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Direct Edition. The Enterprise is fired upon by Syntagus Theluv, but the Theluvians insist they've done no such thing in "...Where No One Has Gone Before!" Written by Michael Carlin. Pencils by Pablo Marcos. Inks by Carlos Garzon & Arne Starr. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. 38 pages of story. Cover price $1.50.

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Even on the final frontier, Christmas is celebrated, but everyone aboard the Enterprise has his own way of going about it. Written by Mike Carlin, with art by Pablo Marcos, Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr. Cover by Pablo Marcos and Carlos Garzon. Cover price $1.00.

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The mysterious Q returns and he watches how Picard and company deal with a marauding race. Written by Mike Carlin, with art by Pablo Marcos, Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr. Cover by Pablo Marcos and Carlos Garzon. Cover price $1.00.

The crew of the Enterprise stands divided...and becomes the arena for a battle between Picard and the alien Q. Written by Mike Carlin, with art by Pablo Marcos, Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr. Cover by Pablo Marcos and Carlos Garzon. Cover price $1.00.

"Q Effects!" It's a no-win situation for Picard. If he wins the latest contest of wills with Q, a galaxy will die. If he loses, Q will win the Enterprise. Written by Mike Carlin, with art by Pablo Marcos, Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr. Cover by Marcos. Cover price $1.00.

As the new Enterprise discovers a virtual paradise in space, Data reveals a secret which could plunge its society into a bloody civil war. Written by Mike Carlin, with art by Pablo Marcos, Carlos Garzon and Arne Starr. Cover by Marcos. Cover price $1.00.

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How The 1988 Writers Strike Led To The Worst Episode Of Star Trek: The Next Generation

As all good Trekkies know, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" got off to a rocky start. As detailed in William Shatner's 2014 documentary "Chaos on the Bridge," "Next Generation" was hotly contested, with various producers and showrunners all vying for control over the project. There was a lot of animosity, as a result, and a lot of arguments as to what kind of scripts would be used. Show creator Gene Roddenberry, according to the film, was insistent that he had control over every facet of the production as he had been barred from working on the second, third, and fourth "Star Trek" movies, and wanted to make sure "his baby" was safe. There were, however, reports that Gene Roddenberry's personal lawyer, Leonard Maizlish, was taking completed scripts and re-writing them in secret. Executive Producer Rick Berman suspected that the written notes he received from Roddenberry were actually Maizlish's doing. 

Maislish was gone by the start of season 2, but a 1988 writers strike stymied production, leaving the truncated season on uneasy footing as well. Most Trekkies will agree that "Next Generation" didn't hit its stride until its third season. 

Most seasons of TV ran 26 episodes at the time. Season 2 ran only 22 episodes. Many of the scripts for season 2 were older screenplays that had been initially written for other Trek projects, some of them leftover from the original series. Thanks to new budgetary leeway, money could be more freely shifted around between episodes, which allowed for a few more ambitious ideas, like the debut of the Borg. Unluckily, this meant if one episode went over budget, another would have to be short-changed.

The strike, the chaos, and the lack of budget led to what is often considered the worst episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Shades of Grey."

The WGA Strike of 1988

Some brief history: the 1988 WGA strike was the longest strike in the organization's history, lasting 153 days. The strike was primarily inspired by producers refusing to pay writers residuals on the broadcast of reruns. Because reruns weren't performing well, producers tried to re-work contracts based on an unfair percentage model. Writers also wanted to give input on what kinds of actors and directors might be selected for their works and be assured higher budgets for specific projects. 

Because producers refused to meet writers' demands, the strike ate into the "Next Generation" production schedule. The early episodes of the show's season were notably weird or bad. A few in the middle were actually quite excellent; "Measure of a Man"  — about the nature of Data's sentience — and "Q Who" — the first Borg episode — are among the best of the series. 

The season didn't start promisingly, though. The first episode of the second season of NextGen was called "The Child," and was about Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) being mysteriously impregnated by a non-corporeal alien of some kind. The child is born and grows to age 10 within the span of only a few weeks. This episode was initially written for the unmade 1970s "Star Trek" spinoff that was to be called "Star Trek: Phase II." That series was eventually transformed into "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," leaving a lot of the show's scripts on a pile on Roddenberry's desk. In desperate times, recycling was required. 

Overall, season 2 was massively uneven. When it ran completely out of money, it ended with a whimper. 

