Star Trek: The Next Generation S4 E8 "Future Imperfect" Review

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The Live Long and Podcast crew reviews Season 4, Episode 8 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, exploring Riker's journey into a mysterious future.

The Live Long and Podcast crew revisits Season 4, Episode 8 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Future Imperfect" (1990), as part of their ongoing rewatch series. During an away mission, Riker falls unconscious and awakens sixteen years in the future, now captain of the Enterprise, with no memory of the years that have passed. As the illusion unravels, he begins to suspect that nothing about this "future" is what it seems. Live Long and Podcast Star Trek: The Next Generation S4 E8 - "Future Imperfect" (1990) | Episode Review First Aired: November 12, 1990 In-universe year: 2366 Date of Podcast: June 11, 2026 Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch Review Series THIS WEEK'S PODCASTERS Dave Mader, Heather Narduzzi, Adam Woodward LIVE LONG AND PODCAST FOUNDED BY Dave Mader and Jaemeel Robinson A PROUD MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PODCASTS Check us out online at https://www.ufpodcasts.com/livelongandpodcast PRODUCER Dave Mader INTRO MUSIC BY Jérôme Chauvel Abydos Music Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LiveLongandPodcast Streaming live on Twitch, Youtube and Facebook: Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/livelongandpodcast YouTube…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Mader, Heather Narduzzi, Adam Woodward

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• The Next Generation
• episode review
• science fiction
• rewatch series

Keywords

• Star Trek
• The Next Generation
• Future Imperfect
• Riker
• episode review
• science fiction
• rewatch

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Organizations: Live Long and Podcast

Books & works: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Future Imperfect

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