All Good Things... (23 May 1994)

Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Ronald D. Moore,

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Denise Crosby	...	Lieutenant Tasha Yar
Colm Meaney	...	O'Brien
John de Lancie	...	Q
Andreas Katsulas	...	Commander Tomalak
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Admiral Nakamura
Patti Yasutake	...	Nurse Alyssa Ogawa
Pamela Kosh	...	Jessel
Tim Kelleher	...	Lt. Gaines

Storyline

Past, present and future collide for Captain Picard as he finds himself bouncing around through three different time periods -- the Farpoint mission, the present, and the future in which many changes have affected the Enterprise-D crew. Meanwhile, the mischievous Q is back for his last time trying to help Picard figure out the meaning of a spatial anomaly... or is he only making things worse? You be the judge on this two-hour TV movie which concludes Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Plot Keywords:

future | star trek | time travel | spacecraft | episode title spoken by character | 

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Taglines:

All Good Things Must Come To An End ...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Entertainment Weekly ranked this episode #5 on their list of "The Top 10 Episodes" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of TNG.

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Goofs

Tasha has a slightly different hairstyle to the one she had in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Counselor Deanna Troi: [exiting the holodeck] That was an incredible program!
Lieutenant Worf: I am glad you approve. I have always found the Black Sea at night to be a most stimulating experience.
Counselor Deanna Troi: Worf - we were walking barefoot on the beach, with balalaika music in the air, ocean breeze washing over us, stars in the sky, a full moon rising - and the most you can say is "stimulating"?
Lieutenant Worf: It was... *very* stimulating.

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Connections

Referenced in Lost: The Constant (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Star Trek: The Next Generation End Credits"
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

User Reviews

This episode has it all

You can watch every episode within this series, and I don't think you'll find one that runs on all cylinders like this one. I'll admit, as many have already noted, that there are technical flaws in the storyline, but that doesn't take away from the best finale I've ever seen.

Character development has evolved so much within the series, it is fantastic that the finale revolves around Picard, his crew and foes unique to STNG. I, for one, enjoyed seeing how the writers projected these characters beyond anything they had presented in any of the previous episodes.

So, if you enjoy the series, and are looking for an all encapsulating episode that contains action, thought, character relationships and a little Trek history, this is definitely the episode for you. Without spoiling this story, I felt the final scene was the best way to send this show into it's TV conclusion.