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- Syndicated
- Sep 26, 1987
- Syndicated
- Sep 26, 1987
Summary "Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!" Monologue of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the opening credits Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fic...
Created By: Gene Roddenberry
- Syndicated
- Sep 26, 1987
- Syndicated
- Sep 26, 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 26, 1987
51
8.4
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Summary "Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!" Monologue of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the opening credits Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fic...
Created By: Gene Roddenberry
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It has captured much of the original magic. Right off the launching pad, Roddenberry has sent his crew into a dandy, suspenseful story with an original and satisfying ending and even some romance. [29 Sep 1987]
Re-visiting Star Trek on television holds the same nostalgic, socko appeal that the boffo-box-office movies do. I didn't miss Kirk, Spock and friends. [28 Sep 1987]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 114 User Ratings
8.4
86% Positive
98 Ratings
98 Ratings
8% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
6% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 114 User Ratings
8.4
86% Positive
98 Ratings
98 Ratings
8% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
6% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
This is my 4th fav. Star Trek series. I also can't remember how often I've been watching the whole series and am still loving it how the crew handles all the situations here. Data is the best Android of all time :)
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I like the old "Star Trek" better than the new. I also think the new show is somewhat boring and derivative. ... The new "Star Trek" tries to make the characters "realistic," and they turn out to be unbreakably plastic. [3 Jun 1988]
The crew of the new Starship Enterprise doesn't seem as intriguingly colorful as the original bunch. ... "Star Trek" aims to fill the eye and engage the mind; it has a long way to boldly go at both. But the new beginning is not without its rejuvenating properties, and there's nothing else on the air quite like it. [3 Oct 1987]
The new cast is fine (Stewart is a very interesting actor) and the story, although not very deep, inspired or mind-melding, has a nice payoff. But getting there takes much too long. ... Although handsome, this is a slow, thudding two hours badly in need of energizing.
On this initial voyage, the Enterprise and its new crew simply fail to take flight. [5 Oct 1987]
The ... special effects are impressive enough and the cast is likeable, so maybe it will catch on with new and old fans. But for character development and true excitement, Bowling for Dollars is more interesting. [1 Oct 1987]
Possible the best scifi show of all times. The theme of all seasons is moral. An intellectual discussion about how an Utopian society meets, treats and handles space exploration in a very populated universe. At times a bit pretentious but its hardly a fault that changes its review score.
The show should not be judged on its first season because its awkward and the actors are all finding their place. It also feels very dated visually in the first season. After that it just gets better and better.
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"Shakespeare in space" is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of how to describe this series. To this day this is my favourite TV series of all time. It was based on the universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the original great Star Trek series, but it went on to expand that universe and its optimistic vision for the future of man, err... humankind (the speech at the beginning changed 'man' to 'one' to be more politically correct so I have to due the same ha ha..). The first season was a little shaky when the cast did not fully know their characters or the direction the show would head yet, and there were a few corny episodes spread over the seasons, but there were many, many high-quality episodes that were Hollywood movie quality. I liked this series best since it had really good character development of the regular crew and it was also thicker with subplots than the later watered-down spin off series. The show kept up with the times by having topics based on the latest theoretical science theories. This show was also more overtly intellectual than the original series which was mostly battles and fist fights. Of course TNG does have its share of battles and fist fights, but it is more about using wits and diplomacy to solve problems rather than brute force. Once the main characters knew their characters well the acting was really good too. Overall a great series and with the exception of The X-Files and the 2003 remake of Battlestar Galactica there has not been a Sci Fi series to match its quality since, including the Star Trek TNG spin-offs. Definitely a 10/10.
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Set almost 100 years after the adventures of Captain Kirk and his crew, Star Trek: The Next Generation focuses on the 24th century adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and its mission to go where no one has gone before.
Resurrecting a long dead franchise, particularly one with a cult following like Star Trek, was a hugely risky proposition but in The Next Generation that gamble (eventually) paid off and it arguably found a bigger fan base than the original series.
To be honest, a number of the episodes in this first season have not dated well in terms of storylines or visuals, but thanks to an impressive ensemble cast (lead by the legend that is Patrick Stewart) and a decent number of intelligent, well written, episodes it’s still worth a watch.
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I need to say right off the bat that I enjoyed the Original Series quite a bit. I wasn't quite as fond of the Next Generation, however. A lot of my problems stemmed from a cast I largely didn't enjoy. Geordi La Forge and Worf are excellent characters, but all the rest of the crew are not on the same caliber as those of the original series. Picard I found to be especially irritating, often seeming arrogant, hypocritical, and ineffective. Way to much time is wasted on the crew's rather dull relationship problems. Additionally, the political metaphors are very poorly done, and seem tacky and out-of-place rather than thought-provoking. There's still a fair amount to like, though, with a decent number of interesting stories and neat concepts. It's definitely worth watching if you're a sci-fi fan, but be warned it is often a long, difficult, and-dare I say, stifling-journey filled with technobabble and boring relational drama.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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