Star Trek: The Next Generation: Difference between revisions

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Although much of the show shared the premise of the Original Series, there were also well-placed [[Story Arc|Story Arcs]]: the omnipotent [[Trickster]] character of Q would show up to put [[Humanity on Trial]] (becoming a [[Book End]] storyline [[Patrick Stewart Speech|epitomizing the series]]) or to amuse himself at the expense of others; redefining the Klingons as being [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Guys]] instead of the original "black hats"; various encounters with the hive-mind, cybernetic Borg (creating what is regarded as the pinnacle episode for the series and even the ''franchise'', "The Best of Both Worlds"); several episodes with [[Creator's Pet|Wesley]] that [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|developed his character]]; and [[Breakout Character|defining moments]] for several of the main cast and [[Ascended Extra|the odd minor character]], in addition to plenty of development for [[Friend or Foe|the Romulans, the Vulcans, the Cardassians and the Ferengi]].

The series formed the basis of the seventh through tenth Star Trek films: ''[[Star Trek Generations|Generations]]'' (1994), ''[[Star Trek: First Contact|First Contact]]'' (1996), ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Insurrection]]'' (1998) and ''[[Star Trek Nemesis|Nemesis]]'' (2002). The success led to an expansion of the franchise and is single-handedly responsible for the creation of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. Though fans will usually agree that the quality of the episodes varies wildly, the best make for compelling and thought-provoking viewing.

The series formed the basis of the seventh through tenth Star Trek films: ''[[Star Trek Generations|Generations]]'' (1994), ''[[Star Trek: First Contact|First Contact]]'' (1996), ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Insurrection]]'' (1998) and ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis|Nemesis]]'' (2002). The success led to an expansion of the franchise and is single-handedly responsible for the creation of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. Though fans will usually agree that the quality of the episodes varies wildly, the best make for compelling and thought-provoking viewing.

See also the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Relaunch]], a series of novels that follow the characters after the events of ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'', as well as setting the direction for the [[Star Trek Expanded Universe]] in terms of the original continuity (as opposed to the [[Star Trek (film)|latest film]], which is an [[Alternate Timeline]]).

See also the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Relaunch]], a series of novels that follow the characters after the events of ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'', as well as setting the direction for the [[Star Trek Expanded Universe]] in terms of the original continuity (as opposed to the [[Star Trek (film)|latest film]], which is an [[Alternate Timeline]]).

It now has a tool for gathering and voting for the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Best Episode(s)]

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** Also the anomaly universe in "All Good Things".

*** Then hundreds of the damn things in "Parallels."

* [[~~Always Chaotic~~ Evil]]: Ferengi, Cardasians, and Borg. For the most part, the Romulans as well.

* [[Exclusively Evil]]: Ferengi, Cardasians, and Borg. For the most part, the Romulans as well.

* [[All Cavemen Were Neanderthals]]: [[Downplayed]] in ''Genesis''. Sometimes they were spiders!

* [[Amnesia Danger]]: "{{spoiler|Conundrum}}".

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* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: "Conundrum", "Clues".

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: "Man of the People".

* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Recap/S1 E2 The Naked Now|The Naked Now]]".

* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation/Recap/S1/E02 The Naked Now|The Naked Now]]".

* [[Low Culture, High Tech]]: The Pakleds.

* [[Lower Deck Episode]]: "Lower Decks".

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* [[Alternate Universe]]

* [[Alternative Number System]]: The [[Meaningful Name|Binars]] use base 2.

* [[~~Always Chaotic~~ Evil]]: The Borg Collective. They try to assimilate the entire rest of the universe into their structured society or kill them in trying. [[Catch Phrase|Resistance is futile]].

* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The Borg Collective. They try to assimilate the entire rest of the universe into their structured society or kill them in trying. [[Catch Phrase|Resistance is futile]].

** And the Ferengi

* [[Anchored Ship]]: Picard and Crusher. {{spoiler|In the post-Nemesis [[Star Trek Expanded Universe|book series]], [[They Do]].}}

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* [[Hyperspeed Escape]]: Quite a few times, given the ubiquitousness of Warp Drive in this setting (as a general rule, if you don't have warp drive, nobody in Starfleet is terribly interested in dealing with you anyways). Occasionally [[Subverted]], either because the pursuing ship is faster, or because the heroes are trapped inside some sort of [[Negative Space Wedgie]] and literally have nowhere they can go.

* [[I Am X, Son of Y]]: "I am Worf, Son of Mogh."

* [[I ~~Comma~~ Noun]]: The episode "I Borg", despite lacking the comma.

* [[I, Noun]]: The episode "I Borg", despite lacking the comma.

* [[Identical Grandson]]: Also overlaps with ''literal'' [[Generation Xerox]] as Data and Lore were designed to resemble their creator Dr. Noonien Soong. Its later revealed that ''he'' was also an [[Identical Grandson]] of Dr. Arik Soong from ''Enterprise''.

** Although given how Arik Soong was a brilliant ''geneticist'', its entirely plausible [[Fridge Brilliance|the resemblance is the result of genetic manipulation or all-out cloning]].

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** Data tests this out on {{spoiler|Julianna Tanner}} when he realises that {{spoiler|Doctor Soong recreated his wife, and Data's mother}} as an Android.

* [[Two-Keyed Lock]]: Used for the auto-destruct.

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Riker/Troi and Picard/Crusher run through the whole series. {{spoiler|Riker and Troi are married in ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]''. Picard/Crusher is never fully resolved, although a [[Deleted Scene]] from the end of ''Nemesis'' hints that they might have [[Hooked Up Afterwards]].}}

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Riker/Troi and Picard/Crusher run through the whole series. {{spoiler|Riker and Troi are married in ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''. Picard/Crusher is never fully resolved, although a [[Deleted Scene]] from the end of ''Nemesis'' hints that they might have [[Hooked Up Afterwards]].}}

** Data and Tasha Yar gave hints of this after they hooked up in "The Naked Now", but this was curtailed by his being an Android unable to express emotion, and her eventual death.

* [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]]: The solution Worf comes up with against the formerly-frozen Klingons in "The Emissary" is an example of this.