“Star Trek: The Next Generation” - electronic press kit (1987)

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Original electronic press kit (EPK), publicizing the long-awaited sequel to NBC’s “Star Trek”. Program distributed via first-run syndication.
-- Table of Contents --
0:31 Introduction
3:16 Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
10:41 Patrick Stewart
13:00 Jonathan Frakes
15:29 LeVar Burton
17:07 Denise Crosby
18:46 Michael Dorn
21:10 Gates McFadden
23:12 Marina Sirtis
25:27 Wil Wheaton
28:08 Gene Roddenberry (executive producer)
30:23 Robert Justman (supervising producer)
33:11 Rick Berman (supervising producer)
36:08 Michael Westmore (head makeup & designer)
37:57 Herman Zimmerman (production designer)
40:17 Industrial Light and Magic (special visual effects)
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Copyrights are acknowledged.
[Note: Ron wasn’t involved with this video, though later did work for the company that produced it: Beck-Ola Productions of Santa Monica, CA.]

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@kxmode 10 месяцев назад

looks like a great show. hope it does well.

@Retep4565 9 месяцев назад

I bet it will be cancelled after a few episodes.

@trejohnson4760 5 месяцев назад

I give it 2 seasons.

@silikon2 5 месяцев назад

It's so great watching this. The "introduction to the series segment" is so cringe! I saw TNG first run as a TOS fan and think I saw this segment, and... oh dear this doesn't sell it ;). And the D's exterior looked... odd ;) Heh, I was 17 and I would say the general mood of fans like me was "please don't suck... please don't suck..." We WANTED it to be good but sequel TV in those days almost never worked. It should be remembered what TNG pulled off was unprecedented. A sequel series to one of the most iconic series ever, and managing to become an icon itself.

@kxmode 5 месяцев назад

I was a kid during my family's annual Octoberfest when I saw the first TNG episode. I loved it! I enjoyed TOS but I thought the characters, special effects, music, and story in the first two TNG episodes was excellent. Q became my favorite villain.

@PlasmaCoolantLeak 10 месяцев назад

This show came on during a very rough time in my life. Watching TNG during that time gave me something "normal" to look forward to.

@davidgraham4975 2 месяца назад

Same here, my family was not a very loving or close one., however we'd all get together to watch ST: TNG.

@davidgraham4975 2 месяца назад

Still one of television's best shows, I grew up with it, and still can't get enough of it even today

@NCC2087 10 месяцев назад

My comfort show. It beams me back.

@KNPrince 11 месяцев назад

Watching the interview with Wil Wheaton.. Seeing how young he was... and knowing what his home life was like at this time of his life.. I have nothing but respect for him.. The poor kid was living in Hell with an abusive father and a mother that was an enabler.. They also spent almost all of the money he made while working on TNG... I can understand why he would go on to say that he loved going to the set every day... if only to get away from real life... The entire cast was wonderful.. and I got my inspiration to become a Personal Support Worker from watching both Gates (Dr. Crusher) and Marina (Commander Troi)... I am also seriously considering going back to school once more to get a degree in Community Health... So I can work with those that are battling with eating disorders... and also drug addiction...

@benfordslaw5105 10 месяцев назад

That sounds like the kind of story Wil Wheaton would make up for attention.

@allanalogmusicat78rpm 10 месяцев назад

Is that something you would say to anyone who reveals that they have had an abusive family? Do you believe there are no abusive parents?@@benfordslaw5105

@MMaRsu 10 месяцев назад

@@benfordslaw5105Oh cmon dude dont be a huge dickweed.

@moe47988 10 месяцев назад

Abusive as in strict, or abusive physically?

@KNPrince 10 месяцев назад

@@moe47988 both physically and emotionally by his father and a mother that didn't care about it..

@peep39 11 месяцев назад

it's so weird seeing production scenes without the final sound mixing. Hearing the hiss, the doors. So cool, but so unusual

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Very perceptive. Agreed. Basically, this is part of the difference between fantasy and reality. 🖖

@silikon2 5 месяцев назад

It is amazing isn't it? I've done a bit of very modest short movie creation and it still amazes me how after a bit of editing, the footage can go from cringe goofy to feeling like a reality.

@peep39 5 месяцев назад

@@silikon2 Agreed. That's where the magic is

@syferdet 4 месяца назад

You also get the situations where you hear the things in a finished episode that really shouldn't be there. Like in "Too Short a Season" where Karnas has either a giant prop plane in his office/lair or it's just the giant industrial fan in the studio getting on mic.

@Ostermond Год назад

It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty-five years.

