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David Carson directed eightStar Trektelevision episode and one feature of speech film . Carson lead off his directing career in British theater and boob tube , andStar Trek : The Next Generationwas one of his first gigs upon coming to the US.TNG’sproducers like Carson ’s directing flair and brought him back several times throughout the series . Not only did Carson direct one ofTNG’smost famous episode in " Yesterday ’s Enterprise , " but he also helmedStar Trek Generations , the movie boast Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and the USS Enterprise - D gang .
David Carson direct four total episode ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , and was later postulate to direct " Emissary , " the feature - duration premiere ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine . Carson directed three more episode ofDS9,before move on to other projects . Carson may not have quite as prolific aStar Trekdirecting resume as Jonathan Frakes , but he add several iconic episodes to life over the age . Here are all nineStar Trekepisodes and movie directed by David Carson .
David Carson and Jonathan Frakes remain the only two people to have directed bothStar Trektelevision episode and feature films .
Jonathan Frakes star as Captain Will Riker in the Star Trek universe , but he has also become one of Trek ’s most beloved and fecund conductor .
9"The Enemy"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 7
David Carson’sStar Trekdirectorial debut , Star Trek : The Next Generation’s"The Enemy,“picks up after theUSS Enterprise - D answer a distress call and finds an injure Romulan on a planet near the Neutral Zone . Lt . Commander Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) finds himself stranded on the storm - depend upon planet , and he must work with another Romulan survivor to make it back to the Enterprise alert .
David Carson adds some genius to an already well - pen episode .
When a Romulan warbird arrives to investigate , CaptainPicard must smooth things over with Romulan Commander Tomalak ( Andreas Katsulas ) to void set off a war . “The Enemy " has a stack of moving parts , but all of the stories are interconnected and act off of one another well . Between the stormy satellite and some coolheaded shots through Geordi ’s VISOR , David Carson adds some flair to an already well - write sequence .
8"Yesterday’s Enterprise”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 15
" Yesterday ’s initiative " remain one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’smost iconic and beloved episodes for a reason . Not only does it feature thereturn of Denise Crosby as Lt . Tasha Yar , but it also offers a glimpse into a previous translation of the USS Enterprise . When the Enterprise - D encounters a falling out in spacetime , the heavily damaged USS Enterprise - C go forth from the wormhole . At this moment , the universe shift , and the enterprisingness - D is now a combat ship involved in a bitter war with the Klingon Empire .
Tasha Yar is animated , but pretty much everything else about this universe is bad than the original one . In the end , the endeavor - C must travel back through the wormhole on a self-annihilation delegacy that will save the future . The proper timeline is mend for the Enterprise - D , with only the El - Aurian bartender Guinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) sensing that something significant has transpire .
" Yesterday ’s Enterprise " rightfully fire on all cylinders , and David Carson does a great chore of gain the warship Enterprise - D find very different from the endeavor viewers are used to .
7"Redemption, Part II”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 1
InStar Trek : The Next Generation , " Redemption , Part I , " Lt . Worf ( Michael Dorn ) and Captain Picard assist instal Gowron ( Robert O’Reilly ) as the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council . In response , the Duras sisters , Lursa ( Barbara March ) and B’Etor ( Gwynyth Walsh ) , puzzle out with the Romulans to incite a Klingon civic war . After " Redemption , Part I " ends with the reveal ofCommander Sela ( Denise Crosby ) , the half - Romulan daughter of Lt . Tasha Yar , " Redemption , Part II " postulate a tense stand - off with a blockade of Federation ships .
Star Trek : The Next Generation had some truly awe-inspiring two - part episodes over the course of its seven seasons .
Meanwhile , the Duras sisters kidnap Worf , attempting to get ahead him over to their causa to no help . In one of the ships among the blockade , Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) overcomes prejudice and insubordinate officers to save the dayby detecting Romulan ships conceal nearby . " Redemption , Part II " has a lot going on , and it does n’t all shape , but Klingon government are always interesting , and it ’s enceinte to see Data get a prospect to overtop .
6"The Next Phase"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5, Episode 24
When the USS Enterprise - D responds to a hurt call from a Romulan ship , Lt . Geordi La Forge andEnsign Ro Laren ( Michelle Forbes)are presumed misplace in a transporter malfunction . In reality , however , Geordi and Ro have become out of stage with the rest of the ship . They can interact with one another , but can only discover what ’s going on around them . Eventually , they observe that an out - of - phase Romulan has been follow them .
The Next Phase " is a fun episode focusing on two underutilized fiber in Geordi and Ro .
After dispatching the Romulan , Geordi and Ro figure out to find a way to contact their champion , while Data plan a funeral for them . At the funeral , Ro uses a disrupter to bring out a fit of chronoton radiation syndrome , which alerts Data to their situation , and he helps wreak them back into phase . With its classic science fiction assumption , " The Next Phase " is a playfulness episode focus on two underutilized characters in Geordi and Ro .
Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations, seeking out new worlds and civilizations.
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Star Trek : The Next Generation follows Captain Jean - Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations , seek out new worlds and civilizations .
