Star Trek: The Next Generation

American television program
Also known as: “TNG”

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  • contribution by Roddenberry
    • Gene Roddenberry
      In Gene Roddenberry

      …of the sequel television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. In addition, he wrote Star Trek—The Motion Picture: A Novel (1979).

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  • history of “Star Trek”
    • Star Trek
      In Star Trek

      …number of spin-off series, including Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99), Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–05), and Star Trek: Picard (2020–23).

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role of

    • Burton
      • LeVar Burton
        In LeVar Burton: Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation

        …La Forge on Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Next Generation, a spin-off of the original 1960s series. La Forge, a skilled engineer on the USS Enterprise spaceship who is blind but able to see infrared and ultraviolet light with an assistive device, became a fan favorite. Burton also played the…

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    • Schenkkan
      • Schenkkan, Robert
        In Robert Schenkkan

        …TV movies and programs, including Star Trek: The Next Generation and the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara. He also had a role as a school guidance counselor in the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume. At that point he began to focus primarily on writing and got his big break…

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    • Stewart
      • Star Trek: Picard
        In Patrick Stewart

        …his work on the series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94) and its related films. Stewart also garnered attention for his performances in the X-Men franchise.

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