In Starship Mine (1993), it is established that trilithium is a waste product of warp engines. It very well could be a "nuclear inhibitor" and capable of being turned into a weapon since arms dealers were trying to steal some.. Why, then, when Worf is briefing Riker on it, do they both act as if it is something they've never heard of?
Data's emotion chip was previously seen in Brothers (1990) and Descent, Part II (1993), but it looked and operated very differently then. Also in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Data didn't want to use the chip because it might have changed his personality to the worse - there was never an indication that it could "overload his neural net", which seems to be his only concern now.
The joke of Geordi's that Data laughs at, which is established as having been told at some point in "Encounter at Farpoint", mentions the Ferengi, but first contact with that race didn't occur until "The Last Outpost (1987)", three episodes later.
While Picard is fighting Soran on the planet, he is wearing a new-style uniform. But when he is next seen picking through the ruins of the Enterprise, he is wearing an old-style uniform.
Numerous officers onboard the Enterprise are seen switching between the older TNG style uniforms and the newer DS9/Voyager style uniforms and back. It would appear that at this point in Starfleet history the style of uniform worn is up to the individual officer's tastes and whims, and no change between them can be positively identified as a goof.
Numerous officers onboard the Enterprise are seen switching between the older TNG style uniforms and the newer DS9/Voyager style uniforms and back. It would appear that at this point in Starfleet history the style of uniform worn is up to the individual officer's tastes and whims, and no change between them can be positively identified as a goof.
Worf bends over twice when he uncovers Soran.
Even if a collapse of a star could affect its gravity, this effect would propagate no faster than the speed of light, according to the theory of relativity. The same goes for all the other effects that are mentioned in the movie (e.g. increased radiation). And yet, according to Data, the destruction of the Amargosa star affected an entire sector (many light years across) in mere hours, instead of years.
It was said that the rocket Soran launches would reach the Varidian sun in 11 seconds. This would be impossible because the rocket does not have warp capability to allow it to travel the speed of light. And if the sun were so close that the rocket didn't need a warp engine, then the planet could not have an atmosphere to be able to sustain life (even though uninhabited, there was vegetation).
After Soran punches B'Etor, her lip bleeds and the blood is red. This is not an error. Except for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), where Klingon blood is bright pink, it's always red, so, at most, this goof belong to that movie, not this one, and even in that movie it's not a goof (see trivia section for "The Undiscovered Country").
When the Klingons are observing the display from Lt. Commander La Forge's compromised visor, the tactical display, and the comment from B'Etor is that the "Shield Modulation" is 257.4MHz. Some might see this as an error in that the number represents a frequency rather than a type of modulation; i.e. AM, FM, etc. This would be an incorrect interpretation. Clearly B'Etor is referring to the modulation setting, not the type.
During the saucer separation sequence, there is a brief shot from under the Enterprise-D showing the saucer leaving the stardrive section. In that shot, what appear to be stars can be seen through the saucer itself, seemingly, due to ineffective or incorrect compositing. However, some of these "stars" appear to move, suggesting they are in fact jetsam being released from the docking area.
When Picard first confronts Soran, he fails to destroy the missile and the sun is destroyed. The resulting shock wave tips the saucer section of the Enterprise and sends it into the planet. However, when Kirk and Picard exit the Nexus to stop Soran from launching the missile, it has not yet been fired and thus the sun has not yet been destroyed. But the Enterprise's saucer section still crashes into the planet.
It is not the destruction of Veridian III that caused the saucer section to crash, but the breach of the Enterprise's warp core and the destruction of the stardrive section.
It is not the destruction of Veridian III that caused the saucer section to crash, but the breach of the Enterprise's warp core and the destruction of the stardrive section.
The ceremony for Worf's promotion is presented as a fairly standard practice, yet Riker mistakenly tells the computer to "remove the plank" rather than to "retract" it. If the command crew of the ship regularly oversees such ceremonies, Riker should know the proper commands by now. It's also odd that he commands the crew of the sailing ship (some of whom may be holograms) to extend the plank but commands the computer to remove it.
However, it is likely Riker's "error" is in fact deliberate, with the implication that taking a dunk in the water is a rite of passage for promoted officers.
However, it is likely Riker's "error" is in fact deliberate, with the implication that taking a dunk in the water is a rite of passage for promoted officers.
As Worf climbs up the side of the 19th century ship, his right knee is red either from bleeding or from touching a part of the ship that may have been freshly painted. When he enters the bridge, the red color is missing.
The uniforms worn by Riker and LaForge don't fit. This is because they're using the same ones worn by cast members of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
When Geordi and Data are looking at Data's emotion chip you can clearly see LeVar Burton's eyes through Geordi's visor. As he raises his eyebrow while emoting to Data's dialog, the lighting, which is more indirect and from above, filters down between his face and the visor back-lighting the visor and making his right eye visible. As he turns his head slightly you can also see his left eye, but not as clearly.
The Enterprise-B's hull has outcroppings on either side of the main deflector, indicative of a modified Excelsior-class design. However, these outcroppings are not present as it warps past on its way to the Lakul and the Nexus energy ribbon (this is actually a reused shot from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) where the Excelsior was charging to the Enterprise's rescue).
