The Ensigns of Command

Episode aired Sep 30, 1989
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

Brent Spiner, Richard Allen, Grainger Hines, and Mark L. Taylor in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

After 111 years of silence, an extremely litigious alien race asserts its agreed upon right to wipe out a Federation colony in its territory.After 111 years of silence, an extremely litigious alien race asserts its agreed upon right to wipe out a Federation colony in its territory.After 111 years of silence, an extremely litigious alien race asserts its agreed upon right to wipe out a Federation colony in its territory.

Director
- Cliff Bole
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Melinda M. Snodgrass
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Cliff Bole
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Melinda M. Snodgrass
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The shuttle Onizuka, which Data rode in, was named in tribute to astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.

Goofs
Rather a small gathering in the town square out of a population of 15,000, especially given the momentous weight of the subject under discussion.

Quotes
[Picard has trapped the Sheliak in their own contract]
Commander William T. Riker: You enjoyed that.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: You're damned right.

Connections
Edited into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Maquis, Part I (1994)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User reviews22

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Featured review

8/10

A good use of the characters.

I found this episode to but quite delightful. The use of the characters were as expected but I would like to see more of Transporter Chief O'Brien in the upcoming episodes.