Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): 15 SHOCKING Facts You Totally Missed!

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): 15 Shocking Facts You Totally Missed! Star Trek: The Next Generation attempted something that seemed, at the time, almost reckless — rebuilding one of the most devoted fan bases in entertainment history from the ground up. Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard, Brent Spiner's Data, Michael Dorn's Worf, and Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan ultimately became characters as beloved as any in television science fiction. Seven seasons, four feature films, and several spinoffs later, The Next Generation isn't simply a continuation of the franchise. For many viewers, it is the definitive version of it. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:49 - #1: The Captain Nobody Expected — Patrick Stewart 03:16 - #2: The Klingon Added Late — Michael Dorn 05:10 - #3: The Hidden Script Archive — Gene Roddenberry 06:45 - #4: A Production Built on Reuse — William Shatner 07:48 - #5: The Borrowed Theme — Jerry Goldsmith 08:38 - #6: Practical Effects Magic — LeVar Burton 09:58 - #7: The Troubled First Season — Gene Roddenberry 11:33 - #8: The Character Created for Runtime — John de Lancie 13:42 - #9: The Star Who Made the Call — Whoopi Goldberg 15:21 - #10: The Actor Who Never Unpacked 16:44 - #11: The Android’s Dark Mirror — Brent Spiner 18:07 - #12: The Role Written for Someone Else — Robin Williams 19:33 - #13: When Fans Wrote the Show — Michael Piller 20:52 - #14: The Week That Cost Everything — Wil Wheaton 22:22 - #15: The Doctor Who Came Back — Gates McFadden Watch more '80s TV deep dives here:    • 1980s TV Shows   #StarTrekTNG #PatrickStewart #BrentSpiner #MichaelDorn #WhoopiGoldberg #GatesMcFadden #ClassicTV #TVNostalgia #SciFiTV #80sTV #90sTV #FilmHistory #MovieTrivia #backbefore