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THE BIG GOODBYE
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Behind the Scenes
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At one point, this
episode had been scheduled for production after "11001001". If this had indeed happened, the computer
modifications of the Bynars would have served to explain
the holodeck malfunctions in this episode. |
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Robert Justman scoured
the Paramount Studio Music Archives and selected a
nostalgic song, "You Came To Me From Out Of Nowhere" for
composer Dennis McCarthy to arrange, using a female singer
for this episode. Star Trek producers Gene Roddenberry,
Rick Berman, Robert H. Justman and writer Tracy Tormé
received a Peabody Award for this episode. |
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The Cyrus Redblock
character was based on actor Syndey
Greenstreet, and Leach was based on Peter Lorre - both
from "The Maltese Falcon". |
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Rob Bowman was
originally slated to direct this episode. |
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TV Guide
slammed this episode as being a copy of the original
series episode "A Piece of the Action". |
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The private
eye character was originally named Dixon Steele, but a
change was ordered when the TV studio producing "Remington
Steele" complained. |
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The Jarada
were originally slated to appear and the script even
describes them as yellow and black "wasp-like" aliens,
however budget constraints forced them to be cut. |
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Dixon's
address is, according to Mike Okuda - Room 312, 350
Powell, Union Square, San Francisco, Calif., phone
Prospect 4631. |
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