Essential Star Trek The Next Generation
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- 1987–19941h 32mTV-PG6.9 (7.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorCorey AllenStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe crew of the Enterprise is infected with a virus that causes them to behave as though they were intoxicated.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.5 (4.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonEveryone accurately pegs a visiting propulsion scientist as a charlatan, but only Wesley Crusher recognizes his alien assistant as the real deal.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonBeware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise visits the planet where Data was created and discovers another android like him, but when he's assembled, he's not exactly like him.
- DirectorMichael VejarStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard finds himself facing a strenuous test of his loyalty to Starfleet, one which the other members of the crew are struggling to cope with, whilst Wesley faces an equally challenging entrance exam at Starfleet Academy.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCounselor Troi is held captive on a deserted planet by a slick, black, oily, sentient and immortal puddle of evil.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter diverting to a secret meeting with an old friend and some of Starfleet's finest commanders, Picard finds the Horatio blown to bits just hours after the meeting and he returns the Enterprise to Earth looking for answers.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.4 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorJames L. ConwayStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile assigned to investigate missing outposts in the Neutral Zone, the Enterprise revives three cryogenically frozen people found aboard a wayward derelict Earth vessel.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG8.1 (4.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAn attempt to provide Data with a challenging Sherlock Holmes holodeck program backfires when its Professor Moriarty character accidentally becomes self-aware.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG6.9 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA dying anti-social scientist unintentionally comes upon the perfect vessel in which to preserve his intellect and arrogant personality - Data.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.1 (4K)TV EpisodeDirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonUnder an Officers Exchange Program, Riker serves aboard a Klingon ship, whose aging captain seeks an unwarranted bloody retaliation for suspected Enterprise treachery.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG9.1 (6.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen Data resigns his commission rather than be dismantled for examination by an inadequately skilled scientist, a formal hearing is convened to determine whether Data is considered property without rights or is a sentient being.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonEncountering the superior technology of a very ancient race creates system malfunctions for a doomed Federation starship, for the Enterprise, and for an eavesdropping Romulan warbird.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise comes across its own shuttlecraft adrift in space - a duplicate - with an unconscious duplicate Capt. Picard inside.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG6.2 (3.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert IscoveStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonRiker's delight at being offered a command of the USS Ares turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father; Worf's behavior leads Wesley to delve into Klingon tradition.
- DirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonData befriends an alien girl in distress, breaking the Prime Directive, while Wesley commands his first team.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonQ tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf intimately.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.4 (3.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter 111 years of silence, an extremely litigious alien race asserts its agreed upon right to wipe out a Federation colony in its territory.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.0 (4.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert WiemerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise triggers an ancient yet effective trap left by an extinct race, with a perfectly preserved derelict ship serving as cheese for Picard.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonLa Forge gets left behind on a storm-plagued planet when the rest of his team encounters a Romulan warrior.
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen a Romulan officer defects to the Federation with a warning of a impending invasion, Capt. Picard struggles to decide if he is to be believed.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonInvestigating a planet applying for membership into the Federation, the crew of the Enterprise finds a group of inhabitants who used to be soldiers, but now fight for their very existence.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG6.8 (3.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile visiting a planet under civil war, Dr. Crusher is taken hostage by an opposing faction of the planet's ruling government.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonMuch to Picard's displeasure, Q reappears on the Enterprise, claiming to have been ejected from the Q Continuum, and therefore, lost his powers.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG9.2 (6.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter returning from a cybernetics conference to the Enterprise, Data creates his own "child," much to the chagrin of his captain, and without regards to the ramifications with Starfleet.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.2 (3.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA Klingon commander comes aboard the Enterprise in an officer exchange program initiated by Starfleet, much to the chagrin of the crew.
- DirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard is kidnapped and held with three different aliens and meanwhile replaced with a replica as impostor captain.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.7 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA shy member of the "Enterprise" crew becomes addicted to the holodeck, where relationships are easier than in real life, when his knowledge is needed in engineering.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonLegendary Federation ambassador Sarek visits the Enterprise to conclude peace talks with a race called the Legarans. His arrival is accompanied with a rash of unusual emotional outbursts among the crew.
