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The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine was an authorized magazine published by Starlog Press between December 1987 and November 1994, focused on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The publishers of Starlog, Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs, launched the spin-off magazine in December 1987, shortly after the premiere of The Next Generation, partly in order to reduce the amount of Star Trek material being featured in Starlog, which was referenced on the magazine's cover.

The magazine provided summaries of episodes, as well as interviews with production staff. Like the other Starlog Press publications, the magazine is notable for the reproduction of numerous behind-the-scenes photographs and production art work, rarely seen in other publications. However, unlike Starlog itself, it suffered from an erratic publication schedule.

Issues

Issue #	Month	Contents
1	December 1987	Episode summary: "Encounter at Farpoint". Interviews: Gene Roddenberry, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Andrew Probert, Paul Lynch, David Gerrold. Features: Touring the Enterprise, The World of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
2	January 1988	Episode summaries: "The Naked Now", "Code of Honor". Interviews: John de Lancie, D.C. Fontana, Majel Barrett, Tracy Tormé, Michael Westmore, Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron. Features: Creating Special Effects, Creating Makeup Effects.
3	March 1988	Episode summaries: "The Last Outpost", "Where No One Has Gone Before", "Lonely Among Us", "Haven" Interviews: Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Richard Krzemien, John de Lancie, James G. Becker. Features: Why Q returned.
4	April 1988	Episode summaries: "Justice", "The Battle", "Hide and Q", "Too Short a Season", "The Big Goodbye". Interviews: Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Denise Crosby, Jonathan Frakes, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Andrew Probert, Rick Sternbach. Features: Designing the Enterprise.
5	March 1989	Episode summaries: "The Child", "Angel One", "11001001", "Home Soil", "Coming of Age", "Heart of Glory", "Skin of Evil", "Conspiracy". Interviews: Jonathan Frakes, Guy Vardaman.
6	April 1989	Episode summaries: "Where Silence Has Lease", "The Outrageous Okona", "Elementary, Dear Data", "Datalore", "When The Bough Breaks", "The Arsenal of Freedom", "Symbiosis", "We'll Always Have Paris", "The Neutral Zone". Feature: From the Bridge: The New Sets
7	May 1989	Episode summaries: "Loud As A Whisper", "The Schizoid Man", "Unnatural Selection", "A Matter Of Honor". Interviews: Diana Muldaur, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn. Features: The Weapons & Technology; The Uniforms & Civilian Outfits
8	June 1989	Episode summaries: "The Measure Of A Man", "The Dauphin", "Contagion", "The Royale", "Time Squared". Interviews: Diana Muldaur, Howard Weinstein. Features: Engineering (USS Yamato okudagram, Straleb security vessel sketches, El-Baz design sketches).
9	December 1989	Episode summaries: "The Icarus Factor", "Pen Pals", "Q Who", "Samaritan Snare", "Up The Long Ladder", "Manhunt", "The Emissary", "Peak Performance", "Shades of Gray". Interviews: Jaime Hubbard, Michael Jan Friedman.
10	January 1990	Episode summaries: "Evolution", "The Ensigns of Command", "The Survivors", "Who Watches The Watchers". Interviews: Rob Bowman, Corey Allen. Features: The Borg; The Art of "The Next Generation".
11	March 1990	Episode summaries: "The Bonding", "Booby Trap", "The Enemy", "The Price", "The Vengeance Factor". Interviews: Marina Sirtis, Wil Wheaton, Gene Roddenberry, Jonathan Frakes.
12	May 1990	Episode summaries: "The Defector", "The Hunted", "The High Ground", "Deja Q". Interviews: Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Colm Meaney, Denise Crosby, Gates McFadden, Keith Sharee, Steve Price, Peter Moyer, Stan Kellam. Features: The Special Effects; The Romulans.
13	February 1991	Episode summaries: "A Matter of Perspective", "Yesterday's Enterprise", "The Offspring", "Sins of the Father", "Allegiance", "Captain's Holiday", "Tin Man". Interviews: LeVar Burton, Ronald D. Moore, A.C. Crispin, Howard Weinstein.
14	April 1991	Episode summaries: "Hollow Pursuits", "The Most Toys", "Sarek", "Ménage à Troi", "Transfigurations", "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". Interviews: Dennis McCarthy, Ron Jones, Mark Lenard, Patrick Stewart, Colm Meaney, Joanna Miles.
15	June 1991	Episode summaries: "Family", "Brothers", "Suddenly Human", "Remember Me", "Legacy", "Reunion", "Future Imperfect", "Final Mission", "The Loss", "Data's Day". Interviews: Rick Sternbach, Michael Okuda, Michael Dorn.
16	September 1991	Episode summaries: "The Wounded", "Devil's Due", "Clues", "First Contact", "Galaxy's Child", "Night Terrors", "Identity Crisis", "The Nth Degree". Interviews: Sarah Higley, Robert Blackman, Keith Birdsong.
