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Ro Laren is a fictional character appearing on a recurring basis in the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The character returned for the third season of Star Trek: Picard. Portrayed by Michelle Forbes, she is a member of the Bajoran species who joins the crew of the USS Enterprise-D over the fervent objection of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who cited her previous court-martial. Ro, too, was against joining the Enterprise crew but said, "It is better than prison." The character was intended both to be at odds with the series regulars and to replace Wesley Crusher in the conn officer post on the bridge. Forbes was cast to portray Ro after previously appearing in the series as Dara in the episode "Half a Life".
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Miles Edward O'Brien is a character in the Star Trek franchise, portrayed by actor Colm Meaney. O'Brien appears occasionally in all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation and is a main cast member of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. O'Brien was originally the transporter chief of the USS Enterprise-D. He was later promoted to chief of operations of Deep Space Nine. Being portrayed in 225 episodes overall, O'Brien is the Star Trek character with the second most appearances in the Star Trek franchise, second only to Worf.
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Several characters within the Star Trek franchise, primary and secondary, often made crossover appearances between one series and another. This included appearances of established characters on premiere episodes of new series, a few long-term transfers from one series to another, and even crossovers between Trek films and television. A few crossover appearances, such as that of Spock on The Next Generation and the time-travel of the crew of Deep Space Nine to the era of The Original Series were especially lauded by both fans and critics.
Donald Trump, the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021, was the subject of segments featured in episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver during Trump's Republican primary and general election campaigns and presidency, most of which were discussed in the show's opening news recap segment. The ones listed have received prominent coverage from other media, and feature Trump or his actions as part of the main segment.
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- ↑ "John Oliver Hatches a Plan to Reach Trump Where He Watches". The New York Times. 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "John Oliver is using a commercial with a catheter-pushing cowboy to get Trump's attention". The Seattle Times. 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Trump may see 'Catheter Cowboy' TV spots: 'No shame in quitting'". My LA News. 13 November 2017.
- ↑ Isidore, Chris (March 14, 2017). "John Oliver's new ad for Trump takes shot at health care bill". CNN
- ↑ "A running list of John Oliver's 'Catheter Cowboy' ads". The Washington Post. 10 April 2017.
- ↑ "The Gratuitous B-Movie Column: Recoil". 411Mania. 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "'37': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "37". Slant Magazine. 2 October 2016.
