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. It
was written by D. C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry and directed by
Corey Allen. Roddenberry was the creator of Star Trek, and Fontana was
a writer on the original series. It was originally aired as a two-hour
(with commercials) TV movie, and subsequent reruns typically split the
episode into two parts.Set in the 24th century, the series follows the
adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship
Enterprise-D. In this episode, the crew of the newly built Enterprise
examine the mysterious Farpoint Station which the Bandi people are
offering to the Federation, while under the gaze of a powerful alien
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 insistence. After the show was
initially announced on October 10, 1986, Roddenberry put together a
production team which included staff members from the original series
such as Robert H. Justman. The show utilized some existing sets and
props from the Star Trek films and both Star Trek: The Original Series
and Star Trek: Phase II. New actors were hired for the pilot, which in
some cases required the character concepts to be redeveloped to better
fit the actor. Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were hired for the
roles of Macha Hernandez and Deanna Troi respectively, but were later
switched by Roddenberry and Crosby's new role renamed to Tasha Yar. Encounter at Farpoint Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter