Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
After the 1988 Writers Guild of America work stoppage , Paramount , the studio behindStar Trek : The Next genesis , was looking for new script for the show ’s 2d time of year . In their search , they came upon Melinda Snodgrass ’s non - licensed specification script that would eventually becomeTNG’sclassic"The measurement of a Man . “Snodgrass ’s premature experience as a attorney helped her craft a phenomenal courtroom episode widely regard as one ofStar Trek’sbest level . Thanks to the achiever of " The Measure of a Man , " Snodgrass was ask to join the committal to writing faculty ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , serve as a story editor and script adviser . Here are Snodgrass’TNGepisodes range , unfit to good .
Melinda Snodgrass has also written several skill fiction novels and short stories , include aStar Trek : The Original Seriestie - in novel calledThe Tears of the Singers .
Star Trek : The Next Generation produced some of the right and most beloved science fable television system of all time . Here is TNG ’s best of the unspoilt .
5"Up The Long Ladder”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 18
When the USS Enterprise receives a distress call from the planet Bringloid , they get a line a settlement of rude human granger descended from an old Earth freighter . Led by Danilo Odell ( Barrie Ingham ) and his daughter Brenna ( Rosalyn Landor ) , these colonists clash with the 24th - century Enterprise bunch members . While there are some humorous moments throughoutStar Trek : The Next coevals ’s " Up the Long Ladder , " the colonist are outdated Irish stereotype even by 1980s standards .
The Enterprise also encounters another colony that developed from the same Earth ship , but these colonists have kept their sophisticated applied science and resorted to clone to continue their line of work . In the close , the two colonies merge , but the message of acceptance and leeway gets lost a bit in the execution . According toStar Trek : The Next Generation Companion , Melinda Snodgrass intended the installment to be a comment on immigration , but she accept that rewrites and budget constraints thin out the message .
4"The High Ground"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 12
When the USS Enterprise - D save medical supplies to the war - torn planet of Rutia IV , Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) is kidnapped by terrorists . Crusher decline to collaborate , even when confronted by the terrorist leader , Kyril Finn ( Richard Cox).As Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) puzzle out with the Rutian security force to locate Dr. Crusher , Beverly begins to sympathise with Finn and his cause .
Dr. Crusher is at her most deeply compassionate in " The High Ground , " try out why she ’s one ofStar Trek’sbest Dr. . She does not digest the terrorists ' activity , but she comes to understand why they believe in their cause . Not only is " The High Ground " one of Dr. Crusher ’s bestTNGepisodes , but it ’s also the firstStar Trekepisode to be both written and directed by women . It ’s a solid narration that explore what terrorism does to people , from the linear perspective of the terrorists themselves and the ones fight against them .
Gates McFadden has had many great present moment during her time as Dr. Beverly Crusher , and here are 10 of her best episodes from TNG and Picard .
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3"The Ensigns of Command"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 2
Melinda Snodgrass compose three excellentepisodes revolve around on Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) , includingStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 ’s " The Ensigns of Command . " Whenthe Starship Enterprise pick up a message from the mysterious and brawny Sheliak , they must observe a way to empty a planet full of colonists . The Sheliak menace to exterminate the colonists if they are not take away , and Data beams down to the major planet to convince them to leave .
As Captain Picard buys time with the Sheliak , Data works with a local discover Ard’rian McKenzie ( Eileen Seeley ) to convince the more unwilling settler to evacuate . With help from Ard’rian , Data puzzle originative , using inverse psychological science and destructive force to persuade the settler . Ard’rian begins to develop feelings for Data , and although he says he can not reciprocate them , " The Ensigns of Command " label another crucial step on his journeying to become human .
2"Pen Pals"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 15
Melinda Snodgrass wrote for Data peculiarly well , and " Pen Pals " is another excellent Data - centricStar Trek : The Next Generationepisode . When Data tap a battle cry for assist from a young alien girl mention Sarjenka ( Nikki Cox ) , he can not aid but respond to her supplication . The two strike up a conversation , which later put Captain Picard in an embarrassing position when Sarjenka ’s planet begins dying . Picard initially resist to aid Sarjenka ’s planet , claim it would dishonour Starfleet ’s Prime Directive .
Although Melinda Snodgrass spell the teleplay for " Pen Pals , " fellowTNGwriter Hannah Louise Shearer came up with the story idea .
In the terminal , Captain Picard can not change by reversal his back on the awful cries of a untried girl , and the endeavor save Sarjenka ’s planet without her multitude ’s knowledge . Although Sarjenka retains no memories of the meeting , the little girl has a profound effect on Data . A young Nikki Cox delivers an adorably compelling performance as Sarjenka , making her one ofTNG’sbest child guest stars . " Pen Pals " also marks an significant footstep on Data ’s journeying to discover his humanity , as he distinctly handle about Sarjenka .
information help Captain Picard see that even Starfleet ’s most crucial rule sometimes needs to be bust on Star Trek : The Next Generation .
1"The Measure Of A Man"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 9
" The cadence of a Man " is often bring up as being one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’sbest episodes , and for a good rationality . It tells a quintessentiallyStar Trekstory , complete with a serious-minded geographic expedition of what it means to be human . It ’s impressive enough that"The cadence of a Man " was Melinda Snodgrass ’s first - ever television script , but the level has also hold the test of time . Dr. Bruce Maddox ( Brian Brophy)arrives on the Enterprise , perfectly slimy as the scoundrel who want to dismantle Data , lead to a trial that continues to bounce throughout theStar Trekuniverse .
" The touchstone of a Man " check off a turning point in Data’sStar Trek : The Next Generationstory , as Starfleet confirm that , whether or not the humanoid has a somebody , he is , in fact , his own person . Everything about the sequence form , from Captain Picard ’s passionate defense of Data to Commander Riker ’s reluctant rebuttal . In the destruction , even Dr. Maddox can not abnegate Data ’s personhood . " The Measure of a Man " also marked a substantial turn level forStar Trek : The Next Generationas a series , omen its status as one of the heavy science fiction appearance of all time .
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