Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch

I was in college and grad school during the original run of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994), and followed the series very closely. During the last couple seasons of Deep Space Nine (1998-99), my wife and I had our first child, I started a tenure-track job, and I fell out of the TV-watching habit.

In November 2018, I fell ill over Thanksgiving weekend, and started rewatching TNG to pass the time. I can’t exactly say I’m bingeing the show, but I am enjoying writing up my thoughts as I work through the whole series. (See also ST:DS9 Rewatch)

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179 thoughts on “Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch

  1. Pingback: No, Kirk and Uhura didn’t share the first interracial kiss on television -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  2. Pingback: Birthright, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 17) Worf sows disorder in a settlement where Klingons and Romulans live in peace -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  3. Pingback: Emissary (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2) Cmdr. Sisko establishes a Federation presence on a former Cardassian station orbiting recently liberated Bajor -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  4. Pingback: All Good Things… (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 25) Picard faces a timey-wimey puzzle in three different timelines -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  5. Pingback: Preemptive Strike (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 24) Lt. Ro’s loyalties are tested during an undercover mission -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  6. Pingback: Emergence (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 23) Enterprise-D subsystems exhibit emerging intelligence -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  7. Pingback: Bloodlines (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 22) Angry Ferengi threatens a son Picard didn’t know he had -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  8. Pingback: Firstborn (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 21) Worf prepares his reluctant son for a rite of passage -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  9. Pingback: Journey’s End (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 20) Picard must relocate a North American Indian colony; Wesley faces another loyalty test -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  10. Pingback: Genesis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 19) The crew de-evolve into hominids, a spider, an amphibian, and such. -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  11. Pingback: Eye of the Beholder (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 18) Troi probes a crewman’s suicide, finds a ghostly love triangle tragedy -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  12. Pingback: Masks (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 17) Ritual symbols start appearing on the ship and mythological figures inhabit Data’s personality -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  13. Pingback: Thine Own Self (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 16) Data gets amnesia at a RenFest; Troi preps for promotion to commander -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  14. Pingback: Lower Decks (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 15) Junior officers star in a coming of age drama -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  15. Pingback: Sub Rosa (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 14) Dr. Beverly’s Space Ghost Romance -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  16. Pingback: Homeward (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 13) Worf’s foster brother interferes with a primitive, dying culture -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  17. Pingback: The Pegasus (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 12) A secret mission from his first captain tests Riker’s loyalty -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  18. Pingback: Parallels (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 11) Worf gets technobabbled into a timeline where he married Troi -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  19. Pingback: Inheritance (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 10) A scientist introduces herself as Data’s “mother” -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  20. Pingback: Force of Nature (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 9) A Space Thing leads to an environmental mystery that implicates warp drive technology -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  21. Pingback: Attached (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 8) Picard and Crusher are telepathically linked and on the run -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  22. Pingback: Dark Page (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 7) -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  23. Pingback: Gambit Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 5) Artifact Raiders Raid More Artifacts -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  24. Pingback: Interface (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 3) LaForge, using experimental augmented reality gear, encounters a vision of his mother -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  25. Pingback: Liaisons (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 2) Picard is Marooned with a lovelorn woman; Worf is grumpy; Troi eats desserts -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  26. Pingback: Descent, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 26) Data -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  27. Pingback: Descent, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 26) Data experiences disturbing emotions while killing a Borg drone -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  28. Pingback: Timescape (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 25) Time bubble aliens lay eggs in Romulan warbird’s artificial black hole, apparently -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  29. Pingback: Second Chances(#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 24) A transporter duplicate of Riker rekindles his romance with Troi -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  30. Pingback: Rightful Heir (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 23) Worf’s quest for the return of a fabled Klingon threatens the Klingon Empire’s status quo -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  31. Pingback: Suspicions (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 22) Crusher narrates murder-mystery flashbacks -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  32. Pingback: Frame of Mind (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 21) Riker is an asylum inmate who hallucinates he’s a Starfleet officer rehearsing a play about an asylum inmate -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  33. Pingback: The Chase (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 20) Planet-hopping archaeological DNA mystery -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  34. Pingback: Lessons (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 19) Picard and a new officer bond over their shared interest in music -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  35. Pingback: Birthright, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 17) Worf teaches traditional ways to young Klingons in Romulan prison camp -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  36. Pingback: Birthright, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 