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"And the sky's the limit." The story behind Star Trek: TNG's finale, "All Good Things".

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Twenty years after Star Trek: TNG drew to a close, writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga discuss the story behind the creation of the most memorable (and, without a doubt, most favourite) episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They discuss story lines which didn't make it into the episode, others which did, and the story behind the ultimate last line, "And the sky's the limit."

Twenty years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation writers Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga faced the TV writer's equivalent of the Kobayashi Maru (that's a no-win scenario, for you non-Trekkers out there): Not only were they tasked with scripting the first TNG movie, 1994's Star Trek: Generations, but they also had to craft a two-hour series finale that would put a bow on Star Trek: TNG's seven-season TV run. And oh yeah, write both scripts at the same time.

The result: "All Good Things…," the immensely satisfying and beloved TNG finale that aired May 23, 1994 — twenty years ago this week. When Yahoo TV reached out to Moore and Braga to speak about the finale, they both seemed surprised to learn it's been twenty years since it first aired. And shockingly, neither has actually watched the episode in the two decades since. ("Maybe I will for the Blu-ray or something," Moore laughed.)

But both graciously spoke to us at length about their memories of writing and filming the landmark episode, including how they landed the coveted assignment, the comedic subplot that didn't make it into the final script, and why they think "All Good Things…" turned out so much better than Star Trek: Generations did.

"I don't know how or why, but I'm moving back and forth through time."
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20 years since TNG ended? Oh gawd, I feel like it's time for me to collect social security.
 
Oh god I was OBSESSED with ST: TNG back then. My late teens. Memories!

Watched all of the episodes several times. I know scenes off-by-heart.

Brannon Braga wrote some great episodes (mostly time-space related)

Ronald D. Moore wrote most of the Klingon episodes (and well-written too)

20 YEARS! :dead:

I here in the U.K. had to wait until August 1994 for the start of Season 7. Saw the finale in early 1995.

My friend saw the finale on VHS tape before I did. :mad:

It was a very good finale. :=D:

Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga discuss the story behind the creation of the most memorable (and, without a doubt, most favourite) episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Most favourite?

Hmmm. Nearly. Very nearly.

But not quite. :mrgreen:



Season 3 was definitely the best. Excellent episodes.

Culminating in....

*drum roll*

....without doubt, Borg's finest hour!



This show.

A HUGE part of my life when I was 16 and 17 and 18.

Great memories.

:luv:
 
And syfy is giving Wil Wheaton (aka Wesley Crusher) a half hour show on Tuesdays at 10pm Eastern/Pacific. Are they cashing in on the 20 year anniversary?
 
It seems like ages since I've seen TNG. I've got all the episodes on dvd;s. I really need to go back and watch them if I could only find the time. Some great episodes and some great memories.
As for Wil Wheaton, I'll try out his new show. He looks good with the beard and I've enjoyed his recent encounters on the Big Bang Theory. I used to know a guy that could have been his stunt double on TNG.
 
Star Trek: TNG has been broadcast for ages on Canada's Space Network. The ratings must still be high. The original Star Trek is very popular as well, and Voyager seems to do well enough. Deep Space Nine shows up occasionally, and I haven't seen Enterprise since it went off the air. Still, TNG seems to be the most popular.

As a side note, I'm glad they dumped Pulaski and brought back Beverly Crusher. Diana Muldaur couldn't seem to handle the medical jargon the way Gates could.
 
I did like Diana Muldaur as Dr. Pulaski but yeah, seems more right they got Gates Mc Fadden back as Beverley Crusher.

Much more a Deep Space Nine fan than Voyager, which essentially was seven years of nothing save for the amazing Seven of Nine. Otherwise quite a forgettable show, first female captain or not. My brother got all the seasons on Netflix so we watch TNG every so often and still enjoy it.
 
gsdx said:
Star Trek: TNG has been broadcast for ages on Canada's Space Network. The ratings must still be high. The original Star Trek is very popular as well, and Voyager seems to do well enough. Deep Space Nine shows up occasionally, and I haven't seen Enterprise since it went off the air. Still, TNG seems to be the most popular.

As a side note, I'm glad they dumped Pulaski and brought back Beverly Crusher. Diana Muldaur couldn't seem to handle the medical jargon the way Gates could.
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Pulaski was an attempt at a throwback to Dr McCoy in female form, but she couldn't quite do proper homage to the character.
 
Kulindahr said:
Interesting timing -- I've been working my way through the whole series again, and I have two episodes to go!
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I'd skip the latest, if I were you. I tried watching the newest Star Trek that claimed to be about its history - a depressing piece of work. I've been pretending a Star Wars fan got ahold of a few cameras and a dream of notoriety.
 
Kulindahr said:
Just watched that final episode. Love the scene where Q tells Picard, "Oh! Nothing happened!" And the poker game to wrap it up was perfect.
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"See what you've done?"

Did you know Q was a character created by Roddenberry when the producers demanded a 2-hour pilot instead of the 1-hour 'Encounter at Farpoint'? Gene tried to convince them that the episode was perfect as it was and would only be made worse if they tried to expand it for another hour, but the producers were insistent. Gene came up with the most obnoxious character he could think of as 'filler', completely convinced that the producers would hate Q and allow the 1-hour episode as it was. But they loved Q, and, apparently, so did the viewers. A legend was born.
 
luckynumbah7 said:
I'd skip the latest, if I were you. I tried watching the newest Star Trek that claimed to be about its history - a depressing piece of work. I've been pretending a Star Wars fan got ahold of a few cameras and a dream of notoriety.
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Yeah, Enterprise could have been wonderful, but along with many others the only way I could tolerate it was by deciding it was in some alternate universe, since crap kept coming along that couldn't possibly have been in Kirk's past.
 
gsdx said:
"See what you've done?"

Did you know Q was a character created by Roddenberry when the producers demanded a 2-hour pilot instead of the 1-hour 'Encounter at Farpoint'? Gene tried to convince them that the episode was perfect as it was and would only be made worse if they tried to expand it for another hour, but the producers were insistent. Gene came up with the most obnoxious character he could think of as 'filler', completely convinced that the producers would hate Q and allow the 1-hour episode as it was. But they loved Q, and, apparently, so did the viewers. A legend was born.
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I saw a piece where Q was called the most loved/hated figure on TV, ever. Any time he showed up, I just wished he'd die somehow, but at the same time I knew it meant the episode really was going to go "where no one has gone before", so I definitely understand.

But he also frustrated me immensely, because I know what I'd be doing with that kind of power -- fixing things around me. Invasive species would turn into beneficial native ones, or just to sawdust; highways would become firm and wide and have bike lanes; Wayne LaPierre would have a stroke and retire, and be replaced by Richard Feldman (author of Ricochet; a hundred thousand gay sons would be born to right-wing ideologues; a new variety of banyan tree would be found that sucks up and stores C02 and toxic metals; a pair of large comets would annihilate each other just before hitting the moon, giving it a breathable atmosphere.... And yet all Q ever seemed to do was play games.
 
Kulindahr said:
Yeah, Enterprise could have been wonderful, but along with many others the only way I could tolerate it was by deciding it was in some alternate universe, since crap kept coming along that couldn't possibly have been in Kirk's past.
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My problem with "Enterprise" and "DS-9" were the WAY too long Story Arc's.
 
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