So lets get it started with a little show called Star Trek: The Next Generation that made its debut on September 28, 1987 with a two hour pilot called “Encounter at Far-Point” (which drew 27 million viewers). The show ran for 7 seasons and aired 178 episodes. Set in the 24th century and decades after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise, this new series is the long-awaited successor to the original “Star Trek”(1966). Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.
ST:TNG was significant for several reasons, it made first-run syndication a viable option for genre shows and it gave new life to a 20 year old franchise. Check out the promo trailer.
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This post was written by Lobo on January 20, 2009
