Star Trek: The Next Generation: Sins Of The Father

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 64th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This episode begins the epic Klingon story arc that runs through several more episodes of TNG and even into spinoff series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Tony Todd guest stars. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Sarek

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 70th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mark Lenard (Planet Of The Apes) guest stars as Spock’s father Sarek, the first original series character to appear since the cameo appearance of Dr. McCoy in the series pilot. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best Of Both Worlds

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 73rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The season finale is the first part of a two-part cliffhanger (and three-episode arc), the first cliffhanger in the Star Trek franchise since the original series’ first season. The concept of Borg assimilation is introduced in this story. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Best Of Both Worlds Part II

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 74th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Despite a summer of rumors (spread primarily via pre-internet computer bulletin board systems) involving cast members being killed off in the conclusion of the Borg two-parter, the regular cast returns, leaving Riker with the task of recovering and restoring the Borg-abducted Captain Picard. A soundtrack album for both parts of the story is released in 1991 by popular demand. This episode opens the series’ fourth season. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Family

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 75th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Whoopi Goldberg, Theodore Bikel and Jeremy Kemp guest star in an episode that, for the first time in the Star Trek franchise, has no scenes on the bridge of the Enterprise. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Reunion

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 80th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Suzie Plakson guest stars and Jonathan Frakes directs; with this episode, TNG surpasses the original Star Trek’s 79 episode run. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Wounded

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 85th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This episode introduces the Cardassians and begins to lay the groundwork for future Star Trek spinoff Deep Space Nine. Bob Gunton guest stars. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Devil’s Due

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 86th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is another script dusted off from the files of the never-made Star Trek Phase II series in the late ’70s. Read more