Encounter at Farpoint
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"Encounter at Farpoint" is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which premiered in syndication on September 28, 1987.
English actress Marina Sirtis originally gained the role of Security Chief Macha Hernandez
DeForest Kelley, who played Leonard McCoy in the original series, reprised his role in a cameo in this episode.
One critic described Patrick Stewart as a "damn fine actor", while another thought he was a "grim bald crank".
Q (Star Trek)
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Q is a fictional character, as well as the name of a race, in the Star Trek franchise, appearing in the series Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Lower Decks, Picard, and Strange New Worlds as
Encounter at Farpoint
…Farpoint Station which the Bandi people are offering to the Federation, while under the scrutiny of a powerful godlike entity that calls itself "Q" (John de Lancie). The episode was made as a pilot for the new Star Trek series, and was a double length episode at Paramount Television Group's…
Q portrait