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Saturday, November 22, 2025

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: First Contact (1996)


Star Trek: First Contact


directed by Jonathan Frakes,

written by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore,

was released in the United States on November 22, 1996.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

 

Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Jeff Coopwood, Dwight Schultz, Patti Yasutake, Michael Horton, Neal McDonough, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: Generations (1994)


Star Trek: Generations


directed by David Carson,

written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga,

was released in the United States on November 18, 1994.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.


Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Alan Ruck, Jacqueline Kim, Jenette Goldstein, Thomas Kopache, Glenn Morshower, Tim Russ, Tommy Hinkley, John Putch, Christine Jansen, Michael Mack, Dendrie Taylor, Patti Yasutake, Granville Ames, Henry Marshall, Brittany Parkyn, Majel Barrett, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Rif Hutton, Brian Thompson, Marcy Goldman, Jim Krestalude, Judy Levitt, Kristopher Logan, Gwen Van Dam, Kim Braden, Christopher James Miller, Matthew Collins, Mimi Collins, Thomas Dekker, Madison Eginton, Olivia Hack, Sam Alejan, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Scott Barry, Rina Bennett, Pam Blackwell, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Andrew DePalma, Steve Diamond, Michael Echols, Tarik Ergin, Gunnel Eriksson, Whoopi Goldberg, Star Halm, Adolphus Hankins, Grace Harrell, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Dale Kasman, Stewart Lew, Lorine Mendell, Karlotta Nelson, Jerry L. Quinn, Keith Rayve, Raul Reformina, Lynn Salvatori, Richard Sarstedt, Penny Smartt-Juday, Patricia Tallman, John Alex Tampoya, Dennis Tracy, Guy Vardaman, D. Danny Warhol.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1991)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 5. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Silicon Avatar.

Released October 12, 1991.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Lawrence V. Conley, 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, Ellen Geer, Susan Diol, Joe Baumann, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, Jeremy Doyle, Goldie Gareza, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Jason Marsden, Betty Matsushita, Tim McCormack, Henry Murph, Teri Noel, Bill E. Rogers, Gina Saadi, Richard Sarstedt, Eric Schwartz, Victor Sein, Sissy Sessions, Star Shulman, John Alex Tampoya, K. Uchizono, Robin Van Sharner, Guy Vardaman.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1989):

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: The Survivors.

Released October 7, 1989.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Michael Wagner.

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, John Anderson, Anne Haney, Michael Braveheart, Mitchell R. Danton, Richard Sarstedt, Natalie Wood.

Sunday, October 5, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1991):

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 5. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Ensign Ro.

Released October 5, 1991.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Michael Piller, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, 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, Michelle Forbes, Scott Marlowe, Frank Collison, Jeff Hayenga, Harley Venton, Ken Thorley, Cliff Potts, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, K.C. Amos, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Thomas J. Booth, B.K. Byron, Cameron, John Copage, Denise Deuschle, Inez Edwards, Whitney Hall, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Alex Landi, K.J. Penthouse, Shannon Ratigan, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Matt Tufo, K. Uchizono, Guy Vardaman, Anne Woodberry, Michael Zurich.

Friday, October 3, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Enterprise (1987, 1992, 2001)

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: The Naked Now.

Released October 3, 1987.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by D.C. Fontana, John D.F. Black, Johnny Dawkins.

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, Brooke Bundy, Benjamin Lum, Michael Rider, David Renan, Skip Stellrecht, Kenny Koch, Michael Bailous, James G. Becker, Darrell Burris, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Richard Sarstedt.
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Man Of The People.

