My Top Ten TNG Episodes
by edbondy | created - 10 Jul 2013 | updated - 17 Jul 2013 | PublicA list of my personal top ten favourite Star Trek the next generation episodes
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1.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Encounter at Farpoint
(1987)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 7,333
The first appearance of "Q" in this pilot episode. Humanities judge, Q tests Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew into discovering the secrets of the base- farpoint and also studies the humans of the enterprise to see how barbaric they might be.
2.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
All Good Things...
(1994)
TV-PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 9,259
3.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Emergence
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Strange images begin appearing throughout the ship's decks and holodecks. Data and the rest of the crew begin to investigate only to discover that the ship's computer itself is exhibiting ... See full summary »
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,574
4.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Q Who
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,074
A sneak preview to the Borg for Picard when Q takes the Enterprise light years across the galaxy
5.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Frame of Mind
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Riker begins to question reality when he finds himself in an alien insane asylum and faces the prospect his life on the Enterprise has been a delusion.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,422
This is an episode that messes with your head. This is quite a different episode where the story of a play which Riker has a part in seems to be happening in reality for him.
6.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
A Fistful of Datas
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the crew is experiencing some much needed down time, Worf and his son go on an Old West excursion in the holodeck, where they meet several versions of Data serving as the bad guy after an experiment in Engineering goes wrong.
Director: Patrick Stewart | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,214
7.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Genesis
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a new torpedo guidance system malfunctions, Picard and Data go chasing after it into an asteroid field, while the crew is left behind to deal with their own strange behaviors.
Director: Gates McFadden | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,042
8.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,798
A very dark and well remembered two part episode. It all ends happily after all when Picard is brought back to the Enterprise and recovered.
9.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Preemptive Strike
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Following her return from Advanced Tactical Training, Bajoran Ro Laren is sent to infiltrate the Maquis and finds herself torn between her loyalty to Picard and Starfleet, and her sympathy with the Maquis fighting "the good fight".
Director: Patrick Stewart | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,852
A great episode- the plot is awesome, right through to the emotional ending when its a farewell for Ro Laren when she goes with the people of the maquis.
10.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Royale
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Worf, Data, and Riker find themselves trapped in a re-creation of a poorly written novel.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,750
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