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Justice (TNG Episode)
"Justice" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. The episode first aired in broadcast syndication on November 9, 1987. Directed by James L. Conway, writer John D. F. Black originally pitched the story, but after Worley Thorne and Gene Roddenberry modified it, Thorne wrote the script. Because of the changes to the story, Black chose to receive his credit under the pseudonym Ralph Wills. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) is sentenced to death after inadvertently breaking the law on an alien planet. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) must deal with the powerful and mysterious protector of the planet while deliberating whether to violate the Prime Directive to save Wesley's life. This was the first episode of ''The Next Generation'' to feature multiple sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation
Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry Technology Next generation often means a new state of the art: * AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture (other), AMD products * Next Generation Air Transportation System, the Federal Aviation Administration's massive overhaul of the national airspace system * Next Generation Internet (other), various projects intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet * Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies * Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node * Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft * NextGen Healthcare Inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Wheaton
Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in ''Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Toy Soldiers'', and Bennett Hoenicker in ''Flubber (film), Flubber''. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', Cosmic Boy on the ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'', and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the ''Ben 10'' franchise's original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' and in the roles of Fawkes on ''The Guild (web series), The Guild'', Colin Mason on ''Leverage (American TV series), Leverage'', and Dr. Isaac Parrish on ''Eureka (American TV series), Eureka''. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show ''TableTop''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the android Data on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', as well as four subsequent films. In 2019, he reprised the role for '' Star Trek: Picard''. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in '' Star Trek: First Contact'', and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in '' Independence Day'', a role he reprised in '' Independence Day: Resurgence''. Spiner has also enjoyed a career in the theater and as a musician. Early life Brent Jay Spiner was born on February 2, 1949, in Houston, Texas, to Jewish parents Sylvia (''née'' Schwartz) and Jack Spiner, who owned a furniture store. At age 29, Jack Spiner died of kidney failure when his son was ten months old. After his father's death, Spiner was adopted by his mother's second husband, Sol Mintz, whose surname he used between 1955 and 1975. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data (Star Trek)
Data is a fictional character in the '' Star Trek'' franchise. He appears in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and '' Star Trek: Picard''; and the feature films ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), and '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Data was found by Starfleet in 2338. He was the sole survivor on Omicron Theta in the rubble of a colony left after an attack from the Crystalline Entity. He is a synthetic life form with artificial intelligence, designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong in his own likeness (likewise portrayed by Spiner). Data is a self-aware, sapient, sentient and anatomically fully functional male android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the Federation starship USS ''Enterprise''-D and later the USS ''Enterprise''-E. His positronic brain allows him impressive computatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor best known for his role as the Klingon Worf in the '' Star Trek'' franchise. He has appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other ''Star Trek'' actor in the franchise's history, spanning five films and 277 television episodes. Early life Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn Jr. He grew up in Pasadena, California, where he studied radio and television production at Pasadena City College. Following his graduation, he pursued a career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, traveling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles. Career Early work Dorn first appeared on-screen in ''Rocky'', in an uncredited role as Apollo Creed's bodyguard. Two years later, he appeared as a guest star on a 1978 episode of the television show ''W.E.B.''. Impressed by his work, the show's producer introduced Dorn to an agent, through whom he met acting teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worf (Star Trek)
Worf, son of Mogh is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He appears in the television program, television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and seasons four through seven of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (''DS9'') as well as the feature films ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), and ''Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in ''Star Trek'', and in 11 seasons as a regular character on ''TNG'' and then ''DS9'', has appeared in more ''Star Trek'' franchise episodes than any other character. He is scheduled to appear in Star Trek: Picard (season 3), third season of the Paramount+ series ''Star Trek: Picard'' in 2023. He is portrayed by actor Michael Dorn. Casting Initially, Worf was not intended to be a regular character, as Gene Roddenberry wanted to avoid "retreads of characters or races featured prominently in the original ''Star Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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