Sometimes it really helps to go back to the original source! But watching the episode—or even skimming it—can be time consuming. So why not let the computer search the text for you? I’ve collected the scripts of every episode of The Next Generation , Deep Space Nine , and the first 10 movies.
All episodes are stored in plain text format.
Archivist’s Note: All of these scripts were obtained from other published sources; the complete scripts for TOS, Voyager , and Enterprise are not available right now. (Please don’t ask me about getting more scripts added, I’ve posted all the files I’ve found.)
Star Trek: The Movies
All Movies [ZIP file, 612 KB]
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek: Generations
- Star Trek: First Contact (Draft Version)
- Star Trek: Insurrection
- Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Episode 1-2: “Encounter at Farpoint”
- Episode 3: “The Naked Now”
- Episode 4: “Code of Honor”
- Episode 5: “Haven”
- Episode 6: “Where No One Has Gone Before”
- Episode 7: “The Last Outpost”
- Episode 8: “Lonely Among Us”
- Episode 9: “Justice”
- Episode 10: “The Battle”
- Episode 11: “Hide and Q”
- Episode 12: “Too Short A Season”
- Episode 13: “The Big Goodbye”
- Episode 14: “Datalore”
- Episode 15: “Angel One”
- Episode 16: “11001001”
- Episode 17: “Home Soil”
- Episode 18: “When the Bough Breaks”
- Episode 19: “Coming of Age”
- Episode 20: “Heart of Glory”
- Episode 21: “The Arsenal of Freedom”
- Episode 22: “Symbiosis”
- Episode 23: “Skin of Evil”
- Episode 24: “We’ll Always Have Paris”
- Episode 25: “Conspiracy”
- Episode 26: “The Neutral Zone”
- Episode 27: “The Child”
- Episode 28: “Where Silence Has Lease”
- Episode 29: “Elementary, Dear Data”
- Episode 30: “The Outrageous Okona”
- Episode 31: “The Schizoid Man”
- Episode 32: “Loud as a Whisper”
- Episode 33: “Unnatural Selection”
- Episode 34: “A Matter of Honor”
- Episode 35: “The Measure of a Man”
- Episode 36: “The Dauphin”
- Episode 37: “Contagion”
- Episode 38: “The Royale”
- Episode 39: “Time Squared”
- Episode 40: “The Icarus Factor”
- Episode 41: “Pen Pals”
- Episode 42: “Q Who?”
- Episode 43: “Samaritan Snare”
- Episode 44: “Up the Long Ladder”
- Episode 45: “Manhunt”
- Episode 46: “The Emissary”
- Episode 47: “Peak Performance”
- Episode 48: “Shades of Grey”
- Episode 49: “The Ensigns of Command”
- Episode 50: “Evolution”
- Episode 51: “The Survivors”
- Episode 52: “Who Watches the Watchers?”
- Episode 53: “The Bonding”
- Episode 54: “Booby Trap”
- Episode 55: “The Enemy”
- Episode 56: “The Price”
- Episode 57: “The Vengeance Factor”
- Episode 58: “The Defector”
- Episode 59: “The Hunted”
- Episode 60: “The High Ground”
- Episode 61: “Déjà Q”
- Episode 62: “A Matter of Perspective”
- Episode 63: “Yesterday’s Enterprise ”
- Episode 64: “The Offspring”
- Episode 65: “Sins of the Father”
- Episode 66: “Allegiance”
- Episode 67: “Captain’s Holiday”
- Episode 68: “Tin Man”
- Episode 69: “Hollow Pursuits”
- Episode 70: “The Most Toys”
- Episode 71: “Sarek”
- Episode 72: “Ménage á Troi”
- Episode 73: “Transfigurations”
- Episode 74: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part I”
- Episode 75: “The Best of Both Worlds, Part II”
- Episode 76: “Family”
- Episode 77: “Brothers”
- Episode 78: “Suddenly Human”
- Episode 79: “Remember Me”
- Episode 80: “Legacy”
- Episode 81: “Reunion”
- Episode 82: “Future Imperfect”
- Episode 83: “Final Mission”
- Episode 84: “The Loss”
- Episode 85: “Data’s Day”
- Episode 86: “The Wounded”
- Episode 87: “Devil’s Due”
- Episode 88: “Clues”
- Episode 89: “First Contact”
- Episode 90: “Galaxy’s Child”
- Episode 91: “Night Terrors”
- Episode 92: “Identity Crisis”
- Episode 93: “The Nth Degree”
- Episode 94: “Qpid”
- Episode 95: “The Drumhead”
- Episode 96: “Half a Life”
- Episode 97: “The Host”
- Episode 98: “The Mind’s Eye”
- Episode 99: “In Theory”
- Episode 100: “Redemption, Part I”
- Episode 101: “Redemption, Part II”
- Episode 102: “Darmok”
- Episode 103: “Ensign Ro”
- Episode 104: “Silicon Avatar”
- Episode 105: “Disaster”
- Episode 106: “The Game”
- Episode 107: “Unification, Part I”
- Episode 108: “Unification, Part II”
- Episode 109: “A Matter of Time”
- Episode 110: “New Ground”
- Episode 111: “Hero Worship”
- Episode 112: “Violations”
- Episode 113: “The Masterpiece Society”
- Episode 114: “Conundrum”
- Episode 115: “Power Play”
- Episode 116: “Ethics”
- Episode 117: “The Outcast”
- Episode 118: “Cause and Effect”
- Episode 119: “The First Duty”
- Episode 120: “Cost of Living”
- Episode 121: “The Perfect Mate”
- Episode 122: “Imaginary Friend”
- Episode 123: “I, Borg”
- Episode 124: “The Next Phase”
- Episode 125: “The Inner Light”
- Episode 126: “Time’s Arrow, Part I”
- Episode 127: “Time’s Arrow, Part II”
- Episode 128: “Realm of Fear”
- Episode 129: “Man of the People”
- Episode 130: “Relics”
- Episode 131: “Schisms”
- Episode 132: “True Q”
- Episode 133: “Rascals”
- Episode 134: “A Fistful of Datas”
- Episode 135: “The Quality of Life”
- Episode 136: “Chain of Command, Part I”
- Episode 137: “Chain of Command, Part II”
- Episode 138: “Ship in a Bottle”
- Episode 139: “Aquiel”
- Episode 140: “Face of the Enemy”
- Episode 141: “Tapestry”
