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When it debuted in 1987, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was far from a sure thing. The show would be the first to continue the adventures of Starfleet as they were first depicted in the 1960s "Star Trek" original series, and since 18 years had passed since the finale and people were pretty protective of the original series, the odds were stacked against them. Not only that, but franchise creator Gene Roddenberry had only even agreed to the series in a fit of rage, and that meant the first season of "The Next Generation" could be incredibly rough as the series found its footing. So rough, in fact, that some of the cast weren't convinced the series was going to make it. 

One early episode is pretty well accepted as one of the worst "Next Generation," and it was so bad that Michael Dorn, who played Klingon Lieutenant Worf, was worried the...

Today, Star Trek: The Next Generation is a classic part of the franchise and, to many fans, the best Star Trek series of all time. Over seven seasons, the Enterprise-d and its crew had numerous memorable adventures and earned their place among the heroes of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. The show is full of amazing episodes and beloved characters. What many viewers often prefer to forget, however, is that Star Trek: Tng nearly failed during its first season thanks to some truly dreadful episodes.

While it fortunately recovered in its second season and only improved from there, Star Trek: Tng came very close to being canceled and never getting a chance to shine. It's not surprising that this nearly happened, given the poor quality of the season and its less-than-stellar stories. Due to conflicting visions for the series, some cringe-worthy scripts from a previous decade, and a...

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Gene Roddenberry's optimistic space opera "Star Trek" debuted in September 1966, and it wasn't a hit. "Star Trek," while visually striking enough to warrant stories in TV guide, struggled through its first few years, rarely bringing in the types of blockbuster numbers that NBC would have liked. Indeed, many Trekkies can tell you that "Star Trek" only lasted into its third season thanks to a concerted letter-writing campaign from fans, begging that it be kept on the air. "Star Trek" wouldn't become popular until it was in syndication in the 1970s. Reruns allowed a new audience of obsessives to discover it, and eventually, "Star Trek" conventions began to form. "Star Trek" has been a pop phenomenon ever since. 

But like any long-running pop phenomenon, sometimes the creators run low on ideas. Indeed, longtime watchers of "Star Trek" can likely point...

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?...

Star Trek: The Next Generation got off to a rocky start in its first season, and while the second season had some markedly better offerings, "Measure of a Man" standing out in particular, there was one episode that even the writers hated—"Samaritan Snare." Written by Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, and Lisa Putman White, the episode was about aliens called the Pakleds who engineered ways to steal technology from other species. In this particular case, they claimed to need help from LeVar Burton's Geordi Laforge due to their ship being disabled. Despite Worf's [Michael Dorn's} misgivings, Commander Riker [Jonathn Frakes] who was in command of the Enterprise due to the captain's surgery, allowed Geordi to beam over to the ship. As a result, Geordi was kidnapped, and it took some machinations to get him back home.

In Captains’ Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, writer Dennis Russell Bailey, called...

While certain episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation are known for being great, many other episodes are better than you may remember. Throughout its seven seasons, Tng had far more good episodes than bad, meaning a lot of solid episodes rarely make it onto best-of lists. Episodes like "The Best of Both Worlds" and "The Inner Light" are memorable because of how great they are, and also have significant ramifications for Tng's characters. Even casual fans have likely heard of these episodes, but Tng has many other good episodes that often fly under the radar.

Star Trek: The Next Generation's worst episodes, like season 1's "Code of Honor" are undoubtedly memorable as well, for entirely different reasons. Most of Tng's 178 episodes, however, fall somewhere in between great and terrible, and many get lost in the conversations that focus on both extremes. These episodes may not have been revolutionary or life-altering for the characters,...

Star Trek: The Next Generation eventually became one of the best science fiction television shows of all time, but it did not get off to a very strong start in season 1 Tng ushered in a new golden era of Star Trek, introducing the world to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the USS Enterprise-d. With stories recycled from Star Trek: The Original Series and cliches that were outdated even in the 1980s, many of Tng's early episodes fell flat. Thankfully, fans stuck with the show, and it went on to produce some truly great television.

