The Mintakan village scenes were all shot in the Vasquez Rocks county park, the same location of TOS episodes "Arena", "Friday's Child", "Shore Leave" and "The Alternative Factor".
	Actors were forbidden to use deodorant or perfume in the 100 degree climate due to the threat of snakes, scorpions and bees.
	Ray Wise is famous for his role as Leland in "Twin Peaks".
	Rick Sternbach based the duckblind design on the video cameras used by the TMA-1 team in "2001: A Space Odyssey".
	Troi and Riker use subcutaneous transporters, a homage to Kirk and Spock in classic Trek's "Patterns of Force".

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