- Episode 142: “Birthright, Part I”
- Episode 143: “Birthright, Part II”
- Episode 144: “Starship Mine”
- Episode 145: “Lessons”
- Episode 146: “The Chase”
- Episode 147: “Frame of Mind”
- Episode 148: “Suspicions”
- Episode 149: “Rightful Heir”
- Episode 150: “Second Chances”
- Episode 151: “Timescape”
- Episode 152: “Descent, Part I”
- Episode 153: “Descent, Part II”
- Episode 154: “Liaisons”
- Episode 155: “Interface”
- Episode 156: “Gambit, Part I”
- Episode 157: “Gambit, Part II”
- Episode 158: “Phantasms”
- Episode 159: “Dark Page”
- Episode 160: “Attached”
- Episode 161: “Force of Nature”
- Episode 162: “Inheritance”
- Episode 163: “Parallels”
- Episode 164: “The Pegasus ”
- Episode 165: “Homeward”
- Episode 166: “Sub Rosa”
- Episode 167: “Lower Decks”
- Episode 168: “Thine Own Self”
- Episode 169: “Masks”
- Episode 170: “Eye of the Beholder”
- Episode 171: “Genesis”
- Episode 172: “Journey’s End”
- Episode 173: “Firstborn”
- Episode 174: “Bloodlines”
- Episode 175: “Emergence”
- Episode 176: “Preemptive Strike”
- Episode 177-178: “All Good Things...”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Episode 1-2: “Emissary”
- Episode 3: “A Man Alone”
- Episode 4: “Past Prologue”
- Episode 5: “Babel”
- Episode 6: “Captive Pursuit”
- Episode 7: “Q-Less”
- Episode 8: “Dax”
- Episode 9: “The Passenger”
- Episode 10: “Move Along Home”
- Episode 11: “The Nagus”
- Episode 12: “Vortex”
- Episode 13: “Battle Lines”
- Episode 14: “The Storyteller”
- Episode 15: “Progress”
- Episode 16: “If Wishes Were Horses”
- Episode 17: “The Forsaken”
- Episode 18: “Dramatis Personae”
- Episode 19: “Duet”
- Episode 20: “In the Hands of the Prophets”
- Episode 21: “The Homecoming”
- Episode 22: “The Circle”
- Episode 23: “The Siege”
- Episode 24: “Invasive Procedures”
- Episode 25: “Cardassians”
- Episode 26: “Melora”
- Episode 27: “Rules of Acquisition”
- Episode 28: “Necessary Evil”
- Episode 29: “Second Sight”
- Episode 30: “Sanctuary”
- Episode 31: “Rivals”
- Episode 32: “The Alternate”
- Episode 33: “Armageddon Game”
- Episode 34: “Whispers”
- Episode 35: “Paradise”
- Episode 36: “Shadowplay”
- Episode 37: “Playing God”
- Episode 38: “Profit and Loss”
- Episode 39: “Blood Oath”
- Episode 40: “The Maquis, Part I”
- Episode 41: “The Maquis, Part II”
- Episode 42: “The Wire”
- Episode 43: “Crossover”
- Episode 44: “The Collaborator”
- Episode 45: “Tribunal”
- Episode 46: “The Jem’Hadar”
- Episode 47: “The Search, Part I”
- Episode 48: “The Search, Part II”
- Episode 49: “The House of Quark”
- Episode 50: “Equilibrium”
- Episode 51: “Second Skin”
- Episode 52: “The Abandoned”
- Episode 53: “Civil Defense”
- Episode 54: “Meridian”
- Episode 55: “ Defiant ”
- Episode 56: “Fascination”
- Episode 57: “Past Tense, Part I”
- Episode 58: “Past Tense, Part II”
- Episode 59: “Life Support”
- Episode 60: “Heart of Stone”
- Episode 61: “Destiny”
- Episode 62: “Prophet Motive”
- Episode 63: “Visionary”
- Episode 64: “Distant Voices”
- Episode 65: “Through the Looking Glass”
- Episode 66: “Improbable Cause”
- Episode 67: “The Die Is Cast”
- Episode 68: “Explorers”
- Episode 69: “Family Business”
- Episode 70: “Shakaar”
- Episode 71: “Facets”
- Episode 72: “The Adversary”
- Episode 73-74: “The Way of the Warrior”
- Episode 75: “The Visitor”
- Episode 76: “Hippocratic Oath”
- Episode 77: “Indiscretion”
- Episode 78: “Rejoined”
- Episode 79: “Starship Down”
- Episode 80: “Little Green Men”
- Episode 81: “The Sword of Kahless”
- Episode 82: “Our Man Bashir”
- Episode 83: “Homefront”
- Episode 84: “Paradise Lost”
- Episode 85: “Crossfire”
- Episode 86: “Return to Grace”
- Episode 87: “Sons of Mogh”
- Episode 88: “The Bar Association”
- Episode 89: “Accession”
- Episode 90: “Rules of Engagement”
- Episode 91: “Hard Time”
- Episode 92: “Shattered Mirror”
- Episode 93: “The Muse”
- Episode 94: “For the Cause”
- Episode 95: “The Quickening”
- Episode 96: “To the Death”
- Episode 97: “Body Parts”
- Episode 98: “Broken Link”
- Episode 99: “Apocalypse Rising”
- Episode 100: “The Ship”
- Episode 101: “Looking For par’Mach in All the Wrong Places”
- Episode 102: “...Nor the Battle to the Strong”
- Episode 103: “The Assignment”
- Episode 104: “Trials and Tribble-ations”
- Episode 105: “Let He Who Is Without Sin...”
- Episode 106: “Things Past”
- Episode 107: “The Ascent”
- Episode 108: “Rapture”
- Episode 109: “The Darkness and the Light”
- Episode 110: “The Begotten”
- Episode 111: “For the Uniform”
- Episode 112: “In Purgatory’s Shadow”
- Episode 113: “By Inferno’s Light”
- Episode 114: “Doctor Bashir, I Presume?”
- Episode 115: “A Simple Investigation”
- Episode 116: “Business as Usual”
- Episode 117: “Ties of Blood and Water”
- Episode 118: “Ferengi Love Songs”
- Episode 119: “Soldiers of the Empire”
- Episode 120: “Children of Time”
- Episode 121: “Blaze of Glory”
- Episode 122: “Empok Nor”
- Episode 123: “In the Cards”
- Episode 124: “Call to Arms”
- Episode 125: “A Time to Stand”
- Episode 126: “Rocks and Shoals”
- Episode 127: “Sons and Daughters”
- Episode 128: “Behind the Lines”
- Episode 129: “Favor the Bold”
- Episode 130: “The Sacrifice of Angels”
- Episode 131: “You Are Cordially Invited...”
