Showing posts with label Star Trek: The Next Generation. Show all posts
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Friday, January 30, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1993)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: 11001001.
Released January 30, 1988.
Directed by Paul Lynch.
Written by Maurice Hurley, Robert Lewin.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Carolyn McCormick, Gene Dynarski, Katy Boyer, Alexandra Johnson, Iva Lane, Kelli Ann McNally, Jack Sheldon, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Ron Brown, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Christopher Hall, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Brad Phillips.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Aquiel.
Released January 30, 1993.
Directed by Cliff Bole.
Written by Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Jeri Taylor, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Renée Jones, Wayne Grace, Reg E. Cathey, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Friday, Christi Haydon, Kerry Hoyt, Arvo Katajisto, Joyce Robinson, Natalie Wood.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 1. Episode 3.
Episode entitled: Time and Again.
Released January 30, 1995.
Directed by Les Landau.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by David Kemper, Michael Piller, Kenneth Biller.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Nicolas Surovy, Joel Polis, Brady Bluhm, Ryan MacDonald, Steve Vaught, Jerry Spicer, Brian Adams, Derek Anthony, Ellen Bradley, Lynne Burnett, Lou Degrado, Janet Dey, Tarik Ergin, Pablo Espinosa, Paul Ganus, Ken Gruz, Kerry Hoyt, Kenneth Jackman, Adams K., Randall Koerv, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, Jordan Monheim, Walter Smith, Simon Stotler, Geo Talegon, Catherine Wong.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Sleeping Dogs.
Released January 30, 2002.
Directed by Les Landau.
Written by Fred Dekker, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Michelle C. Bonilla, Vaughn Armstrong, Jane Bordeaux, Michael Braveheart, Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Ken Gruz, Jack Guzman, Aldric A. Horton, John Jurgens, Pablo Soriano, Mark Watson.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: Maps and Legends.
Released January 30, 2020.
Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Nick Zayas.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Orla Brady, David Carzell, Merrin Dungey, Jamie McShane, Sumalee Montano, Maya Eshet, Douglas Tait, Jon Ian Dredge, Matt Freeman, Arlene Rodrigez-Lopez, Richard Scott, Michelle Hurd, David Paymer, Tamlyn Tomita, Wendy Davis, Chelsea Harris, Peyton List, Ann Magnuson, Marti Matulis, Chaka Desilva, Alex Diehl, Kate Fuglei, Harrison Grant, Anthony R. Jones, Paul Keeley, Jason Liles, Meghan Lewis, Brit Manor, Zachary James Rukavina, Douglas Tait, Lil Cory, Damion Poitier, McKenzie Westmore.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1996 & 1997)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Sub Rosa.
Released January 29, 1994.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Written by Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, Jeanna F. Gallo, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Keenan, Shay Duffin, Duncan Regehr, Ellen Albertini Dow, Michael Braveheart, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Elliot Durant III, Fumiko Hamada, Gary Hunter, Tim McCormack, Keith Rayve, Oliver Theess, Mikki Val.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Threshold.
Released January 29, 1996.
Directed by Alexander Singer.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Brannon Braga, Michael De Luca, Kenneth Biller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Raphael Sbarge, Mirron E. Willis, Majel Barrett, Andrew Christian English, Tarik Ergin, Louis Ortiz, Susan Rossitto, Richard Sarstedt, Cindy Sorenson.

