Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer. She is best known for portraying the character of Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She attended Brandeis University earning B.A Cum Laude in Theater Arts. After graduating from Brandeis, she moved to Paris and studied theater with actor Jacques LeCoq. Before Star Trek: The Next Generation, she was mostly known as a choreographer, often working on Jim Henson productions including the films The Dark Crystal, for which she was a choreographer, Labyrinth, for which she served as Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which she has a brief on-screen appearance. As a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography, she is usually credited as "Gates McFadden" as an actress and "Cheryl McFadden" as a choreographer. She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production. In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Crusher character was slated to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest, and this aspect of the character is what attracted McFadden to the role. Another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. McFadden left after the first season, in part because series executive producer Gene Roddenberry was never enthusiastic about casting McFadden in the first place. Roddenberry also wanted to give the role of ship's doctor to actress Diana Muldaur, with whom he had worked on the original Star Trek series and other occasions. Muldaur's character, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, proved very unpopular with fans and left the show after the second season. McFadden was approached to return for the third season. At first she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, McFadden was persuaded to reprise her role.

  • Title: Gates McFadden
  • Popularity: 12.376
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-03-02
  • Place of Birth: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
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Gates McFadden Movies

  • 1994
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    Star Trek: Generations

    Star Trek: Generations

    6.499 1994 HD

    Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star...

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  • 1996
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    Star Trek: First Contact

    Star Trek: First Contact

    7.287 1996 HD

    The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew...

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  • 1998
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    Star Trek: Insurrection

    Star Trek: Insurrection

    6.432 1998 HD

    When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and...

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  • 2002
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    Star Trek: Nemesis

    Star Trek: Nemesis

    6.293 2002 HD

    En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S....

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  • 2006
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    Dirty

    Dirty

    5.2 2006 HD

    Two gangbangers turned cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

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  • 2023
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    Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

    Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

    7.7 2023 HD

    Get ready to send off Jean-Luc Picard and his crew in style! On Wednesday, April 19, experience the last two episodes of Star Trek: Picard in IMAX,...

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  • 1995
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow

    7.2 1995 HD

    An engineering team finds evidence of an alien presence on Earth in 19th century San Francisco: Data's severed head, buried five hundred years ago....

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  • 1992
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    Star Trek: Federation Science

    Star Trek: Federation Science

    1 1992 HD

    Produced by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (lead writer, Mark Bourne), the exhibit was originally developed to coincide with both the 25th...

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  • 1992
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

    6.1 1992 HD

    Tensions rise as a possible Cardassian attack looms, and Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf are sent on a secret mission to find and destroy suspected...

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  • 1994
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    Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

    6.5 1994 HD

    Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join...

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  • 1991
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

    6.2 1991 HD

    Loyalties are divided when civil war splits the Klingon Empire. When Worf sees a chance to regain his wrongfully lost family honor, he must choose...

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  • 1993
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    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

    1 1993 HD

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek:...

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  • 2014
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    Chaos on the Bridge

    Chaos on the Bridge

    7 2014 HD

    Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the...

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  • 1987
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit

    1 1987 HD

    Original electronic press kit publicizing the long-awaited sequel to NBC’s “Star Trek”. Program distributed via first-run...

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  • 1990
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    Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business

    6.2 1990 HD

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

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  • 2015
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    Mattresside

    Mattresside

    1 2015 HD

    A tale of two sisters growing apart, who still share a mattress.

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  • 2016
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    50 Years of Star Trek

    50 Years of Star Trek

    6.6 2016 HD

    Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the...

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  • 2009
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    Make the Yuletide Gay

    Make the Yuletide Gay

    6.123 2009 HD

    The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the...

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  • 1997
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    Crowned and Dangerous

    Crowned and Dangerous

    4.4 1997 HD

    After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.

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  • 1990
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    The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October

    7.38 1990 HD

    A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The...

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  • 1991
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    Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

    Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

    5.7 1991 HD

    This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the...

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  • 2017
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    A Neighbor's Deception

    A Neighbor's Deception

    6.3 2017 HD

    A woman begins to suspect that her therapist neighbor's offer to free treatment is not the altruistic gesture it was meant to be.

