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For Star Trek fans, the 100th episode is a mark of excellence. It is the baseline for whether or not a show had a lasting run that can hold up against the sands of time. Nowadays, thanks to the truly awful era of streaming, most series that go five, six, or seven seasons are lucky to get 10 new episodes per season.

Discovery, Picard, Short Treks, Lower Decks, and every other Nu Trek show has failed to hit 100 episodes. Strange New Worlds will likely finish between 50-70 depending on how long it lasts, with Discovery having the most so far at 65. The only show that has a shot is Prodigy, as it produces 20 episodes per season, at about half the length of a standard episode of Star Trek.

So the era of "100" may be over. So with that, let's take a look at the best of the best. Starting with a few honorable mentions.

The 1990s were a golden era for straight-to-video horror films. While these productions often had limited budgets and resources, they compensated with creativity, bold storytelling, and memorable scares. Here’s a countdown of just Some of the straight-to-video horror gems from that decade.

10. Ice Cream Man (1995)

Plot: A deranged ice cream vendor terrorizes a suburban neighborhood.

Why It’s Great: Starring Clint Howard in a wonderfully creepy performance, Ice Cream Man is a cult favorite that blends absurd humor with gruesome horror. Its mix of over-the-top kills and campy charm makes it unforgettable.

9. Ticks (1993)

Plot: Genetically engineered ticks wreak havoc on a group of troubled teens at a wilderness retreat.

Why It’s Great: With impressive practical effects and some genuinely disturbing moments, Ticks delivers gooey creature-feature thrills. Plus, it features a young Seth Green and an unhinged performance by Alfonso Ribeiro.

8. Leprechaun 2 (1994)

Plot: The titular leprechaun returns to...

Diana Muldaur had huge shoes to fill when she was brought back to the Star Trek franchise for Star Trek: The Next Generation's second season. A veteran of the franchise already, Muldaur played two characters in the Original Series. First as Ann Mulhall in "Return to Tomorrow", and then as Dr. Miranda Jones in the episode "Is There Trutht in Beauty".

She would once again return to Star Trek in season two of The Next Generation. Instead of coming back for an episode or two, as she did in the series prior, she instead returned for the majority of the second season. She stood in as the new ship's doctor, Doctor Katherine Pulaski.

Pulaski was brought in to replace Gates McFadden, who left the show for a season. McFadden's character, Dr. Beverly Crusher, wasn't killed off the way her season one colleague was. McFadden wasn't the only woman to...

When Denise Crosby left Star Trek: The Next Generation in the first season, Michael Dorn's character, Worf, moved into the position of the Chief of Security of the Enterprise. It was a natural progression as Worf had been working under Crosby's Lt. Tasha Yar. And Worf remained in that position throughout the entirety of the series and the continuing movies.

In 1995, Dorn joined Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for the series' fourth season. It wasn't news that was revealed to the cast beforehand. In fact, Nana Visitor, who play Major Kira, on the series, learned about Dorn's role during a fan convention. And the knowledge made her nervous because Crosby had said that "every time I was there, Worf is looking over my shoulder."

In an interview with Trekmovie, Visitor shared that she knew fans had an issue with her character so she worried that Major Kira might be on the chopping block,...

Lots of TV series struggle to find their footing during their first season. As charming as the first season of "The Simpsons" is, for example, the show really didn't hit its stride until the second season, and depending on who you ask, only really got going around season four. So, if a show as universally celebrated as "The Simpsons" needed a little time to really come into its own, you better believe the same can be said for "Stargate Sg-1."

Fans of the series will surely agree that season 1 has its fair share of bad episodes, but none are so universally reviled as episode four, "Emancipation." This infamous installment in the series has been ridiculed since its August 1997 air date, and not just by fans. In a 2009 interview, "Sg-1" co-creator Brad Wright even said in response to a fan question, "Sometimes things get made that shouldn't. Emancipation."

What's so bad about this particular episode?...

Let me preface this post by saying we don't know anything about Star Trek: Legacy other than it has not been greenlit. We don't know if it is even still a possibilty. That didn't stop Denise Crosby from bringing the series up at a Tampa Bay Comic Convention [thepopverse.com], and it sounds like she was all for what Terry Matalas had in mind for her.

According to Crosby, she had at least one conversation with Matalas, who was the showrunner for Star Trek: Picard, and Matalas told her he'd "love to do a storyline with Sela." She went on to expound on Matalas' success with the franchise and wondered why he hadn't been given "the keys to the kingdom" since he so clearly knows how to run a Star Trek show.

There's no denying that Matalas made a smashing success out of season three of Star Trek: Picard, and he'd likely...

