Jonathan Frakes Reveals How Roddenberry Described Riker & How “Nervous” He Was In TNG Season 1

John Orquiola is the head of Screen Rant's Star Trek Movies & TV coverage, a Senior Features staff writer, and Interviewer.

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jonathan Frakes reveals how Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry described the character of Commander William T. Riker and how "nervous" he was during production of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1.

The character of Riker, as Gene Roddenberry created him, was a man who had what… Gene used this phrase, he said, ‘He has derring-do, he’s incredibly loyal, he’s honest, and he’s reliable, and he’s patient.’ What great qualities to aspire to, not only as Riker, but as a dad, and a husband, and a friend. And it’s been a privilege to be associated with this guy for the last 37 years.

I wish I could say I did. I think I was so nervous during season one. When we go back and watch clips of these original shows, you can just see we’re not really quite sure how we’re supposed to behave because we hadn’t found the characters yet. And whenever we went to Planet Hell, which is what we called Stage 16, and we had a strong villain, we were a little bit looser.

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