Star Trek: The Next Generation was a television series which was part of the Star Trek franchise.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard was the protagonist of the series. (PROSE: Syntax [+]Loading...["Syntax (short story)"]) Another character was Data, who Anji Kapoor recalled was "used somewhat demeaningly as a glove puppet" in Independence Day. (PROSE: The Slow Empire [+]Loading...["The Slow Empire (novel)"])
Izzy Sinclair frequently watched Star Trek: The Next Generation on VHS before she began travelling with the Eighth Doctor. (AUDIO: Izzy's Story [+]Loading...["Izzy's Story (audio story)"])
Bernice Summerfield mistook the show for a documentary. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prisoner: The Next Generation (PROSE: Time of Your Life) and Danger on the Frontier: the Next Generation (PROSE: Walking to Babylon) are parodies of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- John de Lancie, David Warner, Alexander Siddig, William Morgan Sheppard, Maurice Roëves, Jim Norton, Barrie Ingham, John Franklyn-Robbins, George Murdock, Benito Martinez, Van Epperson, Carolyn Seymour and Rosalyn Landor all appeared in the series.
Doctor Who crossover[[edit] | [edit source]]
Star Trek: The Next Generation had a crossover with Doctor Who in the form of Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation², a comic mini-series by IDW Publishing. It began publication on 30 May 2012 in North America. It was the first licensed crossover between Doctor Who and the Star Trek franchise.