Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987
4.8
682 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (26)

1 Encounter at Farpoint, Pt. 1
9/27/87
The new Starship Enterprise and its crew set out "to boldy go where no one has gone before". Their first mission is to explore the creation of the Farpoint station located on planet Deneb IV.
2 Encounter At Farpoint, Pt. 2
9/27/87
An omnipotent being known as Q, who accuses humanity of barbarism, and places them on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise, or the human race will be annihilated.
3 The Naked Now
10/5/87
While examining the mysterious deaths of the entire crew on board the Starship Tsiolkovsky, the crew of the Enterprise is infected with a touch-transmitted virus that lowers inhibitions.
4 Code Of Honor
10/12/87
Tasha Yar must fight for her life, and a vaccine that will save a race of people, when she is kidnapped and forced to battle her abductor's wife.
5 The Last Outpost
10/19/87
A powerful entity disables the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship. Their only means of escape is if they can correctly answer the riddles he asks.
6 Where No One Has Gone Before
10/26/87
The Enterprise is flung across space into a distant galaxy over 2,700,000 light years away when a propulsion engineer, and his mysterious companion, attempt to re-design the ship's engine systems.
7 Lonely Among Us
11/1/87
Circling around an energy field in order to briefly study it, the Enterprise collects data, and continues towards its destination...with one extra passenger.
8 Justice
11/8/87
Picard is forced to make a difficult choice when Wesley Crusher accidentally breaks a law on Rubicon III and is sentenced to death.
9 The Battle
11/15/87
The Ferengi hand over an old ship which Picard once captained: the U.S.S. Stargazer. However, a device on board alters Picard's mind.
10 Hide and Q
11/22/87
Q places the senior crew of the Enterprise in a war game that pits them against a boar-faced, Napoleonic enemy.
11 Haven
11/29/87
Lwaxana pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise and announces the pre-arranged marriage of Deanna to the son of her late husband's best friend.
12 The Big Goodbye
1/11/88
Picard, Dr. Crusher, and Data are placed in great danger when the holodeck malfunctions while they are running a Dixon Hill private detective program, which pits them against 1940s mobsters.
13 Datalore
1/18/88
The crew of the Enterprise finds android parts that are identical to Data's while they are exploring his homeworld.
14 Angel One
1/25/88
The Enterprise discovers the male crew of a crashed Federation freighter hiding as fugitives on the planet Angel One, which is dominated and ruled by women.
15 11001001
2/1/88
While the crew takes some time off, four members from the species known as the Bynar work feverishly on the ship's computer system.
16 Too Short A Season
2/8/88
The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger.
17 When The Bough Breaks
2/15/88
The children of the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher, are abducted by a race of people who are unable to have children of their own.
18 Home Soil
2/22/88
The Enterprise has been asked by the Federation to check in on the progress made by scientists terraforming the planet Velara III, whose communications have been spotty.
19 Coming Of Age
3/14/88
While Wesley takes the entrance exam to Starfleet Academy, the Enterprise is investigated by the Inspector General's office and Picard's competency is questioned.
20 Heart Of Glory
3/21/88
The Enterprise takes up the call from the Federation to investigate a battle that has taken place in the Neutral Zone.
21 The Arsenal Of Freedom
4/11/88
While searching for any signs of the U.S.S. Drake, which was last reported orbiting the planet Minos, the Enterprise receives a strange communication from the planet surface.
22 Symbiosis
4/18/88
While examining the solar flares of the sun Delos, the Enterprise receives a distress signal from a freighter that is about to crash on a nearby planet.
23 Skin Of Evil
4/25/88
When Troi's shuttle crashes on an alien planet, a new being is discovered: an entity that thrives on the suffering of others.
24 We'll Always Have Paris
5/2/88
Picard meets an old flame, who is now married to a scientist that accidentally rips the fabric of space and inadvertently creates a new dimension.
25 Conspiracy
5/9/88
Picard suspects a large-scale conspiracy when he witnesses strange behavior among Starfleet's high ranking officers.
26 The Neutral Zone
5/16/88
A 20th century probe carrying three cryogenically frozen humans is detected by the Enterprise while en route to the Neutral Zone to confront Romulans.

About this show

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (TNG) focuses on the 24th century adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). This incarnation of the famous starship is much larger than the one captained by James T. Kirk a century earlier, and, accordingly, it carries a larger crew complement: 1,012 men, women?and, surprisingly, children. This era's Starfleet Command believes that men and women are more likely to sign up for long-term exploratory missions if they think of their ship as home. Thus, Picard's crew enjoys many of the comforts they'd have otherwise left behind, including a wide variety of recreational opportunities, "replicated" food dishes to suit every palate, and quarters large enough to share with spouses and offspring. There are schools for the children and a bar (stocked with synthetic alcohol, or synthehol) where the adults can unwind. However, the ongoing mission-no longer limited to a mere five years-remains virtually the same as it was during Kirk's time: to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
682 reviews
David Wolfman
May 24, 2015
One of the fondest memories I have from my childhood was watching this show with my parents, and its still my go-to for "feel good TV". Gene Roddenberry set the standard for what the future might look like: no racism, no sexism, no pointless hate, general peace amongst mankind/aliens...Ive had a rough life (Im sure many can say that as well) but I really hope that one day I can meet just one of the many outstanding actors from this show before I die, itd actually make me THAT happy. This is a timeless show.
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Smiler Grogan
March 13, 2017
Being, a fan of the original TV series (Most likely because, in our youth Star Trek was 'imprinted in to our brains 'EVERY' day due to it's popular syndication after it was cancelled. However, once this show evolved and, developed it's own identity it got much better. (Especially, cutting the 'fat' from an already bloated cast of characters.) Point in case Lesley, the docs kid hastened this welcomed transformation. Consequently, having seen 'First Contact' which, was one of the shows several theatrically released motion pictures (and, it's best) added to my respect for the series.
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*n *s
August 20, 2019
In 1987 I was really surprised to hear about TNG. Conventional wisdom said the original crew couldn't be "replaced." When I finally caught an episode, I was an instant fan, and I soon learned the show was a hit. I liked the whole cast, and Roddenberry's decision to downplay action and depict enlightened but believable future humanity. If the original series was Kirk, TNG was Spock, and (later) DS9 was McCoy. TNG still makes a viewer hopeful for the future and the potential of the human race.
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