The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The next generation episodes, focusing on picards career in starfleet, his encounters with the borg, artificial intelligence and more. The next generation episode guide lets watch star trek. There arent just a lot of candidates for the worst episode of star trek. Til when stephen hawking guest starred on the star trek. Stephen hawking, and likewise a champion of the rights and potential of those with disabilities everywhere, created his own path to an appearance on tng by appearing as himself in a data holoprogram of famed scientists of history in descent.
Hawking also speculated on the existence of wormholes and quantum fluctuations linking multiple universes. Some of the decisions made by picard are downright bizarre supposedly leaving only a skeleton crew on board the enterprise under the command of dr. In 2010 he coauthored the grand design with former star trek. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 21, 1992, and concluded on june 21, 1993, after airing 26 episodes. This includes fictional major characters and fictional minor characters created for star trek, fictional characters not originally created for star trek, and reallife persons appearing in a fictional manner, such as holodeck recreations.
He slipped away peacefully at his home in cambridge after a long and welldocumented battle with als or lou gehrigs disease. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Discussion in general trek discussion started by mojochi, aug 22, 2014. In 1993s season 6 finale, descent, the scientist sits down with data, einstein, and newton for a quick round of cardswhich hawking wins by bluffing einstein.
If you enjoyed the main themes and characters of the picard series, then there are some key episodes you cant miss. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation starship enterprised. The episode, which was aired on television in 1993, features a guest appearance by astrophysicist stephen hawking. With john neville, jim norton, natalija nogulich, brian cousins. It starts with the conclusion of the season 5 cliffhanger where the crew travels back to 1890s san francisco. Hawking also played himself on futurama, the simpsons, and the big bang theory, and appeared in documentaries about red dwarf and doctor who. In this episode they once again encounter the borg aliens. Ogawa appears in 16 episodes throughout seasons 47 of star trek. One of the most influential minds in physics didnt have to assume the role of a character. Deep space nine set during the filming of the house of quark. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship enterprised.
Descent is the 26th episode of the sixth season and the first episode of the. To one person who i thought deserved to know, and that was stephen hawking, cumberbatch revealed during an interview on the graham norton show. Earlier today stephen hawking died at the age of 76. Stephen hawking on star trek tng season 6 episode 26 descent part 1 with commentary from brent spiner. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. In theory is the 25th episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Tng, he paused in front of the warp core set piece and remarked, im working on that.
Star trek the next generation the complete sixth season. Hawking was a selfdescribed science fiction fan, and. Memorable scene from star trek tng, season 6, episode 26 the descent part 1. The sense of batonpassing drew the tng family closer, however. But, to this day, hawking remains the only person to play themselves on star trek. A century after captain kirks five year mission, the next generation of starfleet officers begins their journey aboard the new flagship of the federation. Crusher and beaming everyone else in a crew of 1014 personnel to operate in search teams of 4 and only getting 15 search teams. Stephen hawking passed away wednesday at the age of 76. Inside stephen hawkings classic star trek cameo as told. Star trek is the series that practically invented rubberforehead aliens.
Stephen hawking was an english theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and director of research at the centre for theoretical cosmology within the university of cambridge. The sixth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of star trek. Inside stephen hawkings classic star trek cameo as told by the. Hawking, considered one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of 20thcentury earth, developed a quantum theory of gravity, in which he sought to link the two major theories of physics.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day star trek. Thats funny by itself, but consider her question from the crews perspective. This interview was part of the tng season 6 dvd special feature mission overview year six descent part 1 featuring stephen hawking. The next generation tng was a starstudded success for this space franchise. Irrespective of how accurate the depiction is to their later depiction, what episodes in tng contain any sort of reference to or interaction with the ferengi. The next generation, he rarely appeared on set for the episodes he wrote. Benedict cumberbatch told star trek spoilers to just one. According to his family, he died peacefully this morning at his home in cambridge at the age of 76. But then i said, in that frame of reference, the perihelion of mercury would have recessed in the opposite direction. The episode was written by joe menosky and ronald d. In the next generation episode descent, the android data conjures up holographic recreations of sir isaac newton, albert einstein and. Data then tries to find ways to recreate the situation in order to feel emotions again, whilst the enterprise investigates the borg activity, and are bewildered as to why they feel. The next generation in 1993, starfleet lieutenant commander data brent spiner played poker with holograms of, as he put it. The next generations pilot, encounter at farpoint, premiered.
