The next generation goes way off template with shore leaveparental visit episode, family. And its why i think this is an absolute high point of tng and one of the best episodes they ever did. The next generation in honor of the 25th anniversary of the series finale. You have a lot of great episodes, many of them revolving around family themes. Paramount yes, picards family really has had a vineyard all along. During his seven seasons, he directed several episodes and went on. How much do you know about captain picard and company. I appreciated greatly that the life lessons and allegories continued. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Voyager often gets criticized for its episodes feeling like they could easily be done on star trek.
Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. They used me to kill and to destroy and i couldnt stop. After defeating the borg, the crew of the enterprise experiences shore leave in various ways. The next generation, which ran from 1987 to 1994 in firstrun syndication. The next generation new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. The final shot shows picards nephew dreaming under the stars. Family is a necessary episode, as we all needed a breather after last week. Characters are ordered alphabetically by family name, and only characters who played a significant recurring role in the series are listed. The next generation seemed like the year of family.
After quickly resolving the breathtaking cliffhanger of the best of both worlds, the show took pains to show some of what the federation was fighting for. Superficially, this episode gives us a lot of familiar feelings, but underneath all of that is a brilliant philosophical inversion of countless episodes of star trek. Kirks 5year 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. The next generation was closing out its third season, and it. The star trek trademarks and logos are owned by cbs studios inc. Star trek tng youtube honest trailers s9 e17 honest trailers star trek. Moore directed by les landauseason 4, episode 2 production episode 40274178 original air date. In fact, ds9 became and remains my favorite series of. Family is the second episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. After defeating the borg, the crew of the enterprise experiences. Picard and his crew on adventures to strange new worlds and brings them facetoface with the frightfully powerful borg.
The next generation tng without talking about data. Set almost 100 years after captain kirks fiveyear mission, a new generation of starfleet officers set off in the u. Season 2 season 1 season 6 season 7 season 4 season 3 season 5. I cant help but watch this episode with generations in mind, and it becomes a little bit heartbreaking knowing that rene will never grow up and join starfleet, that this family has been destroyed. These are the episodes that defined the series and made it stand on its own as a great television series. As deep space nine and voyager debuted and the next generation soared off to the big screen, my allegiance to star trek remained deep. The house itself was a private residence in encino. The next generation were the pinnacle of the series. This website is intended for personal use only, under fair use principles of united states law. As picard season 1 approaches the threshold of its final few episodes, the show has made it clear that going into the finale, were in classic star trek adventure territory.
The first star trek spinoff, starring patrick stewart as picard, won 17 emmys across seven seasons. This is, of course, a sequel series to the beloved star trek sequel series star trek. This is a list of characters from the science fiction television series star trek. While the enterprise undergoes repairs on earth, crew members reunite with families and picard comes face to face with his jealous brother. Picard is a series that makes its characters work for that optimism. Star trek the next generation s04e01 the best of both worlds part 2. Discovery cast is also keeping in touch using group video chats, but star anthony rapp is still a bit restless at home. With patrick stewart, brent spiner, jonathan frakes, levar burton. The hollywood reporter compiles the 25 best installments of star trek. Star trek the next generation s02e16 q who video dailymotion. The next generation tng was a starstudded success for this space franchise. In one of the possible futures of all good things hes working on a vineyard, and in star trek. Its also a remarkable episode, thoughtful, a little sad, but in the end full of hope. Captain picard takes leave on earth and visits his family while recovering from his.
Its also a fascinating parallel to another brent spiner arc. Track star trek new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Family the next generation, season 4, episode 2 and star trek. The next generation was a series that believed optimism was a given for all its characters, then star trek. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. Although this episode aired as the second episode of the season, it was actually filmed fourth, after suddenly human and brothers. Episode in brief star trek tng 4x02 family youtube.