Trivia / Star Trek: The Next Generation S3E1 "Evolution"

• Deleted Scene: Several scenes were filmed but later cut from the episode during editing. These scenes came to light in May 2013 when Star Trek collector Cyril "Patchou" Paciullo (who owns several more episode workprints) uploaded the contents of an early workprint VHS tape of the episode to the internet.
  • Wesley reveals that he's read everything Stubbs has published.
  • Wesley runs in to Eric, Eric's girlfriend, and Annette on the way to a holodeck ski adventure.
  • Stubbs gets defensive about the contents of an unauthorized biography.
  • Eric brings an injured Annette to sickbay after a holodeck malfunction; the duty nurse is electrocuted by a malfunctioning replicator.
  • Worf warns the captain that the shipboard malfunctions may be the work of an external threat.
  • A portion of La Forge's repairs in engineering.
• Out of Order: Though intended (and aired) as the season opener, it was actually the second episode to be filmed, as Whoopi Goldberg was unavailable for the originally-scheduled shooting dates.
• Prop Recycling: The Egg, seen in this episode, is a re-use of the viral containment unit from "The Child".
• What Could Have Been: According to David Krieger, the plot originally involved dust mites that had gained sentience and began flying around the Enterprise in miniature aircraft, something he claims he laughed out loud at when first reading. It was his objections to this premise that led the dust mites to be changed into the more plausible nanites.

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