Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, May 24, 1994 TAG: 9405250011
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Ian Spelling
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
2. What do Majel Barrett, John de Lancie, Michelle Phillips, Carel Struycken, DeForest Kelley and Colm Meaney have in common?
3. What happens during a female Betazoid's ``phase''?
4. Name five syndicated or network television shows that debuted during ``Next Gen's'' third season (1989-1990).
5. How was Wil Wheaton's Wesley character written out of ``Next Gen''?
6. During the 1991-1992 season, ``Next Gen'' was nominated for seven Emmy awards and won five. What were they for?
7. In how many fifth-season episodes did John de Lancie appear as Q?
8. What did Patrick Stewart do for the first time during the 1992-1993 season of ``Next Gen''?
9. How many episodes of ``Next Gen'' did Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton and Gates McFadden each direct?
10. After ``All Good Things ...'' brings ``Next Gen'' to its logical conclusion, how many total episodes of ``Next Gen'' will have aired?
11. This was the only ``Next Gen'' episode not to feature a single scene on the Enterprise bridge. Can you name it?
12. Which ``Trek''-classic actors have reprised their roles on ``Next Gen''?
Answers
1. ``Next Gen'' earned 16 Emmys during the first six seasons and is eligible to win several more for its seventh season.
2. They all guest-starred on ``Next Gen'' during its first season.
3. Her sex drive quadruples!
4. Among the many shows that debuted that year were ``American Gladiators,'' ``Hard Copy,'' ``The Famous Teddy Z,'' ``Life Goes On,'' ``Booker,'' ``Doogie Howser, M.D.,'' ``Major Dad,'' ``Rescue 911,'' ``Family Matters'' and ``The Young Riders.''
5. In the fifth-season episode ``Final Mission,'' Wesley was sent off to Starfleet Academy, a premise that allowed for periodic guest shots by Wheaton.
6. And the Emmys went to ... Robert Blackman for Outstanding Costume Design; Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, et al for Outstanding Makeup; Dennis McCarthy for Outstanding Music Composition; Dan Curry, Ronald Moore et al for Outstanding Special Visual Effects; and Robert Legato, Gary Hutzel et al for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
7. None. It was the only season in which de Lancie did not appear on ``Next Gen.'' However, Q did pop up on ``Deep Space Nine'' that year.
8. He appeared as Picard in a series other than ``Next Gen.'' Stewart guest-starred in the ``DS9'' pilot ``Emissary.''
9. Frakes directed seven; Stewart, five; Burton, two; and McFadden one.
10. 178.
11. ``Family.''
12. Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan reprised their respective roles as Spock, McCoy and Scotty.
Technically, Majel Barrett did not reprise her role as Chapel when she went aboard the ``Next Gen'' Enterprise as Lwaxana, but nitpickers could argue that Barrett reprised her role as the voice of the Enterprise computer.
Trek specs
``Next Gen'' may be coming to an end as a series, but it will live on in three interactive multimedia games from Spectrum Holobyte. Each game, featuring original storylines, now comes in Super NES (Nintendo) and will be available in PC CD-ROM and 3DO interactive formats later this year. ... This week's ``DS9'' episode, ``The Collaborator,'' is a Bajoran guest fest, with Philip Anglim as Vedek Bareil, Louise Fletcher as Vedek Winn and Camille Saviola as Kai Opaka. Joining the Bajoran fold for the first time is veteran actor Bert Remsen as a Bajoran elder. ... In ``Debtor's Planet'' (Pocket Books), a new ``Next Gen'' paperback by W.R. Thomspon, the Enterprise crew must figure out why Cardassians are corrupting the hardworking denizens of the primitive agricultural planet Megara.
Con calendar June 3-5
Thundercon 4 at the Century Center in Oklahoma City, featuring Majel Barrett. (Call 405-692-7035.)
Creation at the Hara Complex in Dayton, Ohio, featuring Nana Visitor. (June 4-5 only; 818-409-0960.)
Creation at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., featuring Jimmy Doohan. (June 4 only; call 818-409-0960.)
Trek alert
If you have Trek news or trivia to share - or if you have questions relating to "Star Trek" - write to Ian Spelling, in care of the Features Department, Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like a reply.
by CNB