 " Q Who " went $ 50 @,@ 000 over budget and at one point had an eighth day of shooting arranged , although this was subsequently cancelled . The overspending on this episode and " Elementary , Dear Data " resulted in the budget @-@ saving production of the clip show " Shades of Gray " . Director Rob Bowman was concerned with " Q Who " for a while , saying that " we didn 't know day to day if we were making a stinker or a winner " . 
