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
Brent Spiner brief cameos as a fellow airline passenger with Frasier Crane's ex-wife, Lilith Sternin. In March 2008, Spiner performed alongside Maude Maggart in a radio show/musical, "Dreamland", which was released as a CD album. In 2008, Spiner played Dr. Strom in the feature film parody "Superhero Movie". In February 2009, he played William Quint in "The Juror #6 Job", an episode of the drama series "Leverage" directed by his "Next Generation" co-star Jonathan Frakes. That same year, he voiced himself in the "Family Guy" episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven". In 2010, Spiner and fellow "Star Trek: The Next Generation"