It seems like everyone has a podcast these days. We have Deep Space Nine's Cirroc Lofton's 7th Rule podcast, The Delta Flyers', hosted by Voyager stars Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeil. There's also the D-Con Chamber podcast, hosted by Enterprise stars Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer. There's a podcast for everyone and thanks to Gates McFadden, that remains true.

Each of the above podcasts serve a unique purpose. The 7th Rule talks a lot about Deep Space Nine, among other current Trek-topics. The Delta Flyers was an episode review podcast built around Voyager but shifted ears to Deep Space Nine after Voyager ended. The D-Con Chamber podcast focuses more on Star Trek stars, while being morer of a "late-night show" for Trek fans.

For McFadden, her InvestiGates podcast focuses less on Star Trek and more on the people who make Star Trek possible. Over the years, she's...

There's a barrage of Star Trek news coming in today, both good and bad. On the good side, Paramount+ dropped the first trailer for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated comedy series. The show has been going strong for a while now and it's good to see it will get to bow out on its own terms. Watch the trailer above!

Star Trek: Lowers Decks will kick off its final season on Thursday, October 24; the first two episodes will drop at once. On the bad side of the news, TrekMovie.com reports that the first 10 Star Trek movies have been removed from streaming on Paramount+, which is supposed to be "the home of Star Trek." And this after those 10 films became available to stream on Paramount+ back in June. That was a short homecoming.

The three more recent Star Trek movies overseen by J.J. Abrams are still available,...

The third and final season of "Star Trek: Picard" ended on a friendly note. Jean-Luc (Patrick Stewart) had rescued his long-lost son Jack (Ed Speleers) from the Borg, and had finally earned a moment with his old co-workers from the Enterprise-d. He hadn't served with them for decades, but he was still close to his old senior staff. He, Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Worf (Michael Dorn), Geordi (LeVar Burton), Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden), and a new fleshy version of Data (Brent Spiner) gathered around a poker table for one final, genial game together. They chatted idly and laughed as friends as the credits began to roll. 

It was implied that the characters would live out the rest of their lives on good terms. Picard was about 100 years old in that third season, so his story may very well be over. He had another adventure, just as he...

Widely considered to be one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation's third season, "Yesterday's Enteprise" brought back Lt. Tasha Yar who'd been killed near the end of season one because Denise Crosby wanted to leave the series. Many fans thought she deserved a more noble death, and that's what this episode gave her.

Tasha Yar is alive and well aboard the Enterprise-c when it meets up with the Enterprise-d due to a rift in space time. On one side of the rift, there's a bloody Klingon War going on, and the end result of the episodes forces the out of time Enterprise to return through the rift which results in the deaths of all aboard, including Yar. The only person aboard the Enterprise-d to remember what actually happened was Guinan [Whoopi Goldberg], who then asked Geordi La Forge [LeVar Burton] to tell her more about Yar.

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are probably the most widely recognizable characters in all of "Star Trek," but there's only one character who has made his mark on three separate "Star Trek" shows: Worf, son of Mogh, played by Michael Dorn. Worf is basically the John Wick of the "Star Trek" franchise according to Dorn himself, because the Klingon is an absolute badass with an intense personal moral compass. Better yet, he's a major character in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and "Star Trek: Picard." Over the course of his time on the franchise, he's gone through an incredible transformation: from an angry young warrior who felt adrift as a Klingon raised by humans, to a thoughtful pacifist who drinks tea. Worf, quite frankly, rules, and Dorn bears a lot of the responsibility for making him such a complex, amazing character.

Denise Crosby, unhappy with her role of Lt. Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation, asked to be let out of the series in its first season. While the other actors decided to wait to see what would happen with their characters, she didn't want to be stuck on the bridge of the Enterprise just saying "aye-aye" all the time. In a recent interview by IGN, Crosby noted that her decision to leave threw things into a bit of a tailspin for the freshman sci-fi series.

Gates McFadden, who portrayed Dr. Beverly Crusher, during the first season of The Next Generation as well as seasons three throughseven, was fired at the end of the first season, and Marina Sirtis thought she was going to be fired as well. That would have left The Next Generation with no female characters. So Sirtis remained, and Diana Muldaur was hired as the second season's doctor,...

When actor Denise Crosby was first auditioning for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" back in 1986, she was more interested in the role of Counselor Deanna Troi -- the half-Betazoid psychiatrist on the Enterprise-d -- than in chief security officer Tasha Yar. The story goes that Crosby landed the role of Troi and Marina Sirtis was cast as Tasha Yar. Show creator Gene Roddenberry, however, swapped their roles at the last minute, and both actors took to their new roles incredibly well.

