1987, and a new dawn arrives for the Star Trek franchise. It was called The Next Generation....

 

AND SO IT BEGINS...AGAIN

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The very first cast photo shoot (where's Worf I wonder...?) Hmm, still no Worf The cast celebrate the beginning of a new era for Star Trek Jonathan Frakes is measured for his dress uniform

 

SOME SCANS

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Shooting 'Encounter at Farpoint' Spiner poses with 'The Most Toys' guest, Nehemiah Persoff (Palor Toff) Some Second Season shooting

 

 

AND THEN IT ENDS, WITH ALL GOOD THINGS...

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Shooting in the Observation Lounge The new Captain arrives Admiral Riker playing his scene

 

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Between takes Spiner has his costume adjusted Picard meets his senior staff Q (John DeLancie) waits in the wings

 

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Shooting underway at Picard's vineyards more Ten Forward

 

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Frakes observes proceedings Frakes (as the anti-time future Riker) takes five

 

 

THE NEXT GENERATION (VARIOUS STILLS)

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Spiner and Burton at Con and Ops Shooting on the bridge Another shot of behind the camera Some First Season action

 

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"Captain! There's a huge blue thing out there!"  More of the bridge It's that blue thing again! Michael Dorn has his Klingon makeup applied
- "On screen...!"

 

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Makeup is applied to Brent Spiner for his part as Dr. Soong, in 'Brothers'. The final touches to an Antican ('Lonely Among Us') Shooting in the Observation Lounge Stage 16 (everything from the caves of Celtris III to the ice world of 'I Borg')

 

 

MORE SHOTS OF THE BRIDGE

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Under construction in 1987 What's on the other side of the viewscreen... To the left of the bridge is actually the Observation Lounge

 

 

SPECIAL EFFECTS and BEHIND THE SCENES

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Klingon Bird of Prey The Enterprise-D being filmed One of the lifeforms at Farpoint Station An LCARS 'Okudagram' being prepared 

 

 

SOME OF THE PRODUCTION STAFF

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Mike Okuda - Designer, Scenic Art Supervisor Dan Curry - Visual Effects Producer (of which the Curry starship was named) Herman Zimmerman - Production Designer Jeri Taylor - Executive Producer, Writer (Nice shell-suit Jeri...)

 

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Rick Berman - Creator, Executive Producer, Writer Rick Sternbach - Senior Illustrator, Technical Consultant Some of Rick's early design sketches for Voyager ...and some more

 

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Doug Drexler - Scenic Artist Michael Westmore - Makeup design and effects Robert Lederman - Editor (with Hugh)

 

 

SOME OF THE CAST

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;-) Patrick Stewart in the 70's Patrick Stewart on the Battle Bridge - First Season Patrick Stewart reflecting at the wrap of the 7th season Jonathan Frakes at a convention

 

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Jonathan Frakes on the Engineering set Brent Spiner Gates McFadden Michael Dorn - During the First Season

 

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Michael Dorn - During the Seventh Season Levar Burton in Engineering Marina Sirtis (7th Season) Denise Crosby (All Good Things)

 

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Marina Sirtis having fun conducting the orchestra John DeLancie (Q) John DeLancie (During the making of All Good Things...) Stewart and Frakes having a discussion

 

Coming Soon - more galleries, and images, including subsequent movies, more TOS/TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise

 

 

Star Trek (TOS) and TOS Movies - Behind The Scenes

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Behind The Scenes

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Voyager - Behind The Scenes

Star Trek: Generations- Behind The Scenes

Star Trek: First Contact- Behind The Scenes

 

 

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