Stephen hawkings star trek cameo remains historicand. But if youd like to do a quicker watchthrough, hitting only the essential episodes of the series, weve provided a 20 episode list to brush up on. Stephen hawking, one of the worlds greatest scientific minds and, yes, a star trek guest star who appeared as himself in the descent, part 1 episode of star trek. Here are ten episodes from tng in which poker was featured. The next generation, originally aired on june 3, 1991, in broadcast syndication.
Lieutenant commander data is playing poker with the most. Descent, part 1 where data plays poker with stephen hawking, isaac newton and albert einstein. The next generation story editor and writer of the episode the dauphin, leonard mlodinow. The next generation went into production, everyone knew that attentions would soon be permanently divided by the debut of deep space nine. Stephen hawking may have been one of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, but to the imdb, the theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose death at age 76 was announced early wednesday was, for starters, actor, star trek. The next generation, the awardwinning scifi series that warps into its 25th anniversary friday, was so unique that the show probably wouldnt get the command to. The next generation with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. After an encounter with the borg, data feels his first emotion when he gets angry with the borg. Hawking was interviewed on 8 april 1993 when he filmed his trek appearance. Throughout his life, the theoretical physicist showed up on a number of nerdy television shows like the big bang theory, futurama, the simpsons, and, of course, star trek. To celebrate, here are 25 things you might not know about the seminal series. Sure enough, that meant crossovers birthright, guest stars, and references back and forth.
The next generation was his first, and it remains historic. The passing of stephen hawking is a terrible loss to the world of science, but its also a blow to the world of epic television cameos. Im rewatching star trek tng episodes to get a better understanding of how the ferengi have evolved over the years, into what they are now known as in ds9. Commanded by captain jeanluc picard the galaxy class starship enterprise ncc1701d will seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no one has gone before. Poker themes ran throughout the longrunning star trek. General trek discussion steven hawking on star trek. The next generation tv series descent 1993 stephen hawking. The next generation and the films star trek generations and star trek. Moore and was the directorial debut of cast member patrick stewart. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which. Theoretical physicist stephen hawking, second from left, makes a guest appearance on star trek. Thats 25 years since picard stared out into the great and infinite vastness of space and said, lets see whats out there.
To this day, hawking is the only person to play himself in. On trek, hawking appeared in the 26th episode of season 6, entitled descent, part 1. Below is a rated list of every episode of the next generation, letting you know which episodes we think are worth checking out if you are new to star trek. The next generation descent tv episode 1993 stephen hawking as stephen hawking. A look back at stephen hawkings cameo on star trek. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. This article lists characters of star trek that received attention from thirdparty sources in their various canonical incarnations. The star trek community mourns the loss of renowned theoretical physicist and author stephen hawking, who died at his home in cambridge, england, early this morning. Im convinced that in half a century of star trek, the most fantastic thing they ever did was have hawking on the show. How much do you know about captain picard and company. Then later they meet up with scotty, whos been trapped in a.
Film daily ranked stephen hawking as one of the greatest star trek guest stars. Lieutenant commander data is playing poker with the most famous physics scientists of our recent history, stephen hawking, albert einstein and isaac newton. In this and the following episode, the writers combine the borg and the frankenstein themes and make a terrible pair of episodes. To this day, hawking is the only person to play himself in the star trek universe. From president ronald reagan and king abdullah of jordan to stephen hawking and mae jemison, heres a look at some of star trek. His scientific works include a collaboration with roger penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical.