Home > Star Trek: The Next Generation > Season 1 « TV Series Page Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 (1987 - 1988) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Star Trek: The Next Generation Critics Consensus Minor missteps aside, Star Trek: The Next Generation proves to be an engaging introduction to a bold new final frontier. 79% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 14 66% Audience Score User Ratings: 238 See score details Other TV Shows Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Encounter at Farpoint: Part 1 Air date: Sep 28, 1987 The first two episodes of the syndicated Star Trek: The Next Generation were originally telecast in tandem as a two-hour "TV movie" on September 30, 1987. After the obligatory introductions of the new crew of the Enterprise, the starship sets sail for the planet Daneb IV, for the purpose of investigating the new Farpoint starbase. Halfway to their destination, the crew is captured by obstreperous alien life form "Q" (John de Lancie) and placed on trial for all the crimes previously committed by the Human Race. One of the stars of the original Star Trek makes a surprise appearance in octogenarian makeup (Hint: He doesn't get to say, "He's dead, Jim"). "Encounter at Farpoint" was cowritten by Gene Roddenberry and D.C. Fontana. View Details 2. Encounter at Farpoint: Part 2 Air date: Sep 28, 1987 Conclusion. At the end of the trial, Q (John de Lancie) gives Picard 24 hours to prove the worthiness of the human race. Zorn: Michael Bell. Riker: Jonathan Frakes. Geordi: LeVar Burton. Dr. Crusher: Gates McFadden. Yar: Denise Crosby View Details 3. The Naked Now Air date: Oct 5, 1987 This first-season Next Generation episode finds Captain Picard facing a dilemma previously encountered some nine decades earlier by Captain Kirk and the original Enterprise crew. An insidious mind-altering disease, which prompted the crew of another starship to commit mass suicide, wends its way aboard the Enterprise. Before long, Lt. Geordi LaForge has become infected with the horrible illness. Brooke Bundy guest stars as MacDougal. Written by John D.F. Black and J. Michael Bingham, "The Naked Now" first aired October 10, 1987. View Details 4. Code of Honor Air date: Oct 12, 1987 Enterprise security chief Lt. Tasha Yar is abducted by aliens. View Details 5. The Last Outpost Air date: Oct 19, 1987 The Enterprise crew engages in their first meeting the with the greedy race of aliens the Ferengi. View Details 6. Where No One Has Gone Before Air date: Oct 26, 1987 A mysterious being works on the Enterprise's warp engines, and the ship and crew are propelled into a dimension where their thoughts become reality. View Details 7. Lonely Among Us Air date: Nov 2, 1987 A strange alien being takes over Captain Picard's mind. View Details 8. Justice Air date: Nov 9, 1987 Arriving on the idyllic planet of Rubicam Three for a much-needed vacation, Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew are endangered when Wesley Crusher unknowingly violates a planetary law. To save Wesley and three others from a death sentence, Picard must do the unthinkable and break the Prime Directive. Making matters worse, the Enterprise is attacked by a hostile vessel which objects to the presence of human beings in the vicinity. Cowritten by Worley Thorne and Ralph Wills, "Justice" originally aired November 14, 1987. View Details 9. The Battle Air date: Nov 16, 1987 The Ferengi are back to settle a score with Picard. View Details 10. Hide and 'Q' Air date: Nov 23, 1987 Riker's self control is tested when Q offers him the powers the super alien possesses. View Details Show More Episodes Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (45) Tv Season Info A new crew boards a revamped USS Enterprise in the first spin-off from the '60s cult classic. Set some 70 years after the Captain Kirk era, the syndicated sequel follows the seven-year trek of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his colourful subordinates(including a Klingon!) as they encounter new life forms and foes. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: SYN Premiere Date: Sep 28, 1987 Creator: Gene Roddenberry Cast & Crew Michael Dorn LeVar Burton Brent Spiner Marina Sirtis Jonathan Frakes Wil Wheaton Gates McFadden Dr. Beverly Crusher Patrick Stewart Denise Crosby Colm Meaney John de Lancie Michael Bell DeForest Kelley Leonard "Bones" McCoy Robert Schenkkan Lt. Cmdr. Dexter Remmick Biff Yeager Ward Costello Adm. Gregory Quinn Michael Rider Transporter Chief Marco Rodríguez Marsha Hunt Anne Jameson Robert Ellenstein Steven Miller Gene Roddenberry D.C. Fontana Rob Bowman Corey Allen Robert Lewin Tracy Torme Maurice Hurley Hannah Louise Shearer Cliff Bole Joseph L. Scanlon Richard Manning Herbert Wright James L. Conway Paul Lynch Hans Beimler Deborah Dean Davis Michael Ray Rhodes Michael Reaves C.J. Holland Joseph Stefano Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 6 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This August View All Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Encounter at Farpoint: Part 1 Air date: Sep 28, 1987 The first two episodes of the syndicated Star Trek: The Next Generation were originally telecast in tandem as a two-hour "TV movie" on September 30, 1987. After the obligatory introductions of the new crew of the Enterprise, the starship sets sail for the planet Daneb IV, for the purpose of investigating the new Farpoint starbase. Halfway to their destination, the crew is captured by obstreperous alien life form "Q" (John de Lancie) and placed on trial for all the crimes previously committed by the Human Race. One of the stars of the original Star Trek makes a surprise appearance in octogenarian makeup (Hint: He doesn't get to say, "He's dead, Jim"). "Encounter at Farpoint" was cowritten by Gene Roddenberry and D.C. Fontana. View Details 2. Encounter at Farpoint: Part 2 Air date: Sep 28, 1987 Conclusion. At the end of the trial, Q (John de Lancie) gives Picard 24 hours to prove the worthiness of the human race. Zorn: Michael Bell. Riker: Jonathan Frakes. Geordi: LeVar Burton. Dr. Crusher: Gates McFadden. Yar: Denise Crosby View Details 3. The Naked Now Air date: Oct 5, 1987 This first-season Next Generation episode finds Captain Picard facing a dilemma previously encountered some nine decades earlier