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Coda.
Released January 29, 1997.
Directed by Nancy Malone.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Jeri Taylor, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Majel Barrett, Len Cariou, Steve Carnahan, Damaris Cordelia, Debbie David, Tarik Ergin, Heather Ferguson, Susan Henley, Kerry Hoyt, Louis Ortiz, Richard Sarstedt, John Alex Tampoya.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)
Star Trek: Discovery (2018)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 7.
Episode entitled: Unnatural Selection.
Released January 28, 1989.
Directed by Paul Lynch.
Written by John Mason, Mike Gray, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Patricia Smith, Colm Meaney, J. Patrick McNamara, Scott Trost, Majel Barrett, George Baxter-Holder, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Cibby Danyla, Larry Guthrie, Nora Leonhardt, Scott Leva, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Ronald Merritt, Lydia Nielsen.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Babel One.
Released January 28, 2005.
Directed by David Straiton.
Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Paul Baillargeon.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Lee Arenberg, Molly Brink, J. Michael Flynn, Brian Thompson, Kevin Brief, Jermaine Soto, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Solomon Burke Jr., Nathan Effron, Yuri Elvin, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Kim Robert Koscki, Andrew Macbeth, James McElroy, Dorenda Moore, Melissa O'Keeffe, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano, Ator Tamras, Chris Torres, Wanda Ray Willis.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: What’s Past Is Prologue.
Released January 28, 2018.
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Ted Sullivan, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Rekha Sharma, Emily Coutts, Jeremy Crittenden, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Julie St-Louis.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Voyager (1999)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: The High Ground.
Released January 27, 1990.
Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont.
Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Richard Danus, Ronald D. Moore.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Kerrie Keane, Richard Cox, Marc Buckland, Fred G. Smith, Christopher Pettiet, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Anthony Cecere, BJ Davis, Christopher Doyle, Jeremy Doyle, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, K.J. Penthouse, Denise Lynne Roberts, Lynn Salvatori, Lincoln Simonds, Cherie Tash, Nicholas Testa, Wyatt Weed, Natalie Wood.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Bride of Chaotica!
Released January 27, 1999.
Directed by Allan Kroeker.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Nick Sagan.
Written by Joe Menosky, Eileen Connors, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by David Bell.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Martin Rayner, Nicholas Worth, Jim Krestalude, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Kirsten Turner.

Monday, January 26, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Voyager (2000)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 19.
Episode entitled: Tomorrow Is Yesterday.
Released January 26, 1967.
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy.
Written by D.C. Fontana.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Roger Perry, Hal Lynch, Richard Merrifield, John Winston, Ed Peck, Mark Dempsey, Jim Spencer, Sherri Townsend, Majel Barrett, Bill Blackburn, John Burnside, Frank da Vinci, Eddie Paskey.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: The Wounded.
Released January 26, 1991.
Directed by Chip Chalmers.
Written by Jeri Taylor, Stuart Charno, Sara B. Cooper / Sara Charno, Cy Chermak, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Bob Gunton, Rosalind Chao, Marc Alaimo, Colm Meaney, Marco Rodríguez, Time Winters, John Hancock, Majel Barrett, Tracee Cocco, Denise Deuschle, Eben Ham, Jeri McBride, James McElroy.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Virtuoso.
Released January 26, 2000.
Directed by Les Landau.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Raf Green, Kenneth Biller, Raf Green, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Ray Xifo, Paul Williams, Marie Caldare, Nina Magnesson, Rico Bueno, Leonard Crofoot, Zadrina Eisenmann, Tarik Ergin, Peter Scott Harmyk, Nichole McAuley, Tom Miller, Joey Sakata, Lou Saliba, Pablo Soriano, Paris Themmen.

Sunday, January 25, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 5. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: Hero Worship.
Released January 25, 1992.
Directed by Patrick Stewart.
Written by Joe Menosky, Hilary J. Bader, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Joshua Harris, Harley Venton, Sheila Franklin, Steven Einspahr, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Lena Banks, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, Gerard David Jr., Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Linda Harcharic, Grace Harrell, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Lorine Mendell, Keith Rayve, Gina Saadi, Victor Sein, Mikki Val.

