The Next Generation Archives

If there was a lingering plot hole that wasn't resolved by the finale of Star Trek: Picard and one that's probably annoyed some fans over the years since The Next Generation is where things stand between the on-and-off again relationship of Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden and Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), especially with the latter discovering[...]

In addition, it seems only fitting for the person who helped remind us of just how badass "The Next Generation" crew is to share his favorite episodes from the classic run. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. A "Star Trek: Legacy" Tease: While we know that it's strictly hypothetical at this point,[...]

Star Trek: Picard - Why hasn't Wesley Crusher had a family reunion with Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) & Jack (Ed Speleers)? Wil Wheaton has the answer...

During a Reddit AMA this past week, Matalas was asked what's up with one of those beloved characters – Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney), the oft-suffering transporter chief of the USS Enterprise-D ("The Next Generation") and chief of operations on "Deep Space Nine." By the time the final credits rolled on "Deep Space Nine," we learned[...]

And following the images, we have a look at the newest episode of the Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation)-hosted The Ready Room and a look ahead to the future of the franchise (to June 2023, to be specific): Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

One source to help make sense of it all is Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Paramount+'s The Ready Room podcast – but that won't hit until this Saturday, April 22nd Why? Because Wheaton and the team want to make sure that as many fans as possible have a chance to check it out before[...]

Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas on why Kate Mulgrew's Janeway & others couldn't appear in the finale, "The Last Generation."

All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard Series Finale "The Last Generation" Preview Over the weekend, Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and The Ready Room offered viewers their first look at the beginning of the end In the series finale "The Last Generation" (written & directed by series showrunner & executive producer Terry Matalas), Jean-Luc (Stewart) & his[...]

And here is where we could revisit characters & storylines from "Deep Space Nine," "The Next Generation," "Voyager," and other series to see how things have turned out – and how they could still potentially threaten the 25th Century Fans would have a chance to catch up on some of their favorites while returning actors[...]

With the constraints of a 10-episode season and having shot seasons two and three back-to-back, production churned out as much as they could give the time they were given, and that meant trying to fit as much as they could with The Next Generation crew as possible Showrunner Terry Matalas was going to maximize as[...]

If you had a chance to check out yesterday's post, then you know that Star Trek: The Next Generation star Brent Spiner (Data or many more) is Michael Rosenbaum's (Smallville, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) guest on this week's episode of the Inside of You podcast Previously, we checked in on Spiner & Rosenbaum discussing[...]

Even with a preview for Paramount+'s Sir Patrick Stewart-starring Star Trek: Picard  S03E07 "Dominion" already out among the stars, fans are still talking about this week's episode, "The Bounty." Specifically, the return of LeVar Burton's Commodore Geordi La Forge and his reunion with some of his "The Next Generation" crew mates But just in case[...]

As for the preview that kicks in at around the 32:35 mark? Well, we're going to throw on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and throw down an image spoiler buffer, just in case… Image: Paramount+ Screencap In the following clip, we get a glimpse at who it is that Vadic (Amanda Plummer) fears as it makes it[...]

Following that, we have a look back at what you need to know about the final season of Star Trek: Picard: What You Need to Know About Star Trek: Picard Season 3 For a look ahead at what's to come, as well as the road we took to get here, check out the following featurettes for Star[...]

With the third and final season of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard officially underway, fans of "The Next Generation" cast & storylines are eagerly awaiting what's in store as the season hit the ground running And with this final season also feeling like an unofficial final season of TNG, it's only fitting that The View host[...]

Okay, as much as we've enjoyed what's been released preview-wise for the third & final season of Paramount+'s Sir Patrick Stewart-starring Star Trek: Picard? If you are someone like us who needs to do a little catching up when it comes to what's been going on with the "The Next Generation" cast, the Star Trek Logs[...]

With only a week to go until the third & final season of Paramount+'s Sir Patrick Stewart-starring Star Trek: Picard brings back the cast of "The Next Generation" for what looks to be an epic series-ending (or is it?) adventure the likes of which fans have been clamoring for years for So with that in[...]

All Rights Reserved. With the franchise series set to begin wrapping up its run on February 16th, here's a look at the official trailer for Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard (followed by a look back at what was previously released): Looking Ahead to Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Thanks to The Ready Room host Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The[...]

Stewart originally did the same in the first spinoff series The Next Generation The actor spoke at the Deadline Contenders series about talking to new fans of Picard who are going back and discovering TNG for the first time and experiencing their inspiration. Pictured: Patrick Stewart as Picard of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: PICARD[...]

Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation can look forward to a reunion next season with Stewart's ST: TNG co-stars LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, and Brent Spiner set to join the cast And just to help set the mood? Yup, we have a very slick casting announcement video… Image: Screencap Now[...]

Abrams' Kelvin Universe reboot in 2009's Star Trek, would the franchise revival have even been possible without the passing of the torch? That being said, we have eight live-action Star Trek shows and countless films… and zero alien characters as Starfleet main leads holding command? Patrick Stewart and Michael Dorn in Star Trek: The Next Generation[...]

Writer Ronald D Moore became such an important piece of Star Trek: The Next Generation's success, he ultimately followed them into the films Speaking with THR, the For All Mankind creator opened up about TNG's second film First Contact in 1996, which became the most critically-acclaimed and financially successful film of the Patrick Stewart-led franchise[...]

Factory Entertainment is beaming in a brand new replica collectible from the hit sci-fi television series Star Trek: The Next Generation They have seemly travel to the 24th-century as they release their The Next Generation Medical Set Be a physician from the future with this beautifully recreated replica created from timeless hours of footage from[...]

Then in March 2020, season one showrunner and second season writer Michael Chabon expressed his excitement about the possibility of writing new scenes between Picard and the Ten-Forward lounge bartender, trusted personal and professional confidant, and friend through Star Trek: The Next Generation and the films Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: Nemesis. Star Trek: The[...]

Stewart is also the only actor to star in two Star Trek series (The Next Generation and Picard) not only doing his part as Picard saving the earth from the Borg but also he just saved an entire race of synthetics from the first season of his self-titled series on CBS All Access When it[...]

Wil Wheaton is doing a lot more for the Star Trek franchise than ever before transitioning from his The Next Generation role as Wesley Crusher to embracing his role as a brand ambassador with his CBS All Access web series Ready Room and hosting panels in "Star Trek Day." The actor spoke to Trek Movie[...]

The virtual event hosts eight separate panels running at a three-hour block hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton: Discovery, Deep Space Nine, Strange New Worlds, The Original Series, Voyager, Enterprise, Lower Decks, and Picard + The Next Generation. The Discovery panel hosted by Burton starts at 12 p.m PDT/3 p.m ET features stars Sonequa Martin-Green[...]

Far from his native Yorkshire and at times miserable home life, far from the young actor who combed his thinning hair over the crown, until one night two friends scissored it off and a noble skull was revealed." LOS ANGELES – NOV 11: Patrick Stewart at the "Charlie's Angels" Premiere at the Village Theater on November[...]

First playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 1987 on Star Trek: The Next Generation, nearly 33 years passed, and the demands on the set of Picard aren't anywhere close as grueling Stewart spoke to CBS Sunday Morning about how it felt to return to a character he hadn't played in 18 years Prior[...]

Commander Geordi La Forge in The Next Generation over seven seasons and four films, but did not reprise his role for Picard When asked about the absences of Burton and Michael Dorn, who played chief of security Lt Commander Worf, series star Patrick Stewart, and executive producers Michael Chabon, Alex Kurtzman, and Akiva Goldsman said[...]