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Season 1 – Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Featuring a bigger and better USS Enterprise, this series is set 78 years after the original series -- in the 24th century. Instead of Capt. James Kirk, a less volatile and more mature Capt. Jean-Luc Picard heads the crew of various humans and alien creatures in their adventures in space -- the final frontier.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation — Season 1

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It may never be the original series, but with an exciting new mission and an expansive ensemble, Star Trek: The Next Generation proves to be an engaging introduction to a bold new final frontier.

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Eric Mink St. Louis Post-Dispatch One distinct improvement involves the special effects used to simulate transporter functions and the space scenes shown on the bridge's viewing screen. That task is being handled by George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic... and the results are stunning. Mar 17, 2023 Full Review David Friedman Newsday Sound familiar? Well, it should. But who’s complaining? Welcome back, Star Trek. We’ve missed you. Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Ed Siegel Boston Globe The Star Trek outlook has been basically optimistic and, because it accepts the adventure-romance dictates of commercial television, Star Trek has been easily accessible for a mass audience. In those respects, Star Trek hasn't changed a whit. Rated: 3/4 Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Ron Weiskind Pittsburgh Post-Gazette These characters are tailor-made to explore not only new worlds and new civilizations, but also to carry through Roddenberry's vision into a new era. Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Tom Long Santa Cruz Sentinel I liked it a lot. There was a fine sense of humor, which is the only thing that's going to get this spaceship off the ground. Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Gene Seymour Philadelphia Daily News The hope that Star Trek has held out to us for 21 years -- that we're going to somehow work through our prejudices and worst impulses until they wear away completely -- is the most exhilarating piece of thematic baggage [TNG] brings from the original. Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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g j A hilariously bad and campy entry into one of the finest sci fi series ever made. Worth a watch for the lols alone, but a really bad representation of what the broader show would evolve into. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Braden M Rating for whole series Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review David K One of the best science fiction shows in the history of TV! My favorite heroes, my favorite series and my favorite franchise! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Julian L Definitely not the best season of the series but is pretty good and introduces the characters of a new series. However, I criticize the episode Conspiracy for being too violent, yet I think it's one of the best in season 1 but nowhere near the best in the whole series. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a classic as is the original series. This is something you can re watch and not be let down if you like the characters as much as i do. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Kyle M The worst season of what would eventually become a really good show. If you're watching this show for the first time, don't be concerned by the clunky dialogue and flawed stories in this season - the show gets much, much better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 1987 Encounter at Farpoint On the way to a new star-base, the Enterprise meets an entity who puts the crew on trial for humanity's crimes. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1987 Encounter at Farpoint The Enterprise crew tries to solve the riddle of Farpoint Station to avoid being condemned by Q's tribunal. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 5, 1987 The Naked Now The Enterprise crew is exposed to a deadly contaminant after investigating odd occurrences aboard the starship U.S.S. Tsiolokovsky. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 12, 1987 Code of Honor Diplomacy falters when Tasha gets kidnapped during a mission to negotiate for a badly needed vaccine. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 1987 The Last Outpost Ferengi and Enterprise teams beam down to an unknown world to discover who or what has sapped power from both vessels. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1987 Where No One Has Gone Before A propulsion test backfires and sends the Enterprise hurtling out of the galaxy to a place where thoughts become real. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1987 Lonely Among Us Transporting adversaries to a conference, the Enterprise enters an energy cloud that affects the ship and crew. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1987 Justice To learn the origin of a mysterious ship, Picard must get help from a planet where Wesley faces a death sentence. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1987 The Battle A vengeful Ferengi captain returns Picard's long-lost ship, the Stargazer, after installing a mind-altering device. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 23, 1987 Hide and Q Q gives superhuman powers to Riker and tells him his shipmates' wishes will be granted if he joins with Q. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 30, 1987 Haven Troi's mother (Majel Barrett) arrives to tell her daughter of marriage plans arranged by the counselor's late father. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 11, 1988 The Big Goodbye As aliens await a greeting, Picard, Data, Crusher and a historian are trapped in a holodeck version of 1941 San Francisco. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 18, 1988 Datalore Data's android look-alike threatens to feed the Enterprise passengers and crew to a deadly crystal entity. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 25, 1988 Angel One As a virus ravages the crew, Riker negotiates for the freedom of male fugitives on a world run by women. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 1, 1988 11001001 After tricking Data into evacuating the crew, a band of computer-dependent aliens hijacks the Enterprise. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 8, 1988 Too Short a Season A vengeful antagonist calls upon an elderly Starfleet admiral, professing to need his help in negotiating the release of hostages. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 15, 1988 When the Bough Breaks Inhabitants of an advanced planet, who can no longer reproduce, plan to kidnap children from the Enterprise to rebuild their race. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 22, 1988 Home Soil On Velara III, Data and Geordi discover a microscopic creature responsible for the death of an engineer. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 14, 1988 Coming of Age Picard's performance record is closely scrutinized; Wesley struggles through the Starfleet Academy's tough entrance exam. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 21, 1988 Heart of Glory Lt. Worf's loyalty is put to the ultimate test when Klingon fugitives attack the Enterprise and attempt to recruit him. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 11, 1988 The Arsenal of Freedom Picard and the Away Team face deadly computerized weapons on the planet Minos as they investigate the disappearance of the USS Drake. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 18, 1988 Symbiosis Picard uncovers a deception when he comes between two worlds -- one hit by plague, the other holding the cure. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 25, 1988 Skin of Evil A senseless loss shakes the away-team during an encounter with a sadistic alien holding Troi captive. Details Episode 24 Aired May 2, 1988 We'll Always Have Paris An old love haunts Picard, as the away team races to repair a rip in the fabric of time caused by her scientist husband. Details Episode 25 Aired May 9, 1988 Conspiracy Spurred by reports of misdeeds in Starfleet's top echelon, Picard heads for Earth to uncover the truth. Details Episode 26 Aired May 16, 1988 The Neutral Zone As Picard negotiates with hostile Romulans, three people frozen since the 20th-century try to comprehend the 24th century. Details
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Season Info

Director
Cliff Bole, Paul Lynch, Joseph L. Scanlon, James L. Conway, Rob Bowman, Corey Allen, Robert Becker, Win Phelps
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Screenwriter
D.C. Fontana, Robert Lewin, Tracy Torme, Maurice Hurley, Hannah Louise Shearer, Richard Manning, Herbert Wright, Sandy Fries, Katharyn Powers, Gene Roddenberry, Hans Beimler
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 1987