Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 3) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 999 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1989)

Britt Gillette's Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 3) DVD Review

Nominated for 58 Emmys, including one for Outstanding Drama Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation fulfilled all the potential and promise anticipated of a long-awaited successor to the original 1960s series - Star Trek. Created by a former L.A. police officer, Gene Roddenberry, the Star Trek TV series morphed into a franchise famous for the unprecedented fanatical devotion of its audience. Lasting only three seasons during its original network run, Star Trek struck gold with its syndicated reruns, launching a number of motion pictures featuring the original cast as well as novels, comic books, collectibles, and reams of Star Trek-related memorabilia. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) became the first TV series to follow on the heels of the original, and its success would spark the creation of three additional series - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). But The Next Generation remained the most popular spin-off. Despite new characters and new episodes, the mission remained the same as before - "to boldly go where no man has gone before…" And to continue the rich tradition of the Star Trek name - a mission Star Trek: The Next Generation accomplishes with relative ease…

Star Trek: The Next Generation takes place in the 24th Century, almost one-hundred years after Captain Kirk's crew set out to explore strange new worlds. Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart - I Claudius) commands the USS Enterprise-D and its diverse crew of humans, cyborgs, and varying life forms. Accompanying him on his voyage is an entirely new cast of passengers and crew including Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes - North & South), Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby), Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), and her son Ensign Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton)… Together, they struggle against numerous obstacles to carry out the mission of the USS Enterprise: "To explore strange new worlds… To seek out new life; new civilizations… To boldly go where no one has gone before!" This pioneering attitude, coupled with imaginative and brilliantly-produced alien worlds, provides Star Trek with its unique allure and special place within American pop culture - especially those episodes from the original series, widely regarded as the most popular of the Star Trek franchise…

The Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 3) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "Evolution" in which the crew of the Enterprise is tasked with escorting a top scientist to an area where a star is set to explode. But their voyage is hindered by a computer malfunction plaguing the entire star system… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "The Enemy" in which Geordi finds himself stranded on a dangerous planet with an irate and injured Romulan while the Enterprise's rescue attempts are thwarted by a Romulan ship, and "Sins of the Father" in which Worf and his brother must work together to keep their father, who has been accused of treason, from being convicted of feeding vital information to the Romulans…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 3) DVD:

Episode 49 (Evolution) Air Date: 09-25-1989
Episode 50 (The Ensigns of Command) Air Date: 10-02-1989
Episode 51 (The Survivors) Air Date: 10-09-1989
Episode 52 (Who Watches the Watchers) Air Date: 10-16-1989
Episode 53 (The Bonding) Air Date: 10-23-1989
Episode 54 (Booby Trap) Air Date: 10-30-1989
Episode 55 (The Enemy) Air Date: 11-06-1989
Episode 56 (The Price) Air Date: 11-13-1989
Episode 57 (The Vengeance Factor) Air Date: 11-20-1989
Episode 58 (The Defector) Air Date: 01-01-1990
Episode 59 (The Hunted) Air Date: 01-08-1990
Episode 60 (The High Ground) Air Date: 01-29-1990
Episode 61 (Deja Q) Air Date: 02-05-1990
Episode 62 (A Matter of Perspective) Air Date: 02-12-1990
Episode 63 (Yesterday's Enterprise) Air Date: 02-19-1990
Episode 64 (The Offspring) Air Date: 03-12-1990
Episode 65 (Sins of the Father) Air Date: 03-19-1990
Episode 66 (Allegiance) Air Date: 03-26-1990
Episode 67 (Captain's Holiday) Air Date: 04-02-1990
Episode 68 (Tin Man) Air Date: 04-23-1990
Episode 69 (Hollow Pursuits) Air Date: 04-30-1990
Episode 70 (The Most Toys) Air Date: 05-07-1990
Episode 71 (Sarek) Air Date: 05-14-1990
Episode 72 (Menage a Troi) Air Date: 05-28-1990
Episode 73 (Transfigurations) Air Date: 06-04-1990
Episode 74 (The Best of Both Worlds) Air Date: 06-18-1990

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 29 June 2005