As the first live-action Star Trek show since the end of Star Trek: The Original Series, many fans were weary of Star Trek: The Next Generation from the start. People were not sure how a Star Trek show would work without Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and Dr.

One early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation was so bad, it had Michael Dorn worried that the show was doomed. Tng struggled to find its footing in its first season as it worked to figure out what kind of show it wanted to be. Several early Tng episodes would not have been out of place on Star Trek: The Original Series, and some, like "The Naked Now" even directly retell stories from Tos. Still, Tng season 1 did some things right, establishing a beloved cast of characters led by Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Michael Dorn not only portrayed Lt. Worf throughout all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but also continued playing the Klingon warrior for the last four seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Between these two shows, the Tng films, and Star Trek: Picard, Michael Dorn has made 285 appearances as Worf, more...

Denise Crosby portrayed Lt. Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but she left the show before the end of the first season. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-d, Tng picked up about a century after the events of Star Trek: The Original Series. While some Tos fans were initially skeptical of a new Star Trek show that didn't feature Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) or Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Tng went on to become one of the greatest science fiction television shows of all time.

Tasha Yar was initially presented as one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's main characters and she featured heavily in early episodes like "The Naked Now" and "Code of Honor." As Tng progressed, however, Yar became more of a background character, while characters like Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) and Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) took the spotlight.

Denise Crosby's Lt. Tasha Yar was a part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast from the beginning, but I hate the way the show handled her story. Tasha Yar served as the Security Chief on the USS Enterprise-d under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), but she does not get much to do during the Tng's first season. A few early episodes fill in elements about Yar's backstory, but this never really goes anywhere. Not only is Yar's backstory incredibly dark and traumatic, but it's rendered even worse considering Tasha's ultimate fate.

Denise Crosby left Star Trek: The Next Generation because she was felt she had too little to do as Lt. Tasha Yar. After Tng's first few episodes, Yar was largely regulated to the background while characters like the android Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) received more spotlight. Crosby left before Tng season 1 ended...

Star Trek fans can be surprising, especially when it comes to their favorite series. Star Trek: The Next Generation has legions of fans that are still as dedicated to the series as they were back when it originally aired. The third season of Star Trek: Picard proved that. Bringing all of the crew back together resulted in the finale being the highest ranked of the entire series, tying it with the best episode of The Next Generation according to Internet Movie Database [IMDb].

Not suprisingly, The Inner Light took the top spot as the highest-ranked episode out of all seven seasons of The Next Generation. Dramatic and heartbreaking, this episode took Captain Picard [Patrick Stewart] through an entire lifespan on another planet where he had a wife and children. He got a chance to see what it was like to have a family and be something else besides a Starfleet captain.

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...

Star Trek: The Next Generation is considered one of the most well-received iterations of the sci-fi franchise, its popularity being second only to the original series. However, the series took some time to find its footing, with some of its early episodes being objectively bad.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is beloved among the franchise’s fans (Credit: Paramount Television).

One of the show’s first season episodes was so bad that lead actor Patrick Stewart openly criticized its regressive themes and subject material. Similarly, actors Michael Dorn and Jonathan Frakes also disowned the episode publically. As a result, fans must be curious about what went wrong with the episode, and here is everything you need to know.

Patrick Stewart the Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode He Considers the Wost

Star Trek: The Next Generation has its fair share of poor episodes in its early seasons, with actor Jonathan...

Lt. Tasha Yar was a compelling character with untapped potential on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Denise Crosby's return in "Yesterday's Enterprise" allowed for a deeper exploration of Tasha Yar. "Yesterday's Enterprise" is considered one of Tng's best episodes, showcasing a more complex Tasha Yar.

The classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Yesterday's Enterprise," gave Lt. Tasha Yar actress Denise Crosby the chance to play the version of the character she had been presented with in her original audition. Denise Crosby's Lt. Tasha Yar was a member of Tng's original cast, but she was unhappy with her limited role and left the series. Tasha was abruptly killed off in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1, episode 23, "Skin of Evil." In 2023, Denise Crosby joined The 7th Rule podcast to review Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1.

Tasha Yar was a fascinating character with a tragic backstory who never reached her full potential.

