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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Enterprise, Picard:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2004)
Star Trek: Picard (2022)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Tin Man.

Released April 21, 1990.

Directed by Robert Scheerer.

Written by Dennis Bailey, David Bischoff, Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Michael Cavanaugh, Peter Vogt, Colm Meaney, Harry Groener, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Debbie David, Mark Lentry, Tim McCormack, Joseph Michael Roth, Richard Sarstedt.
 

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Damage.

Released April 21, 2004.

Directed by James L. Conway.

Written by Phyllis Strong, 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 Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Casey Biggs, Randy Oglesby, Scott MacDonald, Tucker Smallwood, Rick Worthy, Josette Di Carlo, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Solomon Burke Jr., Zane Cassidy, Mark Chadwick, Mark Correy, Daphney Damaraux, Kevin Derr, Duncan K. Fraser, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, Tamara Hambly, Scott Sterling Hill, Josh Holt, Amina Julianna, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Eric Norris, Paul Sklar, Jeff Smolek, Pablo Soriano, Ator Tamras, Scott L. Treger.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Mercy.

Released April 21, 2022.

Directed by Joe Menendez.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Cindy Appel, Kirsten Beyer, Matt Okumura, Juliana James, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Brent Spiner, John de Lancie, Sol Rodriguez, Ito Aghayere, Jay Karnes, Kay Bess, Jackson Garner, Steve Gutierrez, Nanrisa Lee, Charles Maceo, Eduardo Roman, Chuti Tiu, Oscar Torre, Cyrus Zoghi, Vanessa Cater, Jeff Wolfe.

Monday, April 20, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Picard:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Qpid.

Released April 20, 1991.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Ira Steven Behr, Randee Russell, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David 
Carren, J. Larry Carroll, Brannon Braga.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Hetrick, Clive Revill, John de Lancie, Joi Staton, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Kelly Burris, B.K. Byron, Cameron, Mickey Cassidy, Larry Clardy, John Copage, Debbie David, BJ Davis, Denise Deuschle, Christopher Doyle, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Arvo Katajisto, Ken Lesco, Mack MacReady, Betty Matsushita, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Teri Noel, Rex Pierson, Tim Trella, Anne Woodberry.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: The Last Generation.

Released April 20, 2023.

Directed by Terry Matalas.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Terry Matalas, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Alice Krige, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, LeVar Burton, Walter Koenig, Tim Russ, Mica Burton, Randy J. Goodwin, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Tiffany Shepis, Majel Barrett, David Chan, Amy Earhart, James MacKinnon, Jane Edwina Seymour, John de Lancie, Mousa Hussein Kraish.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Picard:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Icarus Factor.

Released April 14, 1989.

Directed by Robert Iscove.

Written by David Assael, Robert L. McCullough, Melinda M. Snodgrass.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Mitchell Ryan, Lance Spellerberg, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, John L. Bennett, Michael Braveheart, Josef Cannon, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Robert Smithson, Teo Smoot, John Tesh.

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Monsters.

Released April 14, 2022.

Directed by Joe Menendez.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Matt Okumura, Juliana James, Jane Maggs, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, James Callis, Madeline Wise, Sol Rodriguez, Ito Aghayere, Jay Karnes, Ivo Nandi, Steve Gutierrez, Dylan Von Halle, Marti Matulis, Oscar Torre, Travis Walck, Cyrus Zoghi, Jonathan Flaugher, Philip Krohnengold, Sunny Ozell, Mark Stepro, Mason Stoops. 

Monday, April 13, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, These are the Voyages, Picard:

Star Trek (1967)
These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two / book (2014)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)
 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 29.

Episode entitled: Operation -- Annihilate!

Released April 13, 1967.

Directed by Herschel Daugherty.

Written by Steven W. Carabatsos.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Joan Swift, Maurishka, Majel Barrett, Craig Huxley / Craig Hundley, Fred Carson, Jerry Catron, David Armstrong, Bill Blackburn, Bob Bralver, Frank da Vinci, Carey Foster, Jeannie Malone, Eddie Paskey, Ron Veto.
 