16) Worf learns his father may still be alive; Data dreams -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  37. Pingback: Tapestry (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 15) The dying Picard has a chance to alter his rash youth -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  38. Pingback: Face of The Enemy (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 14) Troi role-plays as a feared Romulan intelligence officer -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  39. Pingback: Aquiel (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 13) LaForge adopts a murder victim’s dog. Is she really a suspect? -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  40. Pingback: Starship Mine (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 18) Picard out-thinks thieves raiding an evacuated Enterprise-D -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  41. Pingback: Ship in a Bottle (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episodes 10 & 11) Holo-Moriarty Returns -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  42. Pingback: Chain of Command, Parts 1 & 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episodes 10 & 11) -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  43. Pingback: The Quality of Life (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 9) Data Defends Sentient Tools -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  44. Pingback: A Fistful of Datas (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 8) Worf Trapped in Western Simulation -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  45. Pingback: Rascals (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 7) Transporter glitch tween-ifies Picard, Ro, Guinan and Keiko -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  46. Pingback: True Q (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 6) Visiting Intern Exhibits Q-like Powers -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  47. Pingback: Relics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 4) When a huge hollow sphere traps a Scots engineer, that’s a-survey -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  48. Pingback: Man of the People (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 3) -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  49. Pingback: Realm of Fear (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 2) When transporters reveal Barclay’s muppet-mouthed eels, that’s a-facepalm -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  50. Pingback: Time’s Arrow, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 1) Data (fate preordained) scrums with skeptical Twain, that’s a-Part-2 -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  51. Pingback: Time’s Arrow, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 26) Data’s head in a mine meets Mark Twain back in time, that’s a-cliffhang. -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  52. Pingback: The Inner Light (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 25) Picard Lives Another Man’s Life | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  53. Pingback: The Next Phase (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 24) Ghost Ro Meets Ghost LaForge | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  54. Pingback: I, Borg (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 22) Adolescent Borg Bonds with LaForge | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  55. Pingback: Imaginary Friend (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 22) Glowy Alien Befriends Moppet | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  56. Pingback: The Perfect Mate (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 21) Picard fails to bore an empath | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  57. Pingback: Cost of Living (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 20) Alexander’s Jolly Holodeck Holiday with Lwaxana | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  58. Pingback: The First Duty (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 17) Cadet Wesley’s Academy Crisis | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  59. Pingback: Cause and Effect (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 18) time loop. Ka-boom. Enterprise is trapped in a ; | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  60. Pingback: The Outcast (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 17) Genderless civilization oppresses deviance | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  61. Pingback: Ethics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 16) Leaky cargo barrel-1, Worf-0. | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  62. Pingback: Power Play (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 15) Troi, Data and O’Brien Take Hostages | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  63. Pingback: Conundrum (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 14) You Get Amnesia! And YOU Get Amnesia! EVERYONE Gets Amnesia!!! | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  64. Pingback: The Masterpiece Society (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 13) Space Thing Threatens Genetically Perfect Colony | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  65. Pingback: Violations (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 12) Telepathic Memory Assaults Beset the Enterprise-D | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  66. Pingback: Hero Worship (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 11) Orphaned Boy Idolizes Data | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  67. Pingback: New Ground (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 10) Worf’s Son Visits, Acts Out | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  68. Pingback: A Matter of Time (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 9) Smarmy Time Traveler Observes Crew | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  69. Pingback: Unification, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 8) Spock Nurtures Romulan Peace Movement | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  70. Pingback: Unification, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 7) Picard Questions Sarek about Renegade Spock | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  71. Pingback: The Game (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 6) Cadet Crusher vs Fun Risian Gadget | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  72. Pingback: Disaster (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 5) Picard Trapped in Elevator with Weeping Moppets | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  73. Pingback: Silicon Avatar (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 4) Grieving Xeonologist Pursues Crystalline Entity | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  74. Pingback: Ensign Ro (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 3) New Bumpy-nosed Officer Is Stubborn | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  75. Pingback: Darmok (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 2) | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  76. Pingback: Redemption, Part II (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 1) Klingon Empire Wages Civil War | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  77. Pingback: Redemption, Part I (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4, Episode 26) Klingon Empire Faces Civil War | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

  78. Pingback: In Theory (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 25) Data Gets Boyfriendzoned | Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)

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