Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)

USA, 28 September -23 May 1994
7 series, 176 episodes, average 50m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
stereo, English

An American science fiction television series.

Premise

The adventures of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise.

Credits

Regular Cast
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
Jonathan Frakes (Commodore William Riker)
Brent Spiner (Lt. Cmdr. Data)
LeVar Burton (Lt./Lt. Cmdr. Geordie LaForge)
Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher)
Marina Sirtis (Lt. Cmdr./Cmdr. Deanna Troi)
Michael Dorn (Lt. Worf)
Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher)
Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar)
Diana Muldaur (Dr. Katherine Pulaski)

Episodes

Season One
Encounter at Farpoint (28 September 1987)
The Naked Now (5 October 1987)
Code of Honor (12 October 1987)
The Last Outpost (19 October 1987)
Where No One Has Gone Before (26 October 1987)
Lonely Among Us (2 November 1987)
Justice (9 November 1987)
The Battle (16 November 1987)
Hide and Q (23 November 1987)
Haven (30 November 1987)
The Big Goodbye (11 January 1988)
Datalore (18 January 1988)
Angel One (25 January 1988)
11001001 (1 February 1988)
Too Short a Season (8 February 1988)
When the Bough Breaks (15 February 1988)
Home Soil (22 February 1988)
Coming of Age (14 March 1988)
Heart of Glory (21 March 1988)
The Arsenal of Freedom (11 April 1988)
Symbiosis (18 April 1988)
Skin of Evil (25 April 1988)
We'll Always Have Paris (2 May 1988)
Conspiracy (9 May 1988)
The Neutral Zone (16 May 1988)

Season Two
The Child (21 November 1988)
Where Silence Has Lease (28 November 1988)
Elementary, Dear Data (5 December 1988)
The Outrageous Okona (12 December 1988)
Loud as a Whisper (9 January 1989)
The Schizoid Man (23 January 1989)
Unnatural Selection (30 January 1989)
A Matter of Honor (6 February 1989)
The Measure of a Man (13 February 1989)
The Dauphin (20 February 1989)
Contagion (20 March 1989)
The Royale (27 March 1989)
Time Squared (3 April 1989)
The Icarus Factor (24 April 1989)
Pen Pals (1 May 1989)
Q Who? (8 May 1989)
Samaritan Snare (15 May 1989)
Up the Long Ladder (22 May 1989)
Manhunt (19 June 1989)
The Emissary (29 June 1989)
Peak Performance (10 July 1989)
Shades of Gray (17 July 1989)

Season Three
Evolution (25 September 1989)
The Ensigns of Command (2 October 1989)
The Survivors (9 October 1989)
Who Watches the Watchers? (16 October 1989)
The Bonding (23 October 1989)
Booby Trap (30 October 1989)
The Enemy (6 November 1989)
The Price (13 November 1989)
The Vengeance Factor (20 November 1989)
The Defector (1 January 1990)
The Hunted (8 January 1990)
The High Ground (29 January 1990)
Déjà Q (5 February 1990)
A Matter of Perspective (12 February 1990)
Yesterday's Enterprise (19 February 1990)
The Offspring (12 March 1990)
Sins of the Father (19 March 1990)
Allegiance (26 March 1990)
Captain's Holiday (2 April 1990)
Tin Man (23 April 1990)
Hollow Pursuits (30 April 1990)
The Most Toys (7 May 1990)
Sarek (14 May 1990)
Ménage à Troi (28 May 1990)
Transfigurations (4 June 1990)
The Best of Both Worlds (18 June 1990)

