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
Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation) a time travel loop in which causal order is not upset, or, in other words, in which no strictly logical paradoxes ensue." Time's Arrow (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Time’s Arrow" comprises the 126th and 127th episodes overall, and 26th episode of the and first episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". A two-part episode of "Star Trek: TNG", the first episode was a cliffhanger season finale for the fifth season and the second episode was the premiere for the sixth season. The second part of the episode was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards,