Monday, December 09, 2013

Television and Cinema Verities #99


"We were wondering if Patrick Stewart was in the middle of negotiations and they were using that as a tactic to renegotiate his contract by stressing that he might not come back. And I think it was that seriousness of the story that made for such a brilliant cliffhangers. I think it is one of the greatest cliffhangers in television history."

- Jonathan Frakes discusses "The Best of Both Worlds" cliffhanger with Bryan Young at The Huffington Post.
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