Roads are visible in the background during the climatic fight sequence on Veridian III, which is supposed to be uninhabited.
Dr Crusher says to LaForge, "... some myocardial degeneration. I've removed the nanoprobe, and I think you're going to be fine." This refers to a scene where LaForge is tortured by the insertion of a nanoprobe into his heart, which starts and stops it. However, this scene was cut from the movie, so Beverly's comment about a nanoprobe and Geordi's heart makes no sense to the viewer.
On the Enterprise-B bridge, when the ship is hit and crewmen go flying, you can see one man go over the bridge railing backward... twice, from different angles. When he lands the second time, the edge of a blue pad to cushion his fall pops up into the bottom of the shot.
(at around 1h 20 mins) At the beginning of Picard's fight with Soren on Veridian III, when Picard is seen as having the advantage on the steel bridge, you can see the shadow of a cameraman in the lower right corner.
On the Enterprise-B, a science officer says: "The Lakul is one of two ships transporting El-Aurian refugees to Earth.". If people knew about El-Aurian refugees in the 23rd century, they should have also known about what made them refugees, i.e. they shouldn't have learned about the Borg only in the 24th century. No reason is given as to why all El-Aurians would hide this information for a century.
After Picard was beamed to Veridian III, the Enterprise crew didn't know his location, and had to scan the entire planet to find him. For this to have happened, Picard must have been beamed down using the Klingon transporter, otherwise his destination would have been in the Enterprise's computer. But when Picard is shown arriving to the planet, he is clearly in a white Federation-type beam, and not a Klingon red one (seen previously on the Amargosa station, for example).
The apparent or implied speed of the ribbon changes tremendously throughout the movie. Judging by the way it's passing over Veridian III, it's obviously moving at a very small fraction of a speed of light. An object moving at near light speed (not to mention warp) would be well clear of the planet in less than a second (much less than a second for warp speed). The fact that the ribbon's trajectory was so significantly altered while already inside the Veridian system also indicates a small velocity. On the other hand, the ribbon traveled from Amargosa to Veridian system in just a few days, if not hours, which requires warp speed. Not a high warp, though, because the Enterprise could easily beat it to Veridian, but still, many times the speed of light. However, Data says that the ribbon "passes through our galaxy every 39.1 years", which suggests that it moves outside of the Galaxy in that time frame, and that requires ultra high warp - beyond Enterprise's capabilities.
The El-Aurian refugees rescued by the Enterprise-B are ostensibly fleeing from the Borg. Guinan mentions in Q Who (1989) (which first introduced the Borg) that she wasn't on her home world when the they attacked, yet she's among the survivors who are rescued. Furthermore, the Federation never knew of the Borg until "Q Who" which takes place in 2365: did no one between 2293 and 2365 ever ask these refugees what they were fleeing from?
The Klingons gain the advantage over the Enterprise too easily due to the ineptitude of the crew. They attack the Enterprise after they see the shield frequency, and Riker barely does anything to fight back. He fires one phaser blast back, yet never orders a full spread of torpedoes or continual phaser fire. In addition, he never orders a change in the shield frequency as previously seen when fighting the Borg. Finally, after the Klingon ship is destroyed, no one bothers to eject the warp core, instead taking a course of action that later trashes the entire ship.
On the Enterprise B, a reporter remarks to Captain Kirk that "this is the first Enterprise in 30 years without James T. Kirk in command". She obviously hasn't done her Starfleet homework. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), which is set approximately three to five years after Star Trek (1966) ended, Captain Willard Decker was in command of the Enterprise, until Admiral Kirk took over during an emergency mission. And, a few years later, when Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) takes place, Captain Spock is in command of the Enterprise until, just like before, Admiral Kirk takes command during an emergency situation (the distress call from space station Regula I).
One of the journalists refers to Chekov as "Captain", even though he wears the rank insignia of a Commander.
On the Enterprise-B, Ensign Sulu says that the starboard ship is collapsing. What we see on the screen is the ship exploding on our left, the port side of the ship.
Picard states in his captain's log entry that Dr. Crusher has examined Data and found his emotion chip has been fused to his neural network and cannot be removed. Data later requests that he be deactivated until Dr. Crusher can find a way to remove the chip. Beverly Crusher is a medical doctor, trained in the treatment of organic beings. As Data is an android, his maintenance is usually performed by members of the engineering division, most often Geordi (who is the one who installed the emotion chip earlier in the film). It does not make any sense why Dr. Crusher would suddenly become responsible for Data's care midway through a film that takes place 7 years into Data's service aboard the Enterprise.
When Worf informs the bridge crew that a probe launched from Veridian III would take 11 seconds to reach the star but it will take the Enterprise between 8 and 15 seconds to lock weapons, Riker declares "that's a pretty big margin of error." Picard agrees that it's "much too big." A big margin of error is a good thing. It means there is room for mistakes while still succeeding. What Riker meant was that there is a very small margin of error, meaning there is little-to-no room for mistakes and even then success is not assured.