Once tng ramps up, starting with season 3, it is the best of all the star trek series. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. If youre only looking at tng, thats 178 episodes across seven seasons as well as four feature filmsand when you factor in jeri ryans seven of nine, shes in three seasons of star. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship enterprised the season begins with the successful. Seasons by episode titles random television or clickable quiz can you pick the correct season for each of these star trek. And frankly, i found all of seasons 1 and 2 of tng preferable to most of voyager and enterprise. Dec 30, 2016 tng was my first real introduction to star trek. The next generation 19871994 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994. Before lore can run risky experiments on geordi, troi and picard, the three seek a way to reboot datas ethical program that lore switched off to pull data to his. The next generation debuted in 1987 and has seen its fanbase grow every year since. Longtime star trek producer rick berman has the answer.
Enterprised on their own mission to go where no one has gone before. Although the cast members were contracted for eight seasons, paramount ended the next generation after seven, an unusual decision for a successful television show. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. The next generations third season, wesley crusher wil wheaton was unexpectedly written out of the show, which left many fans wondering what might have led to the decision. Measure of a man is arguably the all time best episode of tng. Nov 29, 2019 star trek tng seasons 3 7 extended theme jason t. Star trek producer reveals the reasons enterprise failed. The next generation cancellation although the cast members were contracted for eight seasons, paramount ended the next generation after seven, an unusual decision for a successful television show. Picard for a second season, over a month before its first season debuts. Picard and wesley crusher when picard confronts the cadet. The series is produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout and roddenberry entertainment. Picard and his crew on adventures to strange new worlds and brings them facetoface with the frightfully powerful borg.
Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. The sixth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Picard features sir patrick stewart reprising his iconic role as jeanluc picard, which he played for seven seasons on star trek. Its funny tng wound up so brilliant, considering the first two seasons were a bit iffy in terms of quality.
Patrick stewart says star trek picard series is set up to run three seasons. The next generation debuted in 1987, it launched not only a series that would last for seven glorious seasons, but an era of television. Running from 2001 to 2005 only four seasons, as opposed to seven for the previous star trek reboots, star trek. Tbonz on may 1 fullers discovery mirror universe vision by. The next generation was set in 2364 and beyond, and that thats about 100 years after the original series timeframe. It is quite common in tv series of any genre that the sets receive an overhaul, are extended or slightly redesigned between two seasons. Also introduced in the first season is the omnipotent being called q who turns up in subsequent seasons and other trek incarnations. Dec 21, 2017 the first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 21, 1992, and concluded on june 21, 1993, after airing 26 episodes.
Some episodes are dated, even boring and new age weve got all the answers to mans problems kind of crap speech. Reviews of tng were written retrospectively from 200520. Instead, tngs sevenyear run included story lines and episodes that onequarter century later still resonate in. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Mar 22, 2020 premiering eighteen years after star trek. The occasional campiness of the 1960s star trek series was not at all evident in star trek. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. It originally aired from september 28, 1987 to may 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons. The next generation ran for 178 episodes, over seven seasons, from the fall of 1987 annually to the spring of. Picard theres a humanity, for the lack of a better word, that was taken away from them. It originally aired from september 28, 1987, to may 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons. Which star trek tng and ds9 episodes overlay chronologically. Im not really going to wait because i know you know mission log.
The next generation complete seasons 17 41disc box set star trek. What are the best seasons of star trek the next generation. One example is the drumhead, a statement on mccarthyism and the dangers of fanaticism. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. I liked seasons 37, but i thought 3 and 4 worked best. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Ive gotten through seasons 16 and just getting ready to start on season 7. And then i watched all seven seasons in nine months. They said such overt sexualization of the women on the show contradicted its claims of feminism and equality. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Alex kurtzman spoke with cnet about the borg in star trek. Produced at paramount pictures, it aired in firstrun syndication, by viacom in the us, from september 1987 to may 1994. Jan 08, 2020 if youre only looking at tng, thats 178 episodes across seven seasons as well as four feature filmsand when you factor in jeri ryans seven of nine, shes in three seasons of star.
