The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Measure of a Man" is the ninth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 35th episode overall. It was originally released on February 13, 1989, in broadcast syndication. It was written as a spec script by former attorney and "" novelist Melinda M. Snodgrass. It was directed by Robert Scheerer. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise". In this episode, the rights of the android officer Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) are threatened
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) that year in the UK on September 4. A further DVD release came as part of "The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Volume 2" on November 17, 2009, in the United States. The most recent release was the first on Blu-ray disc, which took place on June 24, 2014; this also added an audio commentary track for the episode for the first time. Keith DeCandido described Picard's laugh at being stabbed in "Tapestry" as being "critical to the plot" of his non-canon "Star Trek" novel "Q & A". The novel also includes Q's white room, and features