Denise Crosby's time as Lt. Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation was short-lived and included a controversial episode. "Code of Honor" is considered one of Tng's worst episodes due to its poor execution and racial undertones. Despite her initial departure, Denise Crosby later returned to Tng as Commander Sela, leaving a lasting impact on the series.

Denise Crosby's Lt. Tasha Yar only got to be the main character in a couple of episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and one of them continues to haunt her. Crosby joined the cast of Tng in the series premiere, but Tasha Yar was killed before the end of the first season. As the Security Chief on the USS Enterprise-d, Yar was often the first line of defense against alien threats. With a tragic backstory and a solid performance from Crosby, Yar had the potential to become a more complex and compelling character.

Tng season 1 had a rocky start but still produced episodes with interesting backstories and potential for greatness. "Where No One Has Gone Before" introduced a fascinating alien and showcased the potential of Tng. "Conspiracy" is a controversial episode that uncovers a threatening conspiracy within Starfleet and delivers a surprising and gory climax.

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 is widely considered the show's worst season, but these 7 episodes are still worth watching. With its premiere in 1987, Tng introduced the world to an entirely new USS Enterprise crew, led by Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Tng got off to a rough start, with complications behind the scenes leading to a constantly shifting team of writers. More than once, filming had to be delayed because the episode's script was still being written. Despite these struggles, something about the cast of characters clicked and audiences fell in love with Captain Picard and his crew.

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 struggled to find its footing, and "Angel One" is often cited as one of its worst episodes, lacking nuance and making odd choices. The episode attempts to critique gender roles through an obvious inversion of the patriarchy, but fails spectacularly. It sidelines the main female characters and focuses on Commander Riker as the hero, despite its supposed intention to celebrate women. "Angel One" comes after successful episodes like "The Big Goodbye" and "Datalore," making it feel like a significant step backward. Its use of cliches from the original Star Trek series and a meaningless secondary plot contribute to its status as a low point in the season.

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 struggled to find its footing, and while some episodes showed glimpses of the greatness that was to come, others, like this infamous episode, aged particularly poorly. Following the adventures of Captain...

This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.

Okay, leaving aside the super-racist episode “Code of Honor,” we’re all agreed that “Shades of Gray” is the low point of Star Trek: The Next Generation, right? Sure, there’s still “Masks” and “Rascals” and I get why people don’t like “Sub Rosa” (I said what I said), but “Shades of Gray” is hardly an episode. Riker gets an alien infection, Dr. Pulaski sticks a doo-hickey on his head, and then he… rewatches highlights from the first two seasons. And that’s because “Shades of Gray” is that most dreaded product of 1980s syndicated television: a clip show.

Fortunately, clip shows have become a relic of the pop culture past rendered unnecessary in our always-on digital age. But Lower Decks never forgets, so it’s no surprise that the series would do its own version of a clip show. And...

"Angel One" is widely regarded as one of the worst episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season, filled with clichés and lacking nuance. The episode attempts to critique gender roles but falls short, as the reversal of norms is undermined by a romantic storyline and the heroism of the male lead, Riker. In Star Trek: Lower Decks, Angel One has become a tourist destination, suggesting that the planet has become more welcoming to visitors and may have joined the Federation.

One of Star Trek: The Next Generation's worst episodes introduced the planet Angel One, which would go on to become a tourist destination by the time of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Tng got off to a rough start with its rocky first season, and a couple of episodes stand out as particularly infamous. While many of the stars of Tng cite "Code of Honor" as their least favorite episode,...

Patrick Stewart had a rough start behind the scenes at Star Trek: The Next Generation.

As candidly detailed in an exclusive audio excerpt (hear Stewart narrate the story below) from his new autobiography, Making It So: A Memoir, the veteran British actor clashed with his castmates early on.

But first, Stewart detailed how nervous he was about playing a Star Trek captain, how industry insiders were predicting the syndicated series was doomed to fail, and how he was determined to take the part quite seriously. It was the British Shakespeare stage actor’s first regular TV series — he was being paid more money than he had ever imagined earning — and he wanted to prove naysayers wrong while respecting the legacy of the franchise.