@deoglemnaco7025 10 месяцев назад

Since what?

@halofanatiks 10 месяцев назад

SInce TNG started airing.@@deoglemnaco7025

@lobabobloblaw 10 месяцев назад

@@deoglemnaco7025since the undertaker and hell in the cell etc

@deoglemnaco7025 10 месяцев назад

@@lobabobloblaw no. That’s 36

@justins21482 10 месяцев назад

hahahah I wish I felt the same .....im 41 now and I feel old 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs 10 месяцев назад

The fact that all this was shot on film and now has been redone in HD is what gets me excited.

@mrkitty777 10 месяцев назад

Thanks to that pretty no CGI computer tech was used but real scale models. We now have TNG in 1080p HD, this cannot be done for Voyager or DS9

@nn-dj2nu 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this, it was good to see, brings back alot of good memories and feelings.

@davethomas8410 10 месяцев назад

I wish i could go back i miss the 90s life today is such a mess

@FreejackVesa 10 месяцев назад

I know what you mean, the 90s were a golden decade for many of us. I suspect that things were equally as messed up back then we just didn't have tricoders in our pockets streaming the worlds nasties to us 24:7. But yeah, I remember running through cornfields on warm summer nights in the mid nineties and then coming home to watch TNG. Idyllic

@OneofInfinity. 6 месяцев назад

Same, 80's as well for me.

@plateshutoverlock Год назад

This has to be a Laserdisc because of the chapter screen and the colors are much more vibrant than a VHS would normally produce.

@media-ron Год назад

Great observation. Actually, it was distributed directly to broadcasters for promotion of the show - hence, not laserdisc, but by satellite. The original would have been mastered on 1” Type C (or possibly Betacam SP) videotape, both professional formats with better fidelity than consumer formats in general use at the time. I hope that helps!

@terrylandess6072 10 месяцев назад

@@media-ron It's a real shame the average consumer chose VHS over Betamax - sacrificing quality for an extra couple of recording hours. Such is living with the sheep.

@OneofInfinity. 6 месяцев назад

@@terrylandess6072 And "social" media enables it even more, reaching those that should not comment on it.

@jooei2810 2 месяца назад

This is just so awesome!

@lrochfort 11 месяцев назад

You can hear the set floorboards creaking. They used the sound recorded on stage, not the ADR looped version. Maybe it hadn't happened yet

@media-ron 11 месяцев назад

Great observation! Yes, that's likely, if they were working off raw dailies (which may well have been the case), or off an initial edit of the show (pre-ADR and sweetening). A few years later I was able to visit Modern Sound for a day -- including watching the crew of three mixers mix an episode (on a 96-input console, wired to four 24-track audio tape machines) ... ADR recording (of Jon Frakes and Gates McFadden) with supervising sound editor Bill Wistrom ... and also getting to hang out with sound designer Jim Wolvington. Definitely a cool day. 🖖😃 🚀

@andyrose5616 10 месяцев назад

It’s very common for all promotional material (even the on-air promos) to have unfinished and unaired material in them since shows typically aren’t locked until just a few days before transmission.

@drefrazier4266 2 месяца назад

You hear the floor boards a few times in season 1, especially in the first few episodes. And the general echo-i-ness of the sets. I guess they didn't have all the kinks worked out yet.

@peterrock4733 6 месяцев назад

It's strange. There is no way I would have missed watching this back then, I was so excited when found out STNG was coming, but I have no recollection of seeing this before now.

@media-ron 6 месяцев назад

Hi, @peterrock4733 -- Good observation. This is the full Electronic Press Kit, which was sent to many TV stations across the country. It was never distributed to viewers as you see it here. The intent was to drum up press coverage, by providing footage and pre-packaged stories for those TV stations to include in their own programming (e.g., newscasts, entertainment shows, etc). The pieces were configured so the narrator you hear could be readily replaced with the voice of the local talent/reporter instead. So it's actually possible you did see some of this, in that form -- just not as presented here, or in its entirety. Having run across this tape recently (for the first time in 35 years!), I thought it was a great little time capsule -- from a time when no one knew that the show would become the classic that it did. 🖖😀

@peterrock4733 6 месяцев назад

@@media-ron Thanks for clarifying, and for sharing this!

@jorgezarco9269 10 месяцев назад

The transporter effect around Will Riker is sparkles mixed with water! In the 1990's, Playmates churned out Star Trek toys. The Ninja Turtle toys were best-sellers. My Star Trek Communicator magazine gave me tidbits of the next Star Trek film.

