Hollow Pursuits
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"Hollow Pursuits" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that introduces the socially anxious engineer Reginald Barclay and explores his escapist use of the Enterprise’s holodeck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hollow Pursuits canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10102107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollow Pursuits Context triple: [Reginald Barclay, firstAppearance, Hollow Pursuits]
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A.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places is a contemporary horror novel by T. Kingfisher that blends cosmic dread, dark humor, and portal fantasy as a woman discovers a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum.
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B.
Hollow
"Hollow" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their 2013 album *The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here*.
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C.
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph is a 1948 film noir crime drama best known for its dark psychological themes and Paul Henreid’s dual-role performance.
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D.
Hatful of Hollow
Hatful of Hollow is a 1984 compilation album by English rock band The Smiths, featuring BBC radio sessions and early singles that capture some of their most acclaimed early work.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollow Pursuits Target entity description: "Hollow Pursuits" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that introduces the socially anxious engineer Reginald Barclay and explores his escapist use of the Enterprise’s holodeck.
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A.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places is a contemporary horror novel by T. Kingfisher that blends cosmic dread, dark humor, and portal fantasy as a woman discovers a terrifying alternate world hidden behind a wall in her uncle’s museum.
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B.
Hollow
"Hollow" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their 2013 album *The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here*.
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C.
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph is a 1948 film noir crime drama best known for its dark psychological themes and Paul Henreid’s dual-role performance.
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D.
Hatful of Hollow
Hatful of Hollow is a 1984 compilation album by English rock band The Smiths, featuring BBC radio sessions and early singles that capture some of their most acclaimed early work.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| broadcastOrder | 21 ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | The Most Toys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecededBy | Tin Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ron Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Cliff Bole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 21 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Beverly Crusher
NERFINISHED
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Data NERFINISHED ⓘ Deanna Troi NERFINISHED ⓘ Geordi La Forge NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Luc Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald Barclay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesley Crusher NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Riker NERFINISHED ⓘ Worf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresShip | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | holodeck ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOf | Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | Star Trek canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
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science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Reginald Barclay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
addiction
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escapism ⓘ self-esteem ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ workplace bullying ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1990-04-30 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Barclay helps solve a critical systems malfunction
NERFINISHED
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Barclay uses holodeck fantasies to escape real-life stress ⓘ Enterprise crew discovers Barclay’s holodeck programs ⓘ |
| portraysActor | Dwight Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 40273-143 ⓘ |
| productionType | live-action ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 45 ⓘ |
| season | 3 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 24th century ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Sally Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hollow Pursuits Description of subject: "Hollow Pursuits" is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that introduces the socially anxious engineer Reginald Barclay and explores his escapist use of the Enterprise’s holodeck.
Referenced by (2)
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