So when he was on set shooting the show’s debut season and co-stars like Jonathan Frakes, Denise Crosby and Brent Spiner would tease him or ad-lib...

Welcome to this week’s review of Aew Dynamite: Grand Slam, which was broadcast live from the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary so let’s get into the review!

Match #1: Title vs. Title Match – Njpw Strong Openweight Champion Eddie Kingston def. Roh World Champion Claudio Castagnoli The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Ian Riccaboni joined the broadcast booth for this match. Claudio rushed at Eddie and booted him in the face. They traded chops and forearms. The fight spilled outside of the ring! Eddie whipped Claudio into the steel guardrail. Eddie headbutted Claudio but Claudio fired back with a lariat. Back in the ring Claudio gut wrenched Eddie nearly into a doctor bomb, planting him hard on the mat. Eddie German suplexed Claudio. Eddie tried for a backfist, but Claudio countered with the crown of his head.

Tng season 1 started off poorly, but episode 6 "Where No One Has Gone Before" shows potential and marks a step forward for the show. This episode introduces the concept of the Traveler and his influence on Wesley Crusher, hinting at important storylines to come. "Where No One Has Gone Before" showcases stunning visuals, solid performances, and a fresh take on space exploration, setting the stage for Tng's future greatness.

Star Trek: The Next Generation did not get off to the best start, but an early season 1 episode proves that the show excels when it steps out of the shadow of Star Trek: The Original Series. Although Tng would eventually produce some truly great science fiction television, many first-season episodes borrow some of the worst traits from Tos. With their overly cliched plotlines and failed attempts at social commentary, episodes like "Code of Honor" and "Angel One" are largely regarded as some...

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 had its weakest episodes, including the widely regarded failure "Code of Honor." The episode's casting choices and one-note portrayal of the Ligonians now feel racist and outdated. Despite its flaws, "Code of Honor" and similar episodes laid the groundwork for the phenomenal storytelling in later seasons of Tng.

Star Trek: The Next Generation struggled to find its footing in its first season, and even the show's stars agree that one episode, in particular, might be Tng's worst. Most Trek fans agree that Tng season 1 contains the series' weakest episodes, and it's become a common saying that the show gets good when Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) has a beard. This happens in season 2, which truly does contain some stand-out episodes, including the excellent courtroom drama "The Measure of a Man" and the introduction of the Borg in "Q Who."

Thankfully, there were enough promising...

"Dark Asset," directed by Michael Winnick and starring Robert Patrick, is set for release on September 22, 2023, in theaters, VOD, and On Demand. The film follows an ordinary soldier who becomes a lethal living weapon in a top-secret experimental program and seeks justice and revenge by dismantling the program. The cast includes other notable actors such as Byron Mann and Helena Mattsson, and the film is produced by a team of experienced professionals, including Michael Winnick, Rigsbee, and Sargon Yoseph.

Saban Films has released the trailer for Dark Asset.

Set for a release in theaters, VOD, and On Demand on Sept. 22, Dark Asset comes from writer and director Michael Winnick. The film features Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) as part of the starring cast alongside Byron Mann (Street Fighter) and Helena Mattsson (The Rookie). Viewers can get a sneak peek of the film ahead of its September release by watching the new trailer below.

Most of Star Trek: The Next Generation holds up today, but some of the earlier episodes contain elements that can only be described as cringe-worthy. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the USS Enterprise-d, Tng had a lot to live up to when it premiered in 1987. It took fans a couple of years before they truly fell in love with this entirely new cast of characters. Considering how rocky the first season of Tng was, it's a bit surprising that the show managed to make it past those first couple of years.

Star Trek has always been a franchise with very high highs and very low lows in terms of quality. When Star Trek is good, it's award-winning good, but when it's bad, well, let's just say "Angel One" and "Code of Honor" won't be winning any awards. Though Star Trek: The Next Generation...

