The Next Generation Panel (Part 1 out of 3) at the 2016 Star Trek Convention 

Some people, many people cannot afford to go to star trek conventions. Others due to distance and travel cannot attend. I submit that you Heather Ferris are making this world a better place. Like Gates McFadden said at the end, you "Help to make things better". You make the viewer's life better with quality content unavailable anywhere else. Thank you

When I was a teenager and watching TNG I had a crush on Beverly. Now I am way in my 40s and Gates McFadden is 67 years old - and damn, I still have a crush on her. She is BEAUTIFUL!

Good on you for speaking up Gates. A little dose of reality can't hurt during a largely jovial event.

Thanks for posting these. I couldn't attend every panel. I was in line. This is awesome.

That guy who always laughs whenever Brent tells a joke, is literally me lmao Anyways, I'm really so grateful to be able to watch this, because here in Germany, it's quite rare to be able to meet all these amazing actors at a convention. In fact, I don't think it'll ever happen. So, whoever uploaded this, thank you so much! You made my day.

They are all wonderful. But i loved Brent's portrayal of the double-role of the scientist. It was so good that I didn't know him the first time.

I probably wouldn't ever get to see anything like this so thank you for the channel and uploads, these are great!

Thank you for uploading!!! Will probably end up watching all of these!

Thank you for recording and uploading this.

Heather thank you so much for posting this video. i found very enjoyable to watch. you tube is a great way for people like me that can't make it out to these conventions. A real blessing. once again thank you so much

Great interview. Fascinatnig people. Thanks for uploading!

Hilarious interview. My favourite so far. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for putting this up. I'm a big fan of the series.

I appreciate that hosting these panels is a tough job..and a pretty thankless task, but he really should've let Gates elaborate on her struggle in trying to direct an episode of TNG. How interesting it is that the Star Trek production team rarely practices what it preaches.

Thank you for uploading heather

YES. Gates! "Different if you were female." Thank yoiu for having the courage to say that and to let everyone know how women are treated drastically different just because of gender. And Gates is white, attractie and connected. Imagine if you are a minority, an atheist, poor and not quiet. 'Merica

Thanks for the upload.

Heather Ferris, thank you so much for uploading these recordings. It would really honestly help if you gave them better titles though. Instead of "The Next Generation - Part 1" why not include "Star Trek The Next Generation Panel at the 2016 Star Trek Convention" or something to that effect. It would net these videos way more views.

Thanks for the upload, Heather. This is great! :D

Great job Heather! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VIDEOS.

Thanks for sharing this! I don't know if they'll come to Australia in the near future but the travel here is long and the jet lag is horrible! I would love to go and visit a star trek con in the US one day. I love the cast and their chemistry is undeniable. I agree with what Gates say; in many industries, women tend to be second fiddle and it sounds silly but we often work harder to be accepted or be given opportunities. I work in finance and it's come a long way but 10 - 15 years ago, it was incredibly bad. Mind you, there is still a pay discrepancy. I admire Gates and Marina for being assertive, vocal and unapologetically candid. And of course I can't help but love Brent as he's very funny and Levar for all the little snippets and comments.

Sadly was not able to attend #STLV50 so thank you so much for uploading these!!! :)

Thanks for uploading these panels. Much appreciated.

Nemesis was an excellent movie ! A masterpiece that will one day be appreciated for its depth and vision..........

Heather you are my favorite person thank you!!!

Keep up the great work uploader! another request; please put the date of these conventions in the description.

Was just reminded of Galaxy Quest. Funny.

Thanks for sharing!

Great vision that should never be lost

thanx for the uploads heather 😘

“The three speeds of Data. You can ask Tasha Yar about that “ - Brent Spiner.

Thanks as always :)

Gates directed Genesis, amazing! The Offspring, amazing!

'' Be nice to people '' what a wonderful advice

Gates looks gorgeous.

Ms. Ferris, could you tell me what video camera you use? Your video quality is great. Thanks for posting.