@guardiane 10 месяцев назад

I was only 6 years old when this was released...crazy how time flies. I watched this show religiously every weeknight...was definitely a show I NEVER missed...and I miss it a ton. Thanks for uploading this video, I've never seen it before today. Amazing.

@QuantumParadox 10 месяцев назад

You'll love Picard Season 3 also Season 2 was good. It had Q.

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

I was not a Trek fan before The Next Generation. When it premiered in 1987, I didn’t even know this show existed. I didn’t start watching TNG until the very start of season 3, having missed seasons 1 and 2 entirely. A few episodes into season 3, I was completely hooked and obsessed with this show. I remember during the early part of season 4, they started showing a few episodes of season 1 and 2 at like 4am on tv where I lived. I would stay up all night to watch them, not realizing how DIFFERENT seasons 1 and 2 were from season 3. 1 and 2 were very sketchy looking and acted by the actors, they were so stiff, and the show seemed very wooden and maybe even kinda low budget compared to what season 3 looked like. Especially season 1. It’s almost like they fired every single behind the scenes person that worked on seasons 1 and 2, and rehired all new writers, producers and more from season 3 on. It was just that much more elevated in every way. Sure seasons 1 and 2 had some great moments, but they had more cringe worthy bad moments than good. Season 3 was near perfection, season 4 was even better than season 3 and I believe 4 was the shows absolute peak season. Season 5 was great too but there were a few cracks starting to show in the quality of the writing. Perhaps already running out of stories. But it was still excellent. Seasons 6 and 7 were excellent as well, near perfection, but I still believe season 4 was just hit after hit after hit.

@Toothnut_Hamsterfolder 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate you for posting this. Very nice to see! ❤️

@media-ron 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@BMan100 Год назад

Noticed a few different scenes, and takes... interesting... and the 80's EXPLOOSSIOOOOOON

@deathstrike 10 месяцев назад

The last interview with Will Wheaton, he really laid into how much he disliked William Shatner from the TOS Series. And honestly? It should have been a book on how NOT to treat an impressionable young man who really thought of Shatner as a bit of a legend and hero to Will. Shatner was a complete jerk to Will, made fun of his costume, and refused to shake his hand. Sheesh what a d*ck!! Don't get me wrong, Shatner (Captain Kirk of the first USS Enterprise) is looked up to, and very fondly remembered as the Captain who launched one of the greatest franchises (some say THE greatest) in cinematic history. This is THE Captain Kirk!! And someone that Will Wheaton genuinely did look up to. Until he actually met him and realized the man has a universe spanning ego.

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Sad. Of course, it can only be about his own insecurity. As I recall the story, others in the TNG cast came to Wheaton’s defense, then Roddenberry found out about the whole thing, and put his foot down. Shatner was uncharacteristically nice to Wheaton after that. 😜

@Z0yxx 10 месяцев назад

Which interview from Will Wheaton?

@TheDeadlyYears 21 день назад

Wheaton was sixteen when the encounter happened with Bill. He was a teen, a kid still. Bill told the kid.. “Well, I’d never let a kid come onto my bridge.” You do know that Wheaton suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and chronic depression. He used to be an alcoholic. He’s a radicalized liberal who feels entitled to whine about everything. Those are the same types who always complain about Bill. They must be jealous or something. It’s odd.

@FCStone1708 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for this great Video! ❤

@amfm889 9 месяцев назад

12:06 Toast and marmalade and tea, and Star Trek. And the rest is history.

@mysterymayhem7020 11 месяцев назад

5:53 A much longer voyage then you would ever realize at that time.

@lukegreen5341 10 месяцев назад

3:22 Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About Star Trek The Next Generation. My All Time Favourite Paramount Pictures And CBS Studios Children's Live Action Science Fiction Coming Of Age Fantasy Action Adventure Family Comedy Television Series. Old School Times Man. Thanks Mate. X

@bozotheclown169 Год назад

watching this they pretty much were 'TNG' from the get go .. i mean beyond the relatively minor stuff that came later on - new uniforms, Rikers beard, Trois hair etc it pretty much was what we came to know from the start (whereas with the original there was the 'The Cage' and the still not quite there 'Where No Man Has Gone Before' - and again with the movies - TMP )

@BlazingOwnager 10 месяцев назад

8:13 "I'm hugely intelligent!" hahahah

@OneofInfinity. 6 месяцев назад

They lied to her, I enjoyed seeing her character even if she could not sense anything in that specific episode 😄

@uncannyx 10 месяцев назад

perfect cast

@Thrashmetalman 10 месяцев назад

Seeing this and seeing the documentary around the first 2 years of TNG...such different takes on how it was going haha

@jeffbenson7278 Год назад

Is it just me, or odd that they didn't do a profile spot for Brent Spiner?

