EARLY ACCESS - DEAF MAN Negotiates Peace in Star Trek TNG
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That skeleton-death effect was AMAZING when this episode aired in January 1989. I thought you guys would have an even bigger reaction to that, but you had probably seen stuff like that many times before. I had NEVER seen anything like that when this episode aired. Entertainment.ha.com says that, "A Johns Hopkins functional model of the human skeleton (was) used... Painted by visual effects supervisor Dan Curry with a bloody-ash color scheme to resemble residual burnt soft tissue. The skeleton was aligned with each character's position, photographed separately on a blue screen, and composted into the disintegration scene with animation...by hand."
It's a neat effect, looks like an awful way to go. Alas I have more to say about this, but we'll have to wait for another episode in the future.
ST:TNG's disability awareness and advocacy really shines with Picard trying to bridge the chasm of communication by yelling at a deaf man. [facepalm]
Honestly by the 24th century so many causes of deafness would likely be treated that maybe this is the first deaf person Picard ever encountered and this is his normal reaction.
I "like" how all the visual effects are in the preview.