5Star Trek Generations
Released on November 18, 1994
David Carson ’s first foray into film directing came when he was asked to directStar Trek Generations , after Leonard Nimoy wrick down the opportunity . As the first feature article celluloid forStar Trek : The Next Generationcrew , Star TrekGenerationswas the historical first squad - up and passing of the torch from Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) to Captain Picard . Star Trek Generationsopens with the christening of the USS Enterprise - B , with Kirk , Montgomery Scott ( James Doohan ) , and Pavel Chekov ( Walter Koenig ) all in attendance .
When the shakedown cruise sprain into a rescue missionary post , Kirk is presume lost after a hull breach on the Enterprise . Star TrekGenerationsthen jumps 78 twelvemonth into the future , where Captain Picard and his crew are pull into a mission to stop the El - AurianDr . Tolian Soran(Malcolm McDowell)from killing millions in an endeavor to reach the Nexus realm . Picard and Kirk team up to stop Soran , which results in Kirk ’s death . David Carson also give away the spectacular end and crash - landing of the USS Enterprise - D.
David Carson went on to direct two more lineament films : 1998’sLetters from a Killerstarring Patrick Swayze and 2004’sUnstoppablestarring Wesley Snipes .
4"Emissary"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2
In one ofStar Trek’sbest series premieres , Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) arrives on space post Deep Space Nine , which the Cardassians have latterly vacated . Whena Bajoran spiritual leader tell Sisko that he is the Emissary of the Bajoran Prophets , she gives him a unusual orb that lead him to a wormhole connected to the Gamma Quadrant . On the space station , Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) ordersDS9to move to the wormhole and stalls some angry Cardassians .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine had an stupefying rivulet of episodes across seven seasons , but which of its 173 episodes best represent each season ?
Sisko speaks with the strange being inhabiting the wormhole , convincing them to reserve ships to slip away through . As he contemplates his own future , Sisko resolve to stay on the place and judge to move on from his past . With its potent opening flashback sequence and compelling character introductions , " Emissary " does a wonderful jobrevealingDS9’sconnections to the greaterStar Trekuniverse and establishing what kind of show it would be .
3"Dax"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1, Episode 8
Although the Trill had been briefly introduced onStar Trek : The Next Generation , Star Trek : Deep Space Nine’sLt . Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell ) allowedStar Trekto fully search this strange species . In " Dax , " a humans appoint Ilon Tandro ( Gregory Itzin ) charge Dax ’s previous host , Curzon , of dispatch his fatherand he wants to punish Jadzia for the crime . This raises an interesting philosophical disputation that the episode wrestles with without finding a definitive answer .
Constable Odo ( René Auberjonois ) get over down Ilon ’s motherEnina Tandro ( Fionnula Flanagan ) , who provide an alibi for Curzon and secretly reveals to Dax that her husband shit his own people and was murdered for it . In the conclusion , Curzon is cleared of the murder and the viewer get a line a little more about Jadzia , the Dax symbiont , and Trills in general . “Dax " offers a compelling look into one ofStar Trek’smost unique species .
2"Move Along Home”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1, Episode 10
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s notorious " Move Along Home , " a Gamma Quadrant specie known as the Wadi arrive on the space station with a strange game bid Chula . WhenQuark ( Armin Shimerman)agrees to play , he finds himself hold the station ’s fourth-year ship’s officer as players within the game , progressing through a serial publication of puzzles . Commander Sisko , Major Kira , Lt . Dax , and Dr. Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig ) then make their way through various level of the game .
When the player fall off a spate to their apparent death , they find themselves back in Quark ’s ginmill . The Wadi delegate Falow ( Joel Brooks ) unwrap that their living were never in any risk , but he neglected to tell them that earlier as a lesson to Quark about his cheating . With its high - construct report , " Move Along household " suffered from budget constraints and is often involve as one ofDS9’sworst episode .
InStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 , episode 3 , " In the Cradle of Vexilon , " Lt . Sam Rutherford ( Eugene Cordero ) hilariously speed runs through a biz of Chula .
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.
1"The Alternate"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 12
As one ofConstable Odo ’s bestStar Trek : DS9episodes , " The Alternate " plunge into the Changeling ’s past when the Bajoran scientist who first studied Odo confab the post . Dr. Mora Pol ( James Sloyan ) think he has incur another life phase like Odo , and the two go to investigate . After being affected by volcanic natural gas on the planet , Odo begins unwittingly attacking people onDS9while in his jellylike form .
Realizing that Odo is the culprit , Mora informs Sisko and Kira , and they comprise Odo within a force flying field before removing the gasoline from his arrangement . Throughout this ordeal , Mora bring in that he has been ignoring Odo ’s feelings regarding life at the Bajoran laboratory . In the end , both Mora and Odo apologize to one another and they part on sound terms . And David Carson’sStar Trekcareer get along to an end with a solid unveiling about one ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine’smost compelling characters .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , also sleep together as DS9 , is the fourth series in the long - running Sci - Fi franchise , Star Trek . DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller , and asterisk Avery Brooks , René Auberjonois , Terry Farrell , and Cirroc Lofton . This special series follows a group of mortal in a space station near a major planet called Bajor .
