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Season 5 – 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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Duncan Barrett Guardian In many ways, Darmok is the quintessential Star Trek episode: it's about cooperation, cross-cultural understanding and it embodies the utopian ethos that has always been at the heart of this seemingly bottomless franchise. Oct 3, 2017 Full Review Zack Handlen AV Club After an increasingly self-assured third season, TNG upped its game in impressive fashion with one of the best cliffhangers in the history of genre TV. Rated: B+ Oct 2, 2017 Full Review Chris Gardner The Post NZ It's full of great moments as Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Lt Cmdr Data (Brent Spiner) shanghai a Kilingon ship to go undercover on Romulas in a search for Spock. Oct 3, 2017 Full Review Juliette Harrisson Den of Geek The Inner Light, another of the series' top episodes, once again shows off Patrick Stewart's acting range. Oct 2, 2017 Full Review Michael Simpson SciFiNow It's a far cry from the current cinematic vision of the franchise, which puts spectacle before substance and gives characters little time to pause and reflect. Rated: 5/5 Oct 2, 2017 Full Review Jeremy Conrad IGN Movies Season Five of TNG is probably best described as the 'deep' season, due to some of the great stories that were told in this year Rated: 9/10 Oct 2, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Audience Member Hey! Writers of new Trek! Watch this! It will teach you about Star Trek. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Audience Member The most overrated Trek series in history, not a patch on TOS or the New DISCO. Some good episodes but way too much filler and plot hole weird episodes. Poor season Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I would argue that the next generation is one of the best syndicated television shows of all time and this is the best season of that show. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 1 of TNG didn't start off well but with someone like Sir. Patrick Stewart leading it could had never been bad, at least not back then (today, well it's a whole different era). Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Star trek is so popular Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Patrick Stewart

Capt. Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Cmdr. William Riker

LeVar Burton

Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Lt. Worf

Gates McFadden

Dr. Beverly Crusher

Marina Sirtis

Counselor Deanna Troi

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 1991 Redemption II Believing the Romulans are behind the Klingon civil war, Picard involves Starfleet; a Romulan commander reveals a startling relationship. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 1991 Darmok The Enterprise encounters a civilization which communicates only in metaphor; in an effort to foster understanding, their leader transports himself and Picard onto the surface of a planet where they are hunted by a beast. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 7, 1991 Ensign Ro A Starfleet admiral, unwittingly being used by outside forces, involves the Enterprise crew in a deadly conspiracy. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 1991 Silicon Avatar When the Crystalline Entity reappears, Picard and Data try to establish communication with it before it is destroyed by a vengeful scientist. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 21, 1991 Disaster A natural force damages the Enterprise, trapping Picard in a turbolift and forcing Troi to act as captain. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 1991 The Game A vacationing Wesley returns to the Enterprise to find the crew slowly becoming addicted to a new electronic mind game. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 1991 Unification I Picard and Data travel to Romulus to investigate an unauthorized mission undertaken by a legendary Federation representative -- Ambassador Spock. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 11, 1991 Unification II Spock proceeds with his quest for the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus even though he and Picard are suspicious of Romulan motives. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 18, 1991 A Matter of Time A man claiming to be from the future appears on the Enterprise bridge; Picard considers a risky plan to save a dying planet. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 6, 1992 New Ground Worf is faced with taking a more active part in his son's life; the Enterprise prepares to test a new propulsion method. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 27, 1992 Hero Worship A traumatized boy rescued from a wrecked ship is drawn to Data; Picard attempts to discover the cause of the vessel's destruction. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 3, 1992 Violations Troi, Riker and Dr. Crusher fall into unexplained comas while the Enterprise is transporting a group of telepathic historians. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 10, 1992 The Masterpiece Society The delicate stability of a genetically engineered society hangs in the balance when the Enterprise tries to prevent a planet's destruction. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 17, 1992 Conundrum Amnesia leaves the crew with the ability to run the ship but no memory of becoming involved in a war they find themselves fighting. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 24, 1992 Power Play Troi, Data and O'Brien are enveloped by a strange cloud that effects changes in their personalities and causes them to take over the ship. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 2, 1992 Ethics Dr. Crusher and a colleague disagree over an experimental operation for Worf, who is paralyzed after an accident and considering a Klingon suicide ritual. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 16, 1992 The Outcast Riker enters into a dangerous liaison with a member of the androgynous J'naii race, who considers herself to only have one gender, a crime in J'naii society. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 23, 1992 Cause and Effect The ship is trapped in a time warp that forces the crew to endlessly repeat the same experiences, and could ultimately lead to their destruction. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 30, 1992 The First Duty Wesley Crusher allows himself to become involved in a cover-up of a Starfleet Academy accident that cost the life of one of his friends. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 20, 1992 Cost of Living As the ship encounters mechanical problems, Lwaxana Troi takes Worf's son under her wing while she prepares for her wedding. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 27, 1992 The Perfect Mate Picard finds himself attracted to a beautiful woman being given as a gift to promote reconciliation between two warring systems. Details Episode 22 Aired May 4, 1992 Imaginary Friend While exploring a rare nebula around a neutron star, the Enterprise's safety is threatened by a little girl's imaginary playmate. Details Episode 23 Aired May 11, 1992 I, Borg An encounter with an injured adolescent Borg affords Picard the opportunity to remove the Borg threat forever. Details Episode 24 Aired May 18, 1992 The Next Phase Geordi and Ro disappear and are presumed dead after a transporting maneuver from a disabled Romulan science ship goes awry. Details Episode 25 Aired Jun 1, 1992 The Inner Light Picard awakens after being hit by a mysterious particle stream to find he is living another life on a strange planet. Details Episode 26 Aired Jun 15, 1992 Time's Arrow Data is transported back in time to 19th-century San Francisco, where he hopes to solve the mystery of his death. Details

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Season Info

Director
Winrich Kolbe, David Carson, Les Landau, Cliff Bole, Robert Scheerer, Gabrielle Beaumont, Paul Lynch, Jeri Taylor
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Michael Piller
Screenwriter
Michael Piller, Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, Peter Allan Fields, Barry M. Schkolnick, Morgan Gendel, Rene Balcer, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 1991