The first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. May 23, 2019 star trek s foundation is discussing the themes of today through the setting of tomorrow. This title sequence is from the middle part of season four onwards of star. This list also includes the stardate on which the events of each episode took. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad. Star treks foundation is discussing the themes of today through the setting of tomorrow. The only rules in place are that they have to be from the tv series no films, and. No spreading all 180 episodes out across seven years for me. The next generation had a deck called cetacean ops, where dolphins and whales were crew mates who helped with navigation. Star trek made bold strides for television at the time, when women were rarely seen in positions of power, and women of color even less so. The next generation tng without talking about data.
Season 2 season 1 season 6 season 7 season 4 season 3 season 5. Deep space nine and its twoyearlong dominion war arc and preceding buildup, as well as the third and fourth seasons. Played by brent spiner, this sentient android appeared in all seven seasons of the series, has a. The next generation had a deck called cetacean ops. An interesting note is that in the original unused star trek pilot the cage, female starfleet crew wore pants just like the men. The truth is that, had paramount executives not taken a chance on rebooting star trek in the 1980s decades before the term reboot was commonly applied to the revivification of entertainment franchises, no less, star trek could well have died after the undiscovered country.
Set almost 100 years after captain kirks fiveyear mission, a new generation of starfleet officers set off in the u. The next generation the complete series box set season 17 bluray. Bridge ready room observation lounge sickbay transporter room main engineering corridors ten forward. The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life. The next generation, often abbreviated to tng, is the third star trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century. Because im the ensign gomez of the tng rewatch world. It was referenced twice in the show, but never seen.
The next generations third season, wesley crusher wil wheaton was unexpectedly written out of the show, which left many. And ironically, it was only effective due to a screechingly bad episode the p. But the best guest star in a season filled with great ones has to be the birth of a beloved recurring character who would return in multiple episodes of tng and voyager, as well as star trek. Like its predecessors, it was created by gene roddenberry. The introduction sequence for seasons three to seven 19891994 of star trek. Fontana, the animated series was, at the time, considered to be the fourth season of star trek and won an emmy in 1975 for outstanding entertainment childrens series. In addition, terry matalas has boarded season 2 as an executive producer and. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. The next generation, arguably the best science fiction television series to ever be aired. Sep 28, 2017 a look at the 15 best episodes from star trek. Whoopi goldberg, patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, marina sirtis, brent spiner, michael dorn, gates mcfadden, majel barrett, wil wheaton, cliff bole, les landau, star trek.
Ex astris scientia changes to the tng sets between seasons. Produced at paramount pictures, it aired in firstrun syndication, by viacom. In the reshot pilot, the women were dressed in skirts and remained so for the rest of the classic series. The next generation, these are they, at least in my opinion. Although doing so let the studio begin making films using the cast, the main reason was that additional seasons would likely have. I think they tried to find their own unique voice, making it stand out from tos which was less cerebral and more action adventure orientated. The first star trek spinoff, starring patrick stewart as picard, won 17 emmys across seven seasons. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia.
Though i saw all the tng movies when they debuted, id never seen an actual episode of the series until the dvds came out in 2002. I like them all, but something about tng makes it special, and season 5 has some of the best and most unforgettable episodes, including darmok, ensign ro, ethics, the first duty the scene between capt. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. The next generation to celebrate the shows 30th anniversary. I actually feel that the single best episode of the series had occurred the previous season, with yesterdays enterprise. Later on, star trek fans began to criticize the miniskirts. Enterprise was the fourth entry in the scifi franchise since the next generation or tng, if you prefer began airing in 1987. I cant remember what season 2 was about, but if you r a fan of star trek tng, get the entire season and start watching.
Set almost 100 years after captain kirks fiveyear mission. Apr 22, 2014 the introduction sequence for seasons three to seven 19891994 of star trek. The third series in the star trek franchise, it is the second sequel to star trek. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Well, this is where i pretended to be the third member, and wrote my own thoughts about the morals, messages and meanings in star trek.
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