At the time, plans were already underway to add a lounge set to the series. Named Ten-Forward, it was created to have a setting where the crew of the USS Enterprise-D could be shown interacting with each other as well as various aliens in a more casual setting. At the lunch between Berman, Roddenberry and Goldberg, she explained that Star Trek was the only futuristic science fiction series at the time she knew of that featured black people prominently. She asked whether they had already cast the new Doctor, following the firing of Gates McFadden from the role of Beverly Crusher. Roddenberry and Berman instead suggested the creation of a new character specifically for Goldberg. Goldberg was unable to commit to appearing as a permanent member of the cast, which fit in with plans for Ten-Forward as they were not expecting the lounge to appear in every episode.
at the time plans were already underway to add a lounge set to the series named ten-forward it was created to have a setting where the crew of the uss enterprise-d could be shown interacting with each other as well as various aliens in a more casual setting at the lunch between berman roddenberry and goldberg she explained that star trek was the only futuristic science fiction series at the time she knew of that featured black people prominently she asked whether they had already cast the new doctor following the firing of gates mcfadden from the role of beverly crusher roddenberry and berman instead suggested the creation of a new character specifically for goldberg goldberg was unable to commit to appearing as a permanent member of the cast which fit in with plans for ten-forward as they were not expecting the lounge to appear in every episode