William Riker
- First Appearance: Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Creator: Gene Roddenberry
- Debut: September 28, 1987
- Owner: Paramount
- Played By: Jonathan Frakes
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How Commander Riker Saved The Day By Copying Captain Kirk
When Star Trek: The Next Generation first came out, many fans were curious if the new characters would feel mostly …
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The Math Genius Who Proved Star Trek Wrong
Star Trek has often portrayed its heroes as having a fondness for the past, which is one of the reasons …
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Jonathan Frakes Reveals His Personal Favorite Star Trek Episode
Across the decades, Jonathan Frakes has proven to be a real Star Trek double threat: not only did he dazzle …
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The Hilarious Reason Star Trek Guest Star Was Invited Back
Star Trek is the kind of show that most actors love to guest star in. In most cases, they get …
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Star Trek Showrunner Makes Uncomfortable Racial Comparison
The early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation were very rocky, but the season 2 episode “A Matter of …
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The Star Trek TNG Episode Powered By Divorce
A common idea in pop culture is that great trauma creates great art…after all, so many musical artists manage to …
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Picard And Riker Share A Secret Star Trek Girlfriend?
On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard, and Riker seemed to have very different love lives: Picard arguably only had …
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How Commander Riker Influenced Sci-Fi’s Most Flawed Character
One of the things that made the Battlestar Galactica reboot so refreshing is that it felt different from mainstream science …
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Star Trek Made A Fan-Favorite Character Suddenly Awful
If you regularly re-watch Star Trek: Voyager (it’s not just us, right?), you start to notice some strange things, especially …
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A Conspiracy To Kill Beloved Star Trek TNG Character?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the most puzzling thing about Tasha Yar’s death has been just how disappointing it …
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The Acolyte Is The Most Star Trek Thing Star Wars Has Ever Made
Fifteen years ago, J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek by making it more like his favorite sci-fi franchise, Star Wars. Now …
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Unforgettable Star Trek Story Secretly Ties Back To Forgotten Episode
When it comes to Star Trek: The Next Generation, many fans do their best to forget the first season. However, …
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Star Trek TNG Actor Regrets Doing Infamous Stunt
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Skin Of Evil” has several wild moments in it, including the sudden and …
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Jonathan Frakes Wanted To Be In J.J. Abrams Star Trek, And He Should Have Been
Love it or hate it, there’s no question that J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek put the franchise back in the …
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Riker’s Weirdest Girlfriend Was Nearly Like Data
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Riker was always a ladies’ man who could turn the heads of everyone …
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Star Trek: Legacy Dead, We Mourn Series That Felt So Right
Ever since the third season of Picard made fans warm and nostalgic for the glory days of the franchise, fans …
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Star Trek Writers Clueless About Finishing Their Best Story
Getting Star Trek fans to agree on almost anything can be as difficult as getting a Klingon to pet a …
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Star Trek’s Best First Officer Is the Worst Cook Ever
When watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, it’s not hard to see why so many fans love Commander Riker. In …
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Star Trek Made Its Best Captain Too Selfish
Most Star Trek fans (especially super fans of The Next Generation) agree that the third season of Picard was quite …
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Star Trek TNG Hometown Hero Statue In the Works
The last several years have seen several cities investing in commemorative works honoring on-screen characters who put their hometowns on …
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The Real Reason Marina Sirtis Was Humiliated By Her Star Trek: TNG Uniform
There are many reasons we recommend new fans beginning Star Trek: The Next Generation with season three, but one of …
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Why Riker Is Actually A Terrible Boss
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Riker is typically portrayed as a fun-loving Starfleet officer. He loves playing jazz, chasing …
Marina Sirtis: She Was Supposed To Have Four Breasts
Marina Sirtis played Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation and has said that when her character was given cleavage, the brains were put to the side.
Jonathan Frakes Reveals The First Choice To Play Star Trek’s Riker
Jonathan Frakes’ role as Commander William Riker is nearly as synonymous with Star Trek: The Next Generation as Patrick Stewart’s …
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Once Used Riker’s Weakness For Women To Prevent A Galactic War
In Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Vengeance Factor,” William Riker’s flirting with Yuta ended up preventing a war.
Star Trek: Picard’s Riker Isn’t A Changeling, He’s Something Even Better
We have a theory that Will Riker is not a Changeling on Star Trek: Picard, but in fact who we’ve been seeing for the first half of the current season is the transporter double Thomas Riker who we haven’t heard from in decades.
See Henry Cavill As Star Trek’s New Riker For The Next Gen Reboot
See Henry Cavill as Riker for the new Star Trek 4 movie.
Jonathan Frakes Directing Star Trek 4?
Jonathan Frakes has offered to direct Star Trek 4, in an effort to get the long-delayed film into production.
Star Trek: The Next Generation Nearly Killed Off Jonathan Frakes’ Tom Riker
If you’re a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, you probably recall the episode “Second Chances,” which revealed that …
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