"Encounter at Farpoint" is the first episode and series premiere of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which premiered in syndication on September 28, 1987. It was written by D. C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry and directed by Corey Allen. Roddenberry was the creator of Star Trek, while Fontana was a writer on the original series.
In this episode, the crew of the newly built USS Enterprise-D examine the mysterious Farpoint Station which the Bandi people are offering to the Federation, while under the gaze of a powerful alien entity that calls himself Q (John de Lancie).