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  • 1986
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    Inside the Labyrinth

    Inside the Labyrinth

    7.633 1986 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

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  • 1984
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    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    The Muppets Take Manhattan

    6.536 1984 HD

    When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find...

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  • 1995
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

    6 1995 HD

    When the Federation calls for help in locating an ambassador suspected of defecting, Picard is troubled to learn that Spock is the one who has...

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  • 1995
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

    6.5 1995 HD

    After hearing a rumor that Captain Picard has been murdered while on an archeological dig, the Enterprise crew sets out to find the smugglers who may...

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  • 2013
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

    7 2013 HD

    The Enterprise has a deadly encounter with the Borg, resulting in Picard's kidnap, while Commander Riker encounters a beautiful rival with an eye on...

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  • 2012
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    Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

    7 2012 HD

    Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek – The Next Generation is a 61-minute documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The...

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  • 2019
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    That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

    That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

    1.5 2019 HD

    Documentary about actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood.

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  • 2020
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    Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World

    Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World

    1 2020 HD

    When an act of cruelty against a young witch becomes a social media sensation, the witches of the world declare war on humanity. This brings the...

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  • 1994
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...

    Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...

    1 1994 HD

    Q returns as Capt. Picard finds himself continually shifting into the past, future, and present, and he must use that to discover a threat to...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1987
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    8.362 1987 HD

    Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new...

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  • 2001
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    The Division

    The Division

    7 2001 HD

    The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of...

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  • 1997
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    The Practice

    The Practice

    7.704 1997 HD

    A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its...

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  • 1994
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    Party of Five

    Party of Five

    7 1994 HD

    Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.

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  • 1995
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    Marker

    Marker

    4 1995 HD

    Marker is an American hour long television drama that premiered on the UPN on March 20, 1995. It is set in and was filmed in Hawaii. The series...

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  • 1987
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    8.362 1987 HD

    Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.936 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2022
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    The Shuttlepod Show

    The Shuttlepod Show

    10 2022 HD

    Actors Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, and Erica LaRose explore all things Star Trek, life on Earth, and more. Join Star Trek Enterprise's...

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  • 1992
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    Mad About You

    Mad About You

    6.7 1992 HD

    Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

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  • 2021
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    The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

    The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

    6.8 2021 HD

    In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with...

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  • 2021
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    Star Trek: Prodigy

    Star Trek: Prodigy

    7.432 2021 HD

    A motley crew of young rebellious aliens commandeer an old Starfleet ship and must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy,...

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  • 1986
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    The Wizard

    The Wizard

    6.625 1986 HD

    The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin. The series...

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  • 2013
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    The Captains Close Up

    The Captains Close Up

    6.6 2013 HD

    In this documentary mini series, Shatner, in each of the five half an hour episodes, presents and interviews one of the people who played the five...

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  • 2024
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    X-Men '97

    X-Men '97

    8.588 2024 HD

    The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to...

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  • 2019
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    The Ready Room

    The Ready Room

    4 2019 HD

    Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star Trek: Picard cast and crew to discuss the weekly...

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  • 1990
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    Dream On

    Dream On

    6.9 1990 HD

    The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from...

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  • 2020
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    Star Trek: Picard

    Star Trek: Picard

    7.3 2020 HD

    Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.

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  • 2021
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    Star Trek: Prodigy

    Star Trek: Prodigy

    7.432 2021 HD

    A motley crew of young rebellious aliens commandeer an old Starfleet ship and must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy,...

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.018 1984 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

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  • 2024
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    Masters of the Universe: Revolution

    Masters of the Universe: Revolution

    7.9 2024 HD

    It's technology versus magic as He-Man and friends fight back against the shadowy forces of Skeletor in an epic battle for the heart of Eternia.

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  • 2023
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    Star Trek: Very Short Treks

    Star Trek: Very Short Treks

    4.4 2023 HD

    From the mind of Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks, Star Trek: Short Treks), Star Trek: very Short Treks celebrates the bold, the silly, and the unusual...

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  • 2011
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    Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

    7.3 2011 HD

    When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female...

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  • 1970
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    Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

    8.362 1970 HD

    Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new...

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  • 1970
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    Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

    6.8 1970 HD

    In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with...

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