The original Star Trek series changed the course of science fiction storytelling forever when it debuted in 1966; not only did the series boldly usher in a cast of collectors like Captain James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) that would become instantly iconic, but it established a format of storytelling within the sci-fi genre that would go on to influence generations of imitators, parodies, and analysis. Star Trek has one of the most developed fan bases of any fictional universe, and has inspired countless comics, books, video games, and role-playing adventures as part of a dense internal continuity that continues to this day.

While there are 13 Star Trek films, the franchise has always felt the most at home when it is on television. With all due respect to The Animated Series Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and the new era of Star Trek shows on Paramount+ including Discovery,...

A franchise as long-running and expansive as Star Trek can be intimidating to new viewers, but there are several different strong entry points. Star Trek: The Original Series began in 1966 and ran for three seasons before it was unceremoniously canceled. Tos found new life in syndication, where it became a cultural sensation in the 1970s. That newfound popularity eventually led to not only a successful movie franchise starring the Tos cast, but also a bevy of television spinoffs starting in 1987 with Star Trek: The Next Generation.

There are currently 11 Star Trek TV series and 13 movies, which can be understandably daunting to people just getting started with the final frontier. Starting with Star Trek: The Original Series may seem like an obvious avenue, but it's not necessarily the best way to understand the appeal of Star Trek in the 21st century. That said, there are multiple different series and movies that...

Star Trek: The Next Generation achieved some amazing highs and embarrassing lows over its seven seasons, but it ultimately stands as an unimpeachable science fiction institution that gave the Star Trek franchise a greater life on television. As the movie franchise featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series was thriving on the big screen in the mid-80s, Paramount decided it was time for a new iteration of the final frontier. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was brought onboard to imagine a new version of the USS Enterprise.

Roddenberry developed Tng to tell the story of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his new crew of the USS Enterprise-d, set roughly a century after the events of Tos. The show's very existence was loudly protested by longtime fans, who couldn't fathom a version of Star Trek working without the likes of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Mr.

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Elyse Levesque, Trezzo Mahoro, Lochlyn Munro, Garry Chalk, Rachelle Goulding | Written and Directed by Michael Winnick

Disquiet is defined as “a feeling of anxiety or worry”, and it’s something one often feels when in a hospital even if they’re just visiting. So imagine what Sam is feeling when he wakes up in a hospital with nobody answering the call button. Even worse, the patient in the next bed tries to strangle him, then chases him into the hall where Sam stabs him repeatedly with a scalpel, only for the body to vanish.

When a nurse does arrive she vanishes as soon as he looks away. And then the psycho guy returns, even ripping open the roof of the elevator trying to get at Sam. After escaping once again he has flashbacks to the accident that put him in the hospital.

That all takes place...

Days after her grandmother’s death, a young professional woman returns to her family home to sort through what was left behind. Wrapped in a blanket to warm herself from the storm raging outside, the woman senses a ghostly presence, one that visited her in a dream the night before. The presence begins to speak, bidding the woman closer, promising that he loves her as much as he once loved her grandmother. Terror grips the woman’s face, but with it, desire.

I’m not describing a beloved rom-com or a scene from a Harlequin novel. This is a scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation; specifically the season seven episode “Sub Rosa.” If you haven’t seen “Sub Rosa,” you may still be very aware of it. Known as the one in which Dr. Beverly Crusher has sex with a candle ghost, “Sub Rosa” regularly ends up on lists...

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of Aew: Rampage, which emanates from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. We’ve got Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jim Ross And Chris Jericho on commentary this week, so let’s get to the review!

Match #1: Trios Title Tournament – Dark Order def. The House of Black The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Brody King and Ten began with a collar and elbow tie-up. They collided in the center of the ring, neither man budging. Ten clutched his leg and then tagged out to John Silver. Buddy Matthews and John Silver chain wrestled until Buddy blasted Silver with a spinning roundhouse kick. Alex Reynolds tagged in and dodged a kick from Malakai Black. Alex and Malakai had a shoving match until all the men entered and a melee broke out.

Running for 178 episodes over seven years, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" deservedly picked up plenty of awards on its ongoing mission, and it's not difficult to pick out episodes that truly stood out as exemplary. There were some absolute stinkers, too like the lazy budget-saving clip show "Shades of Gray," and "Code of Honor" and "Up the Long Ladder," which form a double-bill of offensive cultural insensitivity.

