Product Details

• Actors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden
• Directors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Gabrielle Beaumont, Robert Becker, Cliff Bole
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: March 3, 1998
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792146220
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,458 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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The return of Scotty! When the Enterprise spots a Federation transport ship that had disappeared 75 years earlier, they encounter a massive gravitation field where no star is apparent. The ship had crashed on a Dyson Sphere, a massive structure the size of a planetary orbit built around a star, which allows the people living within it to harness unlimited energy. Investigating the wreckage of the ship, Chief Engineer Geordi discovers the transporter is locked in a weird mode, and when he unlocks it out pops Captain Montgomery Scott, a.k.a. Scotty (James Doohan), from the original Star Trek series. Though the plot involves Geordi and Scotty teaming up to save the Enterprise after it gets trapped inside the sphere, the heart of the episode revolves around dealing with the elderly. Throughout, Scotty tells stories of the good old days to a younger generation that doesn't really care, specifically Geordi. Picard recognizes the importance of generations who came before, so he forces past and present chief engineers to work together and learn from each other--which they do. In that sense, "Relics" is a sweet tribute to the original show, and what it has to teach. --Andy Spletzer

From the Back Cover

The Enterprise locates the U.S.S. Jenolan, which crashed 75 years ago on the surface of a Dyson Sphere. Miraculously, an Away Team finds Commander Montgomery Scott (James Doohan - "Scotty" from the original Star Trek series) locked in the matter stream of the ship's transporter.

Back on the Enterprise, Scotty is overwhelmed by the technological marvels of the 24th century and offers to assist Geordi (LeVar Burton) in engineering. Unfortunately, he only succeeds in making a nuisance of himself.

Sensing Scotty's depression, Picard (Patrick Stewart) asks Geordi to accompany the aging engineer back to the Jenolan to run some more tests. Meanwhile, the Enterprise gets trapped inside the Dyson Sphere and Geordi and Scotty are the only ones who can save her!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Successful of the Crossover Shows, June 24, 2000

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 130: Relics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

James Doohan reprises his "Scotty" role in this truly satisfying entry in the later Trek series. He provides a "bridge" between the old and the new as an "Old World" man transported to a time where he surely does not belong. The scene on the holodeck-simulated Enterprise is touching and beautifully acted by Doohan.

Special effects are found throughout, but they do not overshadow the on-screen actors. Of the cast, Levar Burton shines as Geordi who is in awe of "the engineer above all engineers."

A history meeting and an enjoyable hour.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek: The Next Generation "Relics", June 18, 2000

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John Berkebile (Medford, Or) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 130: Relics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Touching story of a Starfleet Officer who is rescued from his ship's transporter beam after being trapped there for 75 years. I like this episode because it features Scotty, from the original Star Trek, and when he notices all the advancements that have been made in 75 years aboard the Enterprise-D, he starts to feel antiquated and useless. But when the Enterprise-D faces danger, Scotty and Chief Engineer LaForge are called upon to use Scotty's old ship to save the Enterprise, making Scott feel useful again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The return of the original Star Trek Miracle Worker, March 15, 2001

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 130: Relics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Enterprise follows as very old distress call and discovers the USS Jenolan, crashed on the surface of a Dyson's sphere, a two-hundred million kilometers in diameter surrounding a sun (and one of the great theoretical scientific pipe dreams around). The away team discovers a jury-rigged transporter still working and even after 75 years there is a pattern still caught in the machine. La Forge pushes the magic button and Captain Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) of the original Star Trek. This surprising development results in two major problems: the first is that Scotty is now half-a-century behind the engineering of the day instead of a quarter-of-a-century ahead. You know he wants to mess around in the Engine room, which certainly drives La Forge crazy. The second problem is that the Dyson's sphere threatens to trap the Enterprise the same way it did the Jenolan. What Picard needs to save the day is some sort of engineering miracle worker...

I certainly enjoyed "Relics" a lot more than I thought I would have, mainly because the episode treats the character of Scotty with such respect. There is a marvelous scene where Scott grabs a bottle and calls up the bridge of the old Enterprise-A, bemoaning the sad fate that has brought him far into the future (where they insist on having synthetic alcohol and other horrors). Having Scotty around causes problems for Picard and his crew for most of the episode, which also rings true to me. Certainly Doohan is given a lot more to do in this episode than any two you can name from the original series. A very rewarding episode for fans of both series.