Besides TNG, Lane has written for such 1980s television shows as Remington Steele, Moonlighting and Hunter; he was a producer on the latter series, as well. He also co-wrote the story for a 1986 episode of MacGyver entitled "The Wish Child," directed by Star Trek III: The Search for Spock cinematographer Charles Correll and guest-starring Star Trek: The Original Series's George Takei.