However, there are those stories that often get overlooked, brushed under the space carpet in favor of award-winning episodes — stories that still hold up today but didn't make a particular impact on release. This article is a celebration of the "Next Generation" stories that flew under the radar yet are more than worthy of a rewatch.

To be fair, any episode in which a character delivers the line, "I believe you will also de-evolve into an earlier form of primate — possibly similar to...

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of Aew: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Let’s get to it!

Match #1: Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Qualifier Match – Darby Allin def. Swerve Strickland The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Darby and Swerve locked up. Darby grabbed a switch but Swerve backed him into the turnbuckles. Darby took down Swerve with a wristlock and followed up with a deep arm drag. Swerve jumped over the top rope but Darby was waiting for him with a stunner. Darby ran into the ring and rocketed back out with a tope suicida but Swerve had it scouted and connected with a knee strike! Swerve stood on the ring apron and booted Darby, who was still on the arena floor. Back in the ring,...

We’ve got a bonus show from Aew this week, Battle of the Belts 2, which emanated from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. Let’s get to it!

Match #1: TNT Championship Match – Sammy Guevara def. Scorpio Sky The following is courtesy of allwlitewrestling.com:

Sammy rushed Sky into the corner and battered Sky with elbow strikes and stomps. Scorpio Sky fired back, battering Sammy with a ground and pound attack. Sky bit down on Sammy’s forehead, punishing him in the corner. Sammy rallied back with elbows of his own, and then he bit down on Sky’s forehead. Sammy tried to leapfrog Sky but Sky caught him and attempted the Tko. Sammy escaped and they traded chops! Sammy backflipped over Sky and then blasted him with a quick dropkick. On the outside of the ring, Scorpio Sky dropped Sammy throat-first on the steel ring barricade. Sky body...

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" has inquired about the future of humanity and the nature of being, but the French Captain Jean-Luc Picard's English accent remains a point of confusion even after the man traversed space and time. The Captain has expressed his pride in and appreciation for French culture, reciting the "Frère Jacques" nursery rhyme, and muttering "merde" in times of distress. Despite this, he also loves Earl Grey tea and Shakespeare, so his cultural background isn't entirely Gallic.

Data mentions in the (much-reviled) season 1 episode "Code of Honor" that French is an "obscure language," though it's implied Picard is, indeed,...

The post Star Trek's Captain Picard Almost Had a Very Different Character Trait appeared first on /Film.

Welcome to this weeks review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact that saw Black Taurus defeat Raj Singh. With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show and this review!

Match #1: Digital Media Championship Match – Matt Cardona def. Jordynn Grace The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Jordynne Grace defends her Digital Media Title against the original champion of the world wide web, Matt Cardona! Both competitors shake hands to begin the match. Grace can’t take Cardona off his feet with a shoulder tackle so she changes her game plan and trips him up instead. Grace counters a neckbreaker but Cardona avoids the follow-up Vader Bomb out of the corner. Cardona takes control with a vertical suplex as Grace crashes into the turnbuckles. Cardona shows a lack of composure in his first intergender match but quickly refocuses.

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Breitbart. Gotcha! We’re here on Nerdly! I’m Nathan Favel and I’m so happy to pretend to be in a good mood in the name of wrestling. We got two matches here and… Alex Jones: The Russians invented food to kill us all! Me: No they didn’t! Aj: Damn it! I just wanted to be right one f–kin’ time! Me: Mustache on or off? Aj: Off? Me: Too bad! Pick a hand. Aj: That one? Ow! Me: Hey! Your face hit my hand! I’ll smash you…smash you good! Aj: Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! Me: Well, while I tickle this pickle, let’s not be fickle with the trickle on this nickel of a good time. Ring Of Honor starts now!

Match #1: Max The Impaler (w/Amy Rose) b. Holidead The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.

“ died a senseless death in the other timeline. I didn’t like the sound of that, Captain. I’ve always known the risks that come with a Starfleet uniform. If I am to die in one, I’d like my death to count for something.”

