Captain’s log: stardate 44390.1 Airing on 7 January, 1991, this Data (Brent Spiner)- centric episode did something that hadn’t been done in Star Trek before. It gave us a ‘day in the life’ episode. It also further cemented Miles O’Brien (Colm Meaney) in the Trek Universe. Written by Harold Apter and Ronald D. Moore, the…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Final Mission, and The Loss
Captain’s log: stardate 44307.3 This episode was penned by Kasey Arnold-Ince and Jeri Taylor from a story by Arnold-Ince. Airing on 19 November, 1990 this Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Wesley (Wil Wheaton) story. Wesley is preparing to leave for Starfleet Academy, but before that happens, he ends up going on one last mission with his captain….
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Reunion, and Future Imperfect
Captain’s log: stardate 44246.3 K’Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) returns in this episode written by Thomas Perry, Jo Perry, Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga from a story by both Perrys and Drew Deighan. This is also the second episode of eight that was directed by Jonathan Frakes , who plays Commander Riker. First airing on 5…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Remember Me, and Legacy
Captain’s log: stardate 44161.2 Gates McFadden gets a long overdue Crusher-centric episode that was written by Lee Sheldon. This episode first aired on 22 October, 1990. The Enterprise arrives at Starbase 133, where Dr. Crusher meets up with an old friend, who is catching a ride home with them. Unfortunately, he disappears, and seemingly has…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Brothers, and Suddenly Human
Captain’s log: stardate 44085.7 The theme of family which runs through this entire season of Next Generation is very prevalent here in this episode that was written by Rick Berman. First airing on 8 October, 1990, this is a very Brent Spiner-heavy episode. A medical emergency necessitates a run to a nearby starbase, however, Data…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – The Best of Both Worlds Part II, and Family
Captain’s log: stardate 44001.4 How do you follow up a cliffhanger like the one that closed the third season of The Next Generation? Riker (Jonathan Frakes) is firing on the Borg, intent on destroying them, even if it costs the life of the abducted, and ‘enhanced’ Picard (Patrick Stewart) now known as Locutus. Michael Piller…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Transfigurations, and The Best of Both Worlds Part I
Captain’s log: stardate 43957.2 Rene Echevarria penned the penultimate episode of Season 3, which first aired on 4 June, 1990. A wounded survivor is located on a planet, during the medical emergency, Geordi (LeVar Burton) is connected with the being, referred to as John Doe (Mark La Mura) and an energy discharge has a bit…
Star Trek: Chain of Attack (1987) – Gene DeWeese
Don’t be fooled by the depiction of the Enterprise on the cover, this story is set just after the Original Series, so very definitely still within the setting of the Five Year Mission. It also does something that would later be revisited as a television series, as a Federation starship (in this case the U.S.S….
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Captain’s Holiday, and Tin Man
Captain’s log: stardate 43745.2 Captain’s Holiday is a Picard (Patrick Stewart) story, that lets our captain be a bit of a an action hero. Originally airing on 2 April, 1990, this episode, written by Ira Steven Behr finds Jean-Luc Picard taking a bit of a holiday on Risa, the pleasure planet after some tough negotiations….
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Sins of the Father, and Allegiance
Captain’s log: stardate 43685.2 Sins of the Father marked the beginning of Ronald D. Moore being the go-to guy for Klingon stories, as he pens this one alongside W. Reed Moran, from a story by Drew Deighan. Commander Kurn (Tony Todd) arrives aboard the Enterprise as part of an officer exchange program, similar to the…
The Mind Reels 