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In 1987, some 20 years after the original series had ended, Star Trek: the Next Generation was launched into a decade renowned for its materialistic greed, but also for its hesitant steps towards a more unified world order. Creator Gene Roddenberry revised his vision of humanity's future accordingly, shifting the Trek timeline 80 years on and reinventing the new Starship Enterprise as an Ark-like exploration vessel full of families, schools, soothing recreational facilities and a maternally pacifying computer voice (Roddenberry's wife, Majel Barrett).
The Next Generation crew were not soldiers, but scientists and diplomats. Unlike the fiercely individualistic Captain Kirk, Patrick Stewart's patrician Captain Jean-Luc Picard was a model team leader: no matter how desperate the crisis, he ensured that everyone got to sit round the conference room table and talk it over. And in a true late-1980s touch, a key member of the Bridge crew was psychoanalyst Counsellor Troi, always on hand to discuss everyone's feelings. Even the slogan change to "Where no one has gone before" acknowledged that there's no "one" in a team. But for all its earnest political correctness and an over-reliance on "technobabble", good stories played by an appealing ensemble cast were at the heart of the show's success. --Paul Tonks
On the DVD: Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to DVD in a distinctively packaged seven-disc set. This is reproduced for all seven series, thus forming a handsome collection. The outer gunmetal grey case is plastic, and the discs themselves are held in a rather flimsy cardboard fold-out sleeve. Each disc has nicely done animated menus and audio/subtitle options for each episode--though no "play all" facility. Disc 7 also includes bonus features in the shape of informative cast and crew interviews (both new and from the launch of Season 1), subdivided into four chapters: "The Beginning", "Selected Crew Analysis", "The Making of a Legend" and "Memorable Missions". Picture is adequate 4:3 with good Dolby 5.1 showing off the innovative sound effects. --Mark Walker
Customer Reviews:
A must have.......2006-07-29
I know there are knockers with The Next Generation but if you are a trekkie, then it is just one of the things you have to have.
Not every episode is great, but it is still a must have and a bargain too at the price.
Star Trek The Next Generation Season 1.......2006-01-02
I recommend this too Fans of the TV show! as Most star trek fans like me will say that the first season of Star Trek The Next Generation was not the best but if you are a fan of the show you should buy this show. you will find that as you go through the show you will find that the episodes will get much more interesting!
Fun to go back to the beginning.......2005-04-01
Fun to go back to the beginning and see the pilot episode. particularly the ideas that were dropped imediately - Riker and Troi comunicating telepathically anyone? Also look out for some great 'bloopers' watch what Riker does when the computer gives him directions for example.
Great start the best star trek to a legend.......2005-03-02
Season 1 of the next generation was a great start to what would become a great series we now find that there is a Klingon in the form of LT Worf on the bridge because the federation and Klingon empire have made peace with each other and we also meet a vast amount of new aliens that have been encountered since Kirks period. It is now 75 years later and we meet an all new enterprise under the command of Captain Jon Luc Picard and it's crew just as they encounter their soon to be long time nemisis Q who would become a well loved baddie. Throughout the season we would encounter for the first time the ferengi and some new aliens well known in star trek today and of we would see the return of the romulans after a the enterprise bumps into them after a 53 year absence all in all a great start to something good.
The start of somthing good.......2004-06-10
With the original cast proving a huge hit on the big screen,gene roddenberry decided it was time to bring his creation back to the small screen with a new enterprise a new crew and a new 30 year mission "to go where no one has gone before".The result was Star Trek:The Next Genaration,and though year one is seen as the weakest season of next gen,it does have its moments such as "Skin Of Evil" and "Conspiracy".The worst episode of season 1 is justice mostly because they had the chance to kill wesley and they didn't!
Here is a list of all episodes from season one:
'Encounter at Farpoint'***
'The Naked Now'***
'Code of Honor'***
'The Last Outpost'**
'Where No One Has Gone Before'**
'Lonely Among Us'***
'Justice'*
'The Battle'***
'Hide and Q'****
'Haven'**
'The Big Goodbye'***
'Datalore'****
'Angle One'**
'11001001'***
'Too Short a Season'***
'When the Bough Breaks'**
'Home Soil'**
'Coming of Age'**
'Heart of Glory'***
'The Arsenal of Freedom'***
'Symbiosis'***
'Skin of Evil'****
'We'll Always Have Paris'***
'Conspiracy'*****
'The Neutral Zone'***
This is a great DVD box set with lots of extra features and impressive pakaging. And though this is far from the best season of next genaration i still recommend this to enyone who is a fan of the show.
Customer Reviews:
Happy trails to NexGen.......2004-05-13
Even if there hadn't been any advance announcements that the seventh season of NextGen was gonna be the last, you'd have been reasonably able to see the writing on the wall by simply watching the eppies that eventually led to the show's swan song. Delving further into the family lives of some of the crewmates was one indicator of the fat lady gettin' ready to belt out her tune. You have LaForge" attempting to rescue his mother from a "ghost ship" in 'Interface'. Worf clashes once again (for the first time on the show, however) with his human brother Nikolai in 'Homeward'. Counselor Troi reaches into the confines of her comatose mother's mind to discover a hidden family tragedy in 'Dark Page', which I found to be quite jarring, despite my less-than-friendly opinions about the Lwaxana Troi character.
Another harbinger was the shows that sought to bring closure to the series' various open ends. The most dramatic of the seventh season's "tie-'em-up" eppies is 'Attached', where an implanted mental link forces Jean-Luc and Dr. Crusher to reveal their previously-hidden romantic feelings for each other. Will the good captain and lovely ship's physician, shall we say, consummate these mutual feelings and desires before the closing credits start rolling? You're just gonna have to find out for yourself...
A few other good seventh-season shows (and a few silly ones as well) worth taking a look at:
- 'Lower Decks': a look at the lives of a few of the Enterprise's junior officers, one of whom must overcome her disgrace in the eyes of Captain Picard.
- 'Force of Nature': the eppie that established a "speed-limit" for all warp-drive vessels in the Alpha Quadrant.
- 'Pre-emptive Strike': The return of Ro as she infiltrates a cell of Maquis freedom fighters and finds her burgeoning sympathy for their cause conflicting with her sworn duties as a Starfleet officer.
- 'Genesis': Picard and Data race against the clock to reverse the de-evolution of their crewmates. Are they not men...?
- 'Parallels': After realizing he shifting through endless parallel realities, Worf struggles to find his way back to his own reality.
- 'All Good Things...': Saving the absolute best of the final season for last, the omnipotent super-entity Q throws his ultimate challenge at Picard, with the very existence of humanity at stake! If ever there was a perfect signoff for one of pop culture's greatest hits, this double-length show comes pretty close.
But, let's not forget the klinkers that sometimes made NextGen's final year a painful one to witness. 'Sub Rosa' takes a look at Beverly's family 'curse' in a cheesy dime-store romance novel kind of way. The two-part cliffhanger 'Gambit', an attempt to make Picard into more of an action-oriented captain in the spirit of Jim Kirk, didn't exactly get my adrenalin goin'. Especially pathetic was 'Journey's End', featuring the return of Wussley-- whoops, I mean Wesley Crusher as he finally discovers his true destiny as he decides to drop out of Starfleet Academy (YAY!) and learns to harness and control his 'travelling' powers (BOO!). And if that ain't bad enough, you'll be "treated" to Wil "Wussley" Wheaton pontificating on his character's evolution in disc 7's supplemental materials. As if any self-respecting NextGen geekoid actually cares...
Speakin' of the supplemental materials: If you're itchin' to watch sappy and way-too-self-congratulatory 'love-fest'-style interviews with the cast & crew, you'll likely enjoy the Special Features that are contained on platter number seven. Y'know, I really like these actors, producers, writers, etc. and all that, but for once I'd like to hear one of 'em say something even slightly denigrating about a fellow NextGen cast-/crew-mate. Wouldn't it be great if LeVar Burton made remark about Michael Dorn's lazy eye creepin' him out? Or Brent Spiner making cracks about Jonathan Frakes' penchant for striking an overly-dramatic pose right before a station break on every other episode? Then Frakes could counter by stating his annoyance with Spiner's incessant Jimmy Stewart impressions? Now, THAT would make for some truly interesting interviews! Hey, you don't want the old-school crew to have all the fun with their mutual enmity towards William Shatner now, do ya?
As I expected, the sound quality of each episode is really good, far better than their preceding VHS presentations. The subtle background sounds are more perceptible. I found the picture quality to be very sharp most of the time, and pretty good (but not perfect) the rest of the time. There are a few parts here and there that looked a bit grainy. There are a few scenes here and there that appear somewhat grainy, but I believe this is due more to the quality of the source material rather than that of the digital transfer.
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Customer Reviews:
Less than £50 a set!.......2003-11-19
I receieved my borg cube a few days ago and I finally have all the Star Trek series boxsets currently available. THe packaging itself leaves a bit to be desired as it doesn't match up to the quality of the individual box set packaging as the cube itself is made of cardboard and rather than being painted on, the borg cube pattern seems to be some sort of paper stuck on.