- Episode 132: “Resurrection”
- Episode 133: “Statistical Probabilities”
- Episode 134: “The Magnificent Ferengi”
- Episode 135: “Waltz”
- Episode 136: “Who Mourns for Morn”
- Episode 137: “Far Beyond the Stars”
- Episode 138: “One Little Ship”
- Episode 139: “Honor Among Thieves”
- Episode 140: “Change of Heart”
- Episode 141: “Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night”
- Episode 142: “Inquisition”
- Episode 143: “In the Pale Moonlight”
- Episode 144: “His Way”
- Episode 145: “The Reckoning”
- Episode 146: “ Valiant ”
- Episode 147: “Profit and Lace”
- Episode 148: “Time’s Orphan”
- Episode 149: “The Sound of Her Voice”
- Episode 150: “Tears of the Prophets”
- Episode 151: “Image in the Sand”
- Episode 152: “Shadows and Symbols”
- Episode 153: “Afterimage”
- Episode 154: “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”
- Episode 155: “Chrysalis”
- Episode 156: “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River”
- Episode 157: “Once More Unto the Breach”
- Episode 158: “The Siege of AR-558”
- Episode 159: “Covenant”
- Episode 160: “It’s Only a Paper Moon”
- Episode 161: “Prodigal Daughter”
- Episode 162: “The Emperor’s New Cloak”
- Episode 163: “Field of Fire”
- Episode 164: “Chimera”
- Episode 165: “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”
- Episode 166: “Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”
- Episode 167: “Penumbra”
- Episode 168: “‘Til Death Do Us Part”
- Episode 169: “Strange Bedfellows”
- Episode 170: “The Changing Face of Evil”
- Episode 171: “When It Rains...”
- Episode 172: “Tacking Into the Wind”
- Episode 173: “Extreme Measures”
- Episode 174: “The Dogs of War”
- Episode 175-176: “What You Leave Behind”
Star Trek: Voyager
- Episode 34: “Death Wish”
- Episode 68: “Scorpion, Part I”
- Episode 69: “Scorpion, Part II”
- Episode 74: “The Raven ”
- Episode 89: “The Omega Directive”
- Episode 93: “One”
- Episode 94: “Hope and Fear”
- Episode 30: “Death Wish”
- Episode 44: “False Profits”
- Episode 53: “The Q and the Grey”
- Episode 95: “Night”
- Episode 104: “Counterpoint”
- Episode 110: “The Disease”
- Episode 111: “Dark Frontier, Part I”
- Episode 112: “Dark Frontier, Part II”
- Episode 120: “ Equinox , Part I”
- Episode 121: “ Equinox , Part II”
- Episode 129: “The Voyager Conspiracy”
- Episode 140: “Good Shepherd”
- Episode 157: “Shattered”
- Episode 158: “Lineage”
Star Trek: Enterprise
- Episode 1: “Broken Bow” (Draft Version)
- Episode 69: “Azati Prime”
- Episode 76: “Zero Hour”
Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Star Trek: The Next Generation , often abbreviated to TNG , is the second live-action Star Trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century . Like its predecessors, it was created by Gene Roddenberry . Produced at Paramount Pictures , it aired in first-run syndication , by Paramount Television in the US, from September 1987 to May 1994 . The series was set in the 24th century and featured the voyages of the starship USS Enterprise -D under Captain Jean-Luc Picard .
The series led to four spin-offs set in the same time period: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , which it ran alongside during its final two seasons, Star Trek: Voyager , Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Picard . It is also the beginning of a contiguous period of time during which there was always at least one Star Trek series in production, ending with Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005 .
- Main Title Theme file info (arranged by Dennis McCarthy , composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage )
- 2.1 Starring
- 2.2 Also starring
- 3.1 Season 1
- 3.2 Season 2
- 3.3 Season 3
- 3.4 Season 4
- 3.5 Season 5
- 3.6 Season 6
- 3.7 Season 7
- 4.1 Remastering
- 5.1 Performers
- 5.2 Stunt performers
- 5.3 Production staff
- 5.4 Companies
- 6 Related topics
- 8 External links
Summary [ ]
Star Trek: The Next Generation moved the universe forward roughly a century past the days of James T. Kirk and Spock . The series depicted a new age in which the Klingons were allies of the Federation , though the Romulans remained adversaries. New threats included the Ferengi (although they were later used more for comic relief), the Cardassians , and the Borg . While Star Trek: The Original Series was clearly made in the 1960s, the first two seasons of The Next Generation show all the markings of a 1980s product, complete with Spandex uniforms .
As with the original Star Trek , TNG was still very much about exploration, "boldly going where no one has gone before". Similarly, the plots captured the adventures of the crew of a starship, namely the USS Enterprise -D . Despite the apparent similarities with the original series, the creators of TNG were adamant about creating a bold, independent vision of the future. The public did not widely accept the show on its own terms until the airing of " The Best of Both Worlds ", which marked a shift towards higher drama, serious plot lines, and a less episodic nature. This helped pave the way for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and its two-year-long Dominion War arc and preceding build-up, as well as the third and fourth seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise . Star Trek: Voyager capitalized on the heightened crew relationships and familial bonds first seen on The Next Generation. DS9, on the other hand, balanced political intrigue, character development, and series-long plot threads with a rerun-friendly format.
As with the original Star Trek , TNG's special effects utilized miniatures, but due to great advancements in computerized effects and opticals, the show leaped ahead of its predecessor in terms of quality effects. This series marked the greatest surge in Star Trek 's mainstream popularity, and paved the way for the later televised Trek shows.
Four of the Star Trek motion pictures continued the adventures of the TNG cast after the end of the series in 1994. Star Trek Generations served to "pass the torch" from The Original Series cast, who had been the subject of the first six motion pictures, by including crossover appearances from William Shatner , James Doohan , and Walter Koenig ; it also featured the destruction of the USS Enterprise -D. Star Trek: First Contact , released two years later , was the first of the motion pictures to solely feature the TNG cast, transferred aboard the new USS Enterprise -E and engaging with one of their deadliest enemies from the television series, the Borg. Star Trek: Insurrection followed in 1998 , continuing certain character arcs from the series. In 2002 , Star Trek Nemesis brought some of these character arcs and plot threads to a seemingly definite conclusion, although some cast members expressed hope that future movies would yet pick up the story. Regardless, a new generation of actors appeared in 2009 's Star Trek , which created an alternate reality and returned the films' focus to Kirk and Spock .
On television, characters from TNG appeared in subsequent series. Recurring TNG character Miles O'Brien became a series regular on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , as did Worf in DS9's fourth season . Jean-Luc Picard appeared in Deep Space Nine 's pilot episode , and supporting characters from TNG appeared occasionally on DS9 (specifically, Keiko O'Brien , Lursa , B'Etor , Molly O'Brien , Vash , Q , Lwaxana Troi , Alynna Nechayev , Gowron , Thomas Riker , Toral , and Alexander Rozhenko ). Reginald Barclay and Deanna Troi appeared several times each on Star Trek: Voyager , and Troi and William T. Riker appeared in the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise , which was primarily a holographic simulation set during the TNG episode " The Pegasus ". However, Star Trek Nemesis was the final chronological appearance of the Next Generation characters for over 18 years, until Star Trek: Picard , which focused on the later life of Jean-Luc Picard. Riker, Troi, Data , and Hugh also appeared in Picard .
In 1994 , Star Trek: The Next Generation was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. During its seven-year run, it was nominated for 58 Emmy Awards, mostly in "technical" categories such as visual effects and makeup; it won 18.
