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"TNG" and "Deep Space Nine" were syndicated series, and in the age of scripted syndication, cliffhangers were insurance beckoning a wandering audience to return.

"We are in uncharted territory when it comes to AI and deepfake technology," says Tng Sheng Rong, an intellectual property lawyer at Rajah and Tann in Singapore.

And that turn of events coaxed forth a fresh batch of nostalgic tears, as Geordi reveals the surprise he'd been holding back for the right moment: the sight of a fully restored and spaceworthy Enterprise-D – the beloved, reliable O.G. from "TNG."

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" hews closest to the original series and canon and the "TNG" framework.

He's served in many capacities and constructed a rich legend throughout his time on these series and the "TNG"-related movies, which made his resurfacing in "Picard" as a one-man, bat'leth-swinging killing machine . . . divisive.