However, if you're anything like me you didn't buy the cube for it's packaging but for the opportunity to buy all seven seasons of the Next Generation (in much better individual packaging) for the fantastically low price that amazon are offering, it works out less than £50 a season!
Although Star Trek is shown on Sky regularly nothing beats being able to watch any episode you like and impress your friends and family with the way these sets look on your bookcase.
So buy it while you can and maybe follow my example of keeping the cube itself in the amazon box somewhere safe just in case it does become a real collectors item and enjoy your box sets!
Happy Trekking!
Great series, nice price, shame about the packaging.......2003-11-11
I don't have much to say about the contents of the box - if you're even contemplating buying this then you know what you can expect. Great series, one of my favourite of all time, and well worth £400+.
The problem? The rather "worth-less-than-£400" packaging containing the disks. OK, so the "plastic-metal" holders for each series is alright, average even, but there is NO excuse for placing them in such a flimsy cardboard box covered with easily rippable paper.I don't want this to be a totally negative review, but I can't help but feel that for £380 I deserve HINGES on the box rather than a rather gimpy folding box! I do admit though - what it contains is far more important than the packaging. 7 series of one of the finest sci-fi series ever made.....time for some popcorn methinks!
Resistance is futile!.......2003-11-03
0674 of 1000 arrived today. Early.
My office-mates watched wide eyed as I removed the Borg Cube from its packaging.
This has to be the best boxed set ever. There are not enough superlatives to describe it.
Having seen almost every episode, I am looking forward to watching them again, and filling in any blanks!
I see already there are cubes up for auction... Tsk. This is a collectors item, for geeks and trekkies to enjoy for years to come. Hordes of aliens could not part me from this collection!
The Borg Cube - Worth the money?.......2003-11-03
I know what you're thinking.
£340 is a lot of money. And you're right. But if, like me, you're a huge Star Trek TNG fan, and you don't own any or many of the series on DVD yet, I think you should certainly consider it.
I bought this collection because TNG is probably my favourite all-time TV series. I grew up with it and for ages I've been making poor recordings on video and lately dvd-r. I'd had enough. The fact that I didn't own any of it on proper dvd, and that this represented a saving on buying seperately, clinched the decision for me.
Basically, this is one of those things that is only worth it if you really are a big big fan. But you don't need me to keep telling you that so I'll get on with describing what arrived here today, which will hopefully give you any more information you need.
Keep the amazon box it ships in - it will protect it. The Borg box does not have the durability of the vessel it represents. It's printed cardboard and will damage easily if treated carelessly. It's not the greatest quality (I'd have at least expected a proper metal hinge for the lid) which is a shame but I don't think it's about to fall apart. The clock at least is well protected, and the collectors card was fine. By the way mine is number 134/1000 so if yours is too Paramount's been naughty! :)
There are seven plastic boxes for each series, each containing six discs, with four episodes on each. As far as I can tell they are exactly the same as the ones you buy individually.
I was a bit surprised to find the Series 2 sleeve was in German, a careless packaging error from someone who does Paramount's stuff. A couple of the series cases also have annoying little scratches due to cheaply painted plastic and Series 5 was missing shrink wrapping, though the dvd bundle inside was still sealed. Maybe it's just me, but I get the impression some of these plastic Series boxes have been doing the rounds a bit before being grouped together for one last sale. It doesn't bother me because I'm not that fussy about these things and I plan to keep the set forever, but I know some people are different and if you're going to do otherwise may I suggest you check all your boxes carefully and reject if they are not in good condition. At this price that is certainly your right, and Paramount should be doing better.
The discs themselves are brilliant. The menus are well-designed and the picture quality, especially on the earlier episodes, appears to be superior to that on the TV broadcasts.
As others have said I don't need to review the contents. If you're thinking of buying this you know what you're getting. I thought it more important to concentrate on the presentation, which is good, but not without niggles. I've just sat here and watched 'Contagion', and I wouldn't change my mind now. I'm still glad that this has finally come out as a single collection.
I know what you're thining again. If you want it, and can afford it; go for it!
What I've been waiting for!.......2003-10-30
I was just thinking about to buy all seasons of Star Trek TNG, and then I saw this box! I was price checking different shops and it seems like Amazon.co.uk is the only online shop who has this box.
As for me, who's in Sweden the total price for the 7 seasons would almost be the double (compared to this box). So this box is perfect! I made my pre-order today.