17	February 1992	Episode summaries: "Qpid", "The Drumhead", "Half a Life", "The Host", "The Mind's Eye", "In Theory", "Redemption". Interviews: Leonard Nimoy, Cliff Bole, Marina Sirtis.
18	April 1992	Episode summaries: "Redemption II", "Darmok", "Ensign Ro", "Silicon Avatar", "Disaster", "The Game", "Unification I", "Unification II", "A Matter of Time". Interviews: Jay Chattaway, Leonard Nimoy.
19	June 1992	Interviews: Tom Benko, Robert Wiemer, David Livingston, Robert Iscove, Win Phelps, David Carson, Michael Rhodes, Rob Legato, James L. Conway, Marvin V. Rush, Patrick Stewart. Features: Director Checklist.
20	September 1992	Episode summaries: "New Ground", "Hero Worship", "Violations", "The Masterpiece Society", "Conundrum", "Power Play", "Ethics", "The Outcast". Interviews: Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Scheerer. Features: Next Generation Trivia.
21	February 1993	Episode summaries: "Cause and Effect", "The First Duty", "Cost of Living", "The Perfect Mate", "Imaginary Friend", "I Borg", "The Next Phase", "The Inner Light". Interviews: Rick Kolbe, Les Landau, Peter Allan Fields, Naren Shankar, Ralph Phillips.
22	April 1993	Interviews: Brannon Braga, Hannah Louise Shearer, Pamela Gray, Thomas and Jo Perry, Alan J. Adler, Vanessa Greene, Michel Horvat, and Patrick Barry.
23	June 1993	Interviews: Robert Lederman, Timothy Bond, Ron Jarvis, Phil Scorza
24	August 1993	Interviews: Chip Chalmers, Russ Mayberry, Robert Becker, David Kemper, Kacey Arnold-Ince, Jacqueline Zambrano
25	November 1993	100-page special. Interviews: LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner.
26	February 1994	Interviews: Gabrielle Beaumont, Alex Singer, Peter Lauritson, Brent Spiner, Leonard Crofoot, Allison Hock, Randee Russell, David Bischoff, Philip LaZebnik. Features: Directors' Index
27	April 1994	Episode summaries: "Descent, Part II", "Liaisons", "Interface", "Gambit, Part I", "Gambit, Part II", "Phantasms". Interviews: Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Carolyn Seymour, Corey Allen, Jeri Taylor, Edithe Swensen.
28	June 1994	Episode summaries: "Dark Page", "Attached", "Force of Nature", "Inheritance", "Parallels". Interviews: Gates McFadden, Dennis Bailey, Hallie Todd, Adam Nimoy, James Kahn, Steve Gerber, Beth Woods.
29	August 1994	Episode summaries: "The Pegasus", "Homeward", "Sub Rosa", "Lower Decks", "Thine Own Self". Interviews: Lance Dickson, Jean Louise Matthias, Ronald Wilkerson, Dan Koeppel, Nick Sagan. Features: Q Quips.
30	November 1994

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+'''''The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine''''' was an authorized [[magazines|magazine]] published by [[Starlog Press]] between {{m|December|1987}} and {{m|November|1994}}, focused on {{s|TNG}}.
-'''''The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine''''' was an authorized [[magazines|magazine]] published by [[Starlog Press]], reporting on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Starlog's publishers, Terry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs, launched the spin-off magazine in December 1987, shortly after the premiering of ''The Next Generation'', partly in order to dampen the heavy ''Star Trek'' nature of its mother publication, ''{{dis|Starlog|magazine}}'' magazine, being referenced as such on the magazine's cover. It provided summaries of current episodes, as well as interviews with production staff. Like the other Starlog Press publications, the magazine is notable for the reproduction of numerous behind-the-scenes photographs and production art work, rarely seen in other publications. But unlike its source production, the monthly ''Starlog'' magazine, publication was erratic and irregular.
+The publishers of ''{{dis|Starlog|magazine}}'', Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs, launched the spin-off magazine in December 1987, shortly after the premiere of ''The Next Generation'', partly in order to reduce the amount of ''Star Trek'' material being featured in ''Starlog'', which was referenced on the magazine's cover.
+The magazine provided summaries of episodes, as well as interviews with production staff. Like the other Starlog Press publications, the magazine is notable for the reproduction of numerous behind-the-scenes photographs and production art work, rarely seen in other publications. However, unlike ''Starlog'' itself, it suffered from an erratic publication schedule.
 == Issues ==
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 1|1]]
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 | {{m|December|1987}}
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 Features: Touring the ''Enterprise'', The World of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 2|2]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 2|2]]
 | {{m|January|1988}}
 | style="text-align:center;" | [[File:TNG Official Magazine issue 2 cover.jpg|150px]]
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 Features: Creating Special Effects, Creating Makeup Effects.
