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The Rewatch 212: Birthright (1 & 2)

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 6.16 Birthright (03/07/1993) & 6:17 Birthright Part II (3/14/1993)
Rating: 3/5
Redshirt Status: 0/3/38

Notable Guest Stars:
Siddig El Fadil/Alexander Siddig (Julian Bashir) – This episode crosses over with DS9 slightly and brings Julian on to show the interconnection of the two shows existing together. At this point in time he was still being credited with his actual name of Siddig El Fadil.

James Cromwell (Jaglom Shrek)- James Cromwell is one of my favorite actors. He’s well known in Star Trek, having appeared several times over the years in various franchise roles. His most reoccuring role is that of Zephram Cochran, which he would play in a few years. He is under heavy make-up for this episode though, but that distinctive voice carries through.

Cristine Rose (Gi’ral) – Cristine Rose is most known for her role on series Heroes, where she played Angela Petrelli. She has also appeared on Friends, NCIS, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, and Gilmore Girls.

Jennifer Gatti (Ba’el)- She is known for her work in soap operas, including Guiding Light and Young and The Restless. She has appeared on several shows as a guest actor, including Voyager, ER and Cheers. In 2019 she appeared on the newer medical drama The Resident.

Richard Herd (L’Kor)- He might sound familiar because he will appear several times on Star Trek Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris – father of Lt. Tom Paris. He also appeared in Seinfeld, Quantum Leap, and JAG among many others. He has been inducted into the National Broadcast Hall of Fame for his radio work. Unfortunately, he died of cancer in 2020.

Alan Scarfe (Tokath) – Alan Scarfe has appeared on TNG before, but he has also appeared on my favorite Scifi series Stargate Atlantis, and another good series called Andromeda. He has won several awards for both film work and stage work.


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The Rewatch 208: Quality of Life

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 6.09 Quality of Life (11/16/1992)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/3/38

Notable Guest Stars:
Ellen Bry (Farallon) – Her more recurrent roles include The Amazing Spider-Man, and St. Elsewhere.

Review:

This episode is interesting, though not the ones I would watch over again.  In it, Data discovers that the Exocomps, a computerized tool created by Dr. Farallon to help assist her in repairs and upgrades to her mining technology, has shown possible signs of life.

From a characterization perspective, its important for Data.  In this episode he seeks to find others like him who started life out as a mechanical yet have life. They never state in the episode whether they officially decide the exocomps are living, but at least he changes Farallon’s mind about treatment.

I honestly don’t have much comments to make on this one, so it’s a very short review.

Interesting Notes:

  • Written by Naren Shankar
  • Directed by Jonathan Frakes
  • LeVar Burton’s beard was being grown for his wedding so Geordi was able to have one for several episodes.  Apparently the production team figured Geordi was better cleanshaven, but I don’t think it matters either way.

Pros

  • Data characterization
  • The idea of AI developing out of super-learning computers.

Cons:

  • While I love Data, this season has been fairly Data heavy. Could we have some characterization development for another character?

Screencap via CygnusX1.net

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The Rewatch 207: Fistful of Datas

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 6.08 Fistful of Datas (11/09/1992)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/3/38

Notable Guest Stars:
John Pyper-Ferguson (Eli Hollander)- Ferguson guest starred on several US TV series over the years, but he also starred in “Hamilton’s Quest, a Canadian TV series.  Probably most notable to more recent audiences is his turn on Battlestar Galatica and its offshoots.
Joy Garret (Annie Meyers)- She was most known for her role on Days of Our Lives (Jo Johnson) which she was concurrently playing at the time of this episode. This was one of her last performances before she died suddenly of liver failure in 1993.

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The Rewatch 200: Time’s Arrow (1 & 2)

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 5.26/6.01 Time’s Arrow (6/1/1992)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/35

Notable Guest Stars:
James Hardin (Sameul Clemens)- Hardin is a long-term character actor, with credits spanning from the 1960s well into the 1990s.  He will appear in other episodes within the franchise. His most known role may be that of Deep Throat on the X-files.  He is also the father of Melora Hardin, who may be more well known.
Michael Aron (Jack London) – According to IMDB, Aron had a short career from 1989 to 1998.  He has appeared in later roles, usually playing himself.  Since 1998 he has been running Mojotown, a multimedia Agency, as well as the Mojotown Project which is a charity that provides creative services to other charities.
Marc Alaimo (Frederick La Rouque) – Marc Alaimo is a reoccuring Star Trek actor, and this is not his first appearance on TNG. His main role on the franchise will be Gul Dukot in DS9
Alexander Enberg (Young Reporter) –  While not a major player in this episode, he does continue to play an ongoing role in Star Trek as Vorik in Voyager.  He also happens to be Jeri Taylor’s son, so creativity must run in the family.