Friday, January 23, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1993)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series / book (2024)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Angel One.
Released January 23, 1988.
Directed by Michael Rhodes.
Written by Patrick Barry, Tracy Tormé, Sandy Fries.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Karen Montgomery, Sam Hennings, Patricia McPherson, Leonard Crofoot, James G. Becker, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, David Eum, Curtis Fairchild, Christopher Hall, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Ship in a Bottle.
Released January 23, 1993.
Directed by Alexander Singer.
Written by René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, A. Conan Doyle, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Stephanie Beacham, Dwight Schultz, Daniel Davis, Clement von Franckenstein, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, Cullen G. Chambers, John Copage, Debbie David, Hal Donahue, Jack Gilroy, Eben Ham, Christi Haydon, Christina Wegler Miles, Gina Saadi, Dee Giffin Scott, Victor Sein, John Alex Tampoya, Oliver Theess, Mikki Val.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: Parallax.
Released January 23, 1995.
Directed by Kim Friedman.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Brannon Braga, Jim Trombetta, Kenneth Biller.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Martha Hackett, Josh Clark, Justin Williams, Derek Anthony, Majel Barrett, Jasmin Bischoff, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Julie Jiang, Hubie Kerns Jr., Dennis Madalone, Coleman McClary, Jordan Monheim, Tami Peterson, Jerry L. Quinn, Simon Stotler, John Alex Tampoya, Ondar Tarlow.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Dear Doctor.
Released January 23, 2002.
Directed by James A. Contner.
Written by André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by David Bell.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Kellie Waymire, David A. Kimball, Christopher Rydell, Karl Wiedergott, Alex Nevil, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Evan English, Brian Freifield, Hilde Garcia, Lindley Gardner, Jack Guzman, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Bobby Pappas, Beth Persky, Heidi Schultz, Cynthia Uhrich.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 1. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Remembrance.
Released January 23, 2020.
Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Nick Zayas.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Orla Brady, David Carzell, Merrin Dungey, Jamie McShane, Sumalee Montano, Maya Eshet, Douglas Tait, Jon Ian Dredge, Matt Freeman, Arlene Rodrigez-Lopez, Richard Scott.


Star Trek: Picard
The Art and Making of the Series
By Joe Fordham.
Published by Titan Books.
Published 2024.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 1803363673
ISBN-13: 978-1803363677
Description:
An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans.
Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, which tell the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past.
New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverley Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton).
Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, “Spotlight” features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section features reflections on the much-beloved character from its original incarnation in Star Trek: Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion.
This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Voyager (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)
Star Trek: Discovery (2018)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 6.
Episode entitled: The Schizoid Man.
Released January 21, 1989.
Directed by Les Landau.
Written by Tracy Tormé, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, William Morgan Sheppard, Suzie Plakson, Barbara Alyn Woods, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Michael Braveheart, Dexter Clay, Denise Crosby, Randy James, Scott Leva, Lorine Mendell, Guy Vardaman.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Message in a Bottle.
Released January 21, 1998.
Directed by Nancy Malone.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Lisa Klink, Rick Williams, Bryan Fuller.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Paul Baillargeon.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Judson Scott, Valerie Wildman, Andy Dick, Tony Sears, Tiny Ron, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Lynne Burnett, Dianne Harper, Todd Leatherbury, Angus McLellan, Joey Sakata.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Proving Ground.
Released January 21, 2004.
Directed by David Livingston.
Written by Chris Black, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by John Frizzell.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Molly Brink, Randy Oglesby, Scott MacDonald, Tucker Smallwood, Rick Worthy, Granville Van Dusen, Jeffrey Combs, Josh Drennen, Alexandrea Ortiz, Mark Correy, Evan English, Hilde Garcia, Glen Hambly.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: Observer Effect.
Released January 21, 2005.
Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.
Written by Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Judith Reeves-Stevens.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Alexandrea Ortiz, Solomon Burke Jr., Evan English.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Vaulting Ambition.
Released January 21, 2018.
Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Jordon Nardino, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo, Wilson Cruz, Sam Asante, Jeremy Crittenden, Raven Dauda, Billy MacLellan, Dwain Murphy, Tasia Valenza, Marie Ward, Marco Perretta, Clayton Scott.

