(written from a Production point of view)
The New Trek Programme Guide (published in the US as The New Trek Program Guide) is an unofficial episode guide to Star Trek: The Next Generation and the first two seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Episodes of the third season of Deep Space Nine, and the first ten episodes of Star Trek: Voyager - both still in production at the time of the book's writing - are covered briefly. One of the first episode guides produced by Virgin Books, its style would be adopted for many of the company's future episode guide publications.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Star Trek and its successors The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine constitute the most popular television science fiction series still in production.
- This book analyses the more recent aspects of the Star Trek phenomenon: it covers all the episodes of The Next Generation and the two seasons so far produced of Deep Space Nine.
- Along with masses of factual information - plot synopses, cast and crew, and, uniquely, British transmission dates - this Programme Guide casts a gently critical eye over the series' continuity (and lack of it) and lingers over the moments of humour (intentional and otherwise).
- In sum, this is a lighthearted, detailed and affectionate overview of the modern offspring of the 1960s Star Trek.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Contents[]
Introduction[]
The authors cover the history of Star Trek broadcasts in the UK, and introduce the episode summary format.
Episode summaries[]
Each season begins with a summary of the regular credited cast and crew. After airing dates, writers, directors, guest cast, and a synopsis, the episode summaries cover the following sections (where applicable):
- Stardate
- Strange New Worlds
- Planets and other celestial bodies seen or mentioned.
- New Life Forms
- Introducing
- Any new regular or recurring characters appearing for the first time.
- Technology
- Technobabble
- Picard Manoeuvre
- The habit introduced by Patrick Stewart of tugging on the uniform tunic.
- Riker's Conquests
- Becomes Bashir's (Failed?) Conquests for DS9 episodes.
- Deanna Underused?
- Episodes where Deanna Troi does not appear, or has minimal lines.
- Data's Jokes
- Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
- Quark's Bar
- Dialogue Triumphs
- Memorable dialogue.
- Future History
- The history of the Star Trek universe post-1988.
- Notes
- Episode review, and miscellaneous trivia.
Appendix[]
Full summaries of Deep Space Nine season three, up to "The Abandoned"; basic airing details up to "Family Business"; basic airing details of Voyager season one, up to "State of Flux".
Metaphor and Trek[]
Paul Cornell looks at the efforts of The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine to continue the work of The Original Series in presenting real life issues.
See also[]
- Delta Quadrant, a Voyager episode guide from David McIntee, also published by Virgin Books