These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two

by Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn.

Introduced by Walter Koenig.

These Are The Voyages series.

Published by Jacob Brown Media Group.
Published 2014.

ISBN-10: 0989238156
ISBN-13: 978-0989238151

Description:
"Compelling, page-turning ... the most important book of Star Trek journalism ever done and is just as gripping as [Marc Cushman's] look at the shows and launch of the first season." – Jeff Bond, Editor, Geek Magazine.

"With These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two, author Marc Cushman has topped his amazing predecessor!" – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood.

"You can trust these books! You won't be reading a P.R. man's spins. This is honest and this is how it was being there making Star Trek." – Walter Koenig.

SATURN AWARD WINNING BOOK! The second installment of the These Are the Voyages, TOS trilogy. Now, travel back to 1967, with Star Trek entering its second season on NBC as the incredible, in depth, behind-the-scenes story gets even more remarkable. For Gene Roddenberry and his talented team, launching Star Trek was nearly an impossible task. Keeping it on the air was even harder. Learn why Leonard Nimoy almost didn't return for Season Two. Explore why Lucille Ball, whose Desilu Productions, had gambled big on financing Star Trek, would lose her studio. Discover the real reason producer Gene Coon suddenly quit in the middle of the second year. Find out about the unproduced episodes written by renowned science fiction masters. Read the memos from Roddenberry and his staff, and NBC, concerning all 26 Season Two episodes. Witness the continuing deception by the network over the show's ratings, and how the fans took on a corporate giant to save their favorite series.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Võx.

Released April 13, 2023.

Directed by Terry Matalas.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Kiley Rossetter, Sean Tretta, Chris Derrick.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Alice Krige, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Elizabeth Dennehy, Mica Burton, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Nolan North, Majel Barrett, Amy Earhart, Grace Gregory, Jane Edwina Seymour.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

On this day in Star Trek universe - Picard:

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Two of One.

Released April 7, 2022.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Cindy Appel, Jane Maggs, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Juliana James, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, Isa Briones, Brent Spiner, John de Lancie, Penelope Mitchell, Sol Rodriguez, Alexandre Chen, Ren Hanami, Michelle Haro, Shaw Jones, Richard Leacock, Zach Sowers, Kareem Stroud, Guy Fernandez Jr., Justin Nickels, Morgan Peters, Patrick Price, Jenya Shatilova, Dylan Von Halle, Thadeus Welch, Madeline Wise. 

Monday, April 6, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, The City on the Edge of Forever, Picard:

Star Trek (1967)
The City on the Edge of Forever / teleplay (1996)
The City on the Edge of Forever / Fotonovel (1977)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)
 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 28.

Episode entitled: The City on the Edge of Forever.

Released April 6, 1967.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by Harlan Ellison.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Joan Collins, John Harmon, Hal Baylor, David L. Ross, John Winston, Bart La Rue, Walter Bacon, Bill Blackburn, Bill Borzage, Dick Cherney, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jane Crowley, Joe Garcio, Joseph Glick, Carey Loftin, Eddie Paskey, Martin Strader, Eleanore Vogel, Max Wagner.
 

The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison.

Published by White Wolf Publishing.
Published 1996.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1565049640
ISBN-13: 978-1565049642

Description:
The controversy has raged for almost 30 years--now readers can judge for themselves. Harlan Ellison wrote the original award-winning teleplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever," which was rewritten and became the most-loved Star Trek episode of all time. Ellison sued Paramount in protest and won. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.
 

The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison and Gene Roddenberry.
Star Trek Fotonovel, No. 1.

Published by Bantam Books.
First Edition.
Published 1977.
Mass Market Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0553113453
ISBN-13: 978-0553113457

Description:
The authentic re-creation of a fateful voyage of the starship Enterprise. Over 300 action photographs from the episode City On the Edge of Forever. Television series created by Gene Roddenberry.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Surrender.

Released April 6, 2023.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Jenson Cheng, Amy Earhart, Olivia Youngers, Sophia Adler, Kyle Kittredge, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Voyager, 55 Years of Star Trek, Picard:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Voyager (1999)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2022)
Star Trek: Picard (2022)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Captain’s Holiday.

