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The Rewatch 141: The Offspring

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.16 The Offspring (03-12-1990)
Rating:  5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/.5/22

Notable Guest Stars:

Halie Todd- Lal.  She was Jo McGuire on Lizzie McGuire, but she also writes, directs and teaches.  She also happens to be the daughter of Ann Gilbert.
Nicolas Coster –
Admiral Anthony Haflel.  He was on several soap operas but might be most known for being in The Facts of Life

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The Rewatch 140: Yesterday’s Enterprise

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.15 Yesterday’s Enterprise (02-19-1990)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: -1/.5/22 (only time I think we take away from the RSC.)

Notable Guest Stars:

Denise Crosby – Tasha Yar.  SHE”S BACK!
Christopher McDonald –
Richard Castillo. He has a long credit list, including a role in the film Thelma and Louise.
Tricia O’Neil-
Rachel Garrett. She will also appear in DS9.

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The Rewatch: 139 A Matter of Perspective

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.14 A Matter of Perspective (02-12-1990)
Rating:  3.5/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1.5/23

Notable Guest Stars:

Craig Richard Nelson – Krag.  He had an recurring role in the TV series Square Pegs, and appeared in the 1989 film Honey, I shrunk the Kids.
Mark Margolis –
Nel Apgar.  He earned a Emmy nomination for his role in the TV series Breaking Bad.
Gina Hecht as
Manua Apgar.  She is known for her role on Mork & Mindy,and more recently as a Judge on General Hospital and Puck’s mother on Glee. Which I actually watched a season of recently (before deciding not to continue).
Juliana Donald –Tanya. She would appear on various Trek episodes, and other scifi shows like Babylon 5 and the X-files.

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The Rewatch 138: Deja Q

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.13 Deja Q (02-05-1990)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1.5/23

Notable Guest Stars:

Corbin Bernsen – A Q.  He’s probably most known in my family as Shawn’s dad from Psych.
Richard Cansino –  Garin. He appears to mostly be a voice actor and has the added claim to fame as being Rita Hayworth’s nephew.
Betty Muramato– Bre’el Scientist.  She also appeared in Knots Landing and Married with Children.

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The Rewatch 137:The High Ground

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.12 The High Ground (01-29-1990)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1.5/23

Notable Guest Stars:

Richard Cox – Kyril Finn.  He mainly does guest star work, and theater.
Kerrie Keane – Alexana Devos.
Marc Buckland- Katik Shaw.  He mostly does directorial work now, including working on the Drew Berrymore show The Santa Clara Diet.
Christopher Pettiet – ‘boy’.  He played Jessie James in the TV series The Young Riders.  Unfortunately, he died a decade after this episode from a drug overdose at the age of 24.

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The Rewatch 136: The Hunted

Series: Star Trek: TNG
Episode: 3.10 The Hunted (01-08-1990)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/22.5

Notable Guest Stars:

James Cromwell – Prime Minister Nayrok.  Not quite Cochrane yet. (For those of you watching this new, James Cromwell will eventually take the role of Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact and Enterprise)
Jeff McCarthy – Roga Danar.  He’ll also appear on Voyager as the CMO, unfortunately short lived.  He is also the voice of Michigan J. Frog, the WB’s animated frog.
J. Micheal Flynn – He plays a background character in this episode, but he would appear in several episodes of Star Trek Enterprise.

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The Rewatch 135: The Defector.

Series: Star Trek:TNG
Episode: 3.10 The Defector(01-01-1990)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: .5/1.5/23

Notable Guest Stars:

Andreas Katulas – Tomalok.  This is Katulas second appearance of the show. He appeared earlier in the season when rescuing a crew from a planet that Geordi was stranded on.
 S.A. Templemen – Bates
James Sloyan – Alidar Jarok.  Sloyan would appear many more times, notably as Mora Pol in Deep Space Nine.
John Hancock – Admiral Haden.  He would reappear in season 4.
James McElroy – a background actor who appears several times on Star Trek over the years.  He appears in TNG and ENT.

Review:

WARNING/SPOILER: This episode includes an off screen suicide.

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The Rewatch 134: The Vengeance Factor

Series: Star Trek:TNG
Episode: 3.09 The Vengeance Factor (11-20-1989)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/22.5

Notable Guest Stars:

Lisa Wilcox – Yuta. She had a role in the 1980s horror classic Nightmere on Elm Street. She is also the only cast member listed here who still appears to have an active career.
Joey Aresco –
Brull. Aresco has a mixed credit list, having added producing and directing to his toolbox. He also appeared on Stargate SG-1.
Nancy Parsons
Marouk Parsons was probably best known for her role in the Porky’s film franchase. She died in 2001 at the age of 58.
Stephen Lee – CorganLee was a guest star on many major TV series that I have seen, though never as a staring role. He unfortunately died in 2014 of a heart attack, cutting his career short at the age of 58.

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The Rewatch 133: The Price

Series: Star Trek:TNG
Episode: 3.08 The Price (11-13-1989)
Rating:  4/5
Redshirt Status: 0/1/22.5

Notable Guest Stars:

Matt McCoy – Devinoni Ral  He has most recently been in the Jack Ryan series produced by Amazon.
Elizabeth Hoffman –
Bhavani.  She was most known for her role in Sisters, but I’m just going to point out its Catherine Langford on Stargate SG-1.  According to IMDB that was her last role in 1998.
Castulo Guerra –
Seth Mendoza.  Recent credits include Madam Secretary and Jane the virgin. He also guested on The West Wing.
Scott Thomson –
Goss.  The credit I know him for is his role in 1996’s Twister.
An Shor- 
Arridor.  He will continue this role in 1996, in Voyager.
Kevin Peter Hall –
Leyor.  He played Harry in Harry & The Hendersons.  Unfortunately, he died in 1991 at 35.

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