Season Four
The Best of Both Worlds Part II (24 September 1990)
Family (1 October 1990)
Brothers (8 October 1990)
Suddenly Human (15 October 1990)
Remember Me (22 October 1990)
Legacy (29 October 1990)
Reunion (5 November 1990)
Future Imperfect (12 November 1990)
Final Mission (19 November 1990)
The Loss (31 December 1990)
Data's Day (7 January 1991)
The Wounded (28 January 1991)
Devil's Due (4 February 1991)
Clues (11 February 1991)
First Contact (18 February 1991)
Galaxy's Child (11 March 1991)
Night Terrors (18 March 1991)
Identity Crisis (25 March 1991)
The Nth Degree (1 April 1991)
Qpid (22 April 1991)
The Drumhead (29 April 1991)
Half a Life (6 May 1991)
The Host (13 May 1991)
The Mind's Eye (27 May 1991)
In Theory (3 June 1991)
Redemption (17 June 1991)

Season Five
Redemption Part II (23 September 1991)
Darmok (30 September 1991)
Ensign Ro (7 October 1991)
Silicon Avatar (14 October 1991)
Disaster (21 October 1991)
The Game (28 October 1991)
Unification (4 November 1991)
Unification Part II (11 November 1991)
A Matter of Time (18 November 1991)
New Ground (6 January 1992)
Hero Worship (27 January 1992)
Violations (3 February 1992)
The Masterpiece Society (10 February 1992)
Conundrum (17 February 1992)
Power Play (24 February 1992)
Ethics (2 March 1992)
The Outcast (16 March 1992)
Cause and Effect (23 March 1992)
The First Duty (30 March 1992)
Cost of Living (20 April 1992)
The Perfect Mate (27 April 1992)
Imaginary Friend (4 May 1992)
I, Borg (11 May 1992)
The Next Phase (18 May 1992)
The Inner Light (1 June 1992)
Time's Arrow (15 June 1992)

Season Six
Time's Arrow Part II (21 September 1992)
Realm of Fear (28 September 1992)
Man of the People (5 October 1992)
Relics (12 October 1992)
Schisms (19 October 1992)
True Q (26 October 1992)
Rascals (2 November 1992)
A Fistful of Datas (9 November 1992)
The Quality of Life (16 November 1992)
Chain of Command (14 December 1992)
Chain of Command Part II (21 December 1992)
Ship in a Bottle (25 January 1993)
Aquiel (1 February 1993)
Face of the Enemy (8 February 1993)
Tapestry (15 February 1993)
Birthright (22 February 1993)
Birthright Part II (1 March 1993)
Starship Mine (29 March 1993)
Lessons (5 April 1993)
The Chase (26 April 1993)
Frame of Mind (3 May 1993)
Suspicions (10 May 1993)
Rightful Heir (17 May 1993)
Second Chances (24 May 1993)
Timescape (14 June 1993)
Descent (21 June 1993)

Season Seven
Descent Part II (20 September 1993)
Liaisons (27 September 1993)
Interface (4 October 1993)
Gambit (11 October 1993)
Gambit Part II (18 October 1993)
Phantasms (25 October 1993)
Dark Page (1 November 1993)
Attached (8 November 1993)
Force of Nature (15 November 1993)
Inheritance (22 November 1993)
Parallels (29 November 1993)
The Pegasus (10 January 1994)
Homeward (17 January 1994)
Sub Rosa (31 January 1994)
Lower Decks (7 February 1994)
Thine Own Self (14 February 1994)
Masks (21 February 1994)
Eye of the Beholder (28 February 1994)
Genesis (21 March 1994)
Journey's End (28 March 1994)
Firstborn (25 April 1994)
Bloodlines (2 May 1994)
Emergence (9 May 1994)
Preemptive Strike (16 May 1994)
All Good Things… (23 May 1994)

Sequel to
(1966-1969)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974)

Sequels
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Star Trek: Picard (2020-)

References

Periodicals

  • Interzone no.43 (January 1991) p.48 – review (by Wendy Bradley)
  • SFX no.292 (November 2017) p.30-31 – illustrated letters and e-mails (SFX hot topic)

Books

  • Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.476-477
  • The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film by Sonja Fritsche (ed.) pp.89-103 – article (Invaders, Launchpads, and Hybrids: The Importance of Transmediality in British Science Fiction Film in the 1950s by Derek Johnston)