Released March 31, 1990.

Directed by Chip Chalmers.

Written by Ira Steven Behr, Ronald D. Moore.

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, Jennifer Hetrick, Karen Landry, Michael Champion, Max Grodénchik, Deirdre Haj, Jeremy Doyle, Kristina Kell, Tim McCormack.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: Think Tank.

Released March 31, 1999.

Directed by Terrence O'Hara.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Taylor, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan.

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, Jason Alexander, Christopher Darga, Christopher Shea, Walter Altman, Majel Barrett, Phil Crowley, Marvin De Baca, Steven Dennis, Tarik Ergin, Steve Rankin.
 

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: The Stars Above.

Released March 31, 2022.

Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Visual Effects and animation by Jeremy Samples.

Cast: Vaughn Armstrong, Robert Beltran, Brannon Braga, Ronny Cox, Joseph D'Agosta, Nicole de Boer, Ike Eisenmann, Richard Herd, Gregory Itzin, Dominic Keating, Jack Kehler, Christopher Lloyd, Cirroc Lofton, Scott MacDonald, Matt Malloy, Donna Massetti, Matt McCoy, Gates McFadden, Ronald D. Moore, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Andrew Robinson, Mark Rolston, Cristine Rose, William Morgan Sheppard, Brent Spiner, Michael Westmore, Wil Wheaton, Peter White, Barbara Williams, Wade Williams, Rudolph Willrich, Mel Winkler, Rick Worthy.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Fly Me to the Moon.

Released March 31, 2022.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Cindy Appel, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Juliana James, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, Isa Briones, Brent Spiner, John de Lancie, Penelope Mitchell, Lea Thompson, Leif Gantvoort, Jackie Geary, Ivo Nandi, Kay Bess, Oscar Camacho, Michelle Haro, Shaw Jones, Daniel Allen Mooney, Zach Sowers, Kareem Stroud, Guy Fernandez Jr., Richard Leacock, Justin Nickels, Jenya Shatilova.

Monday, March 30, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

The Star Trek Reader III / book (1977)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: Picard (2023)

 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 27.

Episode entitled: The Alternative Factor.

Released March 30, 1967.

Directed by Gerd Oswald.

Written by Don Ingalls.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Robert Brown, Janet MacLachlan, Richard Derr, Arch Whiting, Christian Patrick, Eddie Paskey, Bill Blackburn, Vince Cadiente, Bill Catching, Frank da Vinci, Carey Foster, Tom Lupo, Ron Veto.

 

The Star Trek Reader III

by James Blish.

Published by E P Dutton.

Published 1977.

First Edition.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0525209611

ISBN-13: 978-0525209614

Nineteen episodes from the now-defunct but still-popular television series follow James Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the crew of the Enterprise to strange worlds and distant adventures.

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Nth Degree.

Released March 30, 1991.

Directed by Robert Legato.

Written by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll, Brannon Braga.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jim Norton, Kay E. Kuter, Saxon Trainor, Page Leong, Dwight Schultz, David Coburn, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, George B. Colucci Jr., Debbie David, BJ Davis, Denise Deuschle, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Randy James, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Teri Noel, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Joyce Robinson, Richard Sarstedt, Mikki Val.

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Dominion.

Released March 30, 2023.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Chris Derrick, Jane Maggs, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo, Frederik Wiedmann.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Ed Speleers, Gates McFadden, Todd Stashwick, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Tim Russ, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Jenson Cheng, Stephanie Czajkowski, Garth Kemp, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Sophia Adler, Julia Aylor, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Picard

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Journey’s End.

Released March 26, 1994.

Directed by Corey Allen.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Shawn Piller, Antonia King / Anatonia Napoli, 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, Wil Wheaton, Tom Jackson, Natalija Nogulich, Ned Romero, George Aguilar, Richard Poe, Eric Menyuk, Doug Wert, Lena Banks, Joe Baumann, Hal Donahue, Elliot Durant III, Henry Kingi, Marianne Lewis, Tom Morga, Rebecca Parker, Matilda Resendes, John Saint John, Frank Salsedo, Oliver Theess, William P. Yazzie.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 1. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2.

