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<v ->Hello Data.</v>

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It's good to see you again.

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<v ->Primarily known for his
role as Data, Brent Spiner</v>

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also accepted the challenge of playing

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an array of divergent characters on Trek.

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<v ->Dr. Soong made me perfect
in his first attempt.</v>

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<v ->Many of whom appear together on screen</v>

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in the very same scenes.

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<v ->Good, good, good,
keep it up, keep it up.</v>

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<v ->Let's count down some of Spiner's</v>

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best "Star Trek" appearances.

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<v ->you can't be expected to keep a secret</v>

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you don't even know you know.

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<v ->Number seven, Frank Hollander
in, "A Fist Full of Datas'."</v>

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<v ->The name is Frank Hollander.</v>

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<v ->Spiner dove right into the part.</v>

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<v ->What are you looking at?</v>

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<v ->Using the villain's
sharp attire, black hat</v>

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and cigarillo to portray
a diabolical outlaw

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who would have been at
home in any classic film.

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<v ->Commander what are you doing?</v>

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<v ->I ain't in the mood for games sheriff.</v>

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<v ->I wouldn't walk out that
door if I was you sheriff.</v>

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(dramatic music)

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(shooting)

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<v ->Number six, Ira Graves
inhabiting Data's body</v>

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in the "Schizoid Man."

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<v ->Ira Graves, is dead.</v>

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<v ->When Data first met Dr. Ira Graves,</v>

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the accomplished cyberneticist was facing

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the final stages of a terminal illness.

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<v ->Oh I'll die but I won't really be dead.</v>

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<v ->To elude death Graves asserted
control over the android.</v>

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Spiner expertly augmented
his typically innocent

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and inquisitive portrayal of Data

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with the doctor's arrogance and jealousy.

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<v ->Ira never told you how
beautiful you were to him?</v>

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He never told you that did he?

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He wanted to.

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Every waking moment.

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<v ->Number five, Arik Soong
in "Star Trek: Enterprise."</v>

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<v ->Behind their sensor array.</v>

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<v ->What good will that do?</v>

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<v ->Their main plasma
junction's located there,</v>

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a direct hit would disable
their entire power grid.

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<v ->A celebrated scientist and ancestor</v>

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of the great Noonien Soong,
Dr. Arik Soong landed himself

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in prison after he stole
embryos from the Eugenics Wars

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and raised the Augments
as his own children.

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Spiner adeptly conveyed

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the scientist's conflicted conscience

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and seemed to relish in
Soong's roguish behavior.

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<v ->Is he still alive?</v>

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<v ->I'm reading 12 bio signs.</v>

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<v ->Number four, B-4 in
"Star Trek: Nemesis."</v>

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<v ->Fascinating, fascinating.</v>

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<v ->They say he's a prototype,</v>

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something Dr. Soong created prior to Data.

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Do you have a name sir?

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<v ->I am B-4.</v>

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<v ->A less sophisticated
Soong type prototype,</v>

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B-4's innocent demeanor
and childlike wonder

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made him the perfect Trojan horse.

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<v ->Our father?</v>
<v ->Yes.</v>

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<v ->Spiner balanced B-4's dual personality</v>

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with jocularity and depth,

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so much so that many Star
Trek fans remain hopeful

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that some essence of Data
continue to survive within him

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in the aftermath of Nemesis.

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<v ->Dr. Noonien Soong my friend,</v>

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happens to have been earth's
foremost robotic scientist.

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<v ->The legendary Dr. Noonien
Soong was an innovator</v>

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who perceived himself as a true artist.

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<v ->My need to do it was no different</v>

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than Michelangelo's need.

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<v ->Soong displayed a
knowledge of cybernetics</v>

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that was rivaled only by the comparison

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that he felt for his android children.

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<v ->You've become something</v>

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of a celebrity in cybernetic circles.

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<v ->Number two, Lore.</v>

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<v ->We'll discuss that in time.</v>

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<v ->And will we also discuss Lore?</v>

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Which of us was constructed first?

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<v ->The polar opposite to Data's humility</v>

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and occasional naivety,
Lore harbored resentment

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toward Noonien Soong, Data,
the Omicron Theta colonists

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and anyone else who doubted
him or stood in his way.

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<v ->But he made me so completely human</v>

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the colonists became envious of me.

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<v ->You lived with the colonists?</v>

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<v ->Until they petitioned Soong</v>

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to make more comfortable,
less perfect android.

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In other words, you brother.

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<v ->For all of the faults present in Lore,</v>

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the android's tenuous
dedication to his family

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and Spiner's ability to illustrate

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the synthetic's emotional
confusion allowed the audience

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to feel slightly sympathetic

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for Data's typically
malicious older brother.

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<v ->You should listen to our captain.</v>

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<v ->Lore. right.</v>

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<v ->Topping off the list
at number one, Data.</v>

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<v ->Seven months, 16
days, four minutes, 22--</v>

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<v ->Far too long.</v>

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<v ->Considered by many Star Trek fans</v>

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to be one of the most beloved characters

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in television history
there was little doubt

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that Data would end up at
the very top of our list.

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The Enterprise-D's third in command paired

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his analytical skills and curiosity

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with courage and loyalty
proving equally valuable

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as a science officer and a trusted friend.

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<v ->You do not seem happy.</v>

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<v ->The Enterprise-D's mission
may have been to explore</v>

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the galaxy but Spiner's
stellar depiction of Data

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permitted viewers to examine
the human condition itself.

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<v ->Although I am an android
I have not excluded</v>

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the possibility that I
to may someday marry.

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<v ->And lastly, how would you
rank Spiner's latest appearance</v>

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in "Star Trek: Picard"
as Dr. Altan Inigo Soong?

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<v ->I take it my face looks familiar.</v>

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<v ->I feel as if I'm looking at Data.</v>

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<v ->Dr. Altan Inigo Soong, mad scientist.</v>

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My father had me but he created Data.

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In fact he never let me forget,
get this man some water,

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organics our age get parched.

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<v ->Thanks for tuning in.</v>

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See you next time on startrek.com.