Review:

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The Rewatch 198: The Next Phase

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 5.24 The Next Phase (5/18/1992)
Rating: 5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/35

Notable Guest Stars:
Thomas Kopache (Mirok)- Kopache has played several roles on various Star Trek series, including TNG, DS9, and ENT . He has also appeared frequently on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, West Wing, Stargate, and the 2020 West Wing Special.
Susanna Thompson (Varel)– She appears in DS9 as Lenora Kahn, Jadzia’s love interest as her most notable Trek role. But she has also appeared on Voyager as the Borg Queen, so I may be wrong about that. I know her more from the series Arrow where she played Moira Queen.
Shelby Leverington (Brossmer)- It was kind of hard to find much on Leverington past 2009. She has been on several daytime Soap Operas, and her last recorded role on IMDB is an appearance on ER during its final season in 2009.
Brian Cousins (Parem) –like Levrington, he appeared on daytime soap operas (a bit later in his career), as well as appearing in several well-known crime investigation shows. He will appear again on TNG in “Descent” which is connected to this episode. He will however be playing a different character.

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The Rewatch 185: Hero Worship

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 5.11 Hero Worship (1/6/1992)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/35

Notable Guest Stars:
Joshua Harris (Timothy) – Harris is most known for his role as “Christopher Ewing” on Dallas prior to his appearance on Star Trek.  He currently runs his own production company 4th Wall Entertainment.

Harley Venton  (Hutchinson)-  Venton worked on Guiding Light in the early eighties, but most of his recent work has been on the stage.

Review:

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The Rewatch 174: In Theory

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 4.25 In theory (06/3/91)
Rating: 3/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/34

Notable Guest Stars:
Michelle Scarabelli (Jenna D’Sora) Scarabelli is most known for her role on Alien Nation.  She has more recently been seen on Supernatural.

Pamela Winslow (Ensign McKnight) – Winslow is a repeat guest actor, playing the second of the three episodes she is seen as McKnight.

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The Rewatch 163: Clues

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 4.14 Clues (02/04/1991)
Rating: 3.5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/34

Notable Guest Stars:
Patti Yasutake (Alyssa Ogawa) – She is a reoccurring character on TNG, which is probably the role I know of the best.  She appears 16 times on the show and makes appearances in at least two of the films.

Pamela Winslow (Ensign McKnight) She is a broadway actress who got to star as Rapunzel in the original Broadway production of IntoThe Woods. (1987) She will appear twice more as McKnight over the series.

Review:
 

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The Rewatch 160: Data’s Day

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 4.10 Data’s Day (12/31/1990)
Rating: 4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/34

Notable Guest Stars:
Rosalind Chao (Keiko O’Brien nee Ishikawa) – Keiko will become a regular minor character in both this series, and more so in DS9 when she and Miles move to the station with their daughter Molly.  Rosalind Chao is always pleasant to watch on screen.
Seirra Pecheur (T’Pel/Selok)- Pecheur is a long-time character actor who continues to add to her credit list today.  Her next release comes out next year.
Alan Scarfe (Mendak)- Scarfe has many credits to his name, including two other Star Trek credits.  He has won numorours awards for his acting and has a successful writing career as Clanash Farjeon (Although recently reprinted under his actual name).
Shelly Desai (V’Sal)- Desai has done various voice work, and if you are around my age, you may recognize his voice from Where on Earth is Carmen Santiago or Archer.  He has also worked on several TV shows, including ER, Men of a Certain Age, Friends, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Review:

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Rewatch 156: Legacy

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Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 4.06 Legacy (10/29/1990)
Rating: 3/5
Redshirt Status: 0/0/33

Notable Guest Stars:

Beth Toussaint (Ishara Yar) – She started off her career with modeling work and appeared in a few music videos, and a reoccurring role on Dallas. More recently she briefly held the role of Hope Wilson on The Young and the Restless in 2006.
Don Mirault (Hayne) – While this may be his most known TV credit, he has also done a lot behind the scenes.  He is a skilled choreographer and owns his own publishing company.
Christopher Michael (Coalition Lieutenant)- His largest role appears to be Sergeant Michaels from 7th Heaven. 
Vladimer Velasco (Tan Tsu) – Velasco has a relatively short credit list according to IMDB.com but he has appeared on several shows including JAG.

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