"Shades of Grey" was a clip show.

Shades of Grey

Even the premise for "Shades of Grey" (July 17, 1989) was thin. Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) was scratched by an alien thorn while on an away mission. The thorn contained a mysterious virus that attacked Ricker's brain, and he fell into a coma. In order to fight off the virus, Dr. Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) has to stimulate Riker's brain and force him to relive memories. In so doing, viewers were treated to flashbacks to previous episodes which took up about half of the show's running time. There were supposed to be themes of Riker's flashbacks — all his happy memories, all his scariest — but they didn't really fall together in a dramatically satisfying way. 

In an age of on-demand streaming, it might be hard to see the function of clip shows other than as a cost-saving measure. The reader would do well to recall that 1988 TV shows needed to be seen on a set broadcast schedule and that many viewers would often miss individual episodes along the way. Additionally, it was impractical to put entire shows on VHS, and rerun schedules might prove unpredictable. So for many, primary broadcasts were the only way to see something. A clip show provided a series with a "sampler pack," giving neophytes a chance to preview older episodes that they might not have seen any other way. 

But even at the time, clip shows were considered largely cheap. They were acknowledged as production stop-gaps until a better episode could be made. It felt especially cheap on "Star Trek" which had never done it before, and which was always good about presenting low-budget "bottle" episodes on the regular to avoid them. Watching the internal adventures of a comatose Riker provided no thrills. 

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The strike had ended by July of 1989, but its effects were still being felt. The new accounting also dealt its blow. "Elementary, Dear Data" was set mostly on the holodeck, and included period costumes and sets. "Q Who" features elaborate Borg makeup and Borg ship sets. Those two episodes, the rumor goes, drained "NextGen of its coffers, leaving "Shades of Grey" with nothing. 

"Shades of Gray" was a slapdash affair. In Edward Gross' and Mark A. Altman's 1993 book " Captain's Logs: The Complete Trek Voyages ," the episode's director, Rob Bowman, confessed that he had two fewer days to film the episode than most shows, leaving him and the crew on the sickbay set for only five days. At the last minute, however, the schedule was shortened to three days. If it looks like Sirtis and Muldaur are overacting, it's because they, too, were kind of in panic mode. Bowman said that he merely filmed the "wraparound" segments and that the flashback clips in question would be selected later by P.A. Eric Stillwell. Bowman said he never saw the final cut of the episode. 

Also interviewed in "Voyages" was season two head writer Maurice Hurley, the producer responsible for firing Gates McFadden in the second season. Hurley, who wrote "Shades of Grey," understood that it was easily the most terrible episode they had done and called it a "piece of s***."  Hurley was fired at the end of the season. McFadden was promptly re-hired. 

Some might say that "Shades of Grey" isn't the worst episode of NextGen just because the first season episode "Code of Honor" banks on unfortunate racial stereotypes. And this is true. 

But "Shades of Grey" might stand out as the least ambitious "Star Trek" ever. It's still terrible to this day. 

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next

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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next was a two-hour special which aired on 4 October 1988 in syndicated markets to fill in for two hours of Star Trek: The Next Generation ' s second season which had been delayed by a writer's strike. In some markets, the airing of this special was delayed until 15 October 1988 .

The special was hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with " The Cage " through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of TNG. The special also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season.

Behind the scenes

The special was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of " The Cage " which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.

The program featured interviews with many performers and production team members both from the Star Trek: The Original Series and TNG. Leonard Nimoy was also featured in an archive interview shot during the making of Star Trek IV . For unknown reasons, it omitted DeForest Kelley without even mentioning him or his character, Leonard McCoy . Gates McFadden and Denise Crosby (who both had left TNG after its first season) were also omitted.

LaserDisc of "The Cage" which included this special

It was released on LaserDisc as part of the Japanese box set Star Trek - Log 1 and was included on the same disc as "The Cage".

