Favorite "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION" (1987-1994) Episodes
Below is a LIST of my favorite episodes from the science-fiction television series, "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION". Created by Gene Roddenberry, the series starred Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard:
FAVORITE "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION" (1987-1994) EPISODES
1. (7.24) "Preemptive Strike" - In this bittersweet episode, helmsman Lieutenant Ro Laren graduates from Starfleet's Advance Tactical Training. The U.S.S. Enterprise-D's Captain Jean-Luc Picard then orders her to infiltrate the Maquis and lure its members into a trap set by Starfleet. Michelle Forbes guest starred.
2. (5.18) "Cause and Effect" - The Enterprise-D becomes stuck in a time loop involving another Starfleet ship, but the crew manages to retain some memories of previous time periods. Kelsey Grammer guest starred.
3. (2.16) "Q Who?" - The extra-dimensional being Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of Enterprise's crew by hurling the starship 7,000 light years away, where they encounter the Borg Collective for the first time. John de Lancie, Whoopi Goldberg and Colm Meaney guest starred.
4. (4.21) "The Drumhead" - Retired Starfleet Admiral Nora Satie boards the Enterprise in an effort to determine the actions aboard the ship, surrounding an act of sabotage and possible treason. Jean Simmons guest starred.
5. (5.23) "I, Borg" - The Enterprise rescues a Borg survivor disconnected from the Collective, nicknamed "Hugh". His presence causes differing levels of fear and sympathy from various crew members. Whoopi Goldberg and Jonathan Del Arco guest starred.
6. (3.15) "Yesterday's Enterprise" - The U.S.S. Enterprise-C arrives from the past, causing a shift in reality, a war with the Klingons and the return of the deceased Lieutenant Tasha Yar. Denise Crosby, Whoopi Goldberg, Tricia O'Neil and Christopher MacDonald guest starred.
7. (5.19) "The First Duty" - Cadet Wesley Crusher and his pilots team have an accident at Starfleet Academy. A visiting Picard, who offers to help Starfleet's investigation, begins to suspect the cadets are hiding something. Robert Duncan McNeill, Ray Walston and Ed Lauter guest starred.
8. (5.26-6.01) "Time's Arrow" - An archeology team uncovers a 500 year-old artifact - Lieutenant-Commander Data's head - on Earth. When Picard and his crew investigate the possibility of aliens visiting Earth's past, Data winds up in 1893 San Francisco. Jerry Hardin and Whoopi Goldberg guest starred.
9. (2.03) "Elementary, Dear Data" - Lieutenant Geordi LaForge and Dr. Katherine Pulaski attempt to provide Data with a challenging Sherlock Holmes holodeck program. But it backfires when the Professor Moriarty character accidentally becomes self-aware. Daniel Davis guest starred.
10. (3.26) "The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1" - Picard and the Enterprise crew respond to a distress call from one of the Federation's outer-most colonies. But when the starship arrives, the crew finds a big hole in the ground, where the town used to be. They also discover that the Borg are behind the attack. Elizabeth Dennehy, George Murdock, Colm Meaney and Whoopi Goldberg guest starred.
Honorable Mention: (5.24) - A transporter malfunction, combined with a Romulan ship under stress and a damaged cloaking device, creates the illusion that LaForge and Ro are dead. The two officers struggle to dispel that belief. Michelle Forbes guest starred.