Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Richard Balder is a special effects artist who worked as special effects labor artist on several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He received no screen credit for this work but is listed on several call sheets. Richard Balder, a name on a directory placard in the episode "Violations", and Alpha Balder IV were named after him.
Star Trek episodes[]
- TNG:
- "Suddenly Human" (Season 4)
- "Clues"
- "First Contact"
- "Galaxy's Child"
- "Night Terrors"
- "Identity Crisis"
- "The Nth Degree"
- "Qpid"
- "The Drumhead"
- "Half a Life"
- "The Host"
- "The Mind's Eye"
- "In Theory"
- "Redemption"
- "Redemption II" (Season 5)
- "Darmok"
- "Ensign Ro"
- "Silicon Avatar"
- "Disaster"
- "The Game"
- "Unification II"
- "Unification I"
- "A Matter Of Time"
- "New Ground"
- "Hero Worship"
- "Violations"
- "The Masterpiece Society"
- "Conundrum"
- "Power Play"
- "Ethics"
- "The Outcast"
- "Cause And Effect"
- "The First Duty"
- "Cost Of Living"
- "The Perfect Mate"
- "Imaginary Friend"
- "I Borg"
- "Timescape" (Season 6)
- "Descent"
- "Homeward" (Season 7)
- "Bloodlines"