Main cast [ ]
Starring [ ].
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
Also starring [ ]
- LeVar Burton as Lt. j.g. / Lt. / Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Denise Crosby as Lt. Tasha Yar ( 1987 - 1988 )
- Michael Dorn as Lt. j.g. / Lt. Worf
- Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher ( 1987 - 1988 ; 1989 - 1994 )
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
- Wil Wheaton as Ensign Wesley Crusher ( 1987 - 1990 )
Episode list [ ]
Season 1 [ ].
TNG Season 1 , 25 episodes:
Season 2 [ ]
TNG Season 2 , 22 episodes:
Season 3 [ ]
TNG Season 3 , 26 episodes:
Season 4 [ ]
TNG Season 4 , 26 episodes:
Season 5 [ ]
TNG Season 5 , 26 episodes:
Season 6 [ ]
TNG Season 6 , 26 episodes:
Season 7 [ ]
TNG Season 7 , 25 episodes:
Behind the scenes [ ]
Star Trek: The Next Generation was originally pitched to the then-fledgling Fox Network . However, they couldn't guarantee an initial order greater than thirteen episodes, not enough to make the enormous start-up costs of the series worth the expense. It was then decided to sell the series to the first-run syndication market. The show's syndicated launch was overseen by Paramount Television president Mel Harris , a pioneer in the syndicated television market. Many of the stations that carried The Next Generation had also run The Original Series for a long time.
According to issues of Star Trek: The Official Fan Club Magazine from early 1987, TNG was originally planned to be set in the 25th century, 150 years after the original series, and the Enterprise would have been the Enterprise NCC-1701-G. Gene Roddenberry ultimately changed the timeline to mid-24th century, set on board the Enterprise NCC-1701-D, as an Enterprise -G would have been the eighth starship to bear the name and that was too many for the relatively short time period that was to have passed.
Star Trek: The Next Generation was billed initially as being set 78 years after the days of the original USS Enterprise . [1] (p. 16) However, after the series' first season was established as being set in the year 2364 , this reference became obsolete as dates were then able to be set for the original series and the four previous films. When this happened, it was established that the events of the original series were about a hundred years before the events of TNG. With TNG's first season being set in 2364, 78 years prior would have been 2286 . Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home partly takes place during this year along with the shakedown cruise of the USS Enterprise -A .
On the special The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next , Gene Roddenberry commented, " On the original Star Trek , I practically lost my family from working so many twelve-hour days, fourteen-hour days, seven days a week, and I told them, 'You can't pay me enough to do that.' But then they said, 'Hey, but suppose we do it in a way in which' they call syndication, 'in which we don't have a network and we don't have all those people up there?' And Paramount was saying to me, 'And we guarantee that you will be in charge of the show.' "
Andrew Probert was first hired by Roddenberry in 1978 . However, not until 1986 , when Roddenberry was preparing to launch a new show, entitled Star Trek: The Next Generation , did he call upon Probert to take a lead design role. Everything had to be rethought, imagined, planned and redesigned. As the vision evolved in the designers' minds, the evolution was charted in successive sketches and paintings.
Among Probert's creations, in addition to the new Enterprise starship and many of its interiors including the main bridge , are many other featured spacecraft. The Ferengi cruiser , and even the Ferengi species, are Probert designs.
Roddenberry originally insisted on doing a one-hour pilot and assigned D.C. Fontana to write the episode, first titled Meeting at Farpoint . However, the studio was keen on having a two-hour pilot, mainly because they wanted something big and spectacular to launch the series, especially considering first-run syndication. Roddenberry himself volunteered to extend Fontana's script to two hours, eventually adding the Q storyline to it.
Ronald D. Moore commented, " Gene did not want conflict between the regular characters on TNG. This began to hamstring the series and led to many, many problems. To put it bluntly, this wasn't a very good idea. But rather than jettison it completely, we tried to remain true to the spirit of a better future where the conflicts between our characters did not show them to be petty or selfish or simply an extension of 20th century mores. " ( AOL chat , 1997 ) Rick Berman explained, " The problem with Star Trek: The Next Generation is Gene created a group of characters that he purposely chose not to allow conflict between. Starfleet officers cannot be in conflict, thus its murderous to write these shows because there is no good drama without conflict, and the conflict has to come from outside the group. " ( Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages , p. 8)
Roddenberry tried to recruit many production staff members from The Original Series to work on the new series. These included producers Robert H. Justman and Edward K. Milkis , writers D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold (who served as the main creative force behind the formation of the series), costume designer William Ware Theiss , assistant director Charles Washburn , composer Fred Steiner , set decorator John M. Dwyer , and writer John D.F. Black . Roddenberry also tried to bring back cinematographer Jerry Finnerman , but he declined the offer, being busy working on Moonlighting at the time. However, all of the above people finished working on the series after or during the first season.
Unit Production Manager David Livingston was responsible for hiring Michael Westmore for the pilot episode. ( ENT Season 3 Blu-ray , " Impulse " audio commentary )
Remastering [ ]
After several months of speculation and partial confirmation, StarTrek.com announced on 28 September 2011 (the 24th anniversary of the series premiere) that The Next Generation would be remastered in 1080p high-definition for release on Blu-ray Disc and eventual syndication, starting in 2012 . The seventh and final season was released on Blu-ray in December 2014 .
Cast and crew [ ]
The following people worked on The Next Generation ; it is unknown during which season or on which episodes.
