Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)

Set decades after Captain James T. Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers in a new Enterprise set off on their own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Won 18 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 wins & 54 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	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher (154 episodes, 1987-1994)
Wil Wheaton	...	Wesley Crusher (86 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. 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:

captain | 24th century | starbase | investigation | alien species | 

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Taglines:

New Stars. New Stories. New Worlds To Explore.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | 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

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:

45 min 45 min (176 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Master Alarm sound was reused from Star Trek.

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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 such example 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

Lt. Cmdr. Data: If the warp drive fails to activate, the results could be... unfortunate.
Lieutenant Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead.

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Crazy Credits

The 1991 episode "Unification, Part 1" is dedicated to the memory of Gene Roddenberry.

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Connections

Followed by Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

User Reviews

Whether you liked the original Trek or not, 'The Next Generation is a true Trek across space.

Being a child of the late 20th century, I never had the chance to ‘grow up' with the original Captain Kirk and gang; However, lucky me I had Captain Picard to idolize.

While Captain James Tiberius Kirk was the trigger happy, love crazed gigolo, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was (and still is) the gentle, sensitive diplomat. Realizing that you cannot simply compare Kirk's crew to Picard's crew, you must evaluate ‘The Next Generation on it's own merits.

It's a show that had very well written stories, and each week there was a different hero from the no named ensign, to the captain himself. Several of the stories developed into true sagas and much of the plots involved many of the original cast. Bringing Spock into ‘The Next Generation was a true piece of art.

You must keep in mind that the budget for ‘The Next Generation was a great deal larger than that of the original show. With that in mind, the special effects were superb, not only for a television show, but for movies as well. The Next Generation brought some very cool gadgets into our lives including tricorders, androids, and, of course, the most dreamed about invention the Holodeck! What a great thing that would be!

While I would never doubt that the original Star Trek series is a classic, after all, they did name a Space Shuttle after the Enterprise, ‘The Next Generation brought the 21st century into our homes each and every Saturday night, and helped us to believe that we can `Boldly go where no man have gone before!'