William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe primarily appearing as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Frakes went to seven auditions over six weeks before being cast as Riker. Frakes stated: "I started with the cattle call, then the casting director, the producer, then other directors, to Gene Roddenberry, and then through the Paramount execs, including the vice-president...
Riker to Zefram explaining that the First Contact with the aliens is a pivota...
Picard to Worf telling him they need some help at Tactical. Riker leans in to...
Ricker walks over the the captains chair on what's left of the bridge. The tw...
Aboard the Enterprise. Picard and Data attempt to figure out what Dr. Soran i...
While diverting to Kolarus III, Picard assures the crew that they'll make it ...
Riker to La Forge and Zefram as they abort the Enterprise asking them if they...
Just when things seem bleak for Picard, Donatra betrays Shinzon at a critical...
Riker to Deanna explaining that they are running out of time for her to work ...
Zefram is freaked out about the information from the fleet who have told him ...
Deanna to Riker explaining that if he wants her professional opinion on Zefra...
Data explains that they have arrived approximately ten years after WWIII. Rik...
Riker and Picard talk as they shift through the remains of the Enterprise-B, ...
La Forge proposes that the android is a prototype that Data was based on.
Deanna to Riker that she got drunk to blend in to which he replies that she i...
Riker finds Deanna in a bar with Zefram and before she can stop him, he has t...
Zefram pours Deanna a drink and calls her Deana, as he explains that he is po...
Slight confusion happens when Picard expects Shinzon on the Scimitar.
Troi wants to Riker to relax, even though their marriage plans have been mess...
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