Performers [ ]
- Antonio – background actor
- Charles Bazaldua – voice actor
- Terrence Beasor – voice actor (17 episodes, including the voice of the Borg )
- Libby Bideau – featured actress
- Brian Ciari – background actor: Cardassian ( TNG Season 6 or 7 )
- Amber Connally – background actress: child
- Phil Crowley – voice actor
- Vincent DeMaio – background actor: Enterprise -D operations division officer
- David Dewitt – background actor
- Gregory Fletcher – background actor Borg
- Dan Horton – background actor
- Carlyle King – voice actress
- Mark Laing – featured actor
- Daryl F. Mallett – background actor
- Tina Morlock – background actress
- Jean Marie Novak – background actress: Enterprise -D operations division officer
- Rick H. Olavarria – background actor (1988)
- Jennifer Ott – background actress: Enterprise -D command division officer
- Richard Penn – voice actor
- Judie Pimitera – background actress: Ten Forward waitress
- Paige Pollack – voice actress
- Jeff Rector – background actor: Enterprise -D command division officer
- Gary Schwartz – voice actor/ADR voice
- Beth Scott – background actress
- Steve Sekely – background actor
- Andrea Silver – background actress: Enterprise -D sciences division officer
- Oliver Theess – recurring background actor (around 1990)
- Richard Walker – background actor
- Harry Williams, Jr. – background actor
- Bruce Winant – supporting actor
- Stephen Woodworth – background actor
Stunt performers [ ]
- Laura Albert – stunts
- John Lendale Bennett – stunts
- Richard L. Blackwell – stunts
- John Cade – stunts
- Chuck Courtney – Assistant Stunt Coordinator
- Terry James – stunts
- Gary Jensen – Assistant Stunt Coordinator
- Lane Leavitt – stunts
- Pat Romano – stunts
Production staff [ ]
- Joseph Andolino – Additional Composer
- David Atherton – Makeup Artist
- Gregory Benford – Scientific Consultant
- Steven R. Bernstein – Additional Music Composer/Orchestrator
- Les Bernstien – Motion Control Operator
- R. Christopher Biggs – Special Makeup Effects Artist
- Howard Block – Second Unit Director of Photography
- Stephen Buchsbaum – Colorist: Unitel Video (Four Seasons)
- Alan Chudnow – Assistant Editor
- Marty Church – Foley Mixer
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The Love Boat, The Next Generation
Captain Jean-Luc Pitard…..Patrick Stewart Data…..Rob Schneider Deanna Troi…..Julia Sweeney Worf…..Phil Hartman Number One…..Chris Farley Charo…..Melanie Hutsell Tog…..Al Franken David Brenner…..Adam Sandler Joan Rivers…..David Spade Mr. Sulu…..Akira Yoshimura Geordi…..Tim Meadows Doc…..Bernie Kopell
Captain Jean-Luc Picard V/O : Captain’s Log: Stardate 45944.7 We are scheduled to pick up several special passengers at Starbase 8.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Estimated time of arrival, Mr. Data?
Data : At present warp speed, 1.7 hours, Captain.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Very good, Mr. Data! Set a heading.. for romance.
Data : Sir?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : You heard me, Data. Set a course.. [ dons cruise ship captain’s hat ] ..for love!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard V/O : Love. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Pacific Princess. Its continuous mission to explore passion, and boldy go to romantic ports of call.
Deanna Troi : Data, are you looking forward to the Valentine’s cruise?
Data : St. Valentine. A Christian martyr, beheaded on February 14th, by the Roman empire. Curious. A beheading commemorated by the display of affection. I do not understand the human emotion of love.
Deanna Troi : Oh, Data.. there’s more to it than that. Don’t you agree, Worf?
Worf : To a Klingon warrior, beheadings are romantic.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Number One! Are the passengers ready to board?
Number One : Yes, Captain!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Energize!
Deanna Troi : Charo. Tog. Welcome aboard. I’m Deanna Troi, your Cruise Director.
Charo : Coochie-coochie-coo! Aye-yi-yi-yi!
Tog : Charo! Charo, what are you doing here? I thought you were cancelling yor ticket!
Charo : I thought you were cancelling your ticket!
Tog : And waste twelve bars of gold-pressed latinum?! I’d rather share a cabin!
Charo : Captain! We just broke up! We need an extra bed in the room!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Make it so, Number One.
Number One : Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [ to Deanna Troi ] Counselor. Are you picking up anything? They seem like a cute couple.
Deanna Troi : I sense strong animosity between them, Captain, which hides a deeper passion. Also, I believe he intends to steal towels.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Worf, alert Housekeeping.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Data? Energize.
Deanna Troi : The ship’s entertainment, Captain – David Brenner and Joan Rivers.
David Brenner : Hey, uh, did you ever notice when they beam you onboard, your underwear rides up on ya’? It’s like an intergalactic wedgie!
Joan Rivers : Oh-ho-ho! Oh-ho-ho! Look at this place, what a dump! Ah-ha-ha! Ah-ha-ha! Who was my travel agent – Darth Vadar! Ah-ha-ha!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Sulu? Take their bags and show them to their room!
Mr. Sulu : Aye-aye, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Data. Explain.
Data : Captain. The female, Joan Rivers, is a renowned comedienne, and home-shopping personality. However, my memory banks show no record of a David Brenner.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hmm..
Geordi : Oh, what’s wrong, Doc?
Doc : Well.. [ the audience recognizes Bernie Kopell and applauds enthusiastically ] You know those two Cardassian twins I’ve been chasing?
Geordi : Mmm-hmm.
Doc : They turn out to be male! Very attractive, though. It’s a crazy world, Isaac.
Geordi : That’s Geordi.
Doc : Right! Sorry.
Worf : Captain, you wish to see me?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Worf! The passengers have been complaining that you keep beating them at shuffleboard.
Worf : I must defeat all who oppose me, Captain!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : But, Worf. Old women and children?
Worf : The weak and the cowardly have no place in shuffleboard, sir!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Mr. Worf! Let the passengers win! Now, that’s an order!
Worf : [ fuming ] Ohhhh.. very well!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : So. Have you two patched things up?
Charo : He snores , Captain!
Tog : Well, she urinates through her skin like a shark!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hmm.. [ steps away to a quiet area of the deck ] Guinan! Please report to the Aloha Deck!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Guinan! These two are still bickering.
Guinan : Captain, my man! What seems to be the problem?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Do you have any idea how we can bring these two together?
Guinan : Aw, yeah, baby! Guinan got all the answers, heh heh heh heh! They got to get in touch, with what’s keeping them from touching, you dig? You see, what they need is to —
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Picard to Bridge! Get her out of here, quickly!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Data. Do you have any recommendations on how we can get this couple back together?
Data : Captain. Human affection, can often be stimulated, by alcoholic beverages. Theoretically.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hmm.. Geordi! Two banana daiquiris!
Geordi : Outta sight!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Blenders! Engage!
Data : I must remind you, Captain. At fulle frappe, we’ll drain the warp engines in 2.4 minutes.
Number One : Captain. What if we divert power from the life support on Fiesta Deck to the blenders?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Make it so, Number One!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Drink up!
Tog : I’m not drinking, with her .
Data : [ shakes his head ] It’s not working, Captain.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Red alert! [ alarm klaxons sound ] Bridge! Hard to starboard! Full impulse power! Engage!
Tog : Charo! God, I missed you!
Charo : Coochie-coochie!!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Well done, everyone!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Captain’s personal log: Stardate 45966.7. Once again, love has proved to be life’s sweetest reward.
Data : Captain?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Yes, Mr. Data.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Good lord, Data! It’s a human heart!
Data : Yes, sir. But it’s dipped in chocolate.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Oh, Mr. Data. You’ve got a lot to learn!
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The Unexpected Resurrection of Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison died in 2018. Now, thanks to J. Michael Straczynski, he’s back. And louder than ever.
In 1968, a notoriously caustic science fiction writer accused Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry of peddling “utopian bullshit.” In 1978, this same writer — in an introduction written for Doctor Who paperbacks — mocked Star Wars , decrying it as “adolescent nonsense.” In 1983, when he learned that James Cameron had admitted to “ripping off” one of his stories, he sued and got his name put in the end credits of The Terminator . In a 1979 interview in Starlog , Mark Hamill, baffled by this angry, impish contrarian, said: “I don’t want to get on a panel with Ellison… I thought he was like a game show host.” So who the hell was Harlan Ellison? And more importantly, why did he matter?
