The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Measure of a Man" is the ninth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 35th episode overall. It was originally released on February 13, 1989, in broadcast syndication. It was written as a spec script by former attorney and "" novelist Melinda M. Snodgrass. It was directed by Robert Scheerer. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise". In this episode, the rights of the android officer Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) are threatened
Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) previously requested $1 million to cameo in the series, but he took minimum SAG pay to reprise the role of Spock to publicize "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", on which he was executive producer. This episode is one of four times that an original series character reprised his role in "The Next Generation"; the other three being "Encounter at Farpoint" (DeForest Kelley), "" (Mark Lenard), and "" (James Doohan). The episode was dedicated to the late Gene Roddenberry, who had died shortly prior to its broadcast. Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Unification" is a two-part episode of the