Customer Reviews:
NextGen, Year 2: pickin' up momentum.......2004-05-13
You know, it's just not fair. I plunked down just as many shekels for this NextGen box set as I did for the first one. Now that might not seem like much of a problem to most, but here's the messed-up part: this set contains only six DVDs, rather than its predecessor's total of seven . So why am I paying the same price for something that has less? Wouldn't it make more sense for me to pay six-sevenths as much? Of course, if that screenwriters' strike hadn't cut down NextGen's second-season eppie total, I wouldn't've had to worry about it in the first place...
...but enough griping, at least for the moment. Compared to the original series DVDs, the NextGen platters have more episodes per disc (four to Classic Trek's two), and the and the box set takes up about the same space as three standard-width snap cases. Which means the entire run of NextGen DVDs will take up about two-thirds as much space as the entire run of original series platters presently do. Of course, this makes me wonder why Paramount didn't give the classic show a similar treatment in the first place? After all, when it comes to collecting Star Trek on video, shelf space becomes an essential commodity. This is after all a franchise made up of five series, nine (soon to be ten) movies, and a cartoon show, with endless sequel & spin-off possibilities! With these facts staring a DVD-collecting UberTrekkie in the face, one can NEVER have too much shelf space, and... um... whoops, I did it again, didn't I? Sorry 'bout that. Gimme a mome to get back on track, okay? Thanks...
While not particularly exceptional, NextGen's second year was a fair improvement over the first in many respects. It displayed a potential that would eventually make it a worthy successor to its 23rd-century forebear. The follicular abilities of Riker & Picard went in opposite directions as our beloved overly-dramatic-pose-prone executive officer sprouted facial hair. Worf & LaForge receive new uniforms and new duties. Also noted here is Ten-Forward and the first poker games between the members of the bridge crew. Then there was THE big shake-up: Dr. Crusher was temporarily replaced by a somewhat McCoy-ish woman who wasn't too keen on the notion that Data might actually be more than a mere machine. Sadly, Dr. Crusher neglected to take her son Wussley-- whoops, I mean Wesley with her, much to the chagrin of most NextGen trekkies outside of the adolescent female demographic.
A few of the show's high points in Year Two:
Being a big fan of the Borg, I consider 'Q-Who' to be the best moment of the second season. In this show, Q introduces our star-hopping protagonists to the Borg-- and the rest is history. 'The Measure of a Man' is probably one of the best Data-showcase eppies ever made. In fact, a good portion of the second season was dedicated to the further character development of Starfleet's most valuable android: There's 'Elementary Dear Data', as he plays the part of Sherlock Holmes tracking down a self-aware holodeck creation of Prof. Moriarty. I found it to be a better-than average entry in the show's run of 'Holodeck Malfunction' eppies. In 'The Schizoid Man', Data's taken over by the consciousness of a dying cyberneticist. 'Pen Pals' has our beloved android making covert contact with an alien child on a dying world. Riker also gets some development in 'A Matter of Honor' and 'The Icarus Factor', both of which have a bit more action than the average NextGen eppie.
Then of course there's the shows I'll likely skip past when I host my next NextGen marathon:
Being a Wesley Crusher anti-fan (as any self-respecting NextGen Trekkie should be), viewing his first crush with a young lady who can morph into a weird furry wookiee-thing in 'The Dauphin' was almost unbearable. And although 'The Royale' is kinda fun to watch in a cheeseball way, it's definitely not one of the series' more able entries. To top things off, they saved the worst for last: the season finale 'Shades of Grey'. I prefer to call it 'Riker's Greatest Hits', since about half of the footage for this show was culled from the first two seasons, all of it featuring our beloved Number One's greatest moments of both blissful pleasure and hellish torture from the show's first two years.
As I expected, the sound quality of each episode is really good, far better than their preceding VHS presentations. The subtle background sounds are more perceptible. The picture quality, however, is not as consistently good as that of the First Season set. There are a few parts here and there that look a bit grainy. Of course, this may be due more to the quality of the source film than the digital transfer, but I couldn't tell you for sure one way or the other.
The extra features include several documentary featurettes, which cover pretty much what you'd expect from TV docs: behind-the-scenes looks, memories of the show's second year from both cast and crew, and other info. If nothing else, these featurettes are a good way to prep you for that trivia contest they'll be holding at the next convention that blows into town! I found the doc about the Star Trek archives- a vast collection of props, models, backdrops, and set pieces from all the shows and films- to be the most interesting of the lot.
And now, my biggest gripe about this set: Paramount decided to make the foldout disc holder out of cardboard, which means you'd better expect this storage unit to disintegrate faster than a Romulan hit by a full-power phaser beam after several NextGen marathons. Well, unless you have some duct tape ready that is.
'Late
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