Star Trek: The Next Generation: The First Duty

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 118th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wil Wheaton guest stars as Wesley Crusher; Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek: Voyager) and Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) also guest star. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time’s Arrow, Part I

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 125th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This episode closes the series’ fifth season and is the first half of a cliffhanger resolved in the sixth season. Whoopi Goldberg and Jerry Hardin (The X-Files) guest star. Read more

Playmates Star Trek: The Next Generation Action Figures – Wave 1

Captain Picard figureCompletely unrelated to the brief series of toys released by Galoob durign the show’s first season, Playmates Toys begins to release a larger-scale series of action figures based on Star Trek: The Next Generation in late 1992, as the series’ sixth season is launched (and has become a TV favorite). The initial assortment of ten characters, a combination of Enterprise crewmembers and enemies for them to fight, is released, complete with copious accessories to make them popular with kids. But Playmates – whose biggest toy license previously has been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – quickly finds that it has a new hit toy line on its hands, but the buyers are older than anticipated. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time’s Arrow Part II

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 126th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, kicking off the sixth season. Whoopi Goldberg and Jerry Hardin (The X-Files) guest star. Read more

Star Trek: Shore Leave / The Naked Time (soundtrack)

Star TrekGNP Crescendo releases a CD of music from the original Star Trek television series, presenting selections from the episodes The Naked Time by Alexander Courage and Shore Leave by Gerald Fried. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation Volume 3 (soundtrack)

TNGGNP Crescendo Records releases the third CD of Star Trek: The Next Generation soundtrack music, containing Dennis McCarthy’s music from the episodes Yesterday’s Enterprise, Unification, and Hollow Pursuits. Read more

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Emissary

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the two-hour first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Starring Avery Brooks and Nana Visitor, and guest starring Patrick Stewart, the pilot is heavily promoted, and in most cases (but not all) airs on the same stations already carrying the Star Trek: TNG syndication package. At the time of broadcast, it’s one of the most expensive pilots ever produced; David Carson’s direction wins him the director’s chair on the next Star Trek feature film, Generations. DS9 is the first Star Trek series not created by Gene Roddenberry. Read more

NASA posthumously honors Star Trek creator

Gene RoddenberryAt a ceremony at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, NASA presents Majel Barrett Roddenberry with the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal honoring her late husband, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who died in 1991. Roddenberry is lauded by NASA administrator Dan Goldin for “presenting the exploration of space as an exciting frontier” in both Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Ship In A Bottle

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 137th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Dwight Schultz (The A-Team), Daniel Davis (The Nanny) and Stephanie Beacham (seaQuest DSV) guest star. Read more