18th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
"Home Soil"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 18
Directed by
Corey Allen
Story by
Robert Sabaroff Karl Geurs Ralph Sanchez
Teleplay by
Robert Sabaroff
Featured music
Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography by
Edward R. Brown
Production code
117
Original air date
February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)
Guest appearances
Walter Gotell as Kurt Mandl
Elizabeth Lindsey as Luisa Kim
Gerard Prendergast as Bjorn Bensen
Mario Roccuzzo as Arthur Malencon
Carolyne Barry as Female Engineer
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"Home Soil" is the eighteenth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired in broadcast syndication on February 22, 1988. Robert Sabaroff, Karl Geurs and Ralph Sanchez developed the story, with Sabaroff producing the teleplay. "Home Soil" is one of five episodes of the series directed by Corey Allen.
In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise investigates the murder of a crewman on a terraforming colony and discover a crystalline life form possessing intelligence.
The production team encountered problems with the sets, casting, and scheduling. Due to issues with the script, it was delivered to Allen just one day before shooting. Nine million viewers watched the episode, the second lowest number of viewers for the first season of The Next Generation. Critical reception was mixed, with one reviewer noting that unlike the original Star Trek series, "Home Soil" explored the realm of hard science fiction. Critics compared the appearance of inorganic life forms in the story to the plot of the original Star Trek series episode, "The Devil in the Dark".
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