. . Fontana and Gene Roddenberry
Directed by: Corey Allen
Episode: S01E01
Stardate: 41153.7

Synopsis: The Enterprise, which is huge and beautiful and majestic, cruises through space toward the camera, and Trekkies who have waited since the 60s to have new Star Trek on television let out a mighty cheer. They’re supposed to solve the mystery of Farpoint, but before the ship can even reach its mysterious destination, a more pressing mystery presents itself: the mystery of the giant mysterious CGI net that the ship can’t pass . The camera zooms in on a darkened window, where her captain — the second bald man to command a starship called Enterprise — steps out of the shadows and gazes at the stars. mysteriously.

Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation: come across at Farpoint (Part I) (series premiere)

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Title: come across At Farpoint (Part I)
Original Air period: September 28, 1987
Written By: D.C. In voice by, the captain, Picard, says that they’re heading out to “the unexplored mass of the galaxy.”

Picard heads out on a tour of that spiffy new Galaxy Class starship, through engineering and up on the bridge, while he tells his log (and the now tearfully celebrating Trekkies) that the ship is huge, isn’t entirely filled with crew just yet, and is on its way to Farpoint Station, where they’ll pick up their new first officer and absolutely nothing else of interest will happen.

Wait. Of course something interesting will happen!

Original post by Wil Wheaton