Germ.), was indirectly inspired by Joseph Conrad""s 1902 novellaHeart of Darkness (about a steamer journey up a river into the Congo and African jungle - and into the darkest reaches of the human psyche), and also was derived from Michael Herr""s 1977 non-fiction account of the Vietnam War,Dispatches.Nominated for four Academy Awards (including one win for Best Visual Effects), also Best Art Direction, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing.In Data""s quarters, Picard realized that Data""s prototype ""brother"" B-4 probaby hadn""t comprehended the loss or understood Data""s desires to always want to be better - until B-4 began singing softly to himself the words to "Blue Skies": "Never saw the sun.He was chased by two voracious, threatening animals: a "polarilla" with sharp teeth and another larger insectoid creature with a tendril mouth.