TREKCORE > VOY > EPISODES > GOOD SHEPHERD > Behind the Scenes

	This episode can be compared to TNG: "Lower Decks" (in that they both feature the low-ranking crewmen with less focus on the main characters), and the earlier episode "Learning Curve". Interestingly, that episode centered on several ex-Maquis crew who were performing below standards whereas this episode focuses on Starfleet personnel instead.
	n the teaser, when the camera zooms from space to the captain's ready room, several figures can be seen in the captain's quarters. There are two in red-shouldered Starfleet uniforms, one in a yellow-shouldered uniform, one in what appears to be Seven's blue jumpsuit, and at least two others in identifiable costumes.
	The window Crewman Harren looks out of in the first scene is not on the miniature or CGI models of Voyager, and was added specifically for this episode. In later shots of Voyager's underside, the window is not there.
	The tale of the good shepherd that Captain Janeway tells to Seven comes from the Bible, in Matthew 18:12; however, the phrase "the good shepherd" comes from John 10:11.