Released October 3, 1992.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Frank Abatemarco, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, 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, Charles/Chip Lucia, Patti Yasutake, George D. Wallace, Lucy Boryer, Susan French, Rick Scarry, Stephanie Erb, J.P. Hubbell, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Joe Baumann, Terrence Beasor, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, David Paul Christian, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Gunnel Eriksson, Jack Gilroy, Eben Ham, Linda Harcharic, Grace Harrell, Christi Haydon, Clay Hodges, Kerry Hoyt, Mark Lentry, Ericka Bryce Poniewaz, Joyce Robinson, Nanci Rogers, Richard Sarstedt, Dee Giffin Scott.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Fight or Flight.

Released October 3, 2001.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, 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 Jay Chattaway.

Cast:
Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeff Ricketts, Efrain Figueroa, Jef Ayres, Brett Baker, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Mario Carter, Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Evan English, Stacy Fouche, Lindley Gardner, Jack Guzman, Bobby Pappas, Gary Weeks.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Voyager, Enterprise (1993, 1995, 1996, 2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Interface.

Released October 2, 1993.

Directed by Robert Wiemer.

Written by Joe Menosky, 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, Madge Sinclair, Warren Munson, Ben Vereen, Lena Banks, Michael Braveheart, Debbie David, Gary Hunter, Joyce Robinson, Oliver Theess.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Twisted.

Released October 2, 1995.

Directed by Kim Friedman.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Arnold Rudnick, Rich Hosek.

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, Judy Geeson, Larry Hankin, Tom Virtue, Terry Correll, Kimberly Auslander, Majel Barrett, James Delano, Christine Delgado, Tarik Ergin, Ken Gruz, Julie Jiang, Bob Mascagno, Louis Ortiz, Tami Peterson, Richard Sarstedt, John Alex Tampoya.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: False Profits.

Released October 2, 1996.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Joe Menosky, George A. Brozak, 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, Dan Shor, Leslie Jordan, Michael Ensign, Rob LaBelle, Alan Altshuld, John Walter Davis, Christine Artecona-Cornell, Kimm Collinsworth, Tarik Ergin, Heather Rattray, Shepard Ross, Linnea Soohoo.
 

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Minefield.

Released October 2, 2002.

Directed by James Contner.

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, Tim Glenn, Elizabeth Magness, Alexandrea Ortiz, Jef Ayres, Solomon Burke Jr., Mark Correy, Dawn Drake, Evan English, Hilde Garcia, Peter Godoy, Bryan Heiberg, Scott Sterling Hill, John Jurgens, Marnie Martin, Mark Watson.

Monday, September 29, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, The Next Generation, Voyager (1966, 1967, 1990, 1999):

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Naked Time.

Released September 29, 1966.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John D.F. Black.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Stewart Moss, Majel Barrett, Bruce Hyde, DeForest Kelley, Grace Lee Whitney, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, William Knight, John Bellah, Tom Anfinsen, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Andrea Dromm, Eddie Paskey, Woody Talbert, Ron Veto.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: The Changeling.

Released September 29, 1967.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John Meredyth Lucas.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Makee K. Blaisdell / Blaisdel Makee, Barbara Gates, Meade Martin, Arnold Lessing, Vic Perrin, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Marc Daniels, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Robert Metz, Eddie Paskey, Frieda Rentie.
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Family.

Released September 29, 1990.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Susanne Lambdin, Bryan Stewart, Joe Menosky.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Jeremy Kemp, Samantha Eggar, Theodore Bikel, Georgia Brown, Dennis Creaghan, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, David Birkin, Doug Wert, Majel Barrett, Nyra Crenshaw, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Denise Lynne Roberts.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Survival Instinct.

Released September 29, 1999.

Directed by Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, 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, Vaughn Armstrong, Bertila Damas, Tim Kelleher, Scarlett Pomers, Jonathan Breck, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Marvin De Baca, Tarik Ergin, Nichole McAuley, Erin Leigh Price, Christina Rydell, Joey Sakata, James Lee Stanley, Susie Stillwell.


Sunday, September 28, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1991):

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 5. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Darmok.

