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Patrick Stewart

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker

LeVar Burton

Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Lieutenant Worf

Gates McFadden

Dr. Beverly Crusher

Marina Sirtis

Counselor Deanna Troi

Brent Spiner

Lieutenant Commander Data

Michelle Forbes

Ensign Ro Laren

Patti Yasutake

Nurse Alyssa Ogawa

Kelsey Grammer

Capt. Morgan Bateson

Rachen Assapiomonwait

Crewman Nelson
(uncredited)

Michael Braveheart

Crewman Martinez
(uncredited)

Tracee Cocco

Ensign Jae
(uncredited)

Debbie David

Ensign Russell
(uncredited)

Eben Ham

Operations Division Ensign
(uncredited)

Christina Wegler Miles

Command Ensign
(uncredited)

Victor Sein

Bozeman Crewmember
(uncredited)

John Alex Tampoya

Operations Division Officer
(uncredited)

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Trivia
To prevent the episode from getting boring, whenever they had to do scenes over again, Jonathan Frakes would re-shoot them from different angles and perspectives to give it a fresh twist on the same story.

Goofs
Crusher and Riker play a lengthy poker hand the first time through the loop, before Geordi goes to Sick Bay. In the other loops, the time spent at the poker table is noticeably shorter but Geordi always comes to Sick Bay right after it ends.

Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Captain... do you know what year this is?
Captain Bateson: Of course I do. It's 2278.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Perhaps you should beam aboard our ship. There's something we need to discuss.

Connections
Featured in Star Trek the Next Generation Interactive VHS Board Game (1993)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

When starting a new TNG binge watch, this the episode I'm most looking forward to. I remember it from beginning to end, yet I still want to see it over and over again. I love it. I do also get the urge to play poker :p.