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
The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation) of Odan would return in non-canon "Star Trek" publications, including in the short story "First Steps" within "The Lives of Dax" anthology. It also made two appearances in licensed comics, first in DC Comics "Star Trek: The Next Generation Annual" issue four and then in "Divided we Fall", a crossover between "The Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine" published under the WildStorm imprint. The makeup for the Trill host featured a separate nose and forehead pieces, as the intention was to retain the general look of a human. Air bladders were placed inside a fake abdomen to create the shot