Jonathan Frakes commented that the episode wasn't " gutsy " enough and that " Soren should have been more evidently male ".

During a conversation at a barbecue Woodard said she would become Frakes ' godmother, as he did not have one.

Frakes would occasionally perform on the trombone during his tenure as Commander Riker, drawing on his college marching band experience.

Tom Shales of The Washington Post thought that DeForest Kelly's cameo was " touching ", but thought that Patrick Stewart was a " grim bald crank who would make a better villain ", and Jonathan Frakes " verges on namby-pamby ".

Soren was played by actress Melinda Culea, and all of the main J ' naii characters were played by females, a creative decision criticized by Frakes, who felt that Soren should have been played by a male, so that when their characters kissed, it would have had the social commentary akin to the original Star Trek series that aired the first interracial kiss between fictional characters on U. S. network television.

Frakes said he did not have much difficulty directing and acting at the same time, having done so on the television series.

Co-written by Randall Frakes, and also starring Kadeem Hardison, the film has not yet been shown in the US.

After two better known directors turned down the job, cast member Jonathan Frakes was chosen to direct to make sure the task fell to someone who understood Star Trek.

Through this relationship, Frakes was able to cast Woodard in the film ; he considered it a coup to land an Academy Award-nominated actress.

Frakes cast Krige after finding that she had all of the mentioned qualities, and being impressed by her performance in Ghost Story ; the director considers her the sexiest Star Trek villain of all time.

Frakes went to seven auditions over six weeks before being cast as Riker.

In 1992 she appeared alongside fellow cast members Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Colm Meaney in a production of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, which was performed in four cities.

The voice cast featured several actors who are alumni of the Star Trek franchise including Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes ( respectively, Deanna Troi and William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation ), who were featured regularly as principal cast members.

" Jonathan Frakes has stated that " it ’ s better to be type-cast than not to be cast at all.

The cast included his Star Trek: The Next Generation colleagues Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Colm Meaney.

In addition to the regular cast, actors Gary Cole, Michael Dorn, Susana Esteban, Jonathan Frakes, Rachael MacFarlane, Patrick Stewart, Fred Tatasciore, Gabrielle Union, Wally Wingert, and James Woods.

Dorn is also one of six actors ( the other actors being Jonathan Frakes, Kate Mulgrew, George Takei, Avery Brooks and Majel Barrett ) to lend his voice to Star Trek: Captain's Chair, reprising his role of Lieutenant Commander Worf.

Director Gus Van Sant signed on as a consultant for the movie, which is being produced by Braxton Pope and Kevin Frakes.

* This episode is rated 4. 6 / 5 on Star Trek. com ( 24 June 2008 ), and Michael Dorn said this was one of his two favorite episodes, the other being " The Drumhead ," which was also directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Having moved towards directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection.

The episode features guest stars Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, and Jeffrey Combs, as well as a vocal cameo from Brent Spiner.

It is not known when Yiddish came to be written down, but the oldest surviving literary document in Yiddish is a blessing in the Worms mahzor, a Hebrew prayer book from 1272 ( with a scalable image online at the indicated reference ; described extensively in Frakes, 2004 and Baumgarten / Frakes, 2005 ):

Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films.

Eugenie " Genie " Francis Frakes ( born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 ) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.

* DiMaio, Michael ; Frakes, Robert, Constans I ( 337 – 350 A. D .), in De Imperatoribus Romanis ( D. I. R.

* DiMaio, Michael, and Robert Frakes, " Constantine II ( 337 – 340 A. D .)", D. I. R.

The episode featured guest appearances by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as their Star Trek: The Next Generation characters William Riker and Deanna Troi.

* Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker

It was Frakes ' first theatrical film.

Other Enterprise crewmembers include the ship's first officer William Riker, played by director Jonathan Frakes.

" actually came in and read for the part ", Frakes said.

When Frakes first moved to Los Angeles, Woodard was one of the very first people he met.

Captains: Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ), William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ), Edward Jellico ( Ronny Cox )

Captain: Admiral William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes )

Captain William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe appearing primarily as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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 himself and the heads of television.

