The producers liked the change and asked him to keep the beard, although a fictional reason was not given until five years later. He returned to rehearsal before shaving it. Jonathan Frakes grew the beard during the hiatus before TNG‘s second season as he dislikes shaving. ( TNG: “The Quality of Life”) He briefly shaved it in 2375 after he resumed his relationship with Deanna Troi. However, he did not see it as an affectation and would not be opposed to shaving it he had just gotten used to it. ( TNG: “The Child”, “The Pegasus”) He also felt the beard was a proud, ancient tradition and a symbol of strength. Sometime between 23, Riker grew a beard because he was tired of people always telling him how young he looked.
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The full story behind the iconic beard, which basically stemmed from TNG star Jonathan Frakes deciding he didn’t feel like shaving anymore: The show kicked ass from then on.” (Another UD entry defines Riker Syndrome as when a person “only looks good with a beard.”) It references Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was unspectacular until season 2, when Commander Riker grew a beard.
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when a TV show goes from unspectacular/boring/outlandish to completely awesome.
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Among TNG fans, the inexplicable emergence of Riker’s beard in Season Two of the series actually marked a pivotal moment in its history: An Urban Dictionary entry with 125 upvotes and 3 downvotes defines a Riker’s beard as “The opposite of jump the shark, i.e. Riker have been making their way around Tumblr lately. We promise, you’ll love it.The above GIF of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Captain William T. Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander William Riker, had the kind of on-screen chemistry that propelled Star Trek: The Next Generation to. Get yourself on over to and get ALL of their music. Please, do yourself a favor and check all of their albums: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, The Trouble with Tribbles, and of course, Spock’s Brain! Plus, they are working on Year 4 RIGHT NOW! We cannot wait to hear what the guys have in store in this new collection of Trek Music Awesomeness! Unlocking Riker It will take 100 shards to unlock Riker. He’s an officer that’s going to make a big difference when you’re attacking armadas, and in particular, when you’re attacking Federation armadas. We can’t begin to thank Noah, Fark, Patrick, Mike, and Chris enough for allowing us to use all of their amazing music for the podcast every week. Riker is an epic command officer in the TNG crew in Star Trek Fleet Command. Music for the Trek Geeks Podcast is graciously provided by our friends, the band FIVE YEAR MISSION! It’s all in Episode 101 of “Your Independent Star Trek Podcast” and we hope you’ll join us! SPECIAL THANKS Also, we discuss some great new details about casting for Star Trek: Discovery, will there be a Star Trek 4 in the Kelvin Timeline and William Shatner is ready to play Captain Kirk again at the ripe young age of 86! We are thrilled to welcome her to the show and we think you will agree – she has some very special love for ‘ole Will Riker!Īdditionally, we will give our thoughts to the response we have been getting from Episode 100 “A Journey to Future’s Past, Part I” and maybe even give a little sneak peek into what Part II will bring later this year. Not only will we dive into his past, his present and his future, we will do so with a very special guest! This week, Terilynn Shull from The G & T Show is with us to talk about her favorite First Officer. As the reigning champion of our First Officer Thunderdome Episode last year, we felt it was time to give the Commander the attention he deserves! Riker, first officer of the Enterprise D and E. This week, we kick off our post Episode 100 journey with a fun discussion about the one and only William T.