Editing Star Trek: The Next Generation (section)

===Season 2 (1988–1989)===
{{Main|Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2}}
[[File:Levar burton.jpg|thumb|upright|LeVar Burton starred as Geordi La Forge in all seven seasons airing between 1987 and 1994, and four ''TNG'' movies premiering between 1994 and 2002. In the second season, the character became Chief Engineer aboard the ''Enterprise'' D, remaining so for the rest of the series.]]
The series underwent significant changes during its second season. [[Beverly Crusher]] was replaced as Chief Medical Officer by [[Katherine Pulaski]], played by [[Diana Muldaur]], who had been a guest star in "[[Return to Tomorrow]]" and "[[Is There in Truth No Beauty?]]", two episodes from the original ''Star Trek'' series. The ship's recreational area, Ten-Forward, and its mysterious bartender/advisor, [[Guinan (Star Trek)|Guinan]], played by [[Whoopi Goldberg]], appeared for the first time. Owing to the [[1988 Writers Guild of America strike]], the number of episodes produced was cut from 26 to 22, and the start of the season was delayed. Because of the strike, the opening episode, "[[The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Child]]", was based on a script originally written for ''[[Star Trek: Phase II]]'', while the season finale, "[[Shades of Gray (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Shades of Gray]]", was a [[clip show]].

Nevertheless, season two as a whole was widely regarded as significantly better than season one.{{r|verdict_2}} Benefiting from Paramount's commitment to a multiyear run and free from network interference due to syndication, Roddenberry found writers who could work within his guidelines and create drama from the cast's interaction with the rest of the universe.{{r|teitelbaum19910505}} The plots became more sophisticated and began to mix drama with comic relief. Its focus on character development received special praise.<ref name="verdict_2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/startrektngseason2.php|title=DVD Verdict: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season Two|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313114743/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/startrektngseason2.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Co-executive producer Maurice Hurley has stated that his primary goal for the season was to plan and execute season-long [[story arc]]s and [[character arc]]s.<ref>{{cite video|title="Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Two DVD Special Features}}</ref> Hurley wrote the acclaimed episode "[[Q Who]]", which featured the first on-screen appearance of the Borg. Season two focused on developing the character Data, and two episodes from the season, "[[Elementary, Dear Data]]" and "[[The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Measure of a Man]]", featured him prominently.<ref name="scifi_2">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw8559.html|title=Sci Fi Weekly: Star Trek: The Next Generation—Season Two DVD|access-date=June 12, 2007|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183713/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw8559.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]] also became a more prominent character during the second season, while [[Geordi La Forge]] took the position of Chief Engineer. Klingon issues continued to be explored in episodes such as "[[A Matter of Honor]]" and "[[The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Emissary]]", which introduced Worf's former lover [[K'Ehleyr]].<ref name="journal_2">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/s/st-tng.season02.q.shtml|title=The DVD Journal: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two|access-date=June 12, 2007|archive-date=June 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613142805/http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/s/st-tng.season02.q.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Five second-season episodes were nominated for six Emmy Awards, and "Q Who" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.<ref name="companion" /> The season ran from 1988 to 1989.

Season 2 marked the addition of the "Ten Forward" set at Paramount, located at Stage 8 at the studios.<ref name="auto5">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCbTA9wMmEAC&q=Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation+ten+forward&pg=PT255|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation 365|first1=Terry J.|last1=Erdmann|first2=Paula M.|last2=Block|date=November 16, 2012|publisher=ABRAMS|via=Google Books|isbn=9781613124000|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213229/https://books.google.com/books?id=JCbTA9wMmEAC&q=Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation+ten+forward&pg=PT255|url-status=live}}</ref> The set was designed by Herman Zimmerman, and in the show was a place for the crew to relax, hang out together, and eat or have drinks.<ref name="auto5"/> Inside, it featured a bar looking out on large windows, and outside it featured a star field, or with use of green-screen special effects, other scenes.<ref name="auto5"/>