The U.S.S. Enterprise
transports a famous negotiator, Admiral Mark Jameson, to
Mordan IV, where several Federation officials have been
taken hostage by the planet's governor, Karnas.
Although the crew is excited about having the legendary
officer on board, Picard and Dr. Crusher are perplexed
by Jameson. When Jameson beams onto the ship it turns
out he is a terminally ill man in his eighties. As the
voyage progresses, however, Jameson inexplicably begins
to look not only healthier, but younger as well! When
confronted by Picard, Jameson admits that he has taken
an enormous dose of an experimental alien drug to treat
his disease, which has resulted in a rapid de-aging
process.
Further, the Admiral
reveals that Karnas' insistence that he act as a
mediator is not coincidental. It seems that 45 years
earlier, instead of shrewdly negotiating a similar
hostage deal with Karnas, Jameson gave arms to both
Karnas and his enemies, thus igniting a
devastating40-year civil war. Karnas wants Jameson to
return to Mordan ... so Karnas can publicly execute him.
After Jameson leads an
aborted rescue mission for the hostages, he collapses in
pain. Dr. Crusher reports that the de-aging drug has put
an unbearable strain upon his internal organs and that
his death is imminent. Seeing the now teenaged Jameson
in extraordinary pain, Karnas decides that his revenge
has been satisfied.
When Jameson dies,
Picard and Karnas negotiate the peaceful release of the
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Production: 112
Season: 1 Episode: 15
Air Date: 02.08.1988
Stardate: 41309.5 |
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Patrick
Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Denise Crosby as Natasha (Tasha) Yar
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher |
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Clayton Rohner as
Admiral Mark Jameson
Marsha Hunt as Anna Jameson
Michael Pataki as Karnas |
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William Riker and Deanna Troi are based upon Decker and
Ilia from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"?
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Too Short A Season"
#40271-112
Story by
Michael Michaelian
Teleplay by
Michael Michaelian
and
D. C. Fontana
Directed by
Rob Bowman
Copyright 1987 Paramount
Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved.
This script is not for
publication or reproduction. No one
is authorized to dispose of same. If lost or destroyed,
please notify the Script Department.
REV. FINAL DRAFT
OCTOBER 6, 1987
STAR TREK: "Too Short... " -
10/6/87 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Too Short A Season"
CAST
PICARD
ADMIRAL MARK JAMESON
RIKER
ANNE JAMESON
DATA
JAMESON (BOY)
TROI
KARNAS
BEVERLY
TASHA
GEORDI
Non-Speaking Roles:
WORF
TRANSPORTER CHIEF
MORDANITE SOLDIERS
OLD MORDANITE VETERANS
ENTERPRISE CREW MEMBERS
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