@lucythomas7402 Год назад

agree.

@media-ron Год назад

It could have been any number of reasons, including Spiner not being available during the time the video crew was shooting the package.

@christianb8900 9 месяцев назад

Or maybe because Brent Spiner is a huge jerk.@@media-ron

@bridgecross 24 дня назад

Even O'Brien appeared in the press kit! And they didn't plan at all for him to be a regular.

@ReadMoreRothbard 10 месяцев назад

amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.

@BlueSideUp77 Год назад

I don't know how to define it. But it just doesn't feel the same, as I age, to see this age of Patrick Stewart, as the same age that Wil Wheaton is now. Can anyone help me by if you agree or not, and help me define this phenomena?

@tomasjoconnel5367 Год назад

Think of it this way-if you go back to your hometown after being away for years, or even the school you went to, its not the things that have changed that bother you, its the things that are exactly the same, that throw you off balance. Cult TV is the same, its like a timeloop, where no one ages, and it can throw you for a curve. Its a snapshot in time, like old photos. Star Trek is something special, and as Picard said in Generations 'Time is a predator that stalks us all. Its tells us to treasure every moment, as they will never come again'

@Jeremiah-oj8io Год назад

Ever hear of adrenochrome?

@Nine-Signs 10 месяцев назад

@@tomasjoconnel5367Picard never said that friend, he said Time is a friend that accompanies us on the journey, Dr Soran said Time is the fire in which we burn, and he said time is a predator, stalking you. I tend to agree with the Dr. ;o)

@tomasjoconnel5367 10 месяцев назад

@@Nine-Signs I was paraphrasing a bit. The correct quote is 'Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all Number One, we're only mortal' I have been a Star Trek fan for 50 tears, and I know that quote. Friend.

@collegeman1988 11 месяцев назад

I’m curious if there were any affiliates who originally agreed to broadcast Star Trek: The Next Generation had considered, or even had actually dropped the show from their channel after the lackluster performance of season one, which really wasn’t that good. While season two of TNG was a little bit better, it wasn’t until season three that TNG became a great show I regularly watched at 6 pm on Saturday night. A friend of mine who also watched TNG noted that one of the problems with the show, especially during season one, was that there were in several instances of two characters playing similar or even the same role. There were two captains (Picard and Riker), two security chiefs (Yar and Worf), and two counselors (Troi and Guinan). With such a large cast, it was easy for an actor to get lost in the shuffle, or not have their character clearly defined as to what their abilities were, and how their character could be useful in a story. I think this was the reason Denise Crosby quit the show because there really was nothing for her to do.

@KNPrince 11 месяцев назад

You are right about Denise Crosby asking to get out of her contract.. Her character was very under developed in her opinion and it was getting tedious to basically parrot the same lines of dialog from one week to the next. Still she did have a few scene where she shone as Tasha Yar... and I always considered her to be one of the best parts of the TNG crew... I was 9 years old when the character was killed off... and it was the first time that I ever cried while watching a TV show... It took me a good week to get over her sudden (senseless) death... I don't have to tell you how excited I was when Denise returned in the third season for the episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" It was a much more fitting end for Yar..!

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Similar to what Nichelle Nichols went through with Uhura. (Though in Nichols’ case, there was a divine intervention of sorts, if you haven't heard the story: duckduckgo.com/?q=nichelle+nichols+mlk ) As for Crosby, she later recalled the irony of how it took leaving the show ... to end up getting some really good roles on it.

@roguephoenix Год назад

one person who wasn't keen on this and was badmouthing the show before it even aired was william shatner. 😂the ego.

@MrGittz Год назад

Well because he knew the reason why the show was made. His & Nemoy’s salaries were getting rather large and so it was thought a new TV show would replace the high expense of the older cast

@stevenbelzer9768 10 месяцев назад

Shatter was horrible on set to Wesley crusher when they met in set “I would NEVER have a fucking kid in my bridge crew “

@stevenbelzer9768 10 месяцев назад

@@MrGittznit even close to the reasons …TOS cast were paid next to nothingn. They got cancelled with NO residual contracts for syndication …paramount made BANK …the cast didn’t get shit

@silikon2 5 месяцев назад

Great stuff. There is repeated concern expressed about whether the show will live up to its predecessor. And that's how it should be: a sequel series to a still beloved show 20 years later SHOULD hope to be as good and as loved. Instead of today, where SOP is the latest sequel to wtf ever is supposed to be just accepted as brilliant and beloved and if not, well, there's just something wrong with the fans. I also think if you watch the show, it's clear that there was an immense amount of effort producing it, far higher than a typical show now. The closest I get that feeling now for a sequel series is Cobra Kai. That said, in that point, I do understand the tv landscape has changed a whole lot in the intervening years. Though TNG was syndicated, it still had as handsome a budget as any prime time hour drama of the day.

