Star Trek: The Next Generation

Set decades after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers set off in a new Enterprise on their own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes

Top Rated TV #107 | Won 18 Primetime Emmys. Another 16 wins & 60 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)
Gates McFadden	...	Dr. Beverly Crusher (155 episodes, 1987-1994)
Majel Barrett	...	Enterprise Computer / ... (104 episodes, 1987-1994)
Wil Wheaton	...	Wesley Crusher / ... (87 episodes, 1987-1994)

Storyline

Set in the 24th century and decades after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise, this new series is the long-awaited successor to the original Star Trek (1966). Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.

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Plot Keywords:

star trek | earl grey tea | holodeck | mother son relationship | space exploration | 

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Taglines:

New Stars. New Stories. New Worlds To Explore.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

G4 Star Trek: The Next Generation at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon French

Release Date:

26 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: TNG

Filming Locations:

Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital (re-mastered version) DTS (re-mastered version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The prop bottles used for Klingon Blood Wine are Cuervo Margarita Mix bottles, painted white.

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Goofs

It is claimed that Data can't use contractions (Can't, Isn't, Don't, etc) yet there are several instances throughout the series where he does. One of the first such examples is heard in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint, where Data uses the word "Can't" while the Enterprise is being chased by Q's "ship".

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Quotes

Capt. Picard: Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra!

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Crazy Credits

The pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" has the end credits in a "scroll up" format. All subsequent episodes display the end credits in a "slideshow" format.

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Connections

Referenced in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: The Return of Harmony, Part 1 (2011)

User Reviews

A wonderful series

This is an interesting, thought provoking, and most of all entertaining series. Gene Roddenberry not only gave us a "Wagon Train to the Stars," but he gave us interesting stories reflecting the great values our society holds as truths. I know that "some" episodes were not that good, but that can be said of any series that has a long history. For the most part this program exceeds the mark of excellence in writing and entertainment. The delivery of the writing by Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner et. al. truly brought the Star Trek future to life. The casting of this program is wonderful!

I would hope that anyone with the desire for interesting intelligent science fiction would find this program enjoyable. If a person today is ONLY seeking an action packed thrill ride, then perhaps they may not find the value in Star Trek. But I have loved the program from the first day I watched Captain Kirk in "The Man Trap" from 1966. Since then I have watched the development of Trek with an open mind. I believe that ST-TNG to be the best incarnation of all Trek programs, to date.

In this day and age of terrorism, and threats of war, it would be nice if we could apply more of the philosophies from the possible future of this series. Maybe if more people watched this program the world would be a nicer place!?!