran : Of course, I'd be only too happy to.

  [he backhands Geordi, knocking him out] 

  Data : [cowering as Soran aims a weapon at him]  Please. Please. No. Do not... . do not hurt me. Please, please.

• Geordi : [after Data's "prank" on Beverly]  Whatever possessed you to push her in the water in the first place?

  Data : I was attempting to get into the spirit of things. I thought it would be amusing.

  [taking his cat off the table] 

  Data : Spot. Is she still angry?

  Geordi : I'd stay out of Sickbay for a couple of days if I were you.

• Geordi : Data, you're not thinking about actually using that thing, are you?

  Data : I have considered it for many months. And in light of my recent episode with Dr. Crusher, now may be the appropriate time.

  Geordi : I thought you were worried about it overloading your neural net.

  Data : That is true. However, I believe my growth as an artificial life-form has reached an impasse. For 34 years, I have endeavored to become more human, to grow beyond my original programming. Still, I am unable to grasp such a basic concept as humor. This emotion chip may be the only answer.

• Data : [Worf accidentally falls into the water during his promotion ceremony]  Doctor, I must confess, I am uncertain as to why someone falling into freezing water is amusing.

  Beverly : Oh, it's all in good fun, Data.

  Data : Fun?

  Beverly : Fun.

  Data : I do not understand.

  Beverly : You've got to get into the spirit of things. Learn to be spontaneous, live in the moment. Do something unexpected. Get it?

  Data : Got it.

  [pushing her overboard, he sees no one is laughing] 

  Geordi : Data!

  Data : That was...

  Geordi : Not funny.