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• Rick Berman
• LeVar Burton
• James Doohan
• Michael Dorn
• Jonathan Frakes
• Maurice Hurley
• Walter Koenig
• Diana Muldaur
• Nichelle Nichols
• Gene Roddenberry
• William Shatner
• Marina Sirtis
• George Takei
• Wil Wheaton

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• Michael Ansara as Kang
• Neil Armstrong as Himself (Moon landing)
• Barbara Babcock as Philana
• Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Herself / Number One
• Ron Brown as Hologram Drummer
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• Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan
• Frank Gorshin as Bele
• Laurel Goodwin as J.M. Colt
• Mariette Hartley as Zarabeth
• John Hoyt as Phil Boyce
• Jeffrey Hunter as Christopher Pike
• Sally Kellerman as Elizabeth Dehner
• Robert Lansing as Gary Seven
• Christopher Lloyd as Kruge
• Gary Lockwood as Gary Mitchell
• Jon Lormer as Theodore Haskins
• Martin Luther King Jr. as Himself ("I Have a Dream" speech)
• Carolyn McCormick as Minuet
• Ricardo Montalban as Khan Noonien Singh
• Leonard Nimoy as Himself (director - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ) / Spock
• Susan Oliver as Vina
• Julie Parrish as Miss Piper
• Serena Sande as Second Talosian
• Vincent Schiavelli as Minosian peddler
• Georgia Schmidt as First Talosian
• David Selburg as Whalen
• Jack Sheldon as Hologram Piano Player
• Brent Spiner as Data
• Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
• Kirk Thatcher as Punk on the bus
• Paul Winfield as Clark Terrell
• Meg Wyllie as The Keeper
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Star trek: the next generation.

S1.E11 ∙ The Big Goodbye

S1.E12 ∙ Datalore

S1.E13 ∙ Angel One

S1.E14 ∙ 11001001

S1.E15 ∙ Too Short a Season

S1.E16 ∙ When the Bough Breaks

S1.E17 ∙ Home Soil

S1.E18 ∙ Coming of Age

S1.E19 ∙ Heart of Glory

S1.E20 ∙ The Arsenal of Freedom

S1.E21 ∙ Symbiosis

S1.E22 ∙ Skin of Evil

S1.E23 ∙ We'll Always Have Paris

S1.E24 ∙ Conspiracy

S1.E25 ∙ The Neutral Zone

S2.E1 ∙ The Child

S2.E2 ∙ Where Silence Has Lease

S2.E3 ∙ Elementary, Dear Data

S2.E4 ∙ The Outrageous Okona

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We learned in March that the upcoming  Starfleet Academy show will be set in that same era (after the events of Discovery’s just-finished final season), and that choice to continue 32nd century storytelling has been a controversial one with fans who might otherwise prefer a return to the  Star Trek: Picard -era 25th century.

Franchise boss Alex Kurtzman   — who will be directing the first two episodes of Starfleet Academy — went into detail about why Academy was designed for the far, far future in a new interview with the LA Times published today, explaining exactly why he and his team decided to explore the lives of future Starfleet officers in the  Discovery future.

“There’s a specific reason for [the 32nd century setting]. As the father of a 17-year-old boy, I see what my son is feeling as he looks at the world and to his future. I see the uncertainty; I see all the things we took for granted as given are not certainties for him. I see him recognizing he’s inheriting an enormous mess to clean up and it’s going to be on his generation to figure out how to do that, and that’s a lot to ask of a kid.   My thinking was, if we set “Starfleet Academy” in the halcyon days of the Federation where everything was fine, it’s not going to speak to what kids are going through right now. It’ll be a nice fantasy, but it’s not really going to be authentic. What’ll be authentic is to set it in the timeline where this is the first class back after over 100 years, and they are coming into a world that is only beginning to recover from a cataclysm — which was the Burn, as established on “Star Trek: Discovery,” where the Federation was greatly diminished.   So they’re the first who’ll inherit, who’ll re-inherit, the task of exploration as a primary goal, because there just wasn’t room for that during the Burn — everybody was playing defense. It’s an incredibly optimistic show, an incredibly fun show; it’s a very funny show, and it’s a very emotional show. I think these kids, in different ways, are going to represent what a lot of kids are feeling now.”

In addition to sharing this insight into the show’s timeframe, Kurtzman also reiterated that while the Academy itself will return to the traditional San Francisco setting, the series will be both “Earth-based” and “space-based” as their team is working to design “San Francisco [of] the 32nd century.”

He also concluded the interview without spoiling anything else for the Star Trek Universe’s future… but did hint that there “are a couple of surprises coming up” for the franchise.

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Why Star Treks "Incredibly Optimistic" Next Show Is Set In Discoverys Timeline Explained By Executive Producer

• Starfleet Academy is set in the chaotic aftermath of a cataclysmic event, offering a more relatable and authentic experience for young viewers.
• The show focuses on the first class back after 100 years, inheriting the responsibility of exploration in a world recovering from the Burn.
• Starfleet Academy promises to be optimistic, fun, funny, and emotional, reflecting the feelings and experiences of young adults today.

Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman explains why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is set in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century. Kurtzman, who is co-showrunner with Noga Landau, is also directing the first two episodes of Starfleet Academy, which is scheduled to go into production in the fall and will film on the largest sets ever constructed for Star Trek . Kurtzman also confirmed that Starfleet Academy will be both based in San Francisco and in outer space.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times , Alex Kurtzman discussed the present and future of the Star Trek franchise. While careful not to reveal spoilers, Kurtzman delved into why Starfleet Academy , which is the latest spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery , is set in the 32nd century and how he hopes it will be more relevant to the next Star Trek series' target audience of young adults . Read his quotes below:

[Starfleet Academy is set] in the Discovery era. Theres a specific reason for that. As the father of a 17-year-old boy, I see what my son is feeling as he looks at the world and to his future. I see the uncertainty; I see all the things we took for granted as given are not certainties for him. I see him recognizing hes inheriting an enormous mess to clean up, and its going to be on his generation to figure out how to do that, and thats a lot to ask of a kid. My thinking was, if we set Starfleet Academy in the halcyon days of the Federation where everything was fine, its not going to speak to what kids are going through right now.

Itll be a nice fantasy, but its not really going to be authentic. Whatll be authentic is to set it in the timeline where this is the first class back after over 100 years, and they are coming into a world that is only beginning to recover from a cataclysm which was the Burn, as established on Star Trek: Discovery, where the Federation was greatly diminished. So theyre the first wholl inherit, wholl re-inherit, the task of exploration as a primary goal, because there just wasnt room for that during the Burn everybody was playing defense. Its an incredibly optimistic show, an incredibly fun show; its a very funny show, and its a very emotional show. I think these kids, in different ways, are going to represent what a lot of kids are feeling now.

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Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman Reveals How Starfleet Academy Cast Holly Hunter

Starfleet academy will be led by an academy award-winner.

Star Trek on Paramount+ recently announced Star Trek: Starfleet Academy cast Holly Hunter as the series lead. An Emmy and Academy Award-winner, Hunter will be playing an unnamed Captain and the Chancellor of the Academy . Alex Kurtzman revealed to the Los Angeles Times how Hunter was cast to lead Starfleet Academy :

Im very, very , very excited that Holly Hunter is the lead of the show. Honestly, when we were working on the scripts, we wrote it for Holly thinking shed never do it. And we sent them to her, and to our absolute delight and shock she loved them and signed on right away.

Holly Hunter joins Michelle Yeoh as a fellow Academy Award-winner to headline a Star Trek project on Paramount+. Before Yeoh won her Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once , she lent her prestige as Emperor Phillipa Georgiou on Star Trek: Discovery . Casting an actress of Hunter's status, and Yeoh previously, speaks to the calber of actor Star Trek can now command . Holly Hunter's Chancellor will be the guiding light of the next generation of cadets in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy .

Source: Los Angeles Times

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Writers Noga Landau, Gaia Violo, Alex Kurtzman, Tawny Newsome

Showrunner Noga Landau, Alex Kurtzman

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Number of Episodes 10

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STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

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Longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg  is beaming up to a new franchise.

The multi-hyphenate is in talks to produce a new Star Trek feature for Paramount Pictures , The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. If all goes well, the door would open to him taking active creative roles on the rest of the storied franchise’s film side. Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman are the main creative producers on Star Trek ‘s television side.

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Abrams remains involved with the new project as a producer. There is no release date for the feature, but the studio has signaled that it would like a 2025 opening. The machinations of the franchise take place against the backdrop of a potential sale of Paramount, which could find itself under the ownership of Sony or Skydance.

There hasn’t been a Star Trek movie since Star Trek Beyond , which was released in 2016. In recent years,  Trek  primarily has lived on the small screen, boldly finding new life thanks to numerous streaming shows on Paramount+, among them  Star Trek Discovery ,  Picard and Strange New Worlds . Efforts to relaunch the film side, including reuniting the Abrams Trek cast that included Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg, among others, have ended up stranded on rocky alien shores. Paramount is also understood to still be developing a fourth Trek  to feature that cast that is being described as the final chapter for this crew.

Puck was the first to report on Kinberg being in negotiations to reboot the Star Trek movie franchise.

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