Product Details

• Actors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden
• Directors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Gabrielle Beaumont, Robert Becker, Cliff Bole
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: August 30, 1995
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303493696
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,241 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Geordi (LeVar Burton) complains to Picard (Patrick Stewart) about Lt. Barclay (Dwight Schultz), a painfully shy and irresponsible engineer. As Picard urges Geordi to find a way to motivate Barclay, Barclay retreats to the Holodeck. Casting crew members in supporting roles, he acts out his wildest fantasies, including a romance with Troi (Marina Sirtis).

As Geordi, Troi and Riker (Jonathan Frakes) go to confront Barclay in the Holodeck, the Enterprise is jolted by a sudden increase in warp speed. Geordi needs Barclay's help to diagnose the problem before the rapidly accelerating starship self-destructs. Can Geordi pull Barclay out of his fantasy world in time to save the Enterprise?

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Star Trek episode, August 3, 2000

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Hunter (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 69: Hollow Pursuits [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is my favorite ST:TNG episode, mainly because of the introduction of Reg Barclay, the extremely shy lieutenant with a crush on Troi. Dwight Schultz (Murdock on "The A-Team") plays Barclay very well. Having shown a talent for playing insane pilots and murdering psychiatrists("Diagnosis Murder"), among other things, Schultz reveals his versatility through his portrayal of Barclay's awkwardness and social anxiety. His behavior in the holodeck, as he fences with Picard and flirts with Troi (the Goddess of Empathy) make this episode hilarious.

Beyond Schultz's performance, I enjoyed the attitudes of the rest of the crew during the show. Their initial mockery of "Broccoli" gave way to offense when they saw how they were represented in the holodeck. Troi's indignation alone made the episode worth watching (she's funny when she's mad!). I would recommend this video to any Trekkies, of course, but also to fans of Dwight Schultz, as his acting is a large part of what makes this such a good episode.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Hollow Pursuits"- Absolutely Hilarious!, January 2, 2000

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Abby - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 69: Hollow Pursuits [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my all time favorite episodes. Barclay, a junior officer who suffers from social anxiety and an extrememly nervous disposition retreats from interaction in the real world to the holodeck, where he creates alternate personas for the main crew of the Enterprise. Picard, Riker and (I think!) Data are the three musketeers, Crusher is a pastoral maiden who feeds Barclay grapes, and, best of all, Troi stars as the "Goddess of Empathy" dressed in Greek robes. When the crew finds out about this program, you can guess how they all repsond to their holodeck counterparts. The best point of the show- when Troi tells the Goddess of Empathy, who is spewing comforting pyschobabble to "stuff it." A must-see episode!