@gerardamerongen4209 10 месяцев назад

Interesting and a bit odd that they didn't have a segment with Brent Spiner unless I missed that in the clip

@christianb8900 9 месяцев назад

I would imagine it's because Brent Spiner is a royal A-hole.

@digipeeper 10 месяцев назад

I guess Brent Spiner is left out . Overall, this was like yesterday for me and 1987 is 35 years later.

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

For anyone interested: - "A Day On The Set of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' (1992)": rondiamond.medium.com/a-day-on-the-set-of-star-trek-the-next-generation-1992-cb755a715d94 - The original Writer-Director's Guide for Star Trek: The Next Generation, from 1987: archive.org/details/sttng-writer-directors-guide-1987-03 Enjoy. 🖖😀

@motionpablo 10 месяцев назад

Their voyage was indeed long and prosper ❤

@christianb8900 9 месяцев назад

I remember watching something similar on PBS, maybe a couple of years after this one was made. The only things I remember are 2 or 3 things: 1. They showed Geordi's visor in someone's hand as they explained the hair barrette thing. (and maybe how they constructed the phaser out of common household items). 2. They explained that they always shot the enterprise model scenes upside down to make it look more realistic when in flight. (In the documentary here, it seems to show them filming it sideways?).

@rustyshackleford1305 9 месяцев назад

I am 80% sure you watch an episode of Reading Rainbow! Do you also remember them talking about how they made the teleporter with glitter and water?

@christianb8900 9 месяцев назад

@@rustyshackleford1305 Yes, i think i do remember watching the part with the glitter! I think you are right about it being reading rainbow! Maybe I can find this episode.

@rustyshackleford1305 8 месяцев назад

@@christianb8900 It's right hear on youtube somewhere!

@media-ron 8 месяцев назад

Here's a copy of that Reading Rainbow episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uIRz_qpgD-0.html (For what it's worth, there's a higher-quality version on the STTNG blu-ray box set.) Enjoy.

@christianb8900 8 месяцев назад

That is absolutely the clip i remember, but i was surprised that i didn't see the part to where they handle Geordi's visor and when they explain that it was made from a hair barrette. Perhaps that was from a different show on pbs?@@media-ron

@phobos258 10 месяцев назад

The "dress" dress uniforms from Encounter at Farpoint should get a rebirth in the remakes.

@TrapShooter68 Год назад

Kind of annoyed me that the narrator kept calling it "Star Track". But thanks for sharing!

@MrPaulmorris7777 10 месяцев назад

I love the opening title.

@MichaelPohoreski 10 месяцев назад

0:08 3:11 It is weird seeing the _Star Trek_ logo/name in grey instead of the sky blue used in the opening credits.

@purefoldnz3070 11 месяцев назад

they really should have brought on Ian McKellen as one of the baddies.

@ronwade5646 11 месяцев назад

William effing Shatner bad-mouthed ST TNG before it came out.

@Mac10Daddy 9 месяцев назад

No profile for Brent Spiner?

@starbugmechanic5236 10 месяцев назад

When is this show coming out?

@Zreen001 10 месяцев назад

tomorrow

@starbugmechanic5236 10 месяцев назад

@@Zreen001 SWEET!

@brettthomas7038 11 месяцев назад

This show is an entire universe in and of itself.

@djwaffle 10 месяцев назад

One thing hasn't changed, we're still a "grievously savage race" looking back from today. Nothing has changed... perhaps something will one day?

@badATchaos 10 месяцев назад

I always wonder how TNG would have turned out if Crosby stayed on as Tasha Yar. - Even if it was just a couple more seasons.

@Brbinlb 11 месяцев назад

"Deanna Troi, a half Human, half-Betazoid with incredible psychic powers".... Literally any time the ship is in danger: "I'm not sure, Captain."

@douglasdavis8395 11 месяцев назад

"I sense danger."

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

Sadly, Deanna Troi was poorly written in the first season. In later seasons, she became a phenomenal character with many more dimensions to her.

@Mr_ToR 10 месяцев назад

why no profile on Brent Spiner - Data?

