1990 (production)

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

For information about 1990 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1990.

Events

January

• 1 January – TNG: "The Defector" airs.
• 5 January – Bart LaRue dies.
• 7 January –
  • Davide Mastrolonardo is born.
  • Frank McKane dies.
• 8 January – TNG: "The Hunted" airs.
• 19 January – The music recording session for TNG: "Deja Q" was held between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage.
• 26 January – Daniel Asa Henson is born.
• 29 January – TNG: "The High Ground" airs and Jessica D. Stone is born.
• Pocket TNG #10: A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David is published by Pocket Books.

February

• 1 February –
  • Keaton Kramer is born.
  • Pocket TOS #48: Rules of Engagement by Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.
• 5 February – TNG: "Deja Q" airs.
• 12 February –
  • TNG: "A Matter of Perspective" airs.
  • Katherine Barrell is born.
• 13 February – Ken Lynch dies.
• 19 February – TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise" airs. Denise Crosby makes her first guest appearance on TNG since her departure in 1988.
• 28 February – Avaah Blackwell is born.

March

• 12 March – TNG: "The Offspring" airs.
• 19 March – TNG: "Sins of the Father" airs.
• 26 March – TNG: "Allegiance" airs.
• Pocket TNG Metamorphosis by Jean Lorrah is published by Pocket Books.

April

• 2 April –
  • TNG: "Captain's Holiday" airs.
  • UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 22, 23 and 24, TNG volume 1.
• 23 April – TNG: "Tin Man" airs.
• 30 April – TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" airs, the first to feature Dwight Schultz as TNG and later VOY recurring character Reginald Barclay.
• Pocket TOS #49: The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes is published by Pocket Books.

May

• 2 May – David Rappaport dies.
• 7 May –
  • TNG: "The Most Toys" airs.
  • UK VHS releases: TOS volume 25, TNG volume 2.
• 10 May – Susan Oliver dies.
• 14 May – TNG: "Sarek" airs. Mark Lenard guests as Ambassador Sarek, the first major crossover appearance of an original series character.
• 18 May – Jill Ireland dies.
• 21 May – Franklyn Seales dies.
• 25 May – Vic Tayback dies.
• 28 May – TNG: "Ménage à Troi" airs.
• 30 May – Chelsea Harris is born.
• Pocket TNG #11: Gulliver's Fugitives by Keith Sharee is published by Pocket Books.

June

• 1 June – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier premieres in Portugal.
• 4 June –
  • TNG: "Transfigurations" airs.
  • UK VHS release: TOS volume 26.
• 18 June – TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds" airs and is the first cliffhanger of the series. Jean-Luc Picard is assimilated by the Borg and becomes Locutus of Borg, fueling rumors that Patrick Stewart may be leaving the series.
• 19 June – Joseph Mullendore dies.
• 25 June – Clayton Scott is born.
• Pocket TOS #50: Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane is published by Pocket Books.

July

• 2 July – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 27, "The Cage" All Colour Collectors Edition, TNG volume 3.
• 19 July – 27 July: Seven days shooting the episode "Suddenly Human".
• Production begins on TNG Season 4.
• Pocket TNG #12: Doomsday World by Carmen Carter, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger is published by Pocket Books.

August

• 6 August – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 28, TNG volume 4.
• 9 August – Maya Eshet is born.
• 21 August – Wes Dawn dies.

September

• 3 September – UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 29, 30 and 31 (ending season 2 and beginning season 3 releases), TNG volume 5.
• 13 September – Steven Craig dies.
• 24 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation enters its fourth season, resolving the Borg story with "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". Picard is rescued and Stewart remains a member of the TNG cast.
• 26 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres in the UK on the BBC.
• Pocket TOS Prime Directive by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens is published by Pocket Books.
• Pocket TNG #13: The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin is published by Pocket Books.

October

• 1 October –
  • TNG: "Family" airs.
  • UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 32 and 33, TNG volume 6.
• 8 October – TNG: "Brothers" airs.
• 15 October – TNG: "Suddenly Human" airs.
• 22 October – TNG: "Remember Me" airs.
• 29 October – TNG: "Legacy" airs.
• 30 October – Tom Steele dies.
• Pocket TOS #51: Enemy Unseen by V.E. Mitchell is published by Pocket Books.

November

• 1 November – Jake Foy is born.
• 5 November –
  • TNG: "Reunion" airs.
  • UK VHS release: TNG volume 7.
• 12 November – TNG: "Future Imperfect" airs.
• 14 November – Sol Kaplan dies.
• 19 November – Wil Wheaton's final episode as a regular TNG cast member, "Final Mission", airs.
• 22 November – 30 November – Seven days of filming on TNG: "Clues".
• 26 November – Sara Mitich is born.
• 30 November – First day of filming on TNG: "First Contact".
• Pocket TNG #14: Exiles by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.

December

• 3 December – 11 December – Seven days of filming on TNG: "First Contact".
• 7 December – Second unit and insert shots for the episodes TNG: "Data's Day", TNG: "The Wounded", and TNG: "Devil's Due" were filmed on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.
• 13 December – 21 December – Seven days of filming on TNG: "Galaxy's Child". The production then went on holiday.
• 17 December – Ashley Edner is born.
• 29 December – Ayushi Chhabra is born.
• 31 December – TNG: "The Loss" airs.
• Pocket TOS #52: Home Is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls is published by Pocket Books.

Unknown month

• Jake Sakson is born.

1989

Production timeline Births • Deaths

1991