Specials

121. Deleted Scenes: S07E10 – Inheritance

2014-12-02 · 6 min

Scene 3 (partial) Int. Ten Forward Juliana is delighted to be reunited with her “son”, but Data has no memory of his “mother”. Juliana’s deleted recollection reminds us that Noonien Soong was not only brilliant, but eccentric. Scene 8B Int. Troi’s Quarters Data looks to Counselor Troi for advice. Although largely redundant, this scene includes a delightful callback to Data’s own experience with parenthood in “The Offspring” (S03E16). Scene 15 (partial) Int. Ten Forward Before Juliana’s revelation that she left Data behind on Omicron Theta, she tells of the power of the emotion of guilt. Believing that Data is fundamentally different from her, Juliana doesn’t expect him to understand. Scene 31 Int. Ten Forward Friends congratulate Data and Juliana after their recital. Deletion of this dialog allows the episode to cut directly from the recital to Data following through on his suspicions about this “mother”, better preserving the narrative.

122. Deleted Scenes: S07E11 – Parallels

2014-12-02 · 1 min

Scene 44 Int. Observation Lounge Discussion of the “many worlds” interpretation of quantum mechanics. As weird as this sounds, this is a real scientific theory that suggests that all possible alternate histories may be real.

123. Deleted Scenes: S07E14 – Sub Rosa

2014-12-02 · 4 min

Scene 1 (partial) Ext. Planet Surface – Cemetery – Day Beverly eulogizes her beloved late grandmother. Felisa Howard was named for Star Trek: TNG production manager Merri Howard. Scene 9 (partial) Ext. Planet Surface – Cemetery – Day Beverly and Deanna chat after the funeral. This deleted dialog includes a brief reference to Jack Crusher, Beverly’s husband who died while serving aboard the Stargazer. Scene 19 (partial) Ext. Planet Surface – Cemetery – Day After their stormy initial meeting, Quint tries again to warn Beverly that something strange happened to her grandmother, and that the same thing could happen to her.

124. Deleted Scenes: S07E16 – Thine Own Self

2014-12-02 · 1 min

Scene 10 (partial) Int. Home – Day Little Gia wants to name the amnesiac Data after a character in a story. In deleted lines, Gia recalls the children’s story, echoing the theme of the episode itself.

125. Deleted Scenes: S07E17 – Masks

2014-12-02 · 4 min

Scene 8 Int. Ten Forward Strangeness with food and drinks hints at the mystery to come. We’d gently correct Geordi: Comets contain rock, but are largely ice, snow, and frozen gasses. This scene would have been the first after the main title. Scene 25 (partial) Int. Observation Lounge As the mystery deepens, our heroes recap what they’ve just learned about Data’s multiple alien personalities, hinting at the ancient conflict now playing out in Data’s body. Scene 37 (partial) Int. Bridge Speculation on the purpose of the alien archive’s takeover of the Enterprise. The final version of the scene cuts directly to Picard’s determination to do something about it.

126. Deleted Scenes: S07E19 – Genesis

2014-12-02 · 1 min

Scene 18 Int. Bridge Riker and company are perplexed and behaving strangely. They don’t yet realize that they’re all suffering from Barclay’s Protomorphosis Syndrome.

127. Deleted Scenes: S07E20 – Journey’s End

2014-12-02 · 2 min

Scene 5 Int. Wesley’s Quarters Wesley’s back on the Enterprise for a vacation from the Academy, but his first encounter with Picard goes very badly. Picard is gracious as always, but begins to suspect there may be something wrong that Wesley’s not talking about.

128. Deleted Scenes: S07E21 – Firstborn

2014-12-02 · 4 min

Scene 14 Int. Corridor (partial) Young Alexander has made it clear that he doesn’t like Klingon martial arts exercises. Worf is frustrated, but K’mtar has what he hopes is a better idea. Scene 23 Int. Troi’s Quarters Worf shares his doubts about his son’s future and about his choices as Alexander’s father. Troi helps him see that he’s done a good job, but larger issues remain.

129. Deleted Scenes: S07E22 – Bloodlines

2014-12-02 · 2 min

Scene 40 Int. Ferengi Bridge As tensions between Picard and Bok continue to rise, Jason tries to use his street smarts to dissuade Bok from hurting him. Besides, Ferengi ethics might just work in his favor.

130. Deleted Scenes: S07E24 – Preemptive Strike

2014-12-02 · 4 min

Scene 25 Ext. Maquis Settlement – Day Ensign Ro, an undercover agent in a Maquis settlement, is finally gaining acceptance in the close-knit group. Ro finds herself opening up to them, as well. Scene 45 (partial) Int. Observation Lounge As Picard details Starfleet’s plans to stop the Maquis, Ro begins to realize that her feelings for the freedom fighters are deeper than she had thought.

131. Deleted Scenes: S07E25 – All Good Things...

2014-12-02 · 45 min

132. The Next Generation's Impact: 20 Years Later

2007-10-23 · 45 min

With John de Lancie

133. The Next Generation's Legacy: 2007

2007-10-23 · 45 min

Wil Wheaton discusses the legacy of The Next Generation with scientists and technologists influenced by the series.

134. Star Trek Day 2020: Picard & The Next Generation

2020-09-08 · 45 min

Star Trek: The Next Generation's Sir Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and Wil Wheaton reunite to reminisce about TNG and discuss the cultural and personal significance of Star Trek. They also discuss reuniting for Star Trek: Picard.

135. Reading Rainbow Itunes Promo

2012-09-15 · 1 min

136. The Trek Not Taken: First Steps into the Digital Frontier

2013-05-25 · 15 min

A documentary detailing the filming usages of the studio models for the first three seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as the possible use of the earliest CGI applications for some of its visual effects (VFX) elements for its first season, which however, never came to fruition.

137. Brent Spiner Original Costume and Makeup Test

2012-07-24 · 3 min

Brent Spiner performs William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

138. Star Trek Visual Effects Magic: A Roundtable Discussion

2007-10-23 · 25 min

A chat between Trek FX vets Dan Curry, Rob Legato, Ron Moore and Howard Anderson (creator of the original TOS transporter effect).