▁previously ▁directed ▁the ▁episode ▁" H atch ery ". ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁through ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 2 . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁standing ▁sets ▁were ▁red ress ed ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁the ▁locations ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁Columbia , ▁including ▁the ▁bridge , ▁Captain ' s ▁mess ▁and ▁the ▁engineering ▁section . ▁The ▁exterior ▁scenes ▁where ▁Ph lo x ▁and ▁H oshi ▁were ▁attacked ▁were ▁fil med ▁on ▁the ▁Param ount ▁lot ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁As ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁streets ▁back lot ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁used ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁episode ▁" St orm ▁Front ", ▁this ▁sequence ▁was ▁instead ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁Administration ▁building ▁and ▁a ▁building ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁double d ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁sit com ▁Happy ▁Days . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁James ▁A very ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁K ling on ▁General ▁K ’ V agh . ▁He ▁under w ent ▁a ▁three - hour ▁make - up ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁something ▁he ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁night m are . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁runner ▁up ▁to ▁Michael ▁D orn ▁to ▁be ▁cast ▁as ▁W orf ▁in ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation . ▁He ▁became ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Phil ▁B anks ▁in ▁The ▁F resh ▁Prince ▁of ▁Bel - A ir . ▁" Aff lic tion "