Denise Crosby’s Lt. Tasha Yar, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s inaugural chief of security, managed—due to some alternate timeline trickery—to take that legendary meta-minded dig at her own death from two years earlier in the Season 1 episode, “Skin of Evil.” With that episode having originally aired on April 25, 1988, the anniversary is a good occasion to look back on the controversial behind-the-scenes circumstances that resulted in poor Tasha’s unspectacular, abrupt, red-shirt-like fatal encounter with an alien tar monster on a cheap-looking set.

“Skin of Evil” was the 22nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s inaugural season—just three episodes away from the season finale....

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have two more bouts from Ring of Honor, the home of the Whopper. Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Whopper! Whopper: Big Mac! Big Mac: I agree. Thank you. Whopper: Yeah! I…damn it! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Big Mac: Big Mac! Whopper: Whopper! Me: Lunch! Big Mac and Whopper: Uh oh. (Nathan eats them both) Me: Ring of Honor starts…Burp!

Match #1: Beer City Bruiser vs. Mike Bennett (No Contest) The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.

Din Djarin was a strict follower of The Way of the Mandalore, a set of ancient traditions passed down from the Children of the Watch, the orthodox Mandalorian sect that rescued him as a foundling and brought him into their fold. Dedicating his life to their teachings, he was unaware of any other way to live as a Mandalorian until he encountered Bo-Katan Kryze and her fellow Mandalorian warriors, who explained what being a Mandalorian truly meant.

Related: Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Planet Mandalore

While her revelations made Djarin question his upbringing, in truth he had been straying from the Mandalorian Code of Honor ever since encountering Grogu. The laws and ideals that governed his warrior culture began to slip away in subtle ways and not so subtle ways as they bonded throughout the series until, finally, he was able to remove his helmet in front...

Welcome to this week’s Ring of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Cameron Diaz can bite my shiny, metal ass! We’ve got EC3 here to flex his abs for twenty minutes and some other stuff. Cher is still singing about bein’ a skank-a-zoid, ‘cuz that’s wat they do and we’re gonna talk about this card, ‘cuz I said so!

Match #1: EC3 def. Jay Briscoe (Disqualification) The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:

An impromptu backstage interaction brought EC3 and the Briscoes together as a team for a six-man tag match in EC3’s Roh in-ring debut two weeks ago, but the circumstances are much different for EC3’s second match. This time, EC3 and Jay Briscoe are opponents, and the match is the result of a calculated effort by EC3. Sitting in on commentary last week for the match pitting...

Welcome to Thunderdome, bitch! I’m kidding! Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly…bitch. I’m Nathan Favel and I’m balder than the cast of Thx-1138, both above and…below…sucka. We’ve got rednecks fighting the military and whatever crap in the main event. Are you ready? Suck it!

Match #1: Jay and Mark Briscoe def. Soldiers of Savagery (Moses and Kaun) The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:

EC3 sat in on commentary. The Briscoes isolated Moses early. After Kaun was tagged in, he unloaded on Jay Briscoe. Sos double-teamed Jay. Eventually, Mark Briscoe tagged in and hit a flurry of offense. The Briscoes hit a double superplex off the top rope on Kaun. Mark made a cover, but Moses broke it up. All four men began slugging it out. After Jay and Kaun spilled to the floor, Moses hit...

It’s 2020, and Hollywood still can’t get enough of old David Hasselhoff IPs. Three years after Baywatch was rebooted with a starry new cast in 2017, the news has arrived that cult 80s TV series Knight Rider is also now making its way to the big screen.

Deadline reported this afternoon that Spyglass Entertainment is teaming up with Aquaman director James Wan’s Atomic Monster production company to develop a feature film reboot of the classic property. It looks like Wan will produce, alongside Michael Clear, with former video game writer Tj Fixman, whose credits include Ratchet & Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man, attached to provide the script. Judson Scott will exec produce.

As anyone familiar with the original show will know, Knight Rider followed Hasselhoff’s Michael Knight as he went around fighting crime with his trusty talking car, Kitt. Plot details on the movie reboot have yet to be revealed,...

