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- 1987
- TV-14
- Syndicated
- 1987
- TV-14
- Syndicated
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
- 1987
- TV-14
- Syndicated
- 1987
- TV-14
- Syndicated
Star Trek: The Next Generation
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 26, 1987
51
8.7
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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
51
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 420 User Ratings
8.7
91% Positive
381 Ratings
381 Ratings
5% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
4% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 420 User Ratings
8.7
91% Positive
381 Ratings
381 Ratings
5% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
4% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
One of the most important pieces of art in human history. Star Trek: The Next Generation is phenomenal.
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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]
Best tv show ever. better as it goes alongit's every characters is iconic. the Enterprise D is a beautiful design.
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One of the most influential science fiction series of all times. It enriched the lore, gave us remarkable characters and good story arcs. For the lore: It added Q, the Borg, the Ferengi, the Cardassians, the Maquis, gave us insight into Klingon's and showed the dark sides of the Federation. For me it is remarkable that they always tried to show both sides of issues and did not shy away from moral dilemmas. Also they question the motives and solution of the Federation and society. While it is a remarkable progress it is not an ideal solution. The Federation is often arrogant, ignorant, trapped in their dogmas or ways of thinking and hesitates in situation were actions are recommended. Being the good guys/girls does not mean you will do everything correct or have solutions for all problems. Then there are the characters. They entered pop culture history and even if you never watched the show you have heard of them. Jean Luc Picard is the ideal diplomat with lots of knowledge and experience, William T. Riker is his right hand with significant backstories and character, Worf becomes slowly one of the best characters and in DS9 he reached his peak (He is often wasted to show how strong the enemy of the week is in TNG), Data alone enriched the story and has so much development and interesting arcs, Beverly Crusher is a fitting head of medical staff, Deanna Troi is maybe a bit overused as plot device but also an enjoyable character, Geordi is interesting and a good new Scotty and finally I am in the minority that enjoys Wesley Crusher but admit I also see why he is not liked by many. For the side characters: Q is one of the best additions to Star Trek ever, Miles O’Brian is sadly wasted and shines in DS9, Guinan is second only to Q, Lwaxana Troi is a well developed and played character and Reginald Barclay and Ro Laren are favorites. The character interactions, developments and relationships become a reason you return for a new season. For the lore they added many staples that were reused and continued. Alone the Borg transcended Star Trek and are wildly known. It is more than I can or will list here. A short list is already mentioned above. Story wise they handled matured themes, interesting stories and gave you things to think about or question your opinions on certain stances. The Borg, Q and final episodes are my must see recommendations. Especially the final two parter has one of the best ideas and conclusions in history for a TV series. There are of cause bad things. The first two season are commonly regarded as inferior even or especially for fans. It took a while to get started and develop the characters. This means not that it is garbage just a bit worse. Also some staples and themes were not developed enough early on enough or changed to fit. The Ferengi for example were thought out as new evil menace and latter changed into the extreme capitalist society. There are only a few overarching story arcs or should I say themes (Not a problem for me but for others). Overall a really good revitalization for Star Trek that spawned many spin offs or follow up series. I watched it for the stories, themes, characters and liked the humor.
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This Starfleet sets the age of the lap of luxury. A galaxy class starship full of famlies travelling in comfort. Considering the danger of the known and the unknown? That made as much sense as sending a cruise liner with guns to hostile and dangerious waters. Though as a plot device with famlies onboard it should of allowed for many more possible interactions beyond the regular command crew. The thing is they never really did anything with the family option beyond Wes character.
As for the crew well the Captain, First Officier and the Doctor are the least interesting/likeable characters this time around. The support staff like Worf, Jordie, Data added that much needed TOS comradery factor, but they are no Kirk, Spock and Mc'coy. Seriously the most interesting character was the non-emotional android lol.
World building wise TNG tends to wraps up things a bit to neatly and takes much of the magic and tension out of confronting the unknown. Also the techno babble is no replacement for good writing/story. Yeah TNG is fairly watchable, but not a all time classic say like DS9.
After a recent watch of the remastered edition of TOS in 2022 that show really highlights the flaws of TNG even more. Did nobody from TNG area read the TOS crew logs? Space is full of overpowering aliens/tech, lethal diseases, deadly spacial anomalies and KYS prime directive restrictions. In TNG the wife or hubby & kids now come for the ride!? Seriously how was that even a sensible idea? Watching TOS in current day has diminished TNG as a bit silly in concept with a lot more lazy writing problems. I would still take TNG over New Trek any day of the week though.
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Production Company:
- Paramount Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 26, 1987
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 18 Wins & 58 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 7 Wins & 12 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