For generations of science fiction and fantasy aficionados, saying the name Harlan Ellison is like uttering a dark spell. Ellison’s writing — primarily in short story format — is fantastic and provocative, but his reputation for contentiousness was equally potent, often overshadowing the art itself. And for younger genre fans, the name Harlan Ellison might not mean anything at all. If you’re into science fiction and fantasy and came of age in the new millennium (and his 2014 Simpsons cameo went over your head), there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Ellison.
“There was a time when he was one of the hottest speakers on college campuses anywhere, and now, he’s fallen between the cracks,” J. Michael Straczynski tells Inverse . “It was really important for me to introduce people to Harlan’s work again. A lot of his work just hasn’t been available for the past 10 or 20 years.”
Following Ellison’s death in 2018, Straczynski — comic book writing legend and creator of Babylon 5 — set out to reboot the legacy of the most energetic, and perhaps misunderstood, figure in all of speculative fiction. But this mission isn’t an attempt to sanitize or censor Ellison. Instead, with the release of a new book Greatest Hits (edited by Straczynski, with introductions from Neil Gaiman and Cassandra Khaw), Ellison’s specific brand of fantasy has re-emerged from those cracks, zombie warts and all.
The Leader of the New Wave
Harlan Ellison in 1977.
Harlan Ellison hated labels. Especially the label of “sci-fi writer.” In a 2013 profile written by Jaime Lowe for New York Magazine , Ellison said, “Call me a science-fiction writer and I will come to your house and nail your dog’s head to the coffee table!”
Part of his animosity stemmed from his tireless work to undo the genre stereotypes and constraints put on writers who worked outside of the mainstream. From the beginning of the 20th century up to the 1960s, the genre of science fiction was very different from what came next. A huge part of that change was the revolution of the “New Wave” of science fiction writers who pushed back against the stodgier and stuffier traditions of “Hard SF” and infused the genre with more literary and poetic sensibilities. Some started saying the written genre of “SF” stood for “speculative fiction,” not just science fiction. But without Ellison, science fiction (or speculative fiction) might never have grown up.
“What Harlan did in particular was to codify the New Wave,” Straczynski says. “With Dangerous Visions , he pulled it all together into one place and made it an event.”
Published in 1967, Dangerous Visions was a massive SF anthology of short stories, all edited and acquired by Ellison. (It’s just been republished, complete with a new introduction from Patton Oswalt. ) The goal was to give writers a home for short stories that were so extreme or taboo that even science fiction publications wouldn’t touch them. The first volume included edgy tales from Philip K. Dick, Robert Bloch, and J.G. Ballard, while the second volume, Again, Dangerous Visions , boasted classic short stories from the likes of Ursula K. Le Guin, Kurt Vonnegut, Joanna Russ, and Kate Wilhelm. As something of a trademark of Ellison, each story contained a lengthy introduction about the author, written in a rapid-fire, off-the-cuff style that would make Hunter S. Thompson blush. In his introduction to Dangerous Visions , Ellison brazenly declared : “What you hold in your hands is more than a book. If we’re lucky, it will be a revolution.” In a sense, he was right.
“There’s the whole thing about social movements,” Straczynski says. “Often, one person stands up and sort of embodies all of what they’re saying, and then it becomes a movement, and then it becomes a thing. And with Dangerous Visions and the New Wave, Harlan became that movement and that spearhead.”
But beyond bolstering the careers of others (he was Octavia Butler’s mentor and champion) Ellison’s own writing was unlike any other science fiction stories in the field. His two most famous stories, “Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktock Man” (1966) and “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” (1967), are simultaneously arresting and, for their time, extremely creative. In the first, a future society obsessed with time subtracts minutes from people’s lives when they are late or break the law. In the second, a sadistic AI keeps six human beings alive and tortures them to the ends of the Earth. But that’s just the tip of the dark matter iceberg that is Harlan Ellison.
“He pulled it all together into one place and made it an event.”
He pioneered stories about super-powered telepaths with his classic “Deeper Than Darkness” (1957) and touched on concepts of immortal, undying evil in “Mefisto in Onyx” (1993). When read today, his doppelganger story “Shatterday” (1977) feels like a condensed version of a David Lynch movie, combined with the parallel worlds antics of contemporary Apple TV shows like Constellation and Dark Matter .
But Ellison’s brand of dark speculative fiction wasn’t just limited to the page. He was also part of a growing trend in the 1950s and 1960s, in which authors of prose sci-fi began writing for TV. With thrilling episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Outer Limits , plus authorship of what is considered to be the best episode of the original Star Trek , Ellison was like a one-person Black Mirror . Indeed, one of his sci-fi horror stories, “Life Hutch,” was adapted as part of Love Death and Robots in 2021.
So with all of this success and brilliant output, why was Harlan Ellison so angry?
The Antichrist of Science Fiction
Writer Harlan Ellison at Mile High comics book store in 1982.
Harlan Ellison wrote Star Trek ’s seminal time-travel tragedy, the 1967 episode “The City on the Edge of Forever.” For almost six decades, this single story has often been cited as the best episode of Star Trek , ever, and its legacy continues to be relevant to the canon today — Michelle Yeoh’s upcoming Section 31 movie is a direct result of her character, Philippa Georgiou, stepping through the Guardian of Forever , a time portal originally introduced in Ellison’s episode.
Ellison infamously hated the aired version of the episode. While at least one entire book has been written about this kerfuffle, Ellison’s frustration basically comes down to a rowdy, and utterly divergent rewrite, which he said compromised his artistic integrity. Ellison felt steamrolled by Gene Roddenberry, which was ironic because just one year prior he’d formed “The Committee” — a select group of massive science fiction authors, including Frank Herbert , A.E. van Vogt, and others — with the express purpose of making sure Star Trek remained on the air.
“I think he just saw a lot of sloppiness going on [with Star Wars ].”
“What Star Trek really did was popularize science fiction in ways that hadn’t been done before,” Straczynski says. “It brought a new language in the vernacular to the popular culture. It galvanized the space program. There will never be another Star Trek any more than there’ll be another Beatles, and their place in the culture cannot be overestimated. The downside of that is that it codified a certain kind of storytelling in ways that limit other opportunities.”
Ellison clearly saw the rise of big franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars as a double-edged sword for the larger world of speculative fiction. Yes, it made SF more mainstream, but it was also reductive. So he went on the attack. In the humorous and raunchy story “How’s the Nightlife on Cissalda?” (1977), Ellison, still annoyed by his Star Trek experience, depicted a fictionalized version of William Shatner unsuccessfully trying to seduce an alien creature.
The classic Star Trek episode “City on the Edge of Forever.”
When it came to Trek , Harlan Ellison liked to bite the hand that fed him.