While Star Trek: The Next Generation boasts some of the franchise’s most thought-provoking and well-written episodes (“The Measure of a Man” comes to mind), the series also has its share of real stinkers. To be fair, though, a lot of these travesties come from the show’s first season, which encountered plenty of stumbles as the writers and producers tried to figure out what kind of role the Enterprise’s crew would play within the larger universe.

We could go back-and-forth on what episode takes the top spot, but it seems the show’s cast has weighed in on that matter themselves. As reported by Bounding Into Comics, a handful of the principal actors – including Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker), Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar), and John de Lancie (Q) – made a virtual appearance at GalaxyCon and had a discussion about “Code of Honor.”

This season 1 episode has attracted...

Star Trek is known for its progressive, inclusive ideals, but no TV series is perfect and the franchise has unfortunately stumbled over the years, producing episodes that haven’t aged well. Case in point: “Code of Honor,” the fourth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1. Fans may like to pretend that the racially-insensitive episode doesn’t exist, but stars Jonathan Frakes and Denise Crosby have called it out in a recent interview.

“Code of Honor” sees the Enterprise crew visiting Ligon II in order to retrieve a vaccine created by the Ligonians, a primitive race played entirely by black actors. If that wasn’t enough, the plot sees the Ligonians kidnap the Caucasian Lt. Tasha Yar (Crosby). It made uncomfortable enough viewing in the late 80s, let alone nowadays.

GalaxyCon spoke with Frakes and Crosby as part of a virtual chat with the Tng crew and during a...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a match or two to watch out for on this show. By the way, Velveteen Dream and Matt Riddle both put their feet in their mouths in the past week (they both buried numerous other wrestlers for their own benefit), so don’t be surprised if they both end up dead. Okay, let’s dive right in.

Match #1: Io Shirai & Candice LeRae vs. Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir ended in a No Contest The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

The smoldering ember left behind after Io Shirai and Shayna Baszler’s explosive Nxt Women’s Title clash at Nxt TakeOver: Xxv sparked a new flame that ultimately torched The Genius of the Sky’s tag-team tangle against The Horsewomen. Before lighting another fuse against The Queen of Spades, though, Shirai and...

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Bandido in the main event against Shane Taylor. Isn’t it nice when I don’t tell any jokes? Well, it isn’t for me. Why did the chicken cross the road? …to go watch Ring Of Honor! Yeah, my writers quit, so I’m stuck with Reading Rainbow humor.

Match #1: The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser and Brawler Milonas) defeated Coast 2 Coast (Lsg and Shaheem Ali) and Shinobi Shadow Squad in a Triple Threat match The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:

Nova got off to a fast start against Lsg, but The Bouncers eventually used their significant weight advantage to take control. Coast 2 Coast got on a roll, as Ali took out his four opponents with a dive to the floor. In the end, The Bouncers prevailed after...

Welcome to this week’s Ring Of Honor review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Dalton Castle going full-tilt boogie on his minions for…I don’t know what. Hey, I don’t write their crap, just mine. Anyway, this should be a fun one, so let’s dance Nancy. Is that a lame joke? If I have to ask, it probably is.

Match #1: — Pj Black defeated Eli Isom (w/Cheeseburger and Ryan Nova) The following is courtesy of rohwrestling.com:

Black took control of the fast-paced match by targeting Isom’s upper body. Isom came back with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Isom went for a springboard move, but he slipped off the top rope and landed hard in the ring. Black hit a super hurricanrana followed by a springboard 450 for a near fall. Black finished off Isom with a moonsault into a double stomp.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is regarded by many to be the best of the Star Trek TV shows. The fact that The Original Series had helped to propel the franchise to an iconic status helped The Next Generation immensely, as the show was able to run for seven seasons without being canceled, which gave the cast and the writers the time they needed to mold the show into the epic that it became.

It wasn't easy for The Next Generation to find its feet, as the first season of the show was notoriously terrible compared to everything that came after it, with the triple threat of "The [Bare] Now," "Code of Honor," and "The Last Outpost" almost sinking the show before it could find its audience.

The Next Generation improved a great deal with each following season, but there were still clunkers hidden among the classics. There were a lot...