Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation was a television series which was part of the Star Trek franchise.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard was the protagonist of the series. (PROSE: Syntax) Another character was Data, who Anji Kapoor recalled was "used somewhat demeaningly as a glove puppet" in Independence Day. (PROSE: The Slow Empire)

Izzy Sinclair frequently watched Star Trek: The Next Generation on VHS before she began travelling with the Eighth Doctor. (AUDIO: Izzy's Story)

Bernice Summerfield mistook the show for a documentary. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)

Behind the scenes

 * Prisoner: The Next Generation (PROSE: Time of Your Life) and Danger on the Frontier: the Next Generation (PROSE: Walking to Babylon) are parodies of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
 * John de Lancie, David Warner, Alexander Siddig, William Morgan Sheppard, Maurice Roëves, Jim Norton, Barrie Ingham, John Franklyn-Robbins, George Murdock, Benito Martinez, Van Epperson, Carolyn Seymour and Rosalyn Landor all appeared in the series.

Doctor Who crossover
Star Trek: The Next Generation had a crossover with Doctor Who in the form of Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation², a comic mini-series by IDW Publishing. It began publication on 30 May 2012 in North America. It was the first licensed crossover between Doctor Who and the Star Trek franchise.