Star Trek: The Next Generation Original Series" in 1969, the "Star Trek" franchise had continued with "" (1973–74) and a series of films, all featuring the original cast. In the 1980s, franchise creator Roddenberry decided to create a new series, featuring a new crew embarking on their mission a century after that of "The Original Series". "TNG" featured a new crew that starred (for the majority of its seven-year broadcast run) Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker, Brent Spiner as Lt Commander Data, Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf, LeVar Burton as Lt Commander Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as
Code of Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation) a fan of ["The Next Generation"]!" Because I would have been too nervous to audition for "Voyager". So really, God helped me get on "Voyager"." In 2016, fans at the 50th anniversary "Star Trek" convention voted "Code of Honor" as the 2nd worst episode of any "Star Trek" series, behind only "" series finale "These Are the Voyages...". The first home media release of "Code of Honor" was on VHS cassette was on September 5, 1991 in the United States and Canada. The episode was later included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season one DVD box set, released