Source: BBC America
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - BBC AMERICA: Thanksgiving Day Marathon Thursday, November 24, 2011
Cast includes Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden and Wil Wheaton
08:00 AM
Redemption, Part 1
A power struggle within the High Council threatens the Klingon Empire, forcing Worf (
Michael Dorn) to choose between continuing his service on the Enterprise or returning to his people.
Guest stars include Robert O'Reilly, Tony Todd, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Ben Slack, Nicholas Kepros, JD Cullum and Whoopi Goldberg.
09:00 AM
Redemption, Part 2
Picard (
Patrick Stewart) initiates a Federation blockade against the Romulans in hopes of exposing their alliance with the Duras family in the Klingon civil war.
Guest stars include Denise Crosby, Tony Todd, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, JD Cullum, Robert O'Reilly, Mike Hagerty, Fran Bennett, Nicholas Kepros, Colm Meaney, Timothy Carhart, Whoopi Goldberg and Jordan Lund.
10:00 AM
Darmok
While initiating relations with the Tamarians, Picard and the Tamarian ship's captain (
Paul Winfield) are transported to a planet where both face a fierce beast.
Guest stars includes Richard Allen, Colm Meaney, Paul Winfield and Ashley Judd.
11:00 AM
Ensign Ro
During their investigation of a Bajoran terrorist attack on a Federation colony, Picard (
Patrick Stewart) and a Bajoran ensign (
Michelle Forbes) uncover a conspiracy by a Starfleet officer.
Guest cast includes Michelle Forbes, Scott Marlowe, Frank Collison, Jeff Hayenga, Cliff Potts and Whoopi Goldberg.
12:00 PM
Silicon Avatar
The Enterprise comes in contact with a destructive entity that Picard (
Patrick Stewart) believes should be communicated with---but a scientist (
Ellen Geer) studying it has different plans.
Guest cast includes Ellen Geer and Susan Diol.
1:00 PM
Disaster
While hosting the winners of a primary-school science contest, the Enterprise is completely disabled by a rare natural phenomenon, leaving Troi (
Marina Sirtis) in command on the bridge.
Guest cast includes Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, Michelle Forbes, Erika Flores and John Christian Graas.
2:00 PM
The Game
Riker is given an electronic mind game that proves addictive to everyone on board except a vacationing Wesley (
Wil Wheaton), who suspects the game's real purpose.
Guest cast includes Ashley Judd, Katherine Moffat, Colm Meaney and Patti Yasutake.
3:00 PM
Unification - Part 1
Disguised as Romulans, Picard and Data travel to Romulus to investigate the unauthorized mission of the Federation's most famous ambassador---Mr. Spock (
Leonard Nimoy).
Guest stars include Leonard Nimoy, Joanna Miles, Stephen Root, Malachi Throne, Erick Avari and Mark Lenard.
4:00 PM
Unification - Part 2
After locating Spock (
Leonard Nimoy) and discovering his plans for unifying the Romulans and the Vulcans, Picard and Data uncover a covert Romulan plot that does not call for unification---but for invasion.
Guest stars include Leonard Nimoy, Stephen Root, Malachi Throne and Denise Crosby as Sela.
5:00 PM
A Matter of Time
While on a mission to save a planet that was hit by a huge asteroid, the Enterprise encounters a man (
Matt Frewer) who claims to be from the future.
Guest stars include Stefan Gierasch, Matt Frewer, Sheila Franklin and Shay Garner.
6:00 PM
New Ground
On an unexpected visit, Worf's son (
Brian Bonsall) delivers some startling news---he intends to take up permanent residence on the Enterprise.
Guest stars include Georgia Brown, Brian Bonsall, Richard McGonagle and Jennifer Edwards.
7:00 PM
Hero Worship
A young boy (
Joshua Harris), the only survivor of a destroyed research vessel, becomes attached to Data (
Brent Spiner) and attempts to emulate the android. Patrick Stewart directed this episode.
Guest cast includes Joshua Harris, Harley Venton, Sheila Franklin and Steven Einspahr.
8:00 PM
Violations
Crew members begin to fall into inexplicable comas when the Enterprise plays host to a delegation of telepathic aliens.
Guest cast includes Rosalind Chao, Ben Lemon, David Sage, Rick Fitts and Eve Brenner.
9:00 PM
The Masterpiece Society
Picard and the crew of the Enterprise work to save a genetically engineered society from a natural disaster---but their efforts could be equally destructive.
Guest cast includes John Snyder, Dey Young, Ron Canada and Sheila Franklin.
10:00 PM
Conundrum
The crew of the Enterprise experiences memory loss and becomes engaged in a baffling battle with the Lysians.
Guest cast includes Erich Anderson, Michelle Forbes, Liz Vassey and Erick Weiss.
11:00 PM
Power Play
Troi, Data and O'Brien stage a mutiny on board the Enterprise after investigating a distress signal originating from an apparently uninhabited moon.
Guest stars include Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, The Killing's Michelle Forbes and Ryan Reid.
12:00 AM
Ethics
After Worf (
Michael Dorn) is paralyzed in an accident, he is forced to choose between ritual suicide or experimental surgery.
Guest stars include Caroline Kava, Brian Bonsall and Patti Yasutake.
01:00 AM
The Outcast
Riker becomes romantically involved with a member (
Melinda Culea) of the J'naii---an androgynous race that prohibits male-female relationships.
Guest stars include Melinda Culea, Callan White and Megan Cole.
02:00 AM
Cause and Effect
The Enterprise becomes trapped in a time warp, causing it to repeatedly experience the same fatal collision with another ship.
Guest stars include Michelle Forbes, Patti Yasutake and Kelsey Grammer.
03:00 AM
The First Duty
Prior to Starfleet Academy commencement ceremonies, an in-flight accident destroys five ships, including the one carrying Wesley Crusher (
Wil Wheaton) and his squadron.
Guest stars include Ray Walston, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ed Lauter, Richard Fancy, Jacqueline Brookes, Wil Wheaton, Walker Brandt and Shannon Fill.
04:00 AM
Cost of Living
Lwaxana (
Majel Barrett) upsets Troi and Worf by taking Alexander under her wing. Meanwhile, the Enterprise experiences mechanical problems when parasites attach themselves to the ship.
Guest stars include Majel Barrett, Brian Bonsall, Tony Jay, Carel Struycken and Patrick Cronin.