Crosby projected a steely toughness as Yar, easily fitting into the new show's ensemble. Yar was even given prominent roles in the episodes "The Naked Now" and "Code of Honor." She also delivered a notorious antidrug PSA in the episode "Symbiosis" and seemed interested in the matriarchal planet seen in "Angel One." There was no reason for Yar not to continue on the series indefinitely. As such, when Yar...

There are 178 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and any devoted Trekkie has likely seen them all. True obsessives, however, probably don't consider the series complete unless they include an episode of "Reading Rainbow" called "The Bionic Bunny Show". "Reading Rainbow," for those unlucky enough not to know about it, was a PBS series for kids, hosted by LeVar Burton, that encouraged kids to read. Burton and others would read picture books to the audience, spur on children to go to their local libraries, and regularly host educational segments. "Reading Rainbow" premiered in 1983 and ran regularly for years, sometimes taking extended breaks, through to 2006. Kids who found the series loved it. They also loved that Burton, so friendly on screen, encouraged them to read. Burton won multiple Emmys for the show, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.

Each episode would feature a book, and in the episode in question,...

Even the most popular and successful science fiction television series see changes to their main cast over the years. From the grueling schedule of long filming hours to trying to seek new opportunities in one's career, there are numerous reasons actors leave fan-favorite roles behind. Of course, there are also more dramatic reasons that actors quit shows, spilling tea on creative differences and behind-the-scenes struggles years after their departure. Even legacy sci-fi properties like "Star Trek" and "Battlestar Galactica" have their own stories of high-profile cast departures, even at the height of their run.

Below, we've assembled some of the biggest instances of actors quitting beloved sci-fi shows and explained why each chose to step away from their respective television projects. While some instances were more cordial and professional, some resignations reveal intense drama and tension behind the scenes. Just remember, even though sci-fi can depict idealistic utopias, the working...

When it comes to science fiction and fantasy, there have been several attempts at time travel, dating back to the iconic 1985 film, Back to the Future. While the Michael J. Fox film was iconic in many ways, fans have collectively agreed that one of the best time travel logic to date has to be Hugh Jackman’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Credits: Hugh Jackman in X-Men: Days of Future Past I Credit: 20th Century Studios

The film created an excellent premise and brought about the mixing of the two beloved groups of X-Men, one from the past headed by James McAvoy, and the other headed by Patrick Stewart’s character. However, there is another one of Stewart’s past projects that took a similar approach to time travel that Jackman’s film took.

Hugh Jackman’s X-Men: Days of Future Past Has Similarities To One Star Trek Episode.

Dr. Katherine Pulaski, introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation’s second season, brought a unique perspective as the new Chief Medical Officer. Her no-nonsense demeanor and unconventional methods contrasted with her predecessor, Dr. Beverly Crusher’s approach. Despite her initial skepticism, Pulaski gradually warmed up to the crew.

Diana Muldaur in Star Trek: The Next Generation || credits: Paramount

While her time on Enterprise-d was brief, her impact on the series was significant, leaving a lasting impression on Reddit as well as fans worldwide.

The Star Trek: Tng Character Reddit Fans Still Remember

In Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s second season, the USS Enterprise welcomed a new doctor to its crew. The first season ended with the departure of two prominent female characters. Tasha Yar’s tragic death marked the end of Denise Crosby’s regular role, while Dr. Beverly Crusher’s reassignment to Starfleet Medical left a vacancy...

In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Yesterday's Enterprise", the Enterprise-d is flying merrily through space when it encounters a colossal negative space-wedgie in its path. They crew finds it is a portal through time, leading to a point in history 22 years in the past. A ship flies out of the portal. It's the Enterprise-c, commanded by the stalwart Rachel Garrett (Tricia O'Neill).

When it does, however, everything about the Enterprise-d's timeline shimmers and shifts. All of a sudden, the Enterprise-d is a combat ship. The crew all become weapons-toting soldiers, now embroiled in a year-long war. It seems that the Enterprise-c exited its own timeline at a crucial point in galactic history, when it was facing a losing battle at the hands of the Romulans. When it vanished into the future, the battle never ended, and a full-scale war broke out. 22 years later, the Enterprise-d is still fighting the same war.

‘General Hospital’ (Gh) spoilers reveal that on August 1, 1997, a new resident came to Port Charles. A young, pretty, and rebellious teenager named Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) arrived on the scene as the daughter of Jeff Webber (Richard Dean Anderson) and Carolyn Webber (Denise Crosby).

‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Rebecca Almost Wasn’t Cast On Gh

She’s also the granddaughter of Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and Audrey Hardy (Rachel Ames). Liz came to town to live with Audrey and her sister, Sarah Webber (Jennifer Sky).

Rebecca almost wasn’t cast on Gh. She initially tested for the role of Sarah, but she didn’t get the part. However, the writers were so impressed by her that they wrote a new part specifically to suit her.

That’s how she got the role of Liz. Rebecca started to shine as an actress after her character was raped. Liz’s personality drastically changed after that happened.

Star Trek: The Next Generation ran for a total of 7 seasons, during which time 178 episodes were released. While the series gave fans of the franchise a plethora of memorable characters and storylines, the existence of so many narratives means that some are bound to be off the mark.

Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. | Paramount Pictures

Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard undoubtedly stands tall among the kind of characters The Next Generation boasted of. However, even the franchise’s flag-bearer had his issues with certain aspects of the show.

In particular, Stewart called the second episode of the first season, The Naked Now, a ‘s*x farce,’ and claimed in his memoir that it smacked of desperation, even if fans of the show grew to like the particular episode.

Patrick Stewart called The Next Generation’s The naked Now a ‘s*x farce’

A still...

Sir Patrick Stewart is a prolific actor with decades of acting experience in front of the camera. Over the years, the legendary actor has portrayed a number of popular roles, such as Professor X in the X-Men franchise, Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, Gurney Halleck in Dune (1984), and many more. However, his most iconic role would be that of Jean-Luc Picard in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek franchise.

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in season 3 of Star Trek: Picard. Credits: Paramount

The role is not too far away from the legendary actor, as he played the character for seven long seasons in Star Trek: The Next Generation, from 1987 to 1994. Later, he reprised his role in four films, eventually returning to it for three more seasons in Star Trek: Picard.

However, the Green Room actor was filled with remorse while playing his role in the 1987 series. This was because he was...

The Star Trek franchise has grown exponentially over the years and audiences have seen the franchise evolve in many ways to mixed results. The original series and The Next Generation remain the peak of the franchise which saw the birth of many iconic characters like Jean-Luc Picard and William Ryker played by Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes.

A still from Star Trek: The Next Generation | Paramount Domestic Television

However, The Next Generation had to go through some initial struggles in its first two seasons as the show was finding its footing. One of the episodes from the second season was written by Tracy Tormé. However, he became frustrated with the constant rewrites done to the episode without his input and thus disowned it.

One Integral Writer of The Next Generation Had Abandoned An Entire Episode

The Royale (from Star Trek: The Next Generation) had a completely different treatment | Paramount Television...

Portraying a character for over a decade can significantly affect an actor, especially one as distinctive as Sheldon Cooper. Jim Parsons’ portrayal of one-of-a-kind genius in the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory stands as a pinnacle of his career’s success. However, this achievement was not without its challenges.

A still from The Big Bang Theory | CBS

In parallel to his on-screen persona, the actor found himself adopting a disciplined lifestyle during his tenure on the sitcom. It also included abstaining from alcohol for almost a decade to focus on a healthy lifestyle.

The Big Bang Theory Sparked Jim Parsons’ Nine-Year Sobriety Commitment

While portraying the role of Sheldon Cooper, Jim Parsons went through a transformative phase in his life, as he started following an extreme lifestyle at the time. In his interview, for The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, he recalled...

Starring alongside an ensemble cast in the hit TV sitcom, Jim Parsons embodied the iconic character of Sheldon Cooper. The series not only brought him immense recognition but also established him as one of the highest-paid TV actors with a net worth of $160 million and an estimated annual salary of $26.5 million.

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper | Credit: CBS

Despite his flourishing career with the series, Parsons chose to step back from the iconic role, which many believed led to the show’s cancelation. However, Parsons later clarified his reasons for leaving the show, which paralleled Denise Crosby’s decision to depart from her role as Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Jim Parsons Reflected on His Departure From The Big Bang Theory

Jim Parsons has reflected on his departure from The Big Bang Theory on multiple occasions. And he has constantly expressed his desire to move on from...

At the beginning of Nicholas Meyer's "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," Captain Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) is in command of the USS Excelsior, a prototype spacecraft with a newfangled transwarp drive allowing it to travel faster than any ship yet built. The Excelsior was first glimpsed in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," and Sulu, still serving on board the USS Enterprise at the time, stared at new the ship in utter awe. He couldn't have guessed at that moment that he would one day be its captain. 

Sulu's captaincy gave the character a satisfying arc. When audiences first saw him in the original "Star Trek," he was a helmsman bearing the rank of lieutenant. In "Star Trek VI," made 25 years later, he was finally in command. If one accepts expanded universe lore culled from ancillary books and the like, Sulu would eventually become an Admiral and...

