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….
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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) – Yesterday’s Enterprise, and The Offspring
Captain’s log: stardate 43625.2 Yesterday’s Enterprise penned by Ira Steven Behr, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler and Ronald D. Moore from a story by Trent Christopher Ganino and Eric A. Stillwell became an instant classic when it aired on 19 February, 1990. A spatial-temporal rift causes changes in the 24th century when it spits out the…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – The Hunted, and The High Ground
Captain’s log: stardate 43489.2 Airing on 8 January, 1990, this episode featured the first appearance of James Cromwell in the Trek universe. Here he plays Prime Minister Nayrok in an episode written by Robin Bernheim. An escaped prisoner, Danar (Jeff McCarthy) gives Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Enterprise a run for its money after he…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – The Enemy, and The Price
Captain’s log: stardate 43349.2 David Kemper and Michael Piller bring us another strong Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) story with The Enemy. This one first aired on 6 November, 1989, and further cemented Season Three as the season when things really came together. Arriving at the planet Galondancor in response to a distress signal, the…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – The Bonding, and Booby Trap
Captain’s log: stardate 43198.7 Ronald D. Moore who would later to go on to reimagine Battlestar Galactica, and bring Outlander to the screen wrote this episode when he joined the writers’ room on the show’s third season. With an original airdate of 23 October, 1989, the show worked within the constraints of series creator Roddenberry’s…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – The Survivors, and Who Watches the Watchers
Captain’s log: stardate 43152.4 The first episode up this week, first aired on 9 October, 1989. The Survivors was written by Michael I. Wagner and sees the Enterprise summoned to the remote planet Rana IV in response to a distress call. Once there, they discover that the entire planet is destroyed, except for one small plot…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – Loud as a Whisper, and The Schizoid Man
Captain’s log: stardate 42477.2 Loud as a Whisper first aired on 9 January, 1989. Written by Jacqueline Zambrano, I’m sure there is a fairly solid tale in here somewhere, with a great message. But it gets a little lost along the way. The story line revolves around a deaf mute diplomat and negotiator named Riva…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) – The Child, and Where Silence Has Lease
Captain’s log: stardate 42073.1 Season 2 got underway on 21 November, 1988 with The Child a re-purposed script from the 1970s proposed Phase 2 series that eventually became The Motion Picture. It was an Ilia and Decker story, with Ilia being switched to Troi (Marina Sirtis). Written by Jaron Summers, Jon Povill and Maurice Hurley,…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) – Skin of Evil, and We’ll Always Have Paris
Captain’s log: stardate 41601.3 Skin of Evil. Written by Joseph Stefano and Hannah Louise Shearer, from a story by Stefano. This episode which aired on 25 April, 1988 was Tasha Yar’s (Denise Crosby) swan song. The series to this point despite being touted as an ensemble had yet to deliver any real meat in terms…
The Mind Reels 