Observations in TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before"

While the ventral position light of the Hood was not flashing in the remastered scene in "Encounter at Farpoint", the flashing light is again present in this remastered episode.

The opening bridge shot in "Where No One Has Gone Before" re-uses footage from "Code of Honor". This creates a continuity problem as all later bridge scenes feature the two added seats to the side of Riker and Troi, which were added so Wesley could have a seat at the end of the episode.

In the first two seasons the aft bridge consoles were partially covered with black cardboard squares in some shots so the reflection of camera and lighting equipment wouldn't be seen. In this shot, the upper part of the yellow alert LCARS display to the right of the five aft consoles is also covered with cardboard.

The shots of the warp bubbles had to be completely redone. The CG model of the Enterprise-D inside the bubbles is much more detailed now.

Mike Okuda: "The original rainbow ribbon was created by Prime Computer company. The high-rez ribbons were re-created by Niel Wray."

This is a rare, nice close view of the 2-foot model of the USS Enterprise-D. According to Frederick Alba, a visual effects artist who worked on TNG at that time, the 2-foot model didn't have interior window lighting, only the warp engines, navigational lights and deflector dish were lit.

Eric Alba: "This model is different from the 4 and 6 footer in that there were no electronic lights built into the windows. Rather, 3m reflective tape was placed where windows were and were illuminated with a simple lamp."

Mike Okuda: "I should clarify that while the 2' Enterprise didn't have interior window lights, it did have little bits of retroreflective tape for the windows. This ingenious technique wasn't as effective as internal neon lighting, but it did allow for the illusion of internal lights on models that were too small for neon. The glow from retroreflective tape (like the lettering on many highway signs) was often dimmer and sometimes did not show up well in the original video composites."

This is evidenced in this rare shot of the 2-foot model, as the windows on the dorsal side of he saucer section appear to be dark.

The dark portions are gone in the remastered version of the episode, where a large number of windows is lit, as usual.

Mike Okuda: "Today's digital compositing tools offer more flexibility, so are sometimes able to pull more detail out of the tiny retroreflective windows."

After the completely human-looking Bandi, Ligonians, Haven natives and Tarellians, the Traveler from Tau Alpha C, with his forehead ridges, silver metallic hair and three-fingered hands, is the first truly alien guest character/species on TNG.
In Alien Hands

The frame of the central part of the three consoles behind Wesley was still black in "The Naked Now". Now it is the same color as the rest of the wall.

Wesley and the Traveler are sitting on Rocchetto stools.
Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek

The string quartet are playing the first movement (Allegro) of Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik".

According to the sheet of music, as visible in HD, they play "Encomium".