Future Imperfect

8th episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Future Imperfect

Summary

Future Imperfect is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 852 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #93 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • Future Imperfect's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Future Imperfect was directed by Les Landau[4].
  • Future Imperfect's genre is science fiction[5].
  • Future Imperfect followed Reunion[6].
  • Future Imperfect was followed by Final Mission[7].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Patrick Stewart[8].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Jonathan Frakes[9].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Brent Spiner[10].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Marina Sirtis[11].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was LeVar Burton[12].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Gates McFadden[13].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Michael Dorn[14].
  • A cast member of Future Imperfect was Andreas Katsulas[15].
  • Future Imperfect's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[16].
  • The original language of Future Imperfect was English[17].
  • Future Imperfect was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • Future Imperfect's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Future Imperfect's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Future Imperfect was released on November 10, 1990[21].
  • Future Imperfect was published on November 12, 1990[22].
  • Future Imperfect was released on August 25, 1993[23].
  • Future Imperfect's characters is recorded as Tomalak[24].
  • Future Imperfect's characters is recorded as Minuet[25].
  • Future Imperfect's characters is recorded as computer voice[26].
  • Future Imperfect's characters is recorded as Alyssa Ogawa[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Future Imperfect was directed by Les Landau[4]. Cast members include Patrick Stewart[8], Jonathan Frakes[9], Brent Spiner[10], Marina Sirtis[11], LeVar Burton[12], and Gates McFadden[13].

Publication

Publication dates include November 10, 1990[21], November 12, 1990[22], and August 25, 1993[23]. The original language of Future Imperfect was English[17]. Its genre is science fiction[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[16]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Subject and Themes

Future Imperfect's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Future Imperfect followed Reunion[6]. It was followed by Final Mission[7].

Why It Matters

Future Imperfect draws 852 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #93 of 536).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . memory-beta.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-beta.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . memory-beta.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-beta.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Followed by Final Mission
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
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