“He could dine off of ‘I wrote for Star Trek ’ for quite some time,” Straczynski says. “He was able to parlay that to success in many respects, even though he hated the process.”
While his anger over being rewritten explains some of his animosity with Star Trek — and its fans — why was Ellison so anti Star Wars ? As someone from the print world of science fiction who had tried to start a more progressive, literary trend in the genre, Ellison almost certainly saw the gee-whiz swashbuckling brand of Star Wars’ heroism as inherently regressive, more reminiscent of the conservative era of SF publishing in the ’30s and ’40s, than anything from what was then the modern era of speculative fiction.
“I think he just saw a lot of sloppiness going on [with Star Wars ],” Straczynski says. “Harlan was fairly rigorous in his writing, and there was just so much there that didn’t make sense.”
Ellison was hardly a voice in the wilderness on this topic: His friend and colleague Ursula K. Le Guin also trashed Star Wars in 1978, writing , “What is nostalgia doing in a science fiction movie?”
Because of his acerbic and often petty put-downs, Ellison behaved in public more like a bratty rock star than a writer. In a 1977 issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction , he even referred to himself as “the antichrist of science fiction.” In 1982, in the introduction for Ellison’s book Stalking the Nightmare , Stephen King acknowledged that not everyone was down with Ellison’s brand of iconoclasm but defended his artistic idealism, writing, “People who are afraid don’t like people who are brave.”
A Rebirth Before Death
Harlan Ellison and lifelong friend Walter Koenig (of Star Trek fame) at the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention in 2014. Ellison’s animosity toward Trekkies lightened up in the last years of his life.
Because he cared about human rights (and the often tramped-on rights of writers), Ellison didn’t make things easy on himself. As Straczynski writes in his introduction to Greatest Hits , it was “exhausting” to be Harlan Ellison.
But then, after 2006, following a surreal acceptance speech at the Hugo Awards, something unexpected happened: Harlan Ellison, publicly, appeared to repent for some of his bad behavior. He was no longer giving terse and angry interviews. He was apologizing. He allowed a documentarian to chronicle his life. He even lightened up on Trekkies. In 2014, with the full cooperation of the Star Trek licensing division, IDW Comics published Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever, a five-part miniseries that presented Ellison’s original award-winning teleplay as an episode of the classic Trek. In the letters pages, Ellison even walked back long-held assertions about how his script was misinterpreted, admitting, among other things, that despite decades of complaining about other writers not knowing the difference between “runes” and “ruins,” it turns out no such confusion ever existed.
In 2011, I was asked to call Harlan Ellison, after having written a review of his short story, “How Interesting: A Tiny Man.” Fearful of his litigious reputation (I had compared Ellison to the Gallagher brothers from Oasis in my essay), I dialed the number with trepidation. But it turned out that the angry old man had merely wanted to thank me, saying “I appreciate you taking the time to read my story and say something about it.”
So, what happened? Why did Ellison mellow out later in his life? While it’s a much longer tale — that Straczynski plans to tell in due course — let’s just say that the lighter, more ebullient side of Ellison was partially because of the influence of Straczynski himself. There’s a reason why Ellison chose Straczynski to take on his literary estate, and their friendship and trust for each other is part of why Ellison’s final years were ones of good humor and grace.
A Writer’s Writer
Harlan Ellison, around the time he edited Dangerous Visions in 1967.
Ellison disliked the pretension of writers and often insisted it shouldn’t be thought of as a “holy chore” but a job like any other. He often would sit in the windows of bookshops with his typewriter and write short stories based on prompts that were put in sealed envelopes ahead of time. In the final short story in Greatest Hits — “All the Lies That Are My Life” — Ellison makes a working-class distinction between an author and a writer . The former was someone who liked awards and prestige, the latter was “someone who gets hemorrhoids from sitting on his ass all his life… writing .”
This kind of attitude is probably best exemplified in his epic “Pay the Writer” rant , which highlights the ways in which the act of writing is so brutally devalued in the capitalist nightmare. Celebrated writer Patty Lin — the author of the recently published memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood — remembers Harlan Ellison’s staunch support of the rights of writers fondly. At the end of the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike, Lin recalls Ellison being furious that the WGA had capitulated too easily. Wearing “rumpled pajamas,” Lin says, Ellison chastised the union leadership for not going far enough. “We had them by the balls,” Lin remembers Ellison saying, depressed that the WGA didn’t get a better contact.
“It was that no-bullshit, justifiably angry way he expressed it that was so on brand.”
“I loved Harlan Ellison for what he said that day,” Lin tells Inverse . “It was exactly what I was thinking and what many other people in that room were probably thinking. It was that no-bullshit, justifiably angry way he expressed it that was so on brand. And that dramatic flair was what made him a great storyteller.”
As the title suggests, Greatest Hits is a kind of historical document. These are stories that don’t necessarily reflect where science fiction and fantasy are going but where the genre has been, as seen through the dark lenses of Harlan Ellison. Some of the stories (like “Shatterday”) hold up beautifully. Some, as Cassandra Khaw points out in her introduction, have problematic elements.
But unlike recent reissues of books by Roald Dahl or Ian Fleming , these stories remain uncensored. The fight against censorship was one of Ellison’s lifelong passions, and so, other than a few content warning labels in the book, the sex, sci-fi, and rock ’n’ roll of this writer's vision remains intact and raucous. Like the punk rock of genre fiction, Ellison’s stories are as jarring and blistering as ever.
“No, no, you don’t touch Harlan’s stuff, man,” Straczynski says. “Even if he’s dead, he’ll come after you.”
Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits is out now from Union Square and Co.
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For generations of Star Trek fans, the catchphrase “where no one has gone before” has been an iconic call to adventure, but now it has taken on a whole new meaning. In Star Trek #19, the crew of the Theseus is heading to the Pleroma, a mysterious new realm that promises great adventure–and great peril. As they prepare for the hazardous journey, the franchise’s catchphrase takes on new layers.
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The catchphrase “where no one has gone before” is one of the most memorable in pop culture. Part of a larger opening monologue, the phrase has undergone a few alterations. When Star Trek premiered in 1966, the line read: “where no man has gone before.” When Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted in 1987, it was updated to the much better and more inclusive “where no one has gone before.” This has since become, with a few exceptions, the standard across the franchise, still recited in both the Abrams Kelvin-timeline movies and Strange New Worlds.
In the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise , it was revealed Zefram Cochrane coined the phrase "where no man has gone before."
Star Trek is a story of exploration and discovery, and this catchphrase perfectly sums up this philosophy. Every week, the crews of the various Star Trek shows encounter bizarre alien life forms and awe-inspiring stellar phenomena. Ships like the Enterprise, Voyager or Discovery expanded the frontiers of knowledge while keeping the galaxy safe. Star Trek’s opening monologs set the tone perfectly for the incredible stories that follow. Now, on the eve of one of the biggest discoveries in galactic history, it is taking on a new meaning.
