Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 5) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 999 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (1991)

Britt Gillette's Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 5) 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 5) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "Redemption" in which Capt. Picard postulates that the Romulans are behind the recent outbreak of civil war within the Klingon Empire, and he must persuade the Federation to intervene before the war annihilates the Klingon Empire and cripples their ally… Other notable episodes from Season 5 include "A Matter of Time" in which a man who claims to be from the future visits the USS Enterprise, and "The First Duty" in which the performance of an outlawed and dangerous maneuver by Starfleet Academy cadets leads to a scandal, with Wesley caught in the middle…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 5) DVD:

Episode 101 (Redemption) Air Date: 09-23-1991
Episode 102 (Darmok) Air Date: 09-30-1991
Episode 103 (Ensign Ro) Air Date: 10-07-1991
Episode 104 (Silicon Avatar) Air Date: 10-14-1991
Episode 105 (Disaster) Air Date: 10-21-1991
Episode 106 (The Game) Air Date: 10-28-1991
Episode 107 (Unification: Part 1) Air Date: 11-04-1991
Episode 108 (Unification: Part 2) Air Date: 11-11-1991
Episode 109 (A Matter of Time) Air Date: 11-18-1991
Episode 110 (New Ground) Air Date: 01-06-1992
Episode 111 (Hero Worship) Air Date: 01-27-1992
Episode 112 (Violations) Air Date: 02-03-1992
Episode 113 (The Masterpiece Society) Air Date: 02-10-1992
Episode 114 (Conundrum) Air Date: 02-17-1992
Episode 115 (Power Play) Air Date: 02-24-1992
Episode 116 (Ethics) Air Date: 03-02-1992
Episode 117 (The Outcast) Air Date: 03-16-1992
Episode 118 (Cause and Effect) Air Date: 03-23-1992
Episode 119 (The First Duty) Air Date: 03-30-1992
Episode 120 (Cost of Living) Air Date: 04-20-1992
Episode 121 (The Perfect Mate) Air Date: 04-27-1992
Episode 122 (Imaginary Friend) Air Date: 05-04-1992
Episode 123 (I, Borg) Air Date: 05-11-1992
Episode 124 (The Next Phase) Air Date: 05-18-1992
Episode 125 (The Inner Light) Air Date: 06-01-1992
Episode 126 (Time's Arrow) Air Date: 06-15-1992

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 29 June 2005