Star Trek: The Next Generation featured an entirely new crew from the existing seasons and introduced many new faces. The show bid farewell to The Original Series actors and helped elevate the careers of new actors like Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, and Jonathan Frakes.

Sir Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Tng | Paramount Domestic Television

However, several fans were shocked when a prominent star Denise Corby, who played the chief of security, Lieutenant Tasha Yar left the show even before Season 1 concluded. Despite her return as a guest in the later seasons, Crosby admitted that she had to leave the show early due to poor script.

Why did Denise Crosby leave Star Trek: The Next Generation so early? Denis Crosby in Star Trek: The Next Generation | Paramount Domestic Television

Denise Crosby’s Tasha Yar, hailing from the planet of Turkana IV was a favorite among fans and the makers. But the...

Star Trek has long sparked a divided conversation among the people. While some view the saga as profoundly progressive and liberating, others including actress Denise Crosby, who has been a part of the saga, criticize its perceived sexism.

Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard [Credit: Paramount+]Despite this, Patrick Stewart, a prominent advocate for the LGBTQ community, remains a staunch supporter of the franchise. Crosby, despite acknowledging its liberal and progressive themes later in the years, felt the show fell short in its portrayal of women.

Denise Crosby Found Star Trek to Be Deeply Sexist

The original Star Trek series was notorious for its unabashed and thoughtless sexism. Female characters were often scantily dressed, portraying either submissive, air-headed sex symbols or conniving, manipulative ones. Unfortunately, these portrayals have persisted throughout much of the franchise’s evolution.

Suggested“It was mainly his request”: Patrick Stewart Personally...

Star Trek: Picard continued the journey of Jean-Luc Picard after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. Patrick Stewart returned as the character in the show, which spawned three seasons. Terry Matalas served as showrunner on the second and third seasons.

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in season 3 of Star Trek: Picard | Paramount+

He was the sole showrunner on the final season which became the most highly rated and loved season. After delivering a much-needed boost to the show with its final season, Matalas is now writing the remake of the 1980 sci-fi film Enemy Mine that started Dennis Quaid

Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas Scripting Enemy Mine Remake

Dennis Quaid’s Enemy Mine is now considered a cult classic | 20th Century Fox

For those who are into the world of Star Trek, especially with the Picard show centering on Patrick Stewart, the first two seasons did not connect with fans.

Multiple universes, merging times, and, a mechanism to travel in time. These are the three requirements that make up a cinematic universe in present times and Star Trek actor Jonathan Frakes thinks that it’s not such a good idea for Star Trek to do the same.

Jonathan Frakes in a still from Star Trek: The Next Generation | Paramount Distribution Television

Although the veteran actor is entitled to his opinion, it might not be such a terrible idea after all. With universes like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Dcu merging timelines to bring connectivity across all movies and TV series, fans are loving it and it could turn out great if Star Trek was to follow suit.

Jonathan Frakes Is Not A Fan of Cinematic Universes

It was the year 1966 when Star Trek: The Original Series started airing on television and ran for 4 years till 1969. After the series ended,...

Star Trek: The Next Generations played a massive role in making Sir Patrick Stewart the star he is today. The role of Jean-Luc Picard established the X-Men star as a prominent face in modern pop culture. However, when Stewart was first slated to take over the lead role from the iconic William Shatner, it was met with skepticism from the Trekkies and even his The Next Generation co-actor.

Sir Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Tng | Paramount

Initially, the Trekkies were not ready to accept that their favorite Captain Kirk would be replaced in the new series. But it is interesting how another The Next Generation actor Michael Dorn was not convinced with Patrick Stewart taking over the popular franchise.

What did Michael Dorn say about Sir Patrick Stewart’s Star Trek casting? William Shatner as Captain Kirk | Paramount

William Shatner‘s performance as James Tiberius Kirk is hailed as iconic...

Brent Spiner, the actor known for portraying the role of the android Data in the Star Trek franchise got a little tired of playing the same character over and over again. In an honest interview, the actor had his fair share of problems with the Star Trek franchise, but he revealed that he kept coming back every year.

Brent Spiner as the android Data in Star Trek: Nemesis | Paramount Pictures

Well, the actor isn’t entirely wrong since Star Trek has been running for a long time and has been rebooted often with fresh faces and some Og characters. The reason that Spiner gave, however, was very similar to his co-star Denise Crosby’s for leaving the franchise!

Brent Spiner Kept Returning To Star Trek Every Year!

