Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission
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| Author(s): | Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens |
| Publisher: | Pocket Books Dai-X (Japan) |
| Published: | 1 November 1997 (1st edition hardcover) 1 October 1998 (2nd edition softcover) April 2001 (Japan hardcover) |
| Pages: | 288 (1st edition) 320 (2nd edition) 320 (Japan) |
| Reference(s): | ISBN 0671874292 (1st edition) ISBN 0671025597 (2nd edition) ISBN 4812518717 (Japan) |
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission is a retrospective behind-the-scenes reference book into the production of Star Trek: The Next Generation, featuring input from cast and crew, along with full color reproduction of design, and production illustrations as well as photographs of production materials.
The tenth anniversary book, first released in 1997 as a deluxe oversized, 30.2×23.1 cm, hardcover in dustjacket, saw a slightly revised softcover reprint one year later.
The first specialized book publication to proffer its readership an exhaustive behind-the-scenes look of the production of The Next Generation, it saw at last one international release in the form of the Japanese language edition of 2001.
Summary
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- From the first edition book jacket
- "Let's see what's out there."–Captain Jean-Luc Picard, "Encounter at Farpoint".
- In September 1987, lightning struck for the second time when Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered on television, beginning an ongoing mission that continues to this day. Skeptics doubted that Gene Roddenberry could re-create the imagination and excitement of the classic Original Series, but The Next Generation proved a more-than-worthy successor, winning over fans and critics for seven thrilling seasons on television, then soaring onto the big screen in two hit feature films: Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission is an exquisite keepsake celebration of the unforgettable voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, collecting a breathtaking assortment of personal reminiscences, as well as never-before-published sketches, illustrations and photographs from the series and both movies. Captain Picard and the entire crew are captured here in loving tribute to ten years of exploring new worlds and new civilizations and going boldly "where no one has gone before".
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
ContentsEdit
- Foreword by Rick Berman
- Introduction: 100 Years of Star Trek
- Roddenberry's Revenge: The First Twenty Years
- The Voyages of the Starship Enterprise... Seven? – Preproduction
- Uncertain Encounters – The First Season
- Finding Its Measure – The Second Season
- The Best Begins – The Third Season
- The Best Gets Better – The Fourth Season
- It All Comes Together – The Fifth Season
- Approaching Deep Space – The Sixth Season
- Going Out on Top – The Last Season
- A Tale of Two Captains – Star Trek Generations
- On Their Own – Star Trek: First Contact
- The Continuing Mission – A Look Ahead
- Update (second edition only, covering Star Trek: Insurrection)
- Afterword: "The Missing Year" by Robert Justman
- Acknowledgments
Cover galleryEdit
Second edition cover
Japanese edition cover
