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The Naked Now
"The Naked Now" is the third episode of the first season of the American science-fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' originally aired on October 5, 1987, in broadcast syndication in the United States. Directed by Paul Lynch, the episode was written by D. C. Fontana, under the pseudonym of "J. Michael Bingham", based on an unfinished teleplay by Gene Roddenberry. It is a sequel to the original series ''Star Trek'' episode "The Naked Time" (1966), and that episode's writer John D. F. Black also received a writing credit on this episode for his role in devising the plot's origins. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship ''Enterprise''-D. In this episode, the ''Enterprise'' crew becomes infected with an illness that causes them to lose their inhibitions and behave irresponsibly, the same affliction suffered by the crew of the previous USS ''Enterprise'' decades before in "The Naked ... [...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 Infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), or ''Enterprise''-D, to distinguish it as Starship Enterprise, the fifth Federation vessel with the same name, is a fictional starship in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and the film ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994). It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. ''The Next Generation'' occurs in the 24th century, beginning 94 years after the adventures in the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' (1966–1969). Andrew Probert's ''Enterprise''-D updates Matt Jefferies' iconic USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 1960s ''Enterprise'' design, depicting a ship supporting a larger crew on a longer mission "to boldly go Where no man has gone before, where no one has gone before." Development and production Concept Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Group and ''Star Trek'' cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data (Star Trek)
Data is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' Media franchise, franchise. He appears in the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG''), the Star Trek: Picard season 1, first and Star Trek: Picard season 3, third seasons of ''Star Trek: Picard'', and the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, fifth season of ''Star Trek: Lower Decks''; and the feature films ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Star Trek: First Contact, First Contact'' (1996), ''Star Trek: Insurrection, Insurrection'' (1998), and ''Star Trek: Nemesis, Nemesis'' (2002). Data is portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. Data is a Self-awareness, self-aware, sapience, sapient, Sentience, sentient and anatomically Sex organ, fully functional male Android (robot), android who serves as the Second mate, second officer and chief operations officer aboard the United Federation of Planets, Federation starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), USS ''Enterprise''-D and later the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E), USS ''Enterp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series ''Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'', voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'', and narrated the History (U.S. TV channel), History Channel documentary ''Lee and Grant''. He is the credited author of the novel ''The Abductors: Conspiracy'', which was Ghostwriter, ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith. Frakes began directing episodes of ''The Next Generation'' during its third season, and went on to direct the feature films ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996) and ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998) and episodes of the later ''Star Trek'' series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Deep Space Nine'', ''Star Trek: Voyager, Voyager'', ''Star Trek: Enterprise, Enterprise'', ''Star Trek: Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William T
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Wheaton
Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. 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 in ''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 (2006 TV series), Eureka''. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show ''Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Crusher
Wesley Crusher is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He appears regularly in the first four seasons of the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG''), and sporadically in its next three seasons. He also appeared in the feature film '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002), in one episode apiece of the television series '' Star Trek: Picard'' (2022) and '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'' (2023), and as a main cast member in season 2 of '' Star Trek: Prodigy'' (2024). He is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton. Overview Television series and films In the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Wesley Crusher first arrives on the ''Enterprise''-D with his mother, soon after Captain Jean-Luc Picard assumes command. Crusher's father was killed while under Picard's command, with Picard delivering the message to Wesley and to his mother, Beverly. Picard initially found Wesley irritating, as he is of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sickbay
A sick bay is a compartment in a ship, or a section of another organisation, such as a school or college, used for medical purposes. The sick bay contains the ship's medicine chest, which may be divided into separate cabinets, such as a refrigerator for medicines requiring cold storage and a locked cabinet for controlled substances such as morphine. The sick bay and the medicine chest should be kept locked, with the keys only being available to the medical officer and the ship's master. The term is also applied ashore by the United States Navy and Marine Corps to treatment clinics on naval stations and Marine bases. Sick bays (sometimes referred to as med bays) appear in popular science fiction franchises, such as ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Star Trek'', as the medical facility on board a starship. See also * First aid room First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates McFadden
Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden when working as an actress. She played Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', its four subsequent films, the sequel series '' Star Trek: Picard'', and '' Star Trek: Prodigy''. Early life McFadden was born in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Silver Lake. She graduated high school from Old Trail School in 1966. She attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (''cum laude'') in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre. McFadden is of Lithuanian descent on her mother's side. Career Early work In the 1970s, McFadden spent time teaching in post-secondary theater and dance departments, including those of the University of Pittsburgh, Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Crusher
Beverly Crusher is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, played by Gates McFadden. Debuting in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', McFadden appeared in every season, except for the second, as well as its spin-off feature films: ''Star Trek Generations'', '' Star Trek: First Contact'', '' Star Trek: Insurrection'', and '' Star Trek: Nemesis''. McFadden returned to the role in the third season of '' Star Trek: Picard''. She also had cameo appearances in '' Star Trek: Prodigy'', both as a holographic recreation and the real Crusher. Crusher was the chief medical officer of the ''Enterprise''-D and ''Enterprise''-E, two starships in the ''Star Trek'' universe. Casting Gates McFadden was reluctant to accept the role of Dr. Crusher because of her commitment to appear in the play '' The Matchmaker'' at the La Jolla Playhouse.Adam Schrager, ''The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Next Generation Cast On Screen and Off''. New York: Wolf Valley Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries ''Roots'' (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series '' Reading Rainbow'' for 23 years (1983–2006). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of ''Reading Rainbow''. His other roles include Cap Jackson in ''Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), Donald Lang in ''Dummy'' (1979), Tommy Price in ''The Hunter'' (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in ''Ali'' (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book ''The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr''. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geordi La Forge
Geordi La Forge ( ) is a fictional character who appeared in all seven seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and its four feature films as well as the third season of '' Star Trek: Picard''. Portrayed by LeVar Burton, he served as helmsman of the USS ''Enterprise''-D in the first season of ''The Next Generation'', then occupied the role of the chief engineer for the rest of the series and in the films before appearing as a commodore in ''Picard''. La Forge has been blind since his birth and uses technological devices that allow him to see – a VISOR in the series and the first film, replaced by ocular prosthetic implants in the last three films and in ''Picard''. Concept and development Gene Roddenberry created the character in honor of George La Forge, a quadriplegic fan of the original ''Star Trek'' series, who died in 1975. Nemecek (2003): p. 15 He was not the first to honor La Forge in the ''Star Trek'' franchise; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
