Star Trek's Weirdest Episode Has A Fake Name In The Credits

Star Trek: The Next Generation was two episodes old when it remade an episode of the original series. The writer who did it was one of the best Star Trek ever had — and she took her name off it. This is the production story of "The Naked Now": why Roddenberry wanted a remake this early, why D.C. Fontana ended up credited as "J. Michael Bingham", why filming started eight working days after the pilot wrapped, and what the art department hid inside an engineering display. It is also, unavoidably, the episode where the entire crew gets drunk.That part gets an honest review too. CHAPTERS 00:00 The crew is not acting normal 00:44 The credit that isn't a real name 01:21 A party, and then the hatch blows 02:59 The screen in engineering 05:22 The Great Bird, hidden in plain sight 06:19 Writing for people who hadn't been cast yet 08:24 What's underneath Tasha Yar 09:17 "Fully functional" 12:03 Acting Captain Wesley Crusher 13:50 My take 14:34 The scene it's actually remembered for 16:32 The climax: pushing off with a repulser beam 17:20 It never happened 19:33 Next time SOURCES Interview quotes are read verbatim from the October 1987 fan club magazine.Star Trek and all related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios / Paramount. Clips are used for commentary and criticism.