Released March 26, 2020.

Directed by Akiva Goldsman.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Tamlyn Tomita, Brian DeRozan, Matt Perfetuo, Mike Perfetuo, Jade Ramsey, Nikita Ramsey, Jonathan Frakes, Peyton List, Kay Bess, Apolla Asteria, Antoine Holmes Sr., Spencer Holmes, Natalie Kailey, Maya McClean, Nandy McClean, Marina Miller, Julia Nolan, Liz Nolan, Ella Rogers, Geoff Samuels, Greg Samuels, Petra Sprecher, Anna Waldrum.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Star Trek Reader II, The Next Generation, Voyager, Picard

The Star Trek Reader II / book (1977)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Voyager (1999)
Star Trek: Picard (2022)
 

The Star Trek Reader II

by James Blish.

Published by E P Dutton.
Published 1977.
First Edition.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0525209603
ISBN-13: 978-0525209607

Description:
Here for the first time in hardcover are 19 of the most exciting episodes that ever appeared on the award-winning Star Trek television series. Novelized by the renowned science fiction writer James Blish, each of these stories is a little gem with a permanent sparkle, and their combination a collector's item.

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Allegiance.

Released March 24, 1990.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, Ronald D. Moore.

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, Stephen Markle, Reiner Schöne, Joycelyn O'Brien, Jerry Rector, Jeff Rector, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Debbie David, Eben Ham, Richard Sarstedt.
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 5. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: The Fight.

Released March 24, 1999.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Joe Menosky, Michael Taylor, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan.

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, Carlos Palomino, Ned Romero, Ray Walston, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Sylvester Foster, Peter Scott Harmyk, Susan Henley, Alicia Lewis, Michael Munoz, Erin Leigh Price, Pablo Soriano.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Watcher.

Released March 24, 2022.

Directed by Lea Thompson.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Juliana James, Jane Maggs, Travis Fickett, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, John de Lancie, Madeline Wise, Ito Aghayere, Leif Gantvoort, Penelope Mitchell, Sol Rodriguez, Chloé Wepper, Karl T. Wright, Oscar Camacho, Sean Freeland, Kelli Dawn Hancock, Isabella Meneses, Brian Quinn, Kirk Randolph Thatcher, Danielle Thorpe, Dylan Von Halle, Kay Bess, Dartenea Bryant, Paul Lacovara.

Monday, March 23, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, The Next Generation, Picard

Star Trek (1967)
The Star Trek Reader I book (1976)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)
 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 26.

Episode entitled: Errand of Mercy.

Released March 23, 1967.

Directed by John Newland.

Written by Gene L. Coon.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, John Abbott, John Colicos, Peter Brocco, Victor Lundin, David Hillary Hughes, Walt Davis, George Sawaya, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, John Blower, Gary Combs, Frank da Vinci, Eddie Paskey, Basil Poledouris, Paul Power, Tom Steele, Ron Veto.
 

The Star Trek Reader I

by James Blish.

Published by E P Dutton.
First Edition.
Published 1976.
Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0841504679
ISBN-13: 978-0841504677

Description:
Episodes from the popular TV series, many of which have been selected by fans themselves, have been adapted into short stories.
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Identity Crisis.

Released March 23, 1991.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Brannon Braga, Tim de Haas, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Maryann Plunkett, Patti Yasutake, Amick Byram, Dennis Madalone, Mona Grudt, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Nyra Crenshaw, Denise Deuschle, Jeremy Doyle, Randy James, Kraig Kishi, Lorine Mendell, Teri Noel, Brian Phelps, Joyce Robinson, Mark Thompson, Paul Tompkins, K. Uchizono.
 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: The Bounty.

Released March 23, 2023.

Directed by Dan Liu.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Christopher Monfette, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Gates McFadden, Todd Stashwick, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Daniel Davis, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Amy Earhart, Vaughn Page, Byron Quiros, Angel Manuel.