Released September 28, 1991.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Joe Menosky, Philip Lazebnik, 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, Richard Allen, Colm Meaney, Paul Winfield, Ashley Judd, Majel Barrett, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Gerard David Jr., Jeremy Doyle, Norman Hunte, Teri Noel, Rex Pierson, Keith Rayve, Joyce Robinson.


Thursday, September 25, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Voyager, Enterprise (1993, 1995, 1996, 2002):

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Liaisons.

Released September 25, 1993.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Jeanne Carrigan Fauci, Lisa Rich, Roger Eschbacher, Jaq Greenspon, 
René Echevarria, 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, Barbara Williams, Eric Pierpoint, Paul Eiding, Michael Harris, Rickey D'Shon Collins, David Keith Anderson, Lena Banks, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, David Paul Christian, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Gunnel Eriksson, Jack Gilroy, Linda Harcharic, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Lorine Mendell, Christina Wegler Miles, Keith Rayve, John Alex Tampoya.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Non Sequitur.

Released September 25, 1995.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, 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, Louis Giambalvo, Jennifer Gatti, Jack Shearer, Mark Kiely, Majel Barrett, Almayvonne, Thomas J. Booth, Tracee Cocco, Kevin Finister, Susan Henley, Kerry Hoyt, Julie Jiang, Trey King, Steve Kopy, Irving E. Lewis, Robert Lombardo, Tom Morga, Mary Newport, Louis Ortiz, Jim Portnoy, Lavelle Roby, Irving Ross, Louis C. Simon, John Alex Tampoya, Jeff Witzke, Catherine Wong.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Swarm.

Released September 25, 1996.

Directed by Alexander Singer.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Sussman, 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, Carole Davis, Steven Houska, Majel Barrett, Johnetta Anderson, Chuck Borden, Damaris Cordelia, Christine Delgado, Tarik Ergin, John Alex Tampoya.
 

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Carbon Creek.

Released September 25, 2002.

Directed by James Contner.

Written by Chris Black, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Dan O'Shannon, 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 Jay Chattaway.

Cast:
Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Ann Cusack, J. Paul Boehmer, Hank Harris, Michael Krawic, David Selburg, Clay Wilcox, Ron Marasco, Paul Hayes, Alexandrea Ortiz, Doug Wax, Brett Weir.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1989):


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Evolution.

Released September 23, 1989.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Michael Piller, Michael Wagner.

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, Ken Jenkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Mary McCusker, Randal Patrick, Majel Barrett, Scott Grimes, Lorine Mendell, Amy O'Neill, Natalie Wood.

Monday, September 22, 2025

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, The Next Generation and Voyager (1966, 1967, 1990, 1999)

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Released September 22, 1966.

Directed by James Goldstone.

Written by Samuel A. Peeples.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, George Takei, James Doohan, Lloyd Haynes, Andrea Dromm, Paul Carr, Paul Fix, Bill Blackburn, John Burnside, Darren Dublin, Robert Metz, Eddie Paskey.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Who Mourns for Adonais?

Released September 22, 1967.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by Gilbert Ralston.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner.

Cast:
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Michael Forest, Leslie Parrish, John Winston, Bill Blackburn, Roger Holloway, Eddie Paskey.
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Best of Both Worlds Part II.

Released September 22, 1990.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Michael Piller, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Dennehy, George Murdock, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Todd Merrill, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Nyra Crenshaw, Robert Daniels, Debbie David, Eben Ham, Randy James, Mark Lentry, Tim McCormack, Kip Reynolds, Lincoln Simonds, Adrian Tafoya, Natalie Wood.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Equinox, Part II.

Released September 22, 1999.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Rick Berman, Bryan Fuller, Michael 
Taylor, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast:
Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, John Savage, Titus Welliver, Olivia Birkelund, Rick Worthy, Eric Steinberg, Steven Dennis, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Sylvester Foster, Matt Hanson, Nichole McAuley, Mark Rogerson, Brian Simpson.