Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen John de Lancie was first cast as Q on the pilot of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” his expectation was that he was only supposed to play the wily omnipotent being — who challenges Capt.
Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) with proving humanity’s worthiness — for that single, two-part episode. But three days into shooting, “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry took de Lancie aside.“He said to me, ‘You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into,'” de Lancie says.
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