Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Child

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 26th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, beginning the series’ second season. This episode introduces Diana Muldaur as the Enterprise’s new chief medical officer, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan. The script is actually a holdover from the aborted 1977 attempt to relaunch the original Star Trek on a Paramount network that never came together; the barely-reworked script is dug up in an attempt to get filming started as soon as possible after the end of the Writers’ Guild strike. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Q Who?

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 41st episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Guest starring John de Lancie and Whoopi Goldberg, this is the episode which introduces the Borg to the Star Trek universe. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Up The Long Ladder

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 43rd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Guest star Barrie Ingham, who guest starred in a 1960s Doctor Who story, becomes a rare instance of an actor to receive on-screen credit in both Doctor Who and Star Trek. Read more

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades Of Gray

Star Trek: The Next GenerationThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 47th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Billed as “something Star Trek has never done before” in advance publicity, the second season finale is a clip show made up primarily of “memories” from older episodes – one last blow to the series from the 1988 Writers’ Guild strike. This marks the final appearance of Diana Muldaur as Dr. Katherine Pulaski, as well as the unforgiving (and apparently spine-damaging) uniforms from the first two seasons. This is also the last episode to feature Maurice Hurley as executive producer; he hands the reins over to new executive producer Michael Piller for the third season. Read more