Defoe then commented, `` If they Could Draw that young Gentleman into Their Measures They would show themselves quickly, for they are not asham'd to Say They want only a head to Make a beginning ''.

" Maybe with the giving away of his money ," commented biographer Joseph Wall, " he would justify what he had done to get that money.

They pointed out that astrologers have only a small knowledge of astronomy and that they often do not take into account basic features such as the precession of the equinoxes which would change the position of the sun with time ; they commented on the example of Elizabeth Teissier who claimed that " the sun ends up in the same place in the sky on the same date each year " as the basis for claims that two people with the same birthday but a number of years apart should be under the same planetary influence.

When Costas was first hired by NBC, Don Ohlmeyer, who at the time ran the network's sports division, told the then 28-year-old Costas that he looked like a 14-year-old ( a story that Costas would recite during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien when O ' Brien commented about Costas ' apparent inability to " age " normally ).

At the Salon of 1759 he exhibited nine paintings ; it was the first Salon to be commented upon by Denis Diderot, who would prove to be a great admirer and public champion of Chardin's work.

Rohrabacher also commented he would be holding a hearing with the Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations into if Iraq committed " crimes against humanity " at Camp Ashraf when a massacre occurred last April.

The Dragon debuted in June 1976, and Gygax commented on its success years later: " When I decided that The Strategic Review was not the right vehicle, hired Tim Kask as a magazine editor for Tactical Studies Rules, and named the new publication he was to produce The Dragon, I thought we would eventually have a great periodical to serve gaming enthusiasts worldwide ... At no time did I ever contemplate so great a success or so long a lifespan.

In 1995 Computerwoche commented that the use of an IDE was not well received by developers since it would fence in their creativity.

Hall has frequently commented that if he could obtain the rights to Commander Keen, he would immediately develop another Keen title.

She commented on the disease: " Like many women, I assumed heart disease was a man's disease and cancer was what we would fear the most.

" They did not discuss the implications for agriculture in depth, but noted that a 1986 study which assumed no food production for a year projected that " most of the people on the planet would run out of food and starve to death by then " and commented that their own results show that " this period of no food production needs to be extended by many years, making the impacts of nuclear winter even worse than previously thought.

She commented that " I used to take my toenails — they would die from dancing — so I would just take the whole toenail and throw it away, and not feel anything ," however, ballet instilled in her discipline that would be important in her future acting career.

As Jeri Taylor commented, " we knew that we wanted to include a renegade element in Voyager, and that the show would involve a ship housing both Starfleet people and those idealistic freedom fighters that the Federation felt were outlaws the Maquis.

Star Trek: Enterprise producer Manny Coto has commented that had that show been renewed for a fifth season, the Kzinti would have been introduced.

Burton also commented that he was anxious about his role, because he feared that ST: TNG was going to flop: " At the beginning, you know, there was a lot of conversation in the press at what a bad idea this was I thought that since Gene was involved we had a real good shot of making a good show that would carry on in that tradition of Star Trek.

Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye, who commented in 1865 that any monument raised to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and American peoples.

In the 1961 decision, Justice Hugo Black commented in a footnote, " Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.

The Examiner review of 3 December 1859 commented, " Much of Mr. Darwin's volume is what ordinary readers would call ' tough reading ;' that is, writing which to comprehend requires concentrated attention and some preparation for the task.

" Regarding the new President, Andrew Johnson, Grant commented to Julia that he dreaded the change in administrations ; he judged Johnson's attitude toward white southerners as one that would " make them unwilling citizens ", and initially thought that with Johnson " Reconstruction has been set back no telling how far.

Tennessee Williams commented that Leigh brought to the role " everything that I intended, and much that I had never dreamed of "; but, in later years, Leigh would say playing Blanche DuBois " tipped me over into madness.

King commented in his journal that " he is really one who truly loves his fellow-men, and his country, and would make any sacrifice for their good ".

The Liberal statesman Lord Rosebery commented on what Gladstone would make of this budget: