Observations in TNG: "The Loss"
A joint project with TrekCore, by Jörg Hillebrand and Bernd Schneider
Here are some observations about sets, props and visual effects in TNG: "The Loss" without a specific theme, and a comparison of the original TV release (TNG) with the remastered episode (TNG-R).
"The Loss" HD Screencaps @ TrekCore
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| In this episode and in "Data's Day", the backdrop in Troi's office is unusually blue. In season 3, it used to be pink. |  "The Price" |
 "Hollow Pursuits" |
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In TNG-R we can see that the darker (opaque) stripes on the pane are still reddish. |
| Dr. Crusher's medical case with her name on it, not legible in SD. |  "Sins of the Father" |
 "Conundrum" |
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The name "Beverly G. Crusher" can be read in HD. The middle initial "G" (most likely for "Gates") was also seen in "Sins of the Father", where it briefly appeared on screen. In "Conundrum", her middle initial is given as "C.", however, most likely for "Cheryl". In an invitation to Beverly and Jack Crusher's wedding created for the Picard family album, finally, her middle initial is "S". |
Something funny happens behind Beverly as she is talking to Deanna. Nurse Martinez can be seen walking by and vanishing between two biobeds, followed by a door swoosh. But there is no door between the biobeds along the curved sickbay wall! Martinez is carrying containers with "perishable cultures cryogenic storage" pictograms originally from The Motion Picture Peel-Off Graphics Book. |
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| This shot of the USS Enterprise-D slowly drifting away from the camera was filmed especially for this episode, using the 4-foot model of the ship. Screenshots from "Manhunt" and "Evolution" show the 2- and 6-foot models from a similar perspective. The Saucer Rim on the Galaxy Class |
 "Evolution" |
 "Manhunt" |
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The shot of the ship in HD. |
 "Evolution" |
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| The biobed monitor display can be seen up close in this shot. |   |
The HD close-up of the display allows to read the labeling. | ||
| The large PADD Doctor Crusher is holding here first appeared in "The Bonding", where it was used as the video PADD Jeremy Aster watches old home videos on. This PADD (or similar PADDs) also showed up in other season 4 episodes, like "Future Imperfect" or "Final Mission". |  "The Bonding" |
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In HD, it can be seen that the PADD displays cells, most likely brain cells. The graphic looks similar to the one seen in "Transfigurations", also depicting cells. |
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| Another new shot of the 4-foot model, slowly drifting sideways towards the camera. Comparison shots show what the 6-foot model looks like from this angle. |  "The Battle" |
 "Q Who" |
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The shot of the ship in HD. |
 "The Battle" |
 "Q Who" |
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 "The Child" |
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Two nice shots that show the full size of Troi's office. The enclosed shelving unit in the background was especially added for this episode and only appears here. Troi uses it in two scenes, when she takes out Ensign Brooks's music box and when she packs some PADDs into a case. Deanna is sitting on a Artifort F549 Tulip Midi, designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in 1960. In the foreground and behind her we can see two stools designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. All furniture was modified with a fabric in a color that matches the carpet. The circular piece of art to the left of the glass wall is still a different one than the two we could see in this place in season 3. The lamp last seen on the pedestal in "Hollow Pursuits" is a similar but smaller model now. |
 "The Price" |
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There is much more contrast between the green walls and the reddish floor in TNG-R. | |
 "Hollow Pursuits" |
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The animation of the ship in space appearing on the upper right was filmed using the 4-foot model of the USS Enterprise-D. The Enterprise-D side view, which is normally centered on the upper monitor of the engineering side station as seen e.g. in "The Best of Both Worlds II", was moved to the left for his purpose. |
 "The Best of Both Worlds II" |
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The different scans had to be recreated for the remastering of the episode. It seems the animation starts a little later now. We can almost read the text on the "Caution" label. |
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| Another good look at Troi's office. The serpentine couch is the same real-life series as the couch later installed in Janeway's ready room aboard USS Voyager, a Serpentine Sectional by Milo Baughman (with a custom cover). |  VOY: "Scorpion I" |
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The shot in HD, once again clearly showing the still pink stripes on the glass panes. | |
| An animation showing the two-dimensional lifeforms encountered in this episode. |   |
The new screens in HD. Data's reflection on the monitor is still there, but is not quite as clearly visible any more due to the contrast adjustment in the remastering process. | ||
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| Unlike in the previous episodes of the season, there are now control panels on both sides of the port monitor in the observation lounge. This is because Data stands to the left and, a few moments later, Picard to the right of the monitor, and both are supposed to press buttons. |  "Reunion" |
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| A transparent PADD can be seen on the table behind Dr. Crusher. These PADDs are almost exclusively used by the Doctor, as they can contain medical data, and first appeared in "Symbiosis". |  "Symbiosis" |
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An HD close-up of the transparent PADD. | |
| When Troi storms into her quarters and approaches the glass table, it is reminiscent of K'Ehleyr doing the same in "The Emissary", the table being the same one too. Troi stops in time and doesn't smash it, though. |  "The Emissary" |
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| Round pieces of art now appear not only in Troi's office but also in her quarters. We could previously see a rectangular pastel painting in her quarters. |  "The Price" |
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| A good look at the aft bridge stations. As Geordi is not on the bridge, the engineering station in the back is black. |  |
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| A first look at the cosmic string on the main bridge viewscreen of the USS Enterprise. |   |
The reconstructed shots in HD. | ||
| The USS Enterprise-D drifts toward the cosmic string. |   |
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| A sensor scan of the cosmic string, the two-dimensional lifeforms and five photon torpedoes exploding. |  |
The two-dimensional lifeforms are not blurry any longer in TNG-R. It is still the same footage, but composed slightly differently. | ||
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Counselor Troi is packing several PADDs seen in earlier episodes. The transparent blue PADD is often used by Dr. Crusher in sickbay. The second black PADD was seen up close in "Captain's Holiday". The third PADD is similar in design to the large PADD held by Doctor Crusher in sickbay earlier in the episode. It features two side views of the USS Enterprise-D and first appeared in "Legacy". |
 "The Bonding" |
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A better look at the PADDs in HD. | |
 "Captain's Holiday" |
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 "Legacy" |
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| The round piece of pastel art to the right of the glass wall is the one that we could still see on the left in "Hollow Pursuits". | "Hollow Pursuits" |
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| A nice close-up of the deflector dish of the USS Enterprise-D. The dish was also seen up close in "The Best of Both Worlds I", but different footage was used in that episode. Footage from "Where Silence Has Lease" shows the 6-foot model from a similar angle. |  "Where Silence Has Lease" |
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The deflector in HD. We can clearly see some imperfections in the finish of the model around the deflector dish. | |
 "The Best of Both Worlds II" |
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| The USS Enterprise-D escapes from the pull of the two-dimensional lifeforms, affording a final, close look at the string. The footage of the 4-foot model was also newly filmed for this episode. |   |
The reconstructed shots in TNG-R. | ||
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| Two new, often re-used shots of the 4-foot model first approaching and then flying away from the camera are first seen in this episode. The stills from various season 1 episodes show what the 6-foot model looks like from similar angles. |  "Heart of Glory" |
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The sequence in HD. | |
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 "Lonely Among Us" |
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 "Too Short a Season" |
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