The Schizoid Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Schizoid Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Schizoid Man" is the sixth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 32nd episode overall first airing on January 23, 1989. The teleplay is written by Tracy Torme based on a story by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler, and directed by Les Landau. In this episode, a dying scientist, Dr. Ira Graves, attempts to cheat death by transferring his memories and personality into a machine, specifically the "Enterprise" android officer Commander Data. The Federation starship "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is en route
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Next Generation" and more generally for the entire franchise. It ranked ninth on TV Guide's list of the top 10 "Star Trek" episodes for the franchise's 30th anniversary, fourth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes, 22nd out of the top 100 of the entire franchise in Charlie Jane Anders' list for io9, and 7th out of the various "Star Trek" episodes involving time travel by James Hunt at Den of Geek. Witney Seibold, on the website Crave Online said that "Tapestry" was the best installment of "The Next Generation", describing it as "one