25 Days of TNG, Day 1: An Introduction
In 1987, my dad came home with the VHS tape of Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, which we'd seen in theaters the previous fall. Attached to the beginning was a trailer for a new version of the show called...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 2: Episode Review —“Encounter at Farpoint”
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her continuing mission: to explore strange, new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 3: The Best and Worst of Season 1
Given how underwhelming most of the first ten episodes of TNG were, it's a wonder the show didn't get cancelled. Had it aired last year (instead of 25 years ago), it wouldn't even have gotten past...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 4: Meet the New Ship, Not the Same as the Old Ship, Part 1
One thing that we as Star Trek fans had to deal with was the idea that there was going to be an entirely new Enterprise on our screens. While the pause between the Original Series and the first film...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 5: Meet the New Ship, Not the Same as the Old Ship, Part 2
Although the bridge was pretty important, there were two other equally-well-used rooms on Deck One. Oddly, neither was the bathroom.The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 5: Meet the New Ship, Not the Same as...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 6: The Best and Worst of Season 2
Season Two is generally considered to be the worst of all the TNG seasons, and with good reason: there were some truly atrocious episodes. Of course, the Borg were introduced in Season Two, so it can't...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 7: The 10 Best Recurring Characters
While Star Trek: TNG had a strong core cast, sometimes it was guest stars and recurring characters that made certain episodes work. With that in mind, here are the ten that I consider the "best".The...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 8: The Best and Worst of Season 3
After the debacle that was Season Two (and the writer's strike), it really amazed me just how strong TNG came back with the third season. Though Five is probably my favorite, Three is a close...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 9: In Their Own Words
In 25 years, the stars of TNG have provided a lot of memorable quotes -- both on the show and off. Let's take a look at a sampling.The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 9: In Their Own Words appeared first on...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 10: The Best and Worst of Season 4
Season Four had some pretty high-concept, hard-hitting episodes. It also introduced a war that apparently everyone in the Trek universe either missed, ignored, or forgot about. And it sent Wesley off...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 11: Anachronisms and the Stifling of Creativity
Because of the changing nature of pop culture and fashion, it's very difficult to include contemporary references in fiction. Some people do it very well, some people epic fail, and some, like TNG,...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 12: The Best and Worst of Season 5
For my money, if you chop off the premiere and the finale, Season 5 was probably the best season of TNG. Though it had a few big-time stinkers, the great episodes were really great and even the...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 13: 10 Things That Don’t Hold Up
Though TNG was substantially more advanced than TOS, there were still technological advancements coming that have since made TNG into a bit of a dinosaur. What doesn't hold up, 25 years later?The post...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 14: The Best and Worst of Season 6
The sixth season was sort of weird. There were a lot of iffy episodes, and several that I just didn't like (and couldn't tell you why). But it did have my favorite Riker episode of all time.The post 25...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 15: The 10 Worst Tie-In Novels
I've been reading the TNG tie-in novels since they were first released. Unfortunately, there have been some real stinkers over the years. Here are ten of them.The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 15: The 10...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 16: The 10 Best Tie-In Novels
Now that I've given you my list of the 10 worst tie-ins, how about I go in the other direction? Is your favorite TNG tie-in on my top-ten list?The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 16: The 10 Best Tie-In Novels...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 17: The Best and Worst of Season 7
I'm not sure when exactly we knew that the seventh season of TNG was going to be the final one, but as far as final seasons go, it didn't really blow me away. Compared to other final seasons, it was...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 18: The Best and Worst of the TNG Films
Following the TNG season finale, I think it was already known that a film was in the offing. At least one. Turns out we got four, all of which you've probably seen, and most of which have both good and...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 19: The Relaunch
Even though Star Trek canon says that, after Nemesis, there was no more official Trek until Spock attempted to save Romulus, I think we all knew the intellectual property was too valuable to just be...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 20: 11 Lost “Best” Episodes
When you write a series of 25 posts in non-chronological order, you sometimes find artifacts -- things you meant to write, or meant to make note of, that just got lost in the shuffle. This list of...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 21: The Bottom 25 Episodes, Part 1
It's pretty easy to just say "oh, yeah, that episode was terrible"... but how bad was it compared to others? Was it just that opportunities were missed, or was it truly a cluster of massive...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 22: The Bottom 25 Episodes, Part 2
What could be worse than the 15 episodes on yesterday's list? I'll give you a hint: seasons two and seven are heavily featured today.The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 22: The Bottom 25 Episodes, Part 2...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 23: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 1
I'm sure that, sometime in the past 18 years, you've read a "top 25 TNG episodes" list. Well, here's another one, with my scintillating (for certain values of scintillating) commentary.The post 25 Days...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 24: The Top 25 Episodes, Part 2
And now, my top ten (or perhaps eleven) TNG episodes. I'm sure you'll find some you expect... but you'll also find some you won't, and I hope you're surprised. In a good way.The post 25 Days of TNG,...
View Article25 Days of TNG, Day 25: Where Do We Go From Here?
How do I conclude 25 articles about Star Trek: the Next Generation? How about by giving you some new TNG-related media you might not have thought to enjoy?The post 25 Days of TNG, Day 25: Where Do We...
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