Friday, January 16, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek Voyager: Caretaker / novel (1995)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Datalore.
Released January 16, 1988.
Directed by Rob Bowman.
Written by Robert Lewin, Gene Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Biff Yeager, James G. Becker, Darrell Burris, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Lorine Mendell.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 1. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Caretaker.
Released January 16, 1995.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Basil Langton, Gavan O'Herlihy, Angela Paton, Armin Shimerman, Alicia Coppola, Bruce French, Jennifer Parsons, David Selburg, Jeff McCarthy, Stan Ivar, Scott MacDonald, Josh Clark, Richard Poe, Keely Sims, Eric David Johnson, Majel Barrett, Derek Anthony, Scott Barry, Renna Bartlett, Jasmin Bischoff, Ryan Black, Margaret Blanchard, Cindy Bohling, Randall Bosley, Cullen G. Chambers, Terrell Clayton, Tracee Cocco, Mitchell R. Danton, Scott De Roy, Tarik Ergin, Gunnel Eriksson, Pablo Espinosa, Heather Ferguson, Ken Gruz, Susan Henley, Kerry Hoyt, Scott Jaeck, Julie Jiang, Jana Karson, Diane Lee, Ken Lesco, David B. Levinson, Dennis Madalone, Coleman McClary, Jordan Monheim, Mary Newport, Mike Nyman, Tami Peterson, Jerry L. Quinn, J. Suzanne Rampe, Irving Ross, Susan Sanders, Garret Sato, Daunette Saunders, Mark Allen Shepherd, Lou Slaughter, Simon Stotler, John Alex Tampoya, Ondar Tarlow, Dian Van Patten, Eric Whitmore, Peter Wick, Helen Wilson.


Star Trek Voyager: Caretaker
By L.A. Graf, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Mass Market Paperback.
Published 1995.
Published by Pocket Books.
ISBN-10: 067151914X
ISBN-13: 978-0671519148
Description:
More than any other television show, more than any other motion picture series, Star Trek has for nearly thirty years been the most popular space adventures of all time. Now Star Trek: Voyager joins Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the newest star in the ever-expanding Star Trek universe. Pocket Books is proud to present the novelization of "Caretaker", the premiere episode of Star Trek: Voyager. This is the story of Kathryn Janeway and the crew of the Starship USS Voyager. Transported by the alien technology to the other side of the galaxy, years away from the Federation and everything they call home, their voyage back will be a fantastic odyssey that will take them through uncharted space, into dangers as they travel where no one has gone before.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: Silent Enemy.
Released January 16, 2002.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Written by Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Velton Ray Bunch.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jane Carr, Guy Siner, Paula Malcomson, John Rosenfeld, Robert Mammana, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Amy Kate Connolly, Evan English, Lindley Gardner, Peter Godoy, Jack Guzman, Bryan Heiberg, Amina Julianna, Bobby Pappas, Cynthia Uhrich, Mark Watson, Gary Weeks.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1996 & 1997)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Homeward.
Released January 15, 1994.
Directed by Alexander Singer.
Written by Naren Shankar, Spike Steingasser, William N. Stape, René Echevarria.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Penny Johnson Jerald, Brian Markinson, Edward Penn, Paul Sorvino, Susan T. Collins / Susan Christy, Majel Barrett, Pam Blackwell, Michael Braveheart, Uriah Carr, David Paul Christian, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Keno K. Deary, Elliot Durant III, Gunnel Eriksson, Keith Gearhart, Bill Hagy, Fumiko Hamada, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Mary Marshall, Lorine Mendell, Joyce Robinson, Dee Giffin Scott, Oliver Theess, Nick Trisko.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Prototype.
Released January 15, 1996.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Nicholas Corea, Kenneth Biller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway, Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Rick Worthy, Hugh Hodgin, Louis Ortiz, John Alex Tampoya.

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Alter Ego.
Released January 15, 1997.
Directed by Robert Picardo.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Joe Menosky, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Paul Baillargeon.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Sandra Nelson, Alexander Enberg, Shay Todd, Majel Barrett, Aileen Acain, Antony Acker, Simone Boisseree, Damaris Cordelia, Debbie David, Adriana del Pomar, Tarik Ergin, Susan Henley, Linda Li, Martin Squires.

