The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in. I think this was a particularly iconic season for tng as it. The movie was filmed during the hiatus between season 4 and 5. The first episode following the best of both worlds deals with picard and worfs family, and the second with data s. Worfs son alexander appears later in the season, as does tasha yar s sister, and the enterprise encounters an infant alien space entity. The future of a warring planet depends on a deaf mediator, who suddenly loses his ability to communicate. Loyalty and ethics clash when a paralyzed worf asks to help him commit suicide. The fifth season of the american science fiction television series star trek.
Season five had a bunch of really strong, really memorable episodes, but to my mind the best of them is cause and effect 5. Political analysis of star trek tos the omega glory by goingrampant. Darmok ensign ro silicon avatar disaster the game unification iii a matter of time new ground hero worship violations the masterpiece society conundrum power play ethics the outcast cause and effect the first duty cost of living the perfect mate. A freak accident causes picard to wake up in another mans body on the distant planet kataan. The extremely popular scifi seriess fifth season includes some classic episodes, including one in which capt.
As worf fights in the klingon civil war, captain picard and his crew must stop the romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory. I like them all, but something about tng makes it special, and season 5 has. In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in. The 5 best episodes from the fifth season of star trek.
Before lore can run risky experiments on geordi, troi and picard, the three seek a way to reboot datas ethical program that lore switched off to pull data to his side. Cast crew episodes list season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7 best of trek worst of trek. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Special features mission overview year five featuring highlights of the most memorable events occurring in season 5, including leonard nimoys guest appearance, the inner light episode and the return of denise crosby. Enterprised on their own mission to go where no one has gone before. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship. Picard and wesley crusher when picard confronts the cadet. It continues to depict the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors as they deal with the some. Season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7. In this episode, riker falls in love with soren, a member of an androgynous race which finds gender specificity unacceptable. The next generation season 5 region a1 bluray cover art.
On a diplomatic mission, worf, troi and the captain deal with three aliens who explore foreign concepts with extreme, singular. Ferengi machinations unleash a diplomatic gift aboard the enterprise the rare, empathic perfect mate, ready to bond with any male around her. Principal photography took place from may 9 to november 11, 2005. Set almost 100 years after captain kirks fiveyear mission, a new generation of starfleet officers set off in the u. The episode was written by freelance writer morgan gendel based on his original pitch. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Once he gets his bearings, picard learns that he has assumed the identity of kamin, a citizen. In this predicament, a scientist wants to remove, disassemble, and possibly mass produce data. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. The premiere episode resolves the cliffhanger from the previous season, revealing the mysterious romulan commander to be the. Nov 30, 2015 14 videos play all the best and worst star trek.
Both storylines were introduced in tng season 3s sins of the father. Plus, one of the alltime best episodes of tng ever occurred in this season im sure you know which. The seventh and final season of the american science fiction television series star trek. And, if you count every single episode of voyager in which formerborg seven of nine jeri ryan appears, thats 100 episodes right there. However, picard doesnt want to risk one of his best officers and doesnt think its fair to force data to. The third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Check out our star trek tng season 5 top 10 episodes. Forget going back to a period of earths history to hang out with mark twain. This season includes the first occurrence within the next generation of a twopart episode in midseason, unification i. The next generation commenced airing in canada on 19 september 2005, concluded on 20 march 2006 and contains nineteen episodes. Obviously this was my favorite show as a kid, but over the years i didnt watch much and i always assumed a big part of what i liked was just nostalgia, and that maybe i ascribed a little more worth than it deserved. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on november 21, 1988, and concluded on july 17, 1989, after airing 22 episodes. Season 5 is one of my very favorite seasons so many excellent episodes to choose from. Picard offers to help a starfleet investigation as to what happened, and begins to suspect they are hiding something.
The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 20, 1993, and concluded on may 23, 1994, after airing 26 episodes. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 25, 1989 and concluded on june 18, 1990 after airing 26 episodes. Picard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set. Produced at paramount pictures, it aired in firstrun syndication, by viacom in the us, from. So thats possibly a total of 32 episodes or 108 borg episodes and 1. Darmok, unification, ensign ro, silicon avatar, disaster, power play, cause and effect and of course, inner light. Redemption, part ii with civil war having broken out in the klingon empire, worf fights on gowrons side against the duras family while the enterprise investigates the possibility of romulan interference in the conflict. I like them all, but something about tng makes it special, and season 5 has some of the best and most unforgettable episodes, including darmok, ensign ro, ethics, the first duty the scene between capt. Picard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set of circumstances. Ex astris scientia the next generation tng season 5. The next generation the complete season five was a dvd release containing all of the episodes which were broadcast during the series fifth season. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 23, 1991, and concluded on june 15, 1992, after airing 26 episodes.
Q featured in two episodes in the following season, true q and tapestry. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Wil wheaton starred as wesley crusher in seasons 14, returning for guest appearances in seasons 5 and 7. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. Being so busy might explain why some of the episodes like sub rosa masks and dark page didnt hit home.
Along with season 4, season 5 was the apex of tng and comprised some of the best dramatic episodes of trekdom, such as the first duty and the inner light. Wesley crusher returns to the enterprise on vacation from the academy only to discover a mysterious alien game infiltrating and controlling the crew. The first season of the american television science fiction series star trek. Worfs discommendation is a major theme in family and the drumhead, while his. The 5 best episodes from the sixth season of star trek. Darmok ensign ro silicon avatar disaster the game unification iii a matter of time new ground hero worship violations the masterpiece society conundrum power play ethics the outcast cause and effect the first duty cost of living the perfect mate imaginary friend i, borg the next phase the inner. Tng season 5 tng season five is so good its ridiculous. The extremely popular scifi seriess fifth season includes some classic episodes. Best of both worlds and the followup after that with worfs parents and picard visiting earth, also by extension the episode where we are introduced to the borg by q. The season premiere, the child, aired initially in late november 1988 and the script was adapted from one of the scripts for the aborted star trek. The next generation is a canadian serial teen drama television series.
Oct 12, 2012 plus, one of the alltime best episodes of tng ever occurred in this season im sure you know which. Garnering even more impressive ratings than the previous season, this is the most successful season of the degrassi franchise. Tng episodes the pensky file deforest kelley tours star trek. Like its predecessors, it was created by gene roddenberry. The next generation depicted the 20052006 school year. Though tng had some rocky episodes early on, one of the first truly great episodes came in season 2s measure of a man. Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a wellknown member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain. The lives of the crew are in trois hands when a natural disaster forces her to take over as captain of the seriously damaged enterprise. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 28, 1987, and concluded on may 16, 1988, after 26 episodes were broadcast. For my money, if you chop off the premiere and the finale, season 5 was probably the best season of tng. It continues to depict the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors as they deal. The next generation, often abbreviated to tng, is the third star trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century.
The next generation the complete season five was a dvd release containing all of the episodes which were broadcast during the series fifth. Due to the writers guild of america strike in 1988, season 2 only contained 22 episodes, rather than the usual 26 episodes. The outcast s05, e17 is the 117th episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. My problem is i dont know whats in season 5 since its been two decades. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship enterprised. The borg appear in six episodes of the next generation, one episode of deep space nine, one episode of enterprise, the film star trek. Though it had a few bigtime stinkers, the great episodes were really great and even the middling ones werent too bad. Tng episodes the pensky file star trek voyager battle with malon freighter night duration. The inner light is the 125th episode overall and the 25th episode of the fifth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Wesley crushers team has an accident at starfleet academy. Once tng ramps up, starting with season 3, it is the best of all the star trek series. All good things must come to an end, and the next generation ended with this season while simultaneously prepping to make star trek generations.
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