Editing Star Trek: The Next Generation (section)

===Season 1 (1987–1988)===
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[[File:Gates with Denise August 2017.jpg|thumb|Denise Crosby and Gates McFadden were in Season 1 as Tasha Yar and Doctor Crusher respectively, but were removed for Season 2. McFadden then returned for Season 3 as a regular and remained as such for the rest of the series, while Crosby appeared sporadically.]]
''The Next Generation'' was shot on 35&nbsp;mm film before being converted to analog tape for post-production, and the budget for each episode was $1.3&nbsp;million, among the highest for a one-hour television drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/technical|title=IMDB Technical Specifications for Star Trek: The Next Generation|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=February 12, 2008|archive-date=March 10, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310043426/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/technical|url-status=live}}</ref>{{r|weinstein19880503}}<ref>[https://www.vfxvoice.com/a-generation-of-star-trek-effects-on-tv/ A Generation of STAR TREK Effects on TV]</ref> While the staff enjoyed the creative freedom gained by independence from a broadcast network's [[Standards and Practices]] department, the first season was marked by a "revolving door" of writers, with Gerrold, [[D. C. Fontana|Fontana]] and others quitting after disputes with Roddenberry.{{r|davies2007}}{{rp|222}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Star Trek: "Where No One Has Gone Before": A History in Pictures (Star Trek (Trade/hardcover)) |url=https://archive.org/details/startrekgenerati00dill |url-access=registration |last=Dillard |first=J. M. |author-link=J. M. Dillard |year=1994 |publisher=Pocket Books |isbn= 0-671-51149-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/startrekgenerati00dill/page/130 130–131] |quote= "The writers were being rewritten by Gene, and there was a lot of tumult because people didn't know where they stood."}}</ref> Roddenberry "virtually rewrote" the first 15 episodes because of his "dogmatic" intention to depict human interaction "without drawing on the baser motives of greed, lust, and power". Writers found the show's "[[bible (writing)|bible]]" constricting and ridiculous and could not deal with Roddenberry's ego and treatment of them. It stated, for example, that "regular characters all share a feeling of being part of a band of brothers and sisters. As in the original ''Star Trek'', we invite the audience to share the same feeling of affection for our characters."{{r|teitelbaum19910505}} David Gerrold claimed that at one point, Roddenberry's lawyer came aboard and started taking apart six months of work, including the removal of a gay couple that Roddenberry had promised would be included in the series, which made Gerrold decide to leave the show.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thegutterreview.com/2020/08/10/david-gerrold-the-man-who-folded-himself-into-fiction/| title = David Gerrold: The Man Who Folded Himself (Into Fiction)| access-date = September 24, 2022| archive-date = September 24, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220924152106/https://www.thegutterreview.com/2020/08/10/david-gerrold-the-man-who-folded-himself-into-fiction/| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Mark Bourne of ''The DVD Journal'' wrote of season one: "A typical episode relied on trite plot points, clumsy allegories, dry and stilted dialogue, or characterization that was taking too long to feel relaxed and natural."<ref name="journal_1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/s/st-tng.season01.q.shtml|title=DVD Journal: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One|access-date=June 7, 2007|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183214/http://dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/s/st-tng.season01.q.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Other targets of criticism included poor [[special effect]]s and plots being resolved by the ''[[deus ex machina]]'' of [[Wesley Crusher]] saving the ship.<ref name="verdict_1">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/startrektngseason1.php|title=DVD Verdict: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season One|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313123627/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/startrektngseason1.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="scifi_1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw8324.html|title=Sci Fi Weekly: Star Trek: The Next Generation—Season One DVD|access-date=June 7, 2007|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183708/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw8324.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Patrick Stewart]]'s acting won praise, and critics noted that characters were given greater potential for development than those of the original series.<ref name="journal_1" /><ref name="verdict_1" /> Actors and producers were unsure whether [[Trekkie]]s loyal to the original show would accept the new one but one critic stated as early as October 1987 that ''The Next Generation'', not the movies or the original show, "is the real ''Star Trek'' now".<ref name="beale19870721">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dJopAAAAIBAJ&pg=6987,2937125 | agency=Los Angeles Daily News | title=A Visit to 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' | work=Deseret News | date=July 21, 1987 | access-date=May 9, 2011 | author=Beale, Lewis | pages=4T | archive-date=November 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213226/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dJopAAAAIBAJ&pg=6987%2C2937125 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="dougan19871003">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xpdKAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428,666280 | agency=Scripps Howard News Service | title=Going where no cast has gone before... | work=Nashua Telegraph | date=October 3, 1987 | access-date=May 9, 2011 | author=Dougan, Michael | page=16 | archive-date=November 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213130/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xpdKAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428%2C666280 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="macmillin19871030">{{cite news | agency=Newspaper Enterprise Association | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N_QaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5529,6154813 | title=New 'Star Trek' looks promising | work=Bowling Green Daily News | date=October 30, 1987 | access-date=May 9, 2011 | author=MacMillin, Guy | location=Bowling Green, Kentucky | page=12 | archive-date=November 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213139/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N_QaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5529%2C6154813 | url-status=live }}</ref>

While the events of most episodes of season one were self-contained, many developments important to the show occurred during the season. The recurring nemesis [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]] was introduced in the pilot, the alien Ferengi had their seminal appearance in "[[The Last Outpost (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Last Outpost]]", the [[holodeck]] was introduced and the romantic backstory between [[William Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]] was investigated. "[[The Naked Now]]", one of the few episodes that depicted Roddenberry's fascination (as seen in the show's bible) with sex in the future, became a cast favorite.{{r|teitelbaum19910505}}

Later episodes in the season set the stage for serial plots. The episode "[[Datalore]]" introduced Data's [[evil twin]] brother [[Lore (Star Trek)|Lore]], who made several more appearances throughout the series. "[[Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Coming of Age]]" deals with Wesley Crusher's efforts to get into [[Starfleet Academy]] while also hinting at the threat to Starfleet later faced in "[[Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Conspiracy]]". "[[Heart of Glory]]" explored Worf's character, [[Klingon]] culture and the uneasy truce between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, three themes that played major roles in later episodes. Tasha Yar left the show in "[[Skin of Evil]]", becoming the first regular ''Star Trek'' character to die permanently (although the character was seen again in two later episodes) in either series or film. The season finale, "[[The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Neutral Zone]]", established the presence of two of TNG's most enduring villains: the Romulans, making their first appearance since the ''Original Series'', and through foreshadowing, the Borg.

The premiere became the first television episode to be nominated for a [[Hugo Award]] since 1972. Six of the season's episodes were each nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]. "[[11001001]]" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, "[[The Big Goodbye]]" won for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series, and "Conspiracy" won for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series.<ref name="companion">{{cite book|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|author=Nemeck, Larry|isbn=0-7434-5798-6}}</ref> "The Big Goodbye" also won a [[Peabody Award]], the first syndicated program{{r|weinstein19880503}} and only ''Star Trek'' episode to do so.

The top two episodes for Nielsen ratings were "Encounter at Farpoint" with 15.7, and "Justice" with 12.7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season12.shtml|title=[TNG] Season 1–2 Ratings Archive|date=January 19, 2001|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010119055000/http://www.treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season12.shtml|archive-date=January 19, 2001}}</ref> The season ran from 1987 to 1988.