History Trivia / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E16StarshipMine

** Kiros is played by Patricia Tallman, a fairly prolific actor and stunt performer who's done small roles and background work in eight ''Star Trek'' episodes and one film in addition to stunt work on a large number more. She will above all be recognizable to '90s sci-fi fans from her main cast role as Lyta on ''Series/BabylonFive''.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Tim Russ (Devor) was one of the actors who auditioned for Geordi.
* FanNickname: After this episode, Picard got the name Jean-Luc [[Film/DieHard [=McClane=]]].

** The actor who played Devor is Tim Russ, who will go on to play Lieutenant Commander [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok]].

** Creator/GlennMorshower plays Orton, roughly four years after he had played Ensign Burke in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E21PeakPerformance}} Peak Performance]]". He would go on to play a navigator on the ''Enterprise-B'' in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' and make further guest appearances as unrelated characters in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' and ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''.

** Kiros is played by Patricia Tallman, a fairly prolific actor and stunt performer who's done stunts and background work in several TNG episodes, and will above all be recognizable to '90s sci-fi fans from her main cast role as Lyta on ''Series/BabylonFive''.

** Kiros is played by Patricia Tallman, a fairly prolific actor and stunt performer who's done stunts and background work in several TNG episodes, and will above all be recognizable to '90s sci-fi fans from her main cast role on ''Series/BabylonFive''.

* ContinuitySnarl: Trilithium makes another appearance in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''. Only there, the crew act like they've never actually dealt with it before. Here, it's a known waste product of warp cores, with a well-established set of proper handling procedures.

** Though, HilariousInHindsight the original [[Film/DieHard [=John McClane=]]] is more combat-skilled than Picard could ever be.

** Though, HilariousInHindsight the original John McClaine is more combat-skilled than Picard would ever be.

** The actor who played Devor is Tim Russ, who will go on to play [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok]].

** Kiros is played by Patricia Tallman, a fairly prolific actor and stunt performer who's done stunts and background work in several TNG episodes.

** Kiros is played by Patricia Tallman, a fairly prolific actor and stunt performer who's done stunts and background work in several TNG episodes.

* YouLookFamiliar: The actor who played Devor is Tim Russ, who will go on to play [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok]].