Alexander Singer Alexander Singer , in the 1950s and 1960s also credited as " Alex Singer " , was a director who directed a significant number of episodes for , , and . Hired in 1992 , " The Next Generation " s sixth season episode , was Singer ' s directorial debut on the franchise . For Singer , an ardent science fiction and fan , this was a particularly satisfying experience , as he had already wanted to work on " The Original Series " in the 1960s , " " I was across the lot for a few years doing " Mission : Impossible " " [ like " Star Trek " , a Desilu production ] " , and I wanted to work with " Star Trek " . I met Gene Roddenberry and , for one reason or another , it hadn ' t worked out . So the aspect of the Scotty character and his resurrection had a kind of multiple resonance . Having Jimmy Doohan there , I felt I was in the middle of some kind of mythic experience myself . " " ( " " , p . 273 ) Singer has cited the " Relics " bridge scene , due to the fact that only small , cramped part of it was constructed and calling it an " enormous cinematic challenge " , as well as " Deep space Nine " s final episode of season three , , as two of the most challenging " Star Trek " episodes he directed , in particular the climatic fight scene between Odo and the Changeling for the latter , an visual effects heavy scene he had to do directly on stage , without the benefit of story boards . ( " Cinefantastique " , Vol . 24 , issue 3 / 4 , p . 26 ; " " , p . 251 ) According to both Garrett Wang and Robert Picardo , Singer had an unusual method of directing while filming episodes of " Star Trek : Voyager " . After a take was over , instead of verbally talking to the cast about what they did wrong in a scene , he would make strange facial expressions at them . It was his way of telling them they were being too expressive during a scene . In 2012 Singer received an honorary SET Award for his entire " Star Trek " body of work . Career outside " Star Trek " . Alexander Singer , started out his motion picture career as ( assistant ) cinematographer on 1950s productions such as the 1951 documentary " Day of the Fight " and the movie " Killer ' s Kiss " ( 1955 ) . Singer ' s subsequent directorial career spans more than thirty years , from 1960 to 1998 , predominantly working on television productions . His credits included " The Fugitive " , " The Monkees " , " Mission : Impossible " , " The Bold Ones : The Lawyers " ( of which the 1971 episode " The Invasion of Kevin Ireland " won him an Emmy Award the subsequent year ) , " Wonder Woman " , " Remington Steele " , " In the Heat of the Night " , " Walker , Texas Ranger " , " Jake and the Fatman " , many soap operas , and " MacGyver " . As science fiction fan , his tenure on " Star Trek " was something of a dream come true , as he had previously little opportunity to indulge his passion professionally , the 1965 episode " The Derelict " of the television series " Lost in Space " , and 1976 television movie " Time Travelers " , his only recorded professional contributions to the genre . " Voyager " was his last professional work before retirement . SET Award . Singer received the following honorary Science , Engineering & Technology Award in the category SET Icon Award