by Captain Kirk and the original Enterprise crew. An insidious mind-altering disease, which prompted the crew of another starship to commit mass suicide, wends its way aboard the Enterprise. Before long, Lt. Geordi LaForge has become infected with the horrible illness. Brooke Bundy guest stars as MacDougal. Written by John D.F. Black and J. Michael Bingham, "The Naked Now" first aired October 10, 1987. View Details 4. Code of Honor Air date: Oct 12, 1987 Enterprise security chief Lt. Tasha Yar is abducted by aliens. View Details 5. The Last Outpost Air date: Oct 19, 1987 The Enterprise crew engages in their first meeting the with the greedy race of aliens the Ferengi. View Details 6. Where No One Has Gone Before Air date: Oct 26, 1987 A mysterious being works on the Enterprise's warp engines, and the ship and crew are propelled into a dimension where their thoughts become reality. View Details 7. Lonely Among Us Air date: Nov 2, 1987 A strange alien being takes over Captain Picard's mind. View Details 8. Justice Air date: Nov 9, 1987 Arriving on the idyllic planet of Rubicam Three for a much-needed vacation, Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew are endangered when Wesley Crusher unknowingly violates a planetary law. To save Wesley and three others from a death sentence, Picard must do the unthinkable and break the Prime Directive. Making matters worse, the Enterprise is attacked by a hostile vessel which objects to the presence of human beings in the vicinity. Cowritten by Worley Thorne and Ralph Wills, "Justice" originally aired November 14, 1987. View Details 9. The Battle Air date: Nov 16, 1987 The Ferengi are back to settle a score with Picard. View Details 10. Hide and 'Q' Air date: Nov 23, 1987 Riker's self control is tested when Q offers him the powers the super alien possesses. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 All Critics (14) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (3) Next Generation, arguably the most successful and recognisable of all the many offshoots of the Trek franchise, deserves the special treatment. Dec 28, 2018 | Full Review… Phelim O'Neill Guardian Top Critic [TNG], as it was called by fans, had the same wonderfully cosmic-pulpy feel of the original, and helped kick off a slew of other Trek-related series that kept the property as fresh as a Romulan daisy. Jun 26, 2018 | Full Review… David Fear Rolling Stone Top Critic But, for all of its silliness, the first season succeeded where it needed to: It introduced viewers to the characters who would carry the torch through six more seasons, the new crew of the Starship Enterprise. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Marc Bernardin CNN.com Top Critic Star Trek aims to fill the eye and engage the mind; it has a long way to boldly go at both. But the new beginning is not without its rejuvenating properties, and there's nothing else on the air quite like it. Oct 2, 2017 | Full Review… Tom Shales Washington Post Top Critic The new cast is fine ([Patrick] Stewart is a very interesting actor) and the story, although not very deep, inspired or mind-melding, has a nice payoff. But getting there takes much too long. Oct 2, 2017 | Full Review… Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Top Critic Those of us who have been less diligent in our viewing habits, though, may see the spinoff as energetically entertaining sci-fi stuff, an alternately spirited and silly piece. Oct 2, 2017 | Full Review… Clifford Terry Chicago Tribune Top Critic The show has aged well, especially with this new restoration driving the visuals and bringing new details to life (more on that below). And even some of the bad episodes have their charm. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review… R.L. Shaffer IGN DVD It's probably the best pure cast in terms of acting talent that any entry in the series has ever had. May 22, 2018 | Full Review… Jim Vorel Paste Magazine Like a lot of Part Ones, this first season did a lot of unglamorous grunt work for the benefit of later entries. Oct 3, 2017 | Full Review… Rob Vaux Collider It's hard to say if it's entertaining or entertainingly bad, but either way it IS entertaining. Oct 2, 2017 | Full Review… James Hunt Den of Geek Despite the season's high points, there are some real stinkers here. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review… Jeremy Conrad IGN Movies Where the original Star Trek was blatantly interventionist, The Next Generation is much more laissez-faire. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Matt Grant PopMatters View All Critic Reviews (14) Audience Reviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 2d ago The next generation is a great series Daniel S Sep 24, 2020 A few standout episodes such as "Heart of Glory" and "Arsenal of Freedom", and the notable concept/moral science fiction links don't save it from being a mostly forgettable season. Not to mention particularly rotten episodes such as "Skin of Evil" and "Code of Honor" that are disrespectful and racist, respectively. Watch the first episode and maybe the two standout ones, but its unremarkable otherwise, as far as I'm concerned. Lawrence B Aug 14, 2020 Season 1 has a lot of writers from TOS and it shows. Some of the episodes did not age well at all (Code of Honor comes to mind.) That being said it's still the start of my favorite television series of all time, and I can't bring myself to rate it lower than 4/5. Jason S Aug 13, 2020 Plain simple classic. Has his ups and downs but every minute of it is still way better than anything new produced by the Kurzman folks. tape b Jul 12, 2020 Fall asleep to this show for years, but also have actually watched every episode awake as well Raylea H Jun 28, 2020 Fantastic stories, imaginative beings and worlds, profound explorations of human nature that can teach us all so much. Love the characters in the crew - positively diverse. Start at the beginning knowing that it gets better and better. Truly great series. Selective F Jun 27, 2020 Excellent. I love this season, the start for something brilliant. Jade B May 15, 2020 A couple of episodes were rough, but besides that this is a decent start to one of the greatest TV shows ever Samuel R Feb 12, 2020 Undeniably adventurous, charming, and socially aware. 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