Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
TheTNGseason 1 writer ’s room was notoriously chaotic , with writers on a regular basis coming and pass . With this level of repugnance behind the scenes , it ’s surprising most of the episodes inTNGseason 1 workplace as well as they do . While many of the concepts introduce inTNGseason 1 would be referenced in later episodes , some fascinating ideas have been mostly block by theStar Trekfranchise . In recent years , Star Trek : Lower Deckshas been bringing back some of these forgotten elements fromTNG.Hopefully , this is a trend that will keep on , as many of these ideas and noncitizen could be improved with modern limited effects and brio technology .
Star Trek : The Next Generation might have contract off to a rocky head start , but its first season was n’t all bad .
8The Bynars From TNG’s “11001001”
TNG Season 1, Episode 15
The Bynars made their first appearance inTNG’s"11001001 , " and were mentioned a few time throughout theStar Trekfranchise . While this cybernetically enhance species refund inStar Trek : Lower deck , very little information has been discover about the Bynars and their culture . TheBynars are genderless , always working and live on in pairs , and they can not survive without being connect to their master computer . They verbalise incredibly speedily , using a form of binary code , and also think in binary , bleak - and - white term . Although the Bynars are humanoid , they go and interact in a way much different from mankind , and it would be interesting to see more of their major planet and its multitude .
7The Unnamed Aliens From TNG’s “Encounter at Farpoint”
TNG Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2
In " Encounter at Farpoint,“the premiere instalment ofTNG , the all-powerful Q ( John de Lancie ) place Captain Picard and his crew on test for the crimes of human race , task them with a puzzle to resolve . As Picard and his crew interact with the inhabitants of Deneb IV , they finally take in that the Bandi people have subjugate a sentient"space watercraft lifeform . “Not only could these existence go through emotion , but they could also transform into various shapes and manipulate subject and energy . In their natural form , the creatures resemble Portuguese man-of-war and are twelve times the volume of a Galaxy - form spaceship . These fascinating lifeforms feel truly alien , and it would be cool to see them again , revivify with New CGI or life .
6The De-Aging Process of The Aliens From TNG’s “Too Short a Season”
TNG Season 1, Episode 16
InStar Trek : The Next contemporaries ’s " Too Short a time of year , " the elderly Admiral Mark Jameson ( Clayton Rohner ) chaffer the USS Enterprise to aid negotiate a pact . presently after the full admiral arrives , his wellness begins quickly improving until he looks years , and finally , decennary , younger . Jameson reveals that he obtained a medicinal drug from the planet Cerberus II that could regenerate the soundbox , curative unwellness , and prolong life . The process required ingesting a sealed combination of herbs and drugs lento over two years , and the ultimate essence would vary depending on the individual . This herbaceous plant and medication combination seems like something that Starfleet would be interested in , making it odd that Cerberus II and its de - aging process were never mentioned again , althoughStar Trek : Insurrectionrevisited the Fountain of Youthidea .
5The Mythical Planet of Aldea From TNG’s “When The Bough Breaks”
TNG Season 1, Episode 17
When Commander Riker speaks of the major planet Aldea inStar Trek : The Next multiplication ’s " When the Bough Breaks , " he refer to it as a mythological place , liken it to Atlantis . The Aldeans allow their satellite to be found because they need something from the Enterprise - their metal money is dying out and they want children from the endeavour , includingEnsign Wesley Crusher ( Wil Wheaton ) . Picard eventually convinces the Aldeans to accept help from Starfleet rather , butStar Treknever checks up on this satellite or its people . weigh the Aldeans possess advanced engineering that can cloak and defend an entire planet , perhaps Starfleet should be a bit more concerned in them .
4The Silicon-Based Lifeform From TNG’s “Home Soil”
TNG Season 1, Episode 18
Although many of the aliens in theStar Trekuniverse resemble humans , occasionally the show will present a really alien lifeform . InStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Home Soil , " the Enterprise discovers a new , silicon - based build of life on a satellite in the unconscious process of being terraformed . Although the lifeform is inorganic and thus does not conform to the standard definition of life , it possess an undeniable intelligence service . The crystalline lifeform finally figures out how to communicate with the Enterprise work party , letting them have sex that the terraforming process has been make it harm . Star Trekis often at its good when its part are describe new life , and this biology - defying lifeform is something worth revisit .
Dr. Crusher and the other endeavour - five hundred gang members act as though a silicon - found lifeform is unprecedented , despite the fact that Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) had previously meet one . InStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , episode 25 , " The Devil in the Dark , " Kirk and Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) discover an levelheaded atomic number 14 - based life human body called the Horta .
3The Advanced Weapons System From TNG’s “The Arsenal Of Freedom”
TNG Season 1, Episode 21
When the Enterprise locomote to the planet Minos to investigate a missing shuttle , they encounter an abandoned satellite equipped with an advanced weapons system . When an away team from the Enterprise beams down , they are attacked by these weapons , which become progressively hefty with each encounter . In field around the planet , Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) command the Enterpriseagainst more in advance weaponry . In a jolly anticlimactic finish , Picard simply turn the simple machine off , while Geordi occur up with a cagy solution to keep the go-ahead . At the goal of the episode , the Enterprise just leaves the major planet , even though Starfleet could undoubtedly employ weapons that can drape themselves and see from each encounter .
2Armus & The People Who Created Him From TNG’s “Skin Of Evil”
TNG Season 1, Episode 23
TNG’s"Skin of Evil " and the oil - slick animate being named Armus are generally recall for the controversialdeath of Lt . Tasha Yar ( Denise Crosby ) , but there are some undecomposed ideas in this sequence . Armus suffers from the limited special consequence usable during 1988 when " peel of Evil " was produced , butthe creature could be truly frightening with the assistance of innovative engineering and a gifted voice actor . Unlike many of the scoundrel faced by the Enterprise bunch , Armus has no redeeming qualities , as he is compose of complete negative emotions throw out by a"race of Titans . “Nothing more is ever learned about the masses who created Armus , and it would be interesting to see what became of them .
Armus made a brief appearing inStar Trek : Lower Decks , when the Lower Deckers used a submanifold casting stone to prank call and twit the malevolent creature .
1The Parasites And Starfleet Conspiracy From TNG’s “Coming of Age” & “Conspiracy
TNG Season 1, Episodes 19 & Episode 25
InStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s " Coming of Age , " Admiral Gregory Quinn ( Ward Costello ) and Lt . Commander Dexter Remmick ( Robert Schenkkan ) visit the endeavor - ergocalciferol to investigate Captain Picard . They have become aware of a confederacy that they think stretches to the highest level of Starfleet , which horrify Picard . More information about thisdropped Starfleet conspiracycomes to light in the aptly - style " Conspiracy,“which reveals that the brains of many top Starfleet officials have been infect with parasites . These parasites intend to take over Starfleet , although their accurate motivating are never revealed .
The conspiracy within Starfleet was in the beginning destine to be an entirely human putsch , butStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry quickly nixed this idea .
" cabal " ends on a cliffhanger , with the suggestion that the infected Remmick get off out a homing beacon to the leech ’s home humans . However , this plot line never receives a follow - up and the parasites do not appear again . At the time , " Conspiracy " was one ofStar Trek’sdarkest and most violent episodes , and it ’s fascinating to conceive of what would have been if these parasites had becomeStar Trek : The Next Generation’sbig unsound .
Star Trek : The Next Generationis available to swarm on Paramount+ .