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 3|3]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 3|3]]
 | {{m|March|1988}}
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 Features: Why [[Q]] returned.
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 4|4]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 4|4]]
 | {{m|April|1988}}
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 Features: Designing the ''Enterprise''.
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 5|5]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 5|5]]
 | {{m|March|1989}}
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 Interviews: Jonathan Frakes, [[Guy Vardaman]].
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 6|6]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 6|6]]
 | {{m|April|1989}}
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 Feature: From the Bridge: The New Sets
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 7|7]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 7|7]]
 | {{m|May|1989}}
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 Features: The Weapons & Technology; The Uniforms & Civilian Outfits
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 8|8]]
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 | {{m|June|1989}}
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 Features: Engineering ({{USS|Yamato}} [[okudagram]], [[Straleb security vessel]] sketches, ''[[El-Baz]]'' design sketches).
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 9|9]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 9|9]]
 | {{m|December|1989}}
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 Interviews: [[Jaime Hubbard]], [[Michael Jan Friedman]].
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 10|10]]
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 10|10]]
 | {{m|January|1990}}
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 Features: The [[Borg]]; The Art of "''The Next Generation''".
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-| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, Issue 11|11]]
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 | {{m|March|1990}}
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 Interviews: Marina Sirtis, Wil Wheaton, Gene Roddenberry, Jonathan Frakes.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 12|12]]
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 Features: The Special Effects; The [[Romulan]]s.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 13|13]]
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 | {{m|February|1991}}
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 Interviews: [[LeVar Burton]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[A.C. Crispin]], Howard Weinstein.
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 Interviews: [[Dennis McCarthy]], [[Ron Jones]], [[Mark Lenard]], Patrick Stewart, Colm Meaney, [[Joanna Miles]].
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 15|15]]
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 Interviews: Rick Sternbach, [[Michael Okuda]], Michael Dorn.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 16|16]]
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 Interviews: [[Sarah Higley]], [[Robert Blackman]], [[Keith Birdsong]].
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 17|17]]
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 Interviews: [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Cliff Bole]], Marina Sirtis.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 18|18]]
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 Interviews: [[Jay Chattaway]], Leonard Nimoy.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 19|19]]
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 Features: Director Checklist.
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 Features: Next Generation Trivia.
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 Interviews: [[Rick Kolbe]], [[Les Landau]], [[Peter Allan Fields]], [[Naren Shankar]], [[Ralph Phillips]].
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 22|22]]
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 | {{m|April|1993}}
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-| Interviews: [[Brannon Braga]], [[Hannah Louise Shearer]], [[Pamela Gray]], [[Thomas Perry|Thomas]] and [[Jo Perry]], [[Alan J. Adler]], and [[Vanessa Greene]], and [[Michel Horvat]] and Patrick Barry.
+| Interviews: [[Brannon Braga]], [[Hannah Louise Shearer]], [[Pamela Gray]], [[Thomas Perry|Thomas]] and [[Jo Perry]], [[Alan J. Adler]], [[Vanessa Greene]], [[Michel Horvat]], and [[Patrick Barry]].
 |-
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 23|23]]
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 | {{m|June|1993}}
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 | Interviews: [[Robert Lederman]], [[Timothy Bond]], [[Ron Jarvis]], [[Phil Scorza]]
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 24|24]]
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 | {{m|August|1993}}
 | style="text-align:center;" | [[File:TNG Official Magazine issue 24 cover.jpg|150px]]
 | Interviews: [[Chip Chalmers]], [[Russ Mayberry]], [[Robert Becker]], [[David Kemper]], [[Kacey Arnold-Ince]], [[Jacqueline Zambrano]]
 |-
+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 25|25]]
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 | {{m|November|1993}}
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 Interviews: LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner.
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 26|26]]
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 Features: Directors' Index
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 Interviews: [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]], [[Carolyn Seymour]], [[Corey Allen]], [[Jeri Taylor]], [[Edithe Swensen]].
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 28|28]]
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 Interviews: Gates McFadden, [[Dennis Bailey]], [[Hallie Todd]], [[Adam Nimoy]], [[James Kahn]], [[Steve Gerber]], [[Beth Woods]].
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+| [[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 29|29]]
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 Features: Q Quips.
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 |}
-==See also==
+{| class="browser"
-*[[The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine]]
+|-
-*[[The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine]]
+| class="prev" | {{first|magazine}}
-[[Category:Star Trek series magazine‎s|Next Generation]]
+| class="topic"| [[Starlog Press|Starlog Press Official ''Star Trek'' Magazine Series]]
+| class="next" | Next magazine collection:<br />''[[The Official Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Magazine]]''
+|}
+[[Category:Star Trek series magazines|Next Generation]]
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