It was the year 1987 when Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and, Brent Spiner starred in the iconic series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Being...

Star Trek: Discovery, which is the 7th series that encompassed the massive Star Trek franchise, debuted its first season in 2017 and is now in its 5th and final season which aired in Paramount+ on April 4, 2024. The show is a prequel that follows the crew of the starship Discovery a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series.

A still from Star Trek: Discovery (image credit: CBS)

When the series was given the greenlight, there were speculations from certain fans regarding the timeline that it was set in as they believed that prequels were becoming redundant. The show though, took a risky and bold decision regarding the time factor after two seasons that allowed them to work without the pressure of continuity while also creating a whole new narrative that could be freshly developed.

Star Trek: Discovery’s Quest For Change Led To This Bold Move

From its first...

Patrick Stewart was a part of the Royal Shakespeare Company before he joined Hollywood in more prominent roles like Jean-Luc Picard in the iconic Star Trek franchise. This left a lasting impression on the actor on how to be serious at all times which led to some trouble on the sets of the 1987 series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Patrick Stewart in a still from Star Trek: The Next Generation [Credit: Paramount Domestic Television]Starring alongside an ensemble cast which included Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby, and several others, Stewart initially struggled with his co-stars. Because of their unseriousness, Stewart became a little stern and even rudely replied to Denise Crosby’s comments before her character was ruthlessly killed during the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

Sir Patrick Stewart Had A Rude Reply For Denise Crosby!

Denise Crosby portrayed the role of Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation...

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and, Brent Spiner worked alongside in the iconic 1987 series Star Trek: The Next Generation. With Stewart reprising his role of Jean-Luc Picard, and Spiner and Frakes portraying William T. Raker and Data/Lore respectively, the trio had their fair share of good time on the sets.

Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation | Paramount Domestic Television

However, it wasn’t always a good time for the cast. While shooting the first season of the 1987 show, Sir Patrick Stewart apparently walked off the set because he was laughed at! Sharing the story in his memoir, Stewart revealed that all was in good nature and that he too had a lesson to learn from it.

When Sir Patrick Stewart Became Furious

Back in 1987, the X-Men actor had made himself famous by portraying the role of Captain Picard in the Star Trek franchise. With the inception of The Next Generation,...

Yaphet Kotto as Jean-Luc Picard? Wesley Snipes as Geordi? Jenny Agutter as Dr. Crusher?

Gene Roddenberry considered all of these actors for Star Trek: The Next Generation before casting Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, and Gates McFadden. However, the most surprising alternate idea for a Tng character involved Tasha Yar, the ill-fated security chief aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.

The Tale of Macha Hernandez

The Tng series bible, released before the show premiered as a guide for writers and actors, describes Yar in terms similar, if not completely one-to-one, with the character we know from the series. “Born at a ‘failed’ Earth colony of renegades and other violent undesirables, she escaped to Earth in her teens and discovered Starfleet, which she still ‘worships’ today as the complete opposite of all the ugliness she once knew,” the description explains.

Portrayed by Denise Crosby, Tasha Yar did show great loyalty to Picard and the Enterprise,...

Director J.J. Abrams' philosophy toward making his 2009 reboot of "Star Trek" likely involved a lot of uses of the words "high octane" and "kicked into overdrive." The characters in Abrams' "Star Trek" resemble the ones we all remember from the 1966 TV series, but electrified for a modern, action-hungry audience. Kirk (Chris Pine) is not just a captain who rules by instinct and occasionally snogs alien women (as William Shatner did), but a rash, skirt-chasing, destructive young punk who gets into bar brawls. Spock (Zachary Quinto) is not merely a logical scientist who, under rare circumstances, lets his human emotions slip through his stony visage (as Leonard Nimoy was), but a perpetually annoyed pill who, more regularly, is given to flights of rage and/or romance.

In the case of Sulu (John Cho), he is not merely a capable pilot with unusual hobbies, a great sense of humor, and a...

The Enterprise-c has returned! Again!

According to a Variety report about the future of the Star Trek franchise, the upcoming Section 31 movie will feature Kacey Rohl as a “young” Rachel Garrett, presumably before she became the captain of the Enterprise-c. It’s a surprising but exciting turn of events, to be sure, since Garrett has only appeared in a single episode of Star Trek, leaving much of her history yet to be explored. In fact, digging into more of Garrett’s story would be a way to unlock a piece of Star Trek captain lore that’s long been missing despite the Enterprise-c’s introduction over 30 years ago.

Fans first met an older Garrett (Tricia O’Neil) and the Enterprise-c in the season three Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” When that episode aired in February 1990, the arrival of the Enterprise-c addressed a question that had lingered since...

