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 #103 | Won 18 Primetime Emmys. Another 17 wins & 61 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Patrick Stewart	...	Capt. Jean-Luc Picard / ... 176 episodes, 1987-1994
Jonathan Frakes	...	Cmdr. William Riker / ... 176 episodes, 1987-1994
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge / ... 176 episodes, 1987-1994
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi 176 episodes, 1987-1994
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data / ... 176 episodes, 1987-1994
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf / ... 176 episodes, 1987-1994
Gates McFadden	...	Dr. Beverly Crusher 155 episodes, 1987-1994
Majel Barrett	...	Enterprise Computer / ... 105 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 (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 | space exploration | holodeck | mother son relationship | captain | 

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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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Certificate:

TV-PG

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 show's producers successfully established and maintained an ensemble cast format by having several episodes focus around Geordi LaForge, Deanna Troi or Wesley Crusher. This was meant to improve upon the original Star Trek (1966) which largely focused on Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in every episode at the expense of the show's supporting characters. The ensemble format would also be used in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).

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Goofs

Although the Federation and Starfleet use the metric system, there are numerous occasions when the ship's personnel refer to distances and capacities in obsolete units such as feet, miles, pounds, etcetera.

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Quotes

Guinan: [while the Enterprise is concealed inside a nebula, Picard is touring the ship the night before they engage a Borg vessel, and he's now taking a look around Ten-Forward] Trouble sleeping?
Capt. Picard: [surprised by Guinan's presence] It's something of a tradition, Guinan. A Captain touring the ship before a battle.
Guinan: Oh, before a hopeless battle, if I remember the tradition correctly.
Capt. Picard: Not necessarily. Nelson toured the HMS Victory before Trafalgar.
Guinan: Yes, but Nelson never returned from Trafalgar, did he?
Capt. Picard: No, but ...
[...]

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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 Alvin & the Chipmunks: Star Wreck (The Absolutely Final Frontier) (1990)

User Reviews

Greatest Sci-Fi series of its time

People that watch science fiction seem to forget that Star Trek: The Next Generation was filmed from 1987 to 1994, and that it accomplished the breakthrough technical wizardry we now see in other sci-fi movies and television shows.

It was Star Trek: The Next Generation (STTNG) that accomplished the "orange screen", reducing by 2/3 the cost of shooting space sequences. It was STTNG that finally allowed for a very advanced and yet BELIEVABLE "evolved" human behavior involved in space travel.

I admired Captain Jean-Luc Picard for his reserved Brit style, and the tension between him and Dr. Beverly Crusher. Who did not like watching Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Geordi LaForge spar over human behavior? What about the short brilliant life of Lieutenant Natasha Yar? Who didn't tune in to see that? Commander William Riker was amazing to watch, as he grew a beard and a conscience -- while still being able to keep up with the great Lieutenant Worf, the only Klingon (as yet) in Star Fleet!?

Those of you out there trying still to wage the Star Wars - Star Trek battle for supremacy -- grow up! They are both inspiring stories in different universes.