That host is kind of... likable... I never say that... He's on the ball and knows his stuff and isn't especially annoying! ALRIGHT then! :-D

Spiner saying that star trek will never end because its part of American culture, but it's world wide, even if not originally when it came out in the sixties when I was 2 years old and didn't get to watch it until re-runs in Australia in my teens, those re-runs (and youtube videos of conventions etc.) of the original and succeeding series/movies keep star trek going for successive generations the world over.

Is Gates McFadden really 67? Wow! And look at her move around when they get onstage.

did you get the klingon panel from this year, i missed it. thanks for putting these up, you sat 2 rows in front of me. cant wait to go back next year.

Brent Spiner is the best

Thank you! ;D

51:10 The one time Gates McFadden broke her poise and crossed over into "dude, wheres my car"

Best of Both Worlds is good, but Time's Arrow is my favorite two part episode!

They should do Missions in Trek, Podcast, You learn a lot more.

Heather, which row were you sitting in? I'm going to the San Francisco convention in December and I'm in row "I" so I just wanted to guage how far back that is. Thanks.

I thought Gates was Marina for the first few minutes. She looks fantastic.

I'm glad Gates got to say what she did about women directing. I'm very pissed off on her behalf that it took them seven seasons to let her direct an episode. At least Roxanne Dawson got to direct more eps, but wow, the sexism even in the 80s and 90s makes me really mad. And she got booted off for season 2 because she was trying to get Crusher to be a more powerful character and the producers (or maybe Gene) didn't like that. So glad that fans wrote tons of letters and got her back, because Crusher is by far my favorite character.

@28:20 That's amazing. Very cool

damn @10:58 Levar should of said i do to when kate said i did know how to turn u off and on, because geordi knew how to shut data off and on to lol :D

Do you have any clips of Nichelle Nichols speaking?

gates mcfadden looks great

I just want to point out that this moderator is like 10 times better than all the rest!

The three speeds of Data killed me 10:40 or something.

omg Geordi LaForge is slowly turning into kernel sanders.

Brent was the reason for their 16-hour days 😂

i thought the same, as i saw Ted 2, that is "a measure of a man" but voyager had a similar episode, because of the doctor, when he wrote a holodeck programm or something like this. but that was not that deep

What a great trinity, they were hilarious. Too bad Patrick wasn't there.

Well done Heather! Wel ldone, i say!

It’s so stupid that they didn’t give women the same directing opportunities. McFadden did Labyrinth and worked for Jim Henson.

these poor folks stuck answering the same questions every weekend for nearly 30 years lol

"Steal?" Very funny.

Not sure if Mark Rosewater hosting or a reasonable facsimile.

Really tired of the moderator constantly bringing up BoBW and Yesterdays Enterprise in EVERY panel. There were other great episodes too!

Did they really not know Yesterday's Enterprise or was it a joke?

@33:00 5,000!!!!!

I invite traditional Star Trek fans to enjoy a completely free novel, just Google Star Trek Lost Destiny and enjoy!

Gates had a few drinks beforehand...

The moderator is trying too hard to be cool............

24:24 the cast was very close and yet Brent and Levar seem to be very suprised that "women were not allowed to direct" Sorry Gates is talking BS. Many of the writers were girls in TNG for example. Maybe it has something to do it, because she was fired after the first season.. And why was she fired? Because of false sexual harassment accusations. Maybe THIS is the reason, star trek executives didn't gave her a chance to direct, immediately when she turned back? It is just ridiculous to blame star trek not allowing something because she was a woman. Yeah. For sure. Typical feminist bs Frakes did it all by his self. He went to ALL the different sections of a movie or TV Series production AFTER he had finishing shooting at tng or during breaks. And sometimes he wasn't welcome in some production areas. But he got his ass up. It seems to me, gates never did that. And because she was lazy, she now blames it on "yeah everybody at star trek was sexist and we were not allowed to..." Sorry. She lost much of the respect I got for her for that silly answer

Is Gates drunk??

20:00 Brent Spiner is brilliant and talented. He is also unkind. What a shame.

Grr, Brent is sofa king annoying.