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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
26 September 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
New Stars. New Stories. New Worlds To Explore.
Plot:
Set decades after Captain James T. Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers in a new Enterprise set off on their own mission to go where no one has gone before. full summary
Awards:
Won 18 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 52 nominations more
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Whether you liked the original Trek or not, 'The Next Generation is a true Trek across space. more (174 total)

Cast

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Patrick Stewart ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)

Jonathan Frakes ... Commander William T. Riker / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)

LeVar Burton ... Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)

Marina Sirtis ... Counselor Deanna Troi (176 episodes, 1987-1994)

Brent Spiner ... Lt. Commander Data / ... (176 episodes, 1987-1994)

Michael Dorn ... Lieutenant Worf / ... (175 episodes, 1987-1994)

Gates McFadden ... Doctor Beverly Crusher / ... (154 episodes, 1987-1994)

Majel Barrett ... Enterprise Computer / ... (96 episodes, 1987-1994)

Wil Wheaton ... Wesley Crusher / ... (85 episodes, 1987-1994)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Star Trek: TNG (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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Runtime:
45 min (176 episodes)
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L (some episodes) | Iceland:LH | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
Captain Picard has a fish in his quarters named Livingston, named after David Livingston, the show's line producer. The fish has its own trading card in the ST:TNG card series as well. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Any time Data plays the part of Sherlock Holmes he's shown as wearing a deerstalker cap and smoking a goose necked pipe. Holmes only wore a soft cloth cap (drawn as a deerstalker though never said to be one by Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle) when in the country, not in the city. Also Holmes never once smoked a goose necked pipe. That was an alteration made by an actor who found that it was the only pipe he could hold between his teeth and still be able to say his lines clearly. Finally, Sherlock Holmes never once spoke the words "It's elementary, my dear Watson." That was something else added in a script but never once written by Doyle. An android would get these details right. more
Quotes:
Lieutenant Worf: Nepo!
Capt. Picard: This is mutiny!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Danger! Death Ray (#7.20)" (1995) more

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49 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Whether you liked the original Trek or not, 'The Next Generation is a true Trek across space., 9 September 2000

Being a child of the late 20th century, I never had the chance to ‘grow up' with the original Captain Kirk and gang; However, lucky me I had Captain Picard to idolize.

While Captain James Tiberius Kirk was the trigger happy, love crazed gigolo, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was (and still is) the gentle, sensitive diplomat. Realizing that you cannot simply compare Kirk's crew to Picard's crew, you must evaluate ‘The Next Generation on it's own merits.

It's a show that had very well written stories, and each week there was a different hero from the no named ensign, to the captain himself. Several of the stories developed into true sagas and much of the plots involved many of the original cast. Bringing Spock into ‘The Next Generation was a true piece of art.

You must keep in mind that the budget for ‘The Next Generation was a great deal larger than that of the original show. With that in mind, the special effects were superb, not only for a television show, but for movies as well. The Next Generation brought some very cool gadgets into our lives including tricorders, androids, and, of course, the most dreamed about invention the Holodeck! What a great thing that would be!

While I would never doubt that the original Star Trek series is a classic, after all, they did name a Space Shuttle after the Enterprise, ‘The Next Generation brought the 21st century into our homes each and every Saturday night, and helped us to believe that we can `Boldly go where no man have gone before!'

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