Editing Star Trek: The Next Generation (section)

===Season 4 (1990–1991)===
{{Main|Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4}}
[[File:Wil Wheaton by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Wil Wheaton plays Wesley Crusher, Beverly Crusher's son, a regular character in the first four seasons, appearing sporadically in the last three.]]
[[Brannon Braga]] and [[Jeri Taylor]] joined the show in its fourth season. During the fourth season, the series surpassed the ''Original Series'' in series length, with the production of ''TNG'''s 80th episode, "Legacy". A new alien race, the Cardassians, made their first appearance in "The Wounded". They later were heavily featured in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. The season finale, "Redemption", was the 100th episode, and the cast and crew (including creator Gene Roddenberry) celebrated the historic milestone on the bridge set. Footage of this was seen in the ''Star Trek'' 25th-anniversary special hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, which aired later in the year. Seven fourth-season episodes were nominated for eight Emmys. "[[The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II]]" won for both Outstanding Sound Editing in a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Series.<ref name="companion" /> Character Wesley Crusher leaves the series in season four to go to Starfleet Academy. "[[Family (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Family]]" is the only ''TNG'' episode where Data does not appear on-screen. The season ran from 1990 to 1991.