Star Trek Already Confirmed Its Real Final Frontier (& It's Not Space)
Star trek is about more than just exploring space--it's about exploring the human heart too, the pleroma may hold the key to humanity's evolution.
Yet, Star Trek is more than just stories of the exploration of space, but also expanding the potential of humanity . In addition to featuring a future where strife and war have been eliminated, the franchise has shown humanity has great potential, something Q alluded to in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “All Good Things.” Humanity will one day be like gods, and the Theseus’ journey to the Pleroma is the first step along the way. The Pleroma opens new possibilities in the Star Trek franchise, giving new meaning to “where no one has gone before.”
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Posted: April 29, 2024 | Last updated: April 29, 2024
Celebrities: they're just like us. That's what we hear all the time, anyway – but it isn't until a celebrity like Patrick Stewart writes a book and outs actor Tom Hanks as a massive fan of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" that we fully recognize the depths of that reality. Yes, one of America's greatest actors is a fan of "TNG" and a pretty big one based on a wild claim made by Stewart. "Making It So: A Memoir" is making headlines for various reveals from the actor, and this latest is a doozy. When discussing famous fans of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Patrick Stewart name-checks Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, who apparently watches a lot of "TNG." So much so that he can do something pretty impressive.
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The Next Generation Transcripts - Episode Listings : Season One : Episode Name: Production: Airdate: Encounter at Farpoint: 101 + 102: 28 Sept, 1987: The Naked Now: 103: 5 Oct, 1987: Code of Honour: 104: ... The Star Trek web pages on this site are for educational and entertainment purposes only. All other copyrights property of their ...
I've collected the scripts of every episode of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and the first 10 movies. ... Star Trek: Nemesis; Star Trek: The Next Generation. Season 1; Season 2; Season 3; Season 4; Season 5; Season 6; Season 7; All TNG Episodes [ZIP file, 3.9 MB] Season 1.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) - episodes with scripts. 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 ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation is the second series in the Star Trek franchise. It was made at the Paramount Studios from 1987 to 1994. The show was spun off from Star Trek after a long wait and a failed attempt, and the success of the movies. It too had its own spin-offs - Deep Space Nine overlapped for two seasons, and it was followed by Voyager.
PICARD: Worf, inform the engine room that we need more. DATA: Engine room attempting to comply, sir, but they caution us--. Go to yellow alert, arm aft photon torpedoes,place them on ready status. TASHA: Torpedoes to ready, sir. Hostile now at warp 9.8, sir. Our velocity is only 9.5, sir. DATA: Projection, sir.
Star Trek: The Next Generation, often abbreviated to TNG, is the second live-action Star Trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century. Like its predecessors, it was created by Gene Roddenberry. Produced at Paramount Pictures, it aired in first-run syndication, by Paramount Television in the US, from September 1987 to May 1994. The series was set in the 24th century and ...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation is streaming on Paramount+. Phasers on Stun!: How the Making — and Remaking — of Star Trek Changed the World. $16.51. Buy Now. Learn Something New Every Day.
[ dissolve to theme and montage footage from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The model of the Starship Enterprise is combined with a model of the Pacific Princess. ] Captain Jean-Luc Picard V/O: Love. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Pacific Princess. Its continuous mission to explore passion, and boldy go to romantic ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994): Season 4, Episode 22 - Half a Life - full transcript. Counselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution." Personal Log, Stardate 44805.3. My mother is on board. Jean-Luc, you delicious man!
Features 750 never-before-seen illustrations and full-color photographs in a fan's guide to the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation that focuses on its writers, artists, actors, and special effects designers Includes bibliographical references
The Next Generation Transcripts - Justice. Justice Stardate: 41255.6 Original Airdate: 9 Nov, 1987. Captain's log, stardate 41255.6. After delivering a party of Earth colonists to the Strnad solar system, we have discovered another Class M planet in the adjoining Rubicun star system. We are now in orbit there, having determined it to be ...
Star Trek TV series. Star Trek: The Next Generation ( TNG) is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired from September 28, 1987, to May 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons. The third series in the Star Trek franchise, it was inspired by Star Trek: The Original ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series which aired in syndication from September 1987 through May 1994. It is the second live-action series of the Star Trek franchise and comprises a total of 176 (DVD and original broadcast) or 178 (syndicated) episodes over 7 seasons. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place.
Episode scripts for the 2020 TV show "Star Trek: Picard". Aired January 23, 2020 - April 20, 2023. Star Trek: Picard is set 20 years after Jean-Luc Picard's last appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and follows him in the next chapter of his life.
Relive the epic adventure of the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation with the original soundtrack composed by Dennis McCarthy. Download or stream the music for free from the Internet Archive, courtesy of Mundo Estelar.
s03e01 - The Next Generation Tran script. After receiving a distress call from Beverly Crusher, Jean-Luc Picard enlists help from generations old and new for one last adventure: a mission that will change Starfleet and his old crew forever. Picard ( over computer ): Stardate 43996.2. TheEnterprise remains concealed in the dust cloud.
Star Trek: Picard (2020-…) - episodes with scripts. Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) in the next chapter of his life.
NASA Astronaut Mae Jemison, shown here on a Space Shuttle mission, played a Lieutenant on the Enterprise-D. Physicist Stephen Hawking also appeared on an episode as himself.. This is a list of characters from the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and only characters who played a significant recurring role in ...
Star Trek The Next Generation episode transcripts. Genesis Stardate: 47653.2 Original Airdate: 21 Mar, 1994 [Sickbay] ... The next test will involve the new photon torpedoes. The explosive yield has been increased by eleven percent and I have enhanced the targeting system for increased accuracy. ... Star Trek ® and related marks are trademarks ...
Harlan Ellison wrote Star Trek's seminal time-travel tragedy, the 1967 episode "The City on the Edge of Forever."For almost six decades, this single story has often been cited as the best ...
Some of the best episodes of classic Star Trek shows are actually "filler" episodes, written to pad out seasons of broadcast television that often ran upwards of 22 episodes. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise have clear story arcs, especially in their later seasons, while Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Voyager take a more ...
The Next Generation Transcripts - Déjà Q. Déjà Q Stardate: 43539.1 Original Airdate: 5 Feb, 1990. Captain's log, Stardate 43539.1. We have moved into orbit around Bre'el Four. With the assistance of the planet's emergency control centre, we're investigating a potentially catastrophic threat to the population from a descending asteroidal moon.
Yet, Star Trek is more than just stories of the exploration of space, but also expanding the potential of humanity. In addition to featuring a future where strife and war have been eliminated, the franchise has shown humanity has great potential, something Q alluded to in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "All Good Things." Humanity will one day be like gods, and the Theseus ...
When discussing famous fans of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Patrick Stewart name-checks Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, who apparently watches a lot of "TNG." So much so that he can do something ...