The next generation

The Blog of Dr. James F. McGrath, Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, Indianapolis

Picking up decades after Gene Roddenberry's original Star Trek series, The Next Generation follows the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

Star Trek: The Next Generation uniforms for The Sims 2.

A seldom-seen promotional photo for Season 2 of The Next Generation, including Diana Muldaur (Pulaski

Get ready to teleport to the 24th century with the Star Trek The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Poster Set. Encounter at Farpoint, the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, aired on September 28, 1987, and that means Picard, Riker, and the rest of the crew of NCC-1701-D are coming up on their 30th

Following the successful celebration and release of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray earlier this year, another theater event has been announced to commemorate the second season’s release. On Thursday, November 29th selected cinemas across the US and Canada will present two remastered episodes of TNG. The episodes include “Q […]

Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in seasons four through seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also appears in the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star Trek franchise episodes than any other character. Worf was the only main character to be a regular in more than one live-action Star Trek series.