Roddenberry believed that Sirtis would be better in the role of Troi and switched the two actresses Crosby was cast as a modified version of the security chief, called Tasha Yar. During casting, the role of Troi was originally assigned to Denise Crosby, with Marina Sirtis cast as Security Chief Macha Hernandez. However, some of the elements of the characters of Riker and Deanna Troi were modeled on the characters of William Decker and Ilia, who were originally conceived for the unfilmed Star Trek: Phase II and later appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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Roddenberry's intention for the casting of the new series was to avoid using characters similar to those that appeared in The Original Series. The character was intended to appear in seven of the first thirteen episodes, but after Dorn's performance in the pilot " Encounter at Farpoint", this was expanded to a series regular. Michael Dorn was cast due to his theater training and the lack of a "street-accent". The producers sought a black actor to portray Worf, as it would make the Klingon make-up easier.
Frakes became Roddenberry's favorite for the role of Riker after the actor went through seven auditions for the role. Both Justman and Berman campaigned for Stewart to have the role of Captain Picard, and Roddenberry relented. However, the series' creator, Roddenberry, wanted a French actor and was considering the role of Data for Stewart. Stewart was cast in the lead role after being spotted by Justman at a dramatic reading at the University of California, Los Angeles. The only other two members of the cast mentioned were Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and Jonathan Frakes as William Riker. Justman, who had previously worked with him on a television movie. Burton had auditioned for the role following a suggestion from executive producer Robert H. The initial press release highlighted the casting of LeVar Burton, known for appearing in the miniseries Roots, as Geordi La Forge. Preliminary casting began during March 1987, and the main cast was announced on May 15.
The series was filmed primarily on the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, California. The Next Generation was developed by creator Gene Roddenberry, who served as an executive producer until his death in 1991, along with Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor.
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The series was a follow-up to the original Star Trek series which was broadcast on NBC between 19, with characters from the original series appearing in The Next Generation on several occasions a crossover movie titled Star Trek Generations was also released. The series lasted for seven seasons until 1994, and was followed by four movies which were released between 19. Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series that debuted in broadcast syndication on September 28, 1987. Six of the main actors appeared in all seven seasons and all four movies. Star Trek: The Next Generation first-season cast photo.
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