Stephen King is at his best when he's writing about his fears as a father. With "The Shining," he took his alcoholism and made the lead Jack Torrance into a worst-case scenario, someone who destroys his family (and potential writing career) because he lets his addiction consume him.

Then there's "Pet Sematary," which is all about the primal fear any parent has of their child dying. The Creed family moves to rural Maine, in a house right next to a lethal road frequented by trailer trucks. After the family cat Church becomes roadkill, Dr. Louis Creed and neighbor Jud Crandall bury the cat in an ancient Mi'kmaq burial ground. Church returns, alive but worse for wear. When Louis' toddler son Gage is killed by another oncoming truck, he can't resist the temptation to bring his son back. If there's anything that could inspire a normal person to play Dr. Frankenstein,...

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, it all comes to an end as Rachel Reeves searches for scares in the suburbs.

In the back half of the 1980s, the American suburbs experienced a resurgence in popularity. As global instabilities stabilized and economies began to boom, moving to the suburbs became a sign of financial and professional success. Primarily populated by young families, the suburbs also became associated with traditional family values, safety, and community. However, as any true crime enthusiast knows, some things (and some people) are not always as innocent as they appear.

With Hollywood quick to hop on this trend train, what resulted was a wealth of interesting Frankenstein-style film ideas that simultaneously displayed the absurd excess and nostalgic conservatism the...

On the morning of January 23, 2024, actor Gary Graham, star of the "Alien Nation" TV series, the cult classic "Robot Jox," and multiple-time "Star Trek" supporting player, passed away at the age of 74. Graham had a prolific acting career, appearing in single episodes of many of the hottest TV shows of his day, including "Starsky & Hutch," "The Incredible Hulk," Knots Landing," "CHiPs," "T.J. Hooker," "Hunter," "M.A.N.T.I.S.," "Diagnosis Murder," "Ally McBeal," "Jag," and "Nip/Tuck." He had an easy demeanor, allowing him to play comedic affable characters just as well as intense, serious ones.

Trekkies likely know Graham best for playing Soval on "Star Trek: Enterprise." Soval was the snippy Vulcan ambassador who oversaw Earth's very, very slow transition from post-war ruin to a thriving society ready for space exploration. In the timeline of "Star Trek," humanity discovers warp-speed flight while the world is recovering from nuclear devastation. On the very first Earth warp flight,...

According to IMDb, "All Good Things..." -- the final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" -- filmed on the Paramount lot and around Southern California from March 11, 1994, to April 5. The episode aired on May 23. The final episode made extensive use of the show's many sets, filming on the bridge, in Ten Forward, and throughout various corridors on the Enterprise-d. The series ended with a complex time-travel story, and the implication that the adventures of the Enterprise-d would continue, but that audiences simply wouldn't be allowed to watch them. Had "Star Trek" ended there, I think many Trekkies would have been perfectly content. Or, more likely, we would have happily shifted focus to "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" which debuted in January of 1993.

Paramount, it seems, wanted "Next Generation" to remain fresh in people's minds, however, and the production of the first "NextGen" feature film, "Star Trek: Generations," overlapped with "All Good Things.

This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Suits."

Suits" ran for nine whole seasons, and the show's finale was a bittersweet one. A lot of loose ends were tied up, core characters had to make some difficult choices, and Harvey (Gabriel Macht) settled a final score with Faye Richardson (Denise Crosby) in an attempt to loosen her grasp over the firm. There were two weddings — one was expected, while the other was a surprise — and the story ended on a rather positive note for Mike (Patrick J. Adams) and Harvey, who decide to work together as a unit in Seattle. Now, four years after the series finale aired, fans of the show continue to express their love for the prolonged journey shared with the beloved characters and how these stories culminated into something meaningful.

Nothing about the series finale was last-minute, as "Suits" creator Aaron Korsh preplanned respective character routes very early on.

Every team has its growing pains, and that includes the casts of TV shows. While filming "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Patrick Stewart had a difficult time adjusting to the major differences between acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company and acting on a science-fiction TV series, and it ended up putting him in an embarrassing situation with his castmates. In his new memoir, "Making It So," Stewart shared that he felt he was occasionally a "severe bastard" who got frustrated with his castmates for being too jovial when they messed up their lines. While it's understandable that an actor might get a little annoyed when their co-stars are taking up time (and takes), Stewart apparently held a meeting where he discussed everyone's behavior, and he came off as a bit of a scold.

Playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard was initially a real challenge for Stewart because of just how different things were,...