@markequinox Год назад

Interesting that the clips from encounter at farpoint here aren’t the actual takes they used…

@media-ron Год назад

Interesting indeed! Typically an EPK like this is being produced on the same calendar deadline as the production itself. And often, by different companies (and at separate facilities). In other words, the promo crew wouldn't be working from the finished episode itself, but rather, from another copy of the same set of raw footage that's also being used to put show together. [That was my experience later on, doing work for this same company.] That can easily translate into different choices being made in selecting from that same raw material. My guess would be that accounts for the difference.

@Detson404 10 месяцев назад

The announcer’s voice is so familiar. Is this the guy who narrated “Modern Marvels” back in the day?

@andyrose5616 10 месяцев назад

The announcer on this tape is John Leader, who did a ton of film trailers and network promos. Modern Marvels was announced by Lloyd Sherr, who was credited as Max Raphael.

@Detson404 10 месяцев назад

@@andyrose5616 Thanks!

@fabnapp 10 месяцев назад

i was puzzled as the narrator kinda sounds like young Patrick Stewart mocking an American accent. or is my mind tricking me?

@JustWasted3HoursHere 11 месяцев назад

15:51 Levar Burton is listed as "Lieutenant (J.G.) Geordi LaForge". Say what??!!! What's this "J.G." business? Not once in the entire history of his character have I ever heard it mentioned like that. Maybe it was a backstory line that was dropped?

@media-ron 11 месяцев назад

Great observation! At the point the interviews were taped, the first episode wouldn't have even aired yet. So it's fair to say it was a work in progress. (And of course, the series continued to evolve, especially during the first season or two.) Good catch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_(junior_grade)

@JustWasted3HoursHere 11 месяцев назад

@@media-ronAh... Junior Grade. Makes sense now. The show definitely evolved over the seasons, for the better. In particular Worf became a more interesting character, as did Data. Even Wesley...eventually became tolerable.

@TookyG 10 месяцев назад

It wasn't dropped at all. Geordi wore lieutenant junior grade pips in season 1. In season 2 he wore full lieutenant pips. He was a lieutenant commander in season 3 onward. Somehow he got promoted twice in 1 year.

@JustWasted3HoursHere 10 месяцев назад

@@TookyGI just mean that it was never actually mentioned at all. And he got two promotions in one year, while Ensign Kim on Voyager didn't get a single promotion! (Well, if you count the time travel episodes, he did).

@InAMinMaths 10 месяцев назад

22:35 shame this didn’t last 😢

@Lawna-ig4xz 8 месяцев назад

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@KitHavok 10 месяцев назад

I’m sorry…. Did Gates McFadden just say at 21:30 that she gets “texts” in 1987 ?!? 😮😂

@andyrose5616 10 месяцев назад

She said “getting THE text,” as in being given the script.

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

Star Trek: The Next Generation was Trek at it’s finest. No Star Trek series or movie before or after it was as great as this TV series was. Better than the original series? Yes. Better than Deep Space Nine? Yes. Better than Voyager? Yes. Better than Enterprise? Yes. Better than every Trek motion picture? Yes. Better than Discovery? Yes. Better than Picard? Yes. Better than Strange New Worlds? Yes.

@moe47988 10 месяцев назад

DS9 topped it in some areas of storytelling

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

@@moe47988 DS9 didn’t top TNG in ANY regard.

@moe47988 10 месяцев назад

@@trevorbayers2175Many people would disagree with you. The show went much deeper into topics of war and it started serialized television.

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

@@moe47988 and many WOULD agree with me too.

@InAMinMaths 10 месяцев назад

12:00 tbf we are a grievously savage race

@bearb1asting 10 месяцев назад

do you still have this VHS? the RF decode project would do wonders for it.

@media-ron 8 месяцев назад

The VHS Decode project (if that's it) I'm guessing is a way to reconstruct a component video signal from composite and pseudo-component (luma/chroma-style) formats. I'm not sure that'd help, in this case, given the particular signal flow involved, which resulted in a component recording (Betacam SP). So, no, it's not sourced from VHS. That does look like an interesting project, though: github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode Thanks for the idea.

@bearb1asting 8 месяцев назад

@media-ron yes. Vhs decode taps rf directly off the head output of any source tape, and records the resultant RF through an SDR. Software then reconstructs the video, audio, and CC information. If you want to be connected with those folks, just reply and let me know.

@bearb1asting 8 месяцев назад

I've just purchased a beta deck to modify myself. Beta was the superior format, Sony had the superior wallet.

@media-ron 8 месяцев назад

@@bearb1asting Thanks. I don't think there's a need for this video, though I'll keep it in mind for future reference.

@aldomir Год назад

The narrator didn't make it very clear what show this is. What is it again?

