A line of pocket books novels set in the star trek. Buy encounter at farpoint star trek book online at low. The next generation as the battle bridge flight controller in the next generation premiere episode encounter at farpoint, with his only other appearance in the first season being as a security guard in the episode lonely among us. This week were taking a look at the two hour debut of star trek. Decandido has been writing or editing star trek fiction since 1999 in novel, short story, ebook, nonfiction, and comic book form. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
The characters are a little rough, as their development has not fully occurred. We have a brand new enterprise with a brand new captain, one jeanluc picard patrick stewart. After purchasing the first season of tng on dvd and watching encounter at farpoint i thought it would be interesting to go back and read this book again. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The next generation encounter at farpoint tv episode. In the first star trek story set in the 24th century, captain jeanluc picard is the commander of the new federation flagship, the fifth u. The next generation is a series of books written by various authors, based on the likewise named tv series created by gene roddenberry, who was also the executive producer of the original 1966 series, star trek. Fontana and gene roddenberry, but was omitted from the televised episode. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading encounter at farpoint star trek. It is a scifi based adventure series with elements of drama. A pocket tng novel published by pocket books, it was first released in october 1987. The writer explains the woman idea with easy method. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, denise crosby.
In may 2019, the hollywood reporter ranked encounter at farpoint among the top twenty five episodes of star trek. The next generation, which became the bolder platform. The next generation tng is an american science fiction. The top two episodes for nielsen ratings were encounter at farpoint with 15. This is taken from my star trek the next generation moments project that im working on. Encounter at farpoint at memory beta, the wiki for licensed star trek works.
The next generation encounter at farpoint martin pollard on star trek. The series is also the setting of numerous novels, comic books, and video games. Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. The scene in which hughes refers to picard as the old burrhog is present in the encounter at farpoint script by d. We also see a nice first shot of its captain, jeanluc picard, as he makes his first log entry of the series. Enterprise ncc1701d is en route to cygnus iv the edge of the known galaxy. The next generation has been published in novel form by pocket books since 1987 in the usa, under license from paramount pictures. Fontana and gene roddenberry and directed by corey allen.
Encounter at farpoint book by david gerrold official publisher. The next generation, counting it as one episode not two. En route to the distant farpoint station, the enterprise is captured by a capricious, omnipotent being who calls himself q. Dec 01, 2012 the universe presented in encounter at farpoint still seemed a vast unknown quantity, albeit in a much different way than it did in the original series. Encounter at farpoint is the book based on the first twohour episode of the television show. This is the genesis of star trek the next generation. The next generation, because this is the premiere episode of that series, encounter at farpoint. Encounter at farpoint by david gerrold, 9781451623468, available at book depository with free delivery.
Encounter at farpoint contain a lot of information on that. The episode was made as a pilot for the new star trek series, and was a double length episode at paramount television groups insistence. The next generation episode encounter at farpoint, we see deanna troi wearing some kind of miniskirt uniform i did not remember this before, as troi wore more casual clothing later in the show, but i thought it was a great tribute to uhuras uniform in the original series. The next generation, which premiered in syndication on september 28, 1987. The next generations pilot encounter at farpoint a parade of exciting new characters, a new ship, and marvelous things, or is it just a bunch of stuff. The original star trek posited space travel as a sort of western, with gene roddenberry famously describing it as wagon train to the stars. Encounter at farpoint reads more like highconcept science fiction from asimov or bradbury than a star trek novel in the same series as the others that pocket books subsequently released in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.
Encounter at farpoint star trek the next generation. To celebrate this anniversary, watch along as we do a live commentary of the pilot episode. Finally, star trek was back on television, where it belonged. The next generation and other corners of the star trek universe. They said such overt sexualization of the women on the show contradicted its claims of feminism and equality. In 2018, toms guide rated encounter at farpoint one of the 15 best episodes featuring picard, noting that he gets to take command of his new ship, the enterprise 1701d. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more.
Encounter at farpoint memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The series begins with a lovely shot revealing the enterprise ncc1701d. The next generation encounter at farpoint xander on birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, a recap part 1. Seven seasons later, the series concluded with the twopart episode. Encounter at farpoint memory beta, noncanon star trek. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Though the original series occasionally focused on these subjects, it was the followup series star trek. The next generation as a remastered bluray set, with. The enterprised is out on its maiden voyage to deneb iv to pick. The next generation kindle edition by gerrold, david. Star trek was conceived by gene roddenberry as a vehicle to mask his own social commentary on various issues such as war, race relations, and human nature. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. Riker meeting data on the bridge in the novelization prior to their meeting on the holodeck is contradicted by dialogue in tng movie.
A pocket tng novel published by pocket books, it was first released in october. In the wake of star treks return to massive popularity on the big screen, 1987 marked a new generation of star trek. The next generation by david gerrold from amazons fiction books store. The next generation and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The next generation encounter at farpoint xander on star trek. There is a confirmed audio issue that affects 7 episodes in the set encounter at farpoint, hide. If you want to get the few details of episode that werent in it, read this. Encounter at farpoint is the pilot episode and series premiere of the american science fiction. Later on, star trek fans began to criticize the miniskirts. Enterprise ncc1701d, an omnipotent being known as q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion. Picard debuted today on cbs all access, bringing with it new easter eggs and references to star trek. Buy encounter at farpoint star trek book online at best prices in india on. Sep 28, 2017 thirty years ago today september 28, 1987, the world was introduced to the next generation of star trek in encounter at farpoint.
Encounter at farpoint book by david gerrold official. Gene roddenberry based on the tv episode, which was coscripted by gene roddenberry. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The language is very clear to see all the people, so do. Encounter at farpoint is the pilot episode and series premiere of the american science fiction television series star trek. New frontier was the first star trek book line not to be based on a television series. Pocket books was the first publisher given license by paramount pictures to produce a series of original novels and episode novelizations based on star trek. The next generation debuted on television 32 years ago today with the twopart episode encounter at farpoint. The novelization of encounter at farpoint is an adaptation of encounter at farpoint, written by david gerrold. Star trek made bold strides for television at the time, when women were rarely seen in positions of power, and women of color even less so. Encounter at farpoint by david gerrold where the adventure began. When a show runs as long as this one, and when it hits the heights next gen from here on referred to under the approved abbreviation, tng eventually does, its easy to focus on the great moments and ignore the awful ones.
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