"Sheliak" redirects here. For the star in the constellation Lyra, see Beta Lyrae.
2nd episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
"The Ensigns of Command"
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
Episode no.
Season 3 Episode 2
Directed by
Cliff Bole
Written by
Melinda M. Snodgrass
Featured music
Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography by
Marvin Rush
Production code
149
Original air date
October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)
Guest appearances
Eileen Seeley as Ard'rian McKenzie
Mark L. Taylor as Haritath
Richard Allen as Kentor
Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien
Mart McChesney as Sheliak
Christopher Collins as Sheliak (voice)
Grainger Hines as Gosheven (uncredited, voice redubbed)
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"The Ensigns of Command" is the second episode of the third season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 50th episode overall, first broadcast on October 2, 1989.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) must convince a reluctant colony of more than 15,000 to prepare for immediate evacuation while Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) attempts to negotiate a three-week reprieve from aliens intent on colonizing the planet themselves in four days and wiping out any humans found there.
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