Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation

It has always been said that Data was more or less very mechanical and became more human over the next 7 years.

But if Data had been in Starfleet for 15 years before this, why didn't he show more growth before?

Of course there is also no reasonable answer to the question as to why a rest was the only barrier to promotion for Troi, since Data could easily pass any test (and while she had to reach the rank of Commander to be a "bridge officer" while Data was already a bridge officer as a Lt. Commander.

Further, it is also never explained why Data wasn't the Science Officer, or a Command officer, etc.

Look, all the stuff about the series itself is fine and dandy but when Rick Berman starts talking about the actors its just idiotic. One of the growths that Riker has undergone is 'he grew a beard' and then Rick has to pause for a moment to think of anything. The way he talks about Troi and Beverly is also just degrading. He introduced Beverly by saying much of the time she was 'rearing' her child and that she only later became a character because they apparently didn't think of having her on for that long. Then they begin by saying 'Troi has had ups and downs with romance' and that they thought she looked like a galactic cheerleader and changed her outfit and hairstyle a lot to fit 'what a pretty lady Marina is'. Thats all Rick has to say about the female characters, either they serve their role as a woman or as a pretty lady. Idk if its just Rick Berman (but Gene Roddenberry is also guilty of this, sorry) but if this is all they had in mind for the female characters thats just disappointing. Not surprising how abysmal the writing could be for Troi and how some episodes had Beverly and Troi often just blindly fall in love with whatever male came along and trust them blindly. While on the other hand the male characters were always written with restraint and rationality. And then you have them acting like housewives gossiping to each other about who they love while the men are again show more restraint. Besides this the documentary is just kind of a clipshow. I just thought it necessary to highlight the hypocrisy here. I love Star Trek but the way they preach utopian ideals but then stick to some really antiquated lazy ideas can be disappointing. I know its the 80s but they sometimes treat these characters like its the 60s.

This was a behind the scenes special that aired around the time The Next Generation ended it's run all those years ago. The special takes a look at the series' seven year run and more. Features include interviews with the cast and crew, a look at the characters and the sets. It also takes a look at the two hour finale, 'All Good Things...' It was a pretty good one hour special. It's also interesting to watch. Catch a viewing of it, if possible.

This 45 minutes long documentary film is very interesting. You get to know a lot of information who this film was produced. The actors are interviewed and tell of their experiences during shooting the film. The documentary film is hosted by Jonathan Frakes who also shows how the bridge of the Enterprise looks in reality. You can see that there is nor real screen where usually space can be seen. Not only the actors are interviewed, there are also interviews with Gene Roddenberry, Michael Piller and Rick Berman. So there will be no Star Trek fan who will be bored during the 45 minutes long documentary film. Very worth watching!