- DirectorRobert LegatoStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen Deanna's mother spurns advances made by a Ferengi Daimon, he takes it upon himself to kidnap the two of them, along with Commander Riker and steal them away aboard his ship.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG9.3 (5.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonResponding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG9.2 (5.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonHaving absorbed Captain Picard and his knowledge, the Borg head for Earth, leaving Riker and the Enterprise desperate for an unanticipated way to defeat them.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter defeating the Borg, the crew of the Enterprise experiences shore leave in various ways. Captain Picard's return to his family's vineyard in France has some extraordinary repercussions.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter an accident aboard the Enterprise leaves one of its children in grave danger, Data commandeers the Enterprise, driven to take the ship to an unknown origin, where an interesting figure awaits.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen the leader of the Klingon High Council dies, Picard finds himself in the middle of the struggle for the now-vacant position. Meanwhile, Worf reunites with a past love, only to find he now has a son.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.7 (3.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonRiker awakens sixteen years after an away mission where he contracted a disease which destroyed his memory back to the point of infection - or so he's told.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonBefore leaving for Starfleet Academy, Wesley Crusher accompanies Captain Picard on a dangerous mission.
- DirectorRobert WiemerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonData tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.
- DirectorChip ChalmersStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander's claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonDisguised as an alien prior to First Contact, Will's life becomes imperiled when incurred injuries reveal his foreign internal structure to a xenophobic alien population.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.0 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAs Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA retired admiral boards the Enterprise in an effort to determine the actions aboard the ship surrounding an act of sabotage and possible treason.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCounselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.7 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid LivingstonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonGeordi is brainwashed by the Romulans to start a war between the Klingons and the Federation.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonBoth Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAs Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
- DirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set of circumstances.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCaptain Picard foils a plot against the Bajorans with his new Bajoran officer, Ensign Ro.
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCollision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard and Data follow Spock into Romulan space on a dangerous mission.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.3 (3.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn Romulus, Picard finds Spock, as well as an underground peace movement, a double agent, a bold ulterior motive against the Federation, and a familiar adversary.
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonGeordi can barely curtail his enthusiasm at being able to test out a new theory of transportation, as Worf's mother boards the Enterprise with his son and news that Worf's Earthly parents can no longer care for him.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG6.7 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWorking together to prevent the annihilation of a perfectly balanced, isolated society (with no contingency for outside visitors) may, in fact, destroy it.
- DirectorChip ChalmersStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter an accident that leaves him no longer able to walk, Worf asks Riker to help him commit suicide.
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile aiding an androgynous race who lost a couple of members in an unmapped region of space, Riker falls for one of them, which can lead to trouble if detected, since the alien race does not endorse gender specificity.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG8.9 (4.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise gets caught in a time loop which always has one result: total destruction of the ship, itself.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.8 (3.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul LynchStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWesley Crusher's team has an accident at Starfleet Academy. Picard offers to help a Starfleet investigation as to what happened, and begins to suspect they are hiding something.
- DirectorRobert LedermanStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise finds a lone Borg drone, separated from the collective, and brings him aboard. The drone begins to reassert his individuality, but his presence causes differing levels of fear and sympathy from various crew members.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG9.4 (8.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter LauritsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCaptain Picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from Earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited Earth in the late 1800s.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.2 (3.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCaptain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.