Friday, January 9, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: The Big Goodbye.
Released January 9, 1988.
Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan.
Written by Tracy Tormé.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Lawrence Tierney, Harvey Jason, William Boyett, David Selburg, Gary Armagnac, Mike Genovese, Dick Miller, Carolyn Allport, Rhonda Aldrich, Erik Cord, James G. Becker, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Nora Leonhardt, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Susan Raborn, Richard Sarstedt.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990 & 1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1997)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: The Hunted.
Released January 8, 1990.
Directed by Cliff Bole.
Written by Robin Bernheim, Richard Danus, Ronald D. Moore.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jeff McCarthy, James Cromwell, Colm Meaney, J. Michael Flynn, Andrew Bicknell, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, David Channell, George B. Colucci Jr., Robert Daniels, Jeremy Doyle, John Gillespie, Phil Lodwick, Tim McCormack, Lincoln Simonds, Oliver Theess, Bryan Thompson.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 12.
Episode entitled: The Pegasus.
Released January 8, 1994.
Directed by LeVar Burton.
Written by Ronald D. Moore, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by John Debney.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Nancy Vawter, Terry O'Quinn, Michael Mack, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Shawn Belschner, Michael Braveheart, John Copage, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Rick Ryan Kiesau, Christina Wegler Miles, Rad Milo, Joyce Robinson, Dee Giffin Scott, Oliver Theess.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Fair Trade.
Released January 8, 1997.
Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by André Bormanis, Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise Matthias, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by David Bell.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, James Nardini, Carlos Carrasco, Alexander Enberg, Steve Kehela, James Horan, Eric Howell Sharp, John Austin, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, Heather Ferguson, Ken Gruz, Grace Harrell, Susan Henley, Peter Horak, Stephen R. Hudis, Donald R. Jankiewicz, Pat Jankiewicz, Irving E. Lewis, Mark Major, Irving Ross, Pablo Soriano, Scott Strozier, Adrian Tafoya.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Dawn.
Released January 8, 2003.
Directed by Roxann Dawson.
Written by John Shiban, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by David Bell.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Brad Greenquist, Gregg Henry, Alexandrea Ortiz, Evan English, Aldric A. Horton, Mark Watson.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Discovery (2018 & 2021)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 5.
Episode entitled: Loud As A Whisper.
Released January 7, 1989.
Directed by Larry Shaw.
Written by Jacqueline Zambrano, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Marnie Mosiman, Randy Oglesby, Leo Damian, Howie Seago, Colm Meaney, Richard Lavin, Chip Heller, John Robert Garrett, Michael Braveheart, Juliet Cesario, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Guy Vardaman.


Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 10.
Episode entitled: Despite Yourself.
Released January 7, 2018.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Sean Cochran, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Wilson Cruz, Mary Chieffo, Sam Vartholomeos, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Julianne Grossman, Sara Mitich, Ali Momen, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Demi Oliver, Shelley Owens.

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 3. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: That Hope Is You, Part 2.
Released January 7, 2021.
Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Michelle Paradise, Sean Cochran, Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri, Brandon Schultz.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jeff Russo.
Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Ian Alexander, Blu del Barrio, David Cronenberg, Adil Hussain, Bill Irwin, Janet Kidder, Kenneth Mitchell, Tig Notaro, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Weber, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Julianne Grossman, Avaah Blackwell, Akotene Chanoine, Raven Dauda, Farhang Ghajar, Jinny Jacinto, Vanessa Jackson, Dorren Lee, Karen Robinson, Tara Rosling, Hannah Spear, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Roy Samuelson.

Monday, January 5, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967 & 1968)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: The Galileo Seven.
Released January 5, 1967.
Directed by Robert Gist.
Written by Oliver Crawford, Shimon Wincelberg / S. Bar-David.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, Don Marshall, James Doohan, George Takei, John Crawford, Peter Marko, Phyllis Douglas, Rees Vaughn, Grant Woods, Robert 'Big Buck' Maffei, David L. Ross, Majel Barrett, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Eddie Paskey, Ron Veto.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: The Gamesters of Triskelion.
Released January 5, 1968.
Directed by Gene Nelson.
Written by Margaret Armen.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Joseph Ruskin, Angelique Pettyjohn, Steve Sandor, Walter Koenig, Jane Ross, Victoria George, Dick Crockett, Mickey Morton, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Walker Edmiston, Roger Holloway, Bob Johnson, Bart La Rue, Jeannie Malone, Eddie Paskey, Frieda Rentie.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 11.
Episode entitled: Data’s Day.
Released January 5, 1991.
Directed by Robert Wiemer.
Written by Harold Apter, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, Sierra Pecheur, Alan Scarfe, Shelly Desai, April Grace, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, Denise Deuschle, Jeremy Doyle, Eben Ham, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Teri Noel, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Jane Sibbett, Maureen Tamblyn, Matt Tufo, K. Uchizono.