Star Trek: The Next Generation 365

Have always been a Trekkie since my nappies. Star Trek was always way ahead of its time. This book is excellent currently watching NG Rerun on Freeview with Pick Tv. The book covers all 178 episodes my favourite two part stories are Best of Both Worlds parts 1&2 plus Redemption Parts 1&2.

I would have enjoyed just a few more details of the episodes. Such as director and original date it aired. I wish I could gave given a 4.7 or 4.8 rating rather than a 4. Still a good read and something Star Trek fans would enjoy very much.

This is a book which covers the history of the show. You'll find lot's of tasty, interesting bit's of trivia and behind-the-scenes stories throughout the book. I consider myself a pretty big fan of the show now and the HD restoration that is currently taking place as I write this review is token gift to all the fans.I cannot think of any spin-off series which was and is as popular as the original program/form. 'The Next Generation' is a really rare and special exception to this rule. In the reality of life the cast who played these very nearly iconic characters, 'Picard', 'Data', 'Riker', 'Deanna', 'Geordi', 'Beverly', 'Wesley', 'Worf' et al all still love each other and do apparently meet up from time-to-time twenty five years after the series (10 years after their last 'TNG' film). It's a really delightful story how these guys have remained friends all these years.The is introduced by Ronald D. Moore and he likely owes much to TNG for kickstarting his career as a writer. He seems like genuine and pleasant person whom is talented at what he does.I am really enjoying this book - it's an absolute 'must-read' for any fan of the show.

I've started watching TNG from the start again in recent months and really got sucked back into this brilliant Trek series especially some of the less well-known and popular episodes from Seasons 3,4 and currently 5. I'd seen the Star Trek 365 book a year or so ago and shied away due to the reviews in regards printing errors. This tome however is superb. There are some great photos both previously unseen and a few that a well-versed Trek fan will no doubt recognise.Episode synopsis is kept to a minimal paragraph and to be fair I usually skip this unless I can't recall anything about the story. There are other books which are better designed for this. In essence this is a book about memories, tit-bits and anecdotes. Reading through it the stories are great and varied, talking about the differences in writing technology (typewriters to 90s computers in the first few seasons), what we would now conceive as basic special effects that were created on a shoestrong on some occasions and the first delves into CGI in 1991, six hour makeup jobs (Identity Crisis). One piece that sticks in my mind is the story of the guy who built the wooden horseshoe bridge rail/tactical console - you get the picture I'm sure that there is a lot to take in!I thought I knew a lot about TNG with a fairly extensive library of resource including Action!, the Continuing Mission, the Companion et al but this has reignited an interest that takes me back to childhood and awaiting 6pm on BBC2 on a Wednesday night. I would say this is a must. Yes, there are some grainy frame-grabs as you go along but the series was filmed on videotape and if you're desperate to get a better quality image, buy the series on Blu-ray. This is about television history and What It Was Like Back Then.Still a classic series and it's made me request the Original Series edition for Xmas. I hope they do one for DS9 and Voyager in the future - the Enterprise one would probably fit on a postage stamp...anyway...Fully recommended but make sure you store it on a very sturdy shelf and feel sorry for the delivery person - it's a tad heavy.

Amazing book, giving insight into the story behind each episode and when read all the way through, gives a LOT of detail behind the series. VERY thick book and looks great on a coffee table!