@127dot0dot0dot1 10 месяцев назад

What is with those title explosions?

@JeremyCaron 10 месяцев назад

Who's the narrator? Sounds SO familiar!!?

@andyrose5616 10 месяцев назад

John Leader

@octoman511 10 месяцев назад

was this included on any dvd or blu ray releases?

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Great question. I have the blu-ray box set, and I don't recall seeing it there, or anywhere else. 🤔

@emperorsean1 10 месяцев назад

Is there anymore of the behind the scenes of tng?

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

I know there's a bunch more on the TNG Blu-ray box set, for what it's worth.

@drybeer Год назад

Who is the narrator for this EPK?

@andyrose5616 10 месяцев назад

John Leader

@Lobo-ih3bh 11 месяцев назад

Steward is acting his ass off in his ‘interview’. Fun!

@aaronbruceladner1983 Год назад

They Don't Even Talk About DATA

@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117 Год назад

Not sure I trust that Data guy. Seems like he might be a problem every other week.

@adamgreen3588 10 месяцев назад

where was data???

@OneofInfinity. 6 месяцев назад

Poor Marina, the interview at 8 minutes did not age well.

@media-ron 6 месяцев назад

Possibly so. Though there's an innocence to her interviews here I find appealing (if not even downright adorable :) Maybe it's just me. 🥰

@OneofInfinity. 5 месяцев назад

@@media-ron 😄I don't think she knew better at the time.

@media-ron 5 месяцев назад

Probably so. (Hence, the innocence. 😍)

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

It’s really too bad Denise Crosby left the show before it hit it’s stride. I believe had she remained, they would have really expanded her character and wrote wonderful stories for her. Personally, as much as I loved Worf from season 3 on, I would have much rather had Tasha Yar stick around instead of Worf. Tasha could have been a much more interesting character, but I don’t think both characters on the show at the same time worked. The writers were constantly fighting over whether they should give this or that scene to Yar or Worf, or giving this or that line to Yar or Worf as both were essentially working the same position kinda sorta. Yar was wonderful as the Chief of Security, as was Worf later on. But there was really no room for both of them at the same time. Worf being a Klingon was more of a natural fit for Chief of Security, there was other position he was suited for. I always disliked the character of Wil Riker. I always thought he was kind of a throw away character, the Picard on the ground. If they had to eliminate any character from the show, I’d wish it was Riker. I believe it would have been a much better show had Tasha Yar be Captain Picard’s Number One. Imagine her character as the Enterprise’s first officer, with all her childhood trauma etc. I think it would have been a fascinating role having her as Number One instead of Riker. To me, Riker was always the one character that was unnecessary to the show. I even like Wesley Crusher better than Riker.

@cybercop0083 10 месяцев назад

The show could carry a woman or a person of colour. Not both. A humanist utopia.

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

@@cybercop0083 no idea what your talking about. My comment, saying if they had to choose one character to stay and one to go, between Yar and Worf has nothing to do with being a woman or a person of color. It had to do with the fact they were both basically the same character, both working in Security. Besides, if Worf was taken off the show, there would still be women and people of color on the show. LeVar Burton…. then in season 2 Whoopi Goldberg…

@mathiasziegelschmidt5132 10 месяцев назад

at 10:10 is this George Lucas??

@huseman21 9 месяцев назад

Boy is Wesley lying about being treat well and liking the show. Everyone hated him.

@drefrazier4266 2 месяца назад

No they didn't. Where did you hear that nonsense

@bananabrooks3836 10 месяцев назад

Did Dorn get extra money for time spent in the make-up chair?

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

I'm not sure if this is a serious question, but it is a valid one. 😉 My understanding is that actors are paid a specified (negotiated) compensation for their involvement in the series, and are not paid by the hour. They're effectively "on call" for the duration of the production. Does that help?

@bananabrooks3836 10 месяцев назад

@@media-ron One acting job could be your pension. l hope his agent negotiated weĺl.

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Very true! I’m not sure if it was the series or the later films - but it appears his agent did indeed: www.google.com/search?q=michael+dorn+“f-86”+“sabre”

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

P.S. Just saw this interview with Michael Dorn ... He explains how he very nearly left the show because of the tortuous process needed for the prosthetic makeup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M6AR1ovyu5k.htmlm16s

@terrylandess6072 10 месяцев назад

I'm glad I was once able to stomach TV. I remember the season cliffhangers in later years were as intriguing as GoT. (I watched GoT on disk)

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

I was BLOWN away with the Best of Both Worlds Pt 1 cliffhanger. And back then, we had no internet full of spoilers and shit. We knew NOTHNG about that season finale until it aired on TV. Those were the days.

