Captain’s log: stardate 41798.2 Arsenal of Freedom written by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler from a story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin with an original airdate of 11 April, 1988 is a bit of a mixed bag. The Enterprise arrives at a desolate planet, with no life forms detected Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) – 11001001, and Too Short a Season
Captain’s log: stardate 41365.9 11001001 was written by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin and is one of the high points of the first season. Airing on 1 February, 1988, the story sees the Enterprise arriving at a space station for a computer update (Here’s where I have one of my only real problems with the…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) – Datalore, and Angel One
Captain’s log: stardate 41242.4 Ahhh, the melodrama trope of the evil twin. Datalore, written by Robert Lewin and series creator Gene Roddenberry from a story by Lewin and Maurice Hurley first aired on 18 January, 1988. This episode introduced two recurring creations of The Next Generation, while also giving us more of a history on…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) – The Naked Now and Code of Honor
Captain’s log: stardate 41209.2 The Naked Now was written by D.C. Fontana and John D.F. Black. It originally aired on 5 October, 1987. I’m divided on this episode, and since its early days for the series, I’m willing to give it a lot of leeway. But I honestly think they should have waited until a…
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