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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

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DVD Special Features:

Seven-disc box set. Full season 26 episodes. One hour of unique extras. The Launch
Gene Roddenberry's vision for Next Gen; Building a new Enterprise; The cast's reactions to being part of the "Star Trek" legend; writing new characters and aliens; Designing the new ships and props.

The Cast
First season cast members talk about their roles, their acting backgrounds and of the "Star Trek" legacy; Fascinating "Before and After" look comparing comments of the cast from launch of series with comments of the cast seven years later.

Production
Production staff members discuss making of new series; Uncover how the beaming effect is achieved; Watch Worf's make-up process

Season 1 Highlights
Cast and crew discuss specific episodes; Denise Crosby on leaving trhe series; Armin Simmerman on playing one of the first Ferengi; Jonathan Frakes on going all "gooey" in the mud slick; Patrick Stewart relates humorous stories about Frakes; Dan Curry explains how he made a futuristic weapon out of a plastic pantyhose container; and more...

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   75 of 78 people found the following review helpful: It's been a long time coming but it's been worth it, 3 Mar 2002 By  Colin Neal (Reading, Berkshire. England United Kingdom) - See all my reviews    Paramount seem to have listened, planned and are going about releasing quality DVD box sets with extras. One season is planned for release every 2 months The great news is that the picture has been remastered and the sound remixed into Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. 4 new documentaries have been created for this release lasting for an hour. Presentationally the box sets form a neat library of 7 packs when placed alongside each other. A booklet is also included per box. Season 1 of The Next Generation has only a few outstanding stories. The rest (looking like they are from the eighties) tend to spend too much time on supporting characters such as Wesley Crusher. Fortunately Patrick Stewart does such a superb job of leading the cast, the weaker stories can be forgiven for the most part. An excellent release with the entire 7 seasons on the way. Fingers crossed for Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise releases soon! Episode List: 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 Angel 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  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: A must have, 29 Jul 2006 By  zztopbanana (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews    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.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   17 of 19 people found the following review helpful: Season One: To Boldly (and Painfully) Go, 3 Mar 2002 By  borg.cube@virgin.net (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews Almost fifteen years after its striking debut, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has become the stuff of legend - even if success didn't come overnight. While TNG's latter seasons are revered by millions the world over, its first two seasons were dogged with problems and are looked backed upon with embarrassment and nostalgia in equal measure. Not only was the production crew defining an entire 24th century for the first time, but writers came and went like there was no tomorrow (additionally, towards the close of the first season, the notorious Writers' Guild strike of 1988 stunted production yet further). So it was that many early episodes ran at a sedate pace, featured questionable acting and lacked any tangible characterisation. Fortunately, despite their shaky on-screen realisations, each and every season one episode was backed by a story filled with good intent. Be it the rousing maiden voyage of the Enterprise-D in "Encounter at Farpoint" in which Q places humanity on trial for overstepping its bounds, the provocative "Justice" in which Wesley is sentenced to death for a minor infraction, the light-hearted romp of "The Big Goodbye" with Picard trapped in a virtual 40's America, or the dark and eerie "Conspiracy" in which Starfleet is shaken to its roots by a sinister alien force, TNG's first season delivers top-grade entertainment again and again. Laugh if you will and shudder if you must (if not for the reasons above then for the sorely dated visual effects and production values), but when rewatching TNG, let the fine stories of season one engage your mind like no other show can. Only by snapping up the "Complete Series 1" collection at the earliest opportunity can you call yourself a true fan of TNG. As Picard would say, make it so!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?