@terrylandess6072 10 месяцев назад

@@trevorbayers2175 At the time they felt a bit cheesy (cliffhangers) but they usually make for the best episodes to re-watch in any series.

@pickledegg1989 9 месяцев назад

Frakes still doesn't look right without his beard.

@Spazilton1 10 месяцев назад

This needs to be run through some AI upscaling.

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Interesting point. I'd certainly be interested to see the results. I can tell you where it's been so far: It was originally shot and post-produced in NTSC (486i) video, then distributed as composite video over satellite, then recorded onto Betacam SP videotape ... Then, let the oxide marinate for about 35 years ... :) Followed by upconversion to 720p (via Teranex upscaling firmware algorithm); then uploaded to RU-vid, which did further up/down/cross-conversions, and compressed it further for streaming. Though I think this probably still looks at least as good as the original, for what it's worth. Actually, the most amazing thing to me is that a production like this -- which at the time was key to the launch and successful continuation of one of the most important entertainment franchises in existence -- would end up lost to the ages, and is only now being rediscovered, thanks to someone who happened to record it off the original satellite feed back in 1987. So be it, then. That's what RU-vid is for. :) Enjoy. 🖖😉

@mrkitty777 10 месяцев назад

I miss Cat of Data 😢

@brentaughe7539 11 месяцев назад

Next generation? Never last past the first season;)

@trevorbayers2175 10 месяцев назад

Hahaha. And it became the most beloved Trek series of all.

@bredmaster 10 месяцев назад

Thought this was all real - surprised to see it was faked.

@Losttouchjs 10 месяцев назад

With all the great technology in the future, they still haven’t cured baldness.

@media-ron 10 месяцев назад

Interestingly, that very question came up back during the show itself: > Patrick Stewart recalled a story about Gene Roddenberry, the creator of “Star Trek,” once said about Picard’s character. > A reporter remarked, “Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century.” > Gene Roddenberry replied, “In the 24th century, they wouldn’t care.” duckduckgo.com/?q=star+trek+patrick+stewart+roddenberry+baldness+century+%22wouldn%27t+care%22

@whiskyguzzler982 10 месяцев назад

Levar Burton is the only actor who doesn’t suck in season 1.

@lucythomas7402 Год назад

why no pets on board? everyone loves dogs !

@media-ron Год назад

The Paramount carpet-cleaning union. :)

@Ragitsu Год назад

I find the obsession with beasts disgusting.

@patrickwilson1459 2 года назад

I wonder where they got the idea to allow families, not to mention children, on the Enterprise when they did this show. I may have liked this show but I don’t think I was ever a fan of that idea. What was the point of that anyway?

@ILikeStyx Год назад

Lots of theories about it out there ;)

@fadeproof777 Год назад

because it's a TV show

@patrickwilson1459 Год назад

@@fadeproof777 I know that, but why the idea of families on board?

@lukebasketfield5878 Год назад

I always thought it was to give the impression that they have a ship SO VAST they can afford to take along children, to allow crews with family's to spend more time on mission. and.. to allow for episodes featuring children/family related topics

@patrickwilson1459 Год назад

@@lukebasketfield5878 What’s related topics mean in this conversation?

@thomasboisse605 11 месяцев назад

Damm that looks so cheap. And yet it became cult.

@central3425 10 месяцев назад

Most of the scenes are not complete with effects and music. Post production really improves things

@thomasboisse605 10 месяцев назад

@@central3425 i am aware of that

@lancehooper977 10 месяцев назад

Shut up Wesley 😂

@BD12 Год назад

Troi should have done a few episodes on a stripper pole

@ST-nz4bf Год назад

???

@BD12 Год назад

@@ST-nz4bf you know, one of those ones that the poledancers use in clubs!

@tomasjoconnel5367 Год назад

I always thought that the Actress Marina Sirtis was way hotter than the character Deanna Troi

@KNPrince 11 месяцев назад

This is the reason that Marina Sirtis was overjoyed when Deanna Troi was told by Captain Jellico to wear a standard issue uniform while on duty.. "Suddenly... I got my brains back when my cleavage was covered up... I was ecstatic! I got my uniform back, my rank pips back.. I was allowed to carry a phaser...! I wasn't a sex symbol.. eye candy for the male viewers I felt like I had something to contribute to the show and the stories each episode told...!'

@BD12 11 месяцев назад

@@KNPrince yeah, but y'know what's even better than that, is the boots she was wearing in the pilot episode. Showed a lot of thigh, it was fantastic.