"Star Trek: The Next Generation" All Good Things... (1994)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Ronald D. Moore (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

21 May 1994 (Season 7, Episode 25)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Final Episode

Plot:

Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.

Plot Keywords:

Star Trek | Time Travel | Sequel | Space | Futuristic

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 20	1:00 AM	WGNAMER	All Good Things ...	#7.25
Fri. Nov. 20	3:00 AM	CW	All Good Things ...	#7.25

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Denise Crosby	...	Lieutenant Tasha Yar
Colm Meaney	...	O'Brien
John de Lancie	...	Q
Andreas Katsulas	...	Commander Tomalak
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Admiral Nakamura
Patti Yasutake	...	Nurse Alyssa Ogawa
Pamela Kosh	...	Jessel
Tim Kelleher	...	Lt. Gaines

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Ships can go to Warp 13 in the future. This does contradict VGR episode #2.15, where Warp 10 is the maximum warp barrier, unless the warp scale has been recalibrated in the future.

Goofs:

Continuity: The captain's chair on the Enterprise from the "past" time. The bridge of the Enterprise that is on its way to Farpoint station has the captains chair with fixed arm rests. The chair from season 1 had flip up computer pads. Also the chairs next to the first officers chair and counselors chairs were different in the first season set.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Counselor Deanna Troi: [exiting the holodeck] That was an incredible program.
Lieutenant Worf: I am glad you approve. I have always found the Black Sea at night to be a most stimulating experience.
Counselor Deanna Troi: Worf, we were walking barefoot on the beach, with balalaika music in the air, ocean breeze washing over us, stars in the sky, full moon rising - and the most you can say is "stimulating"?
Lieutenant Worf: It was... *very* stimulating.

One of the best final episodes for a TV series

Your reading this for one of possibly two reasons:

A) You want to know how others feel about this final episode that you've also seen or,..

B) You have no idea about Star Trek

Given the popularity of this series, I'll assume "A" is your reason. However, if your the rare "B" person, then I recommend avoiding this episode until you've watched at least a few episodes of The Next Generation.

This wonderful 2-hour finale utilizes the history of these characters and plots beautifully and with reverence.

The lead character of the series, Jean Luc Picard, finds that he is inexplicably shifting between 3 time periods within his own liftime (past, present and future). Once he finds the reason for this, things become more complex and intriguing. His eyes are opened to an even greater threat than what he had perceived to be his own. As wonderful a premise that is, the subplots greatly enhance the characters and draw you into the story.

For example, Tasha Yar, a well regarded character in the series was killed early in the shows run. In his shift into the past, Picard once again sees her alive, accompanying him to the Enterprise for the first time (again, ironically). Once he returns to the present, he laments over having seen her again. A beautifully played little scene.

The main story combined with these subplots makes for one of the best written series endings ever in TV history.

Let's hope that future TV series (not necessarily Trek, of course) have the opportunity to do the same.