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The Star Trek Family Guy

Posted on Mar 28, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

With the new Star Trek movie due in just six weeks, there is hope that JJ Abrams' take on Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future will revitalize the entire franchise. The last time Star Trek needed a rebirth, it received it courtesy The Next Generation — and that show's cast is eager for a swan song and the chance to reprise their roles in another TNG film.

That day may never come, as that show's actors have mostly aged and moved on, the set dismantled, the public ready for something new. But diehard fans can be very un-Vulcan-like in their passion for these memorable characters. For them, the animated series Family Guy offers a special reunion in this Sunday's episode that reunites the bridge crew of the Enterprise-D:

Trek lore is rife with tales of on-screen characters played by actors who loathed each other, and it's refreshing to know the cast of TNG is not immunue to such petty rivalries, even twenty years after the show's debut. Their seven-year mission must've been laced with false politeness that just barely masked their contempt for each other:

(Hat tip to Levar Burton)

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Tags: animation, cartoon, Family Guy, Fox, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, reunion, The Next Generation, TNG, voice actor

1 thought on “The Star Trek Family Guy”

  1. Ken Gagne says:
    Mar 30, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    Here's an interview with Family Guy writer David Goodman about last night's episode. Thanks, GeneD!

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