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
Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) no opportunity to learn his lines. In response, the dialogue were written onto boards for him to read out as he went along. He preferred the Madred character to either of his previous "Star Trek" characters because of the scenes with Stewart, which he called "wonderful". This two-part episode is ranked tenth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes. Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Chain of Command" is a two-part episode of the American science fiction television series "". It aired as the 10th and 11th episodes of the , the