- DirectorAlexander SingerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe Enterprise stumbles upon a Dyson sphere, with a ship crashed on the outer surface. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old Enterprise, Montgomery Scott, locked in the transporter cycle.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.3 (3.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard is replaced as captain of the Enterprise so he, Lt. Worf and Dr. Crusher go on a top-secret mission into Cardassian space. Meanwhile, his replacement, Captain Jellico, meets his new command with some resistance from the crew.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.9 (4K)TV EpisodeDirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG8.5 (3.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlexander SingerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonLt. Barclay mistakenly awakes Moriarty in the forgotten holodeck program, who then makes his demands clear and unforgettable.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.9 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonDeanna awakes to find herself altered to look like a Romulan, immediately unaware she's involved in a cat-and-mouse game as a member of their intelligence agency.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen Captain Picard's artificial heart fails, he is offered the rare opportunity to go back in time and set right the mistake that led to his demise.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.5 (3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile visiting Deep Space 9, a Yridian tells Worf his father lives, and a discharge from an alien device puts Data in a dream state where he meets his own father.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.3 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorDan CurryStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonIn seeking his father, Worf discovers a prisoner-of-war camp that has evolved into a Klingon/Romulan haven - an Eden where Worf becomes their serpent.
- DirectorCliff BoleStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhen the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonThe crew of the Enterprise must race against various rival powers to uncover an archaeological secret that explains the predominance of humanoid life forms in the galaxy.
- DirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonDuring Worf's crisis of faith on Boreth, Kahless the Unforgettable makes his promised legendary return, but Klingon leader Gowron challenges his authenticity.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.5 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorLeVar BurtonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonRiker's exact duplicate is discovered on Nervala IV. His first order of business: resume his relationship with Deanna. Second order: obey orders from his superior - himself.
- DirectorAdam NimoyStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAboard a shuttlecraft and en route back to the Enterprise, Picard, LaForge, Data, and Troi find themselves trapped in a time trap of some sort, where the Enterprise is being taken over by Romulans, and the ship, itself, on a course of destruction.
- DirectorAlexander SingerStarsJohn NevilleJim NortonNatalija NogulichAfter an encounter with the Borg, Data feels his first emotion when he gets angry with the Borg. Data then tries to find ways to recreate the situation in order to feel emotions again, whilst the Enterprise investigates the Borg activity, and are bewildered as to why they feel emotions too.
- 1987–199446mTV-PG7.7 (3.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlexander SingerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonBefore Lore can run risky experiments on Geordi, Troi and Picard, the three seek a way to re-boot Data's ethical program that Lore switched off to pull Data to his side.
- DirectorPeter LauritsonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonWhile investigating the apparent death of Capt. Picard, Riker is abducted by a group of intergalactic archaeological thieves, only to find Picard has apparently joined their ranks.
- DirectorAlexander SingerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonRiker and Picard must find out why this intergalactic gang is looting archaeological sites.
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn Federation planet Atrea IV, Data encounters the former wife of his creator Noonian Soong who claims to be his "mother".
- DirectorRobert WiemerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonOn his return from a bat'leth competition in the Klingon Empire, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the changes.
- DirectorLeVar BurtonStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonRiker finds out his former commander from the starship Pegasus has orders that entail more than what is revealed to Picard, who thinks the Enterprise is en route to recover the lost ship. And Riker is ordered to secrecy.
- DirectorAlexander SingerStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonIn an attempt to preserve a race of people on a planet being bombarded by storms that would kill them, Worf's foster brother violates the Prime Directive, leaving the Enterprise crew in a difficult position.
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonA mission of the Enterprise is seen through the eyes of some junior officers who are up for promotions, as questions of duty and honor arise among some of them, such as a Bajoran whom Worf has designated to be promoted to operations.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonAfter the Federation grants access by the Cardassians to a planet already inhabited by Native Americans, Picard has the daunting task of relocating them.
- DirectorJonathan WestStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonIn an effort to help him accept his Klingon heritage, Worf and his son, Alexander, attend an ancient Klingon ceremony.
- DirectorLes LandauStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonPicard races the Ferengi in an effort to track down the son he never knew he had.
- 1987–199445mTV-PG7.9 (2.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorPatrick StewartStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonFollowing her return from Advanced Tactical Training, Bajoran Ro Laren is sent to infiltrate the Maquis and finds herself torn between her loyalty to Picard and Starfleet, and her sympathy with the Maquis fighting "the good fight".
- 1987–19941h 45mTV-PG9.1 (9.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorWinrich KolbeStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesLeVar BurtonCapt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.