Back in 1986, Patrick Stewart famously balked at playing the role of Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The role was contracted for six seasons, and the actor had never made that enormous of a commitment before. Many of Stewart's professional colleagues encouraged him to sign the contract, feeling that it was to be lucrative, and that "Star Trek: The Next Generation" would be swiftly canceled and he could walk away and work on other projects. Only his friend Ian McKellan discouraged Stewart from moving to TV, feeling that they both had more important things to be done on stage. 

But Stewart signed the contract, went to Los Angeles, and crashed with a friend for a few weeks at a posh mansion in Bel Air. Strewart's rich friends provided him with good food, access to a swimming pool, and fascinating conversation. In exchange, Stewart only needed to bring...

In many ways, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry was a very progressive thinker. His hit TV series depicted a future wherein humanity had outgrown concepts like prejudice, war, and greed, and it stood as an open criticism of Cold War politics, corporate malfeasance, and the damage the religious right was doing to the country. Roddenberry pictured a semi-idealized future without want, and posited that humans would eventually come to embrace intellect, diplomacy, open-mindedness, and a benevolent -- not a warlike -- relationship with technology. 

When it came to sex and women, however, Roddenberry was perhaps a little less philosophically graceful. He famously had multiple affairs and long-term girlfriends while he was married, and oversaw multiple "Star Trek" episodes that were, more or less, sexual fantasies for him. He was a free love advocate, often speaking crassly about the importance of sex in his life. In the book "The Fifty-Year Mission:...

Tom Hardy's first major film gag was playing one of the many faceless soldiers in Ridley Scott's overwrought war thriller "Black Hawk Down" in 2001. The actor was only about 24 at the time and had just come off of the acclaimed HBO WWII miniseries "Band of Brothers." His second feature was also a war drama called "Deserter," a low-profile project that was released in 2002. Casting directors seemed to like the way Hardy looked in uniform.

Also in 2002, however, Hardy was offered a higher-profile role -- and a very challenging one -- when he was cast as Shinzon in Stuard Baird's "Star Trek: Nemesis." Shinzon was a clone of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) who had been raised in a Reman mining colony, and who would rise up against his Roluman oppressors and attempt to take control of the Romulan Star Empire. Shinzon was essentially a younger, more aggressive version of Picard,...

Patrick Stewart is opening up about losing his temper the set of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” because he felt his co-stars weren’t being as serious as he was.

In an excerpt from his new book, Making It So: A Memoir, Stewart recalled becoming frustrated with the convivial atmosphere on the set.

“I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door.”

“My castmates doubled over in laughter when they flubbed multiple takes and, in rehearsals, they sometimes ad-libbed things that weren’t in the script to make their lines funnier,” Stewart wrote, via The Hollywood Reporter.

Read More: Patrick Stewart Prepares To Say Goodbye To Jean-Luc Picard As He Attends Special ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Finale Screening

“My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious. Naturally, we enjoyed a bit of levity, but in general we knew our time...

Patrick Stewart is looking back on a heated encounter he had with his cast as a member of Star Trek.

The 83-year-old screen legend has been working in Hollywood for decades now, and one of his most beloved and long-lasting roles has been playing Jean-Luc Picard in the fantasy world.

Despite having a long-lasting connection to the Star Trek universe, Patrick recently admitted that there were some rocky moments at the start when he joined Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987.

In fact, he even recalled storming off set once. He opened up about what happened and explained why he was wrong for his behavior while teasing his forthcoming Making It So: A Memoir.

Read more about Patrick Stewart’s Stat Trek memories…

In an excerpt of his memoir obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Patrick recalls being “a severe b-stard” thanks to his training at the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theater.

Though Patrick Stewart is now perhaps best known for his role in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” there was a point in time when he “stormed off” set due to his castmates being what he deemed as unprofessional.

Stewart narrates the incident in his upcoming autobiography, “Making It So: A Memoir.” The way he tells it, when he first was on the set of “The Next Generation,” he faced a clash of acting styles. While the classically trained actor took his first major paid acting role incredibly seriously, costars like Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Denise Crosby didn’t share his approach. Because of this, when they teased him or improvised a line, it would anger Stewart.

In the book, Stewart notes, “I could be a severe bastard.”

“My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious,” Stewart writes in his book. “On the ‘Tng’ set,...

A few laps around the universe will mellow a guy, eh?

Star Trek: The Next Generation and Picard star Patrick Stewart writes in a new memoir that he was not always the avuncular, beloved presence he is known as today. Making It So: A Memoir includes a vignette about a time the Emmy-nominated actor lashed out at his Tng co-stars while shooting Season 1 of the sci-fi series.

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