It feels like an episode of picard dragged out into a 12 hour audiobook. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation stars. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The next generation finale has me pumped for new picard series. Star trek is pretty unusual in that it is very supportive of fandriven creative works as well. Grounded while answering a distress call from a scientific station in a remote part of the glaxy, the u. Nov 25, 2007 end and epilogue of these are the voyages, star trek. It sounds as though the process of creating both tv finale and movie was a chaotic one, with the writers in the midst of figuring out generations when they were pulled in to write one last. It was originally shown may 23, 2001, on the upn network as a doublelength episode and later presented as such in dvd collections, but it is shown in syndicated broadcasts as a twopa. Courtroom picard is sitting with his head in his hands. I posted earlier in the day asking some canon questions about star trek and i noticed how laid back the fandom is in star trek vs star warsthere is so much consternation over the new movies in star.
Star trek, on the other hand, has always actively encouraged fandom. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Immigration, refugees, antipatriotism, white privilege, racism, global warming, fake news, et al it was all in there dressed up like a poorly conceived and overly long star trek episode. You had such potential, but then again all good things must come to an end. It sounds as though the process of creating both tv finale and movie was a chaotic one, with the writers in the midst of figuring out generations when they were pulled in to write one last episode. As is standard fare for a michael jan friedman novel, it is. Abrams using the star trek the original series characters, but different actors. Endgame is the series finale of the american science fiction television series star trek. As is standard fare for a michael jan friedman novel, it is another excellent read.
All good things star trek audio the next generation at. Its frustrating that both the trek audiobook line and the corps of engineers ebook series both suffered from missing the upswing trends on digital audiobook and ereader sales, respectively. The next generation, and its not the best episode the show ever. But then again, all good things must come to an end.
Published by pocket books, the novel was first released in hardback in december 1994. Sound clips wav, mp3, ogg, flac from the tv show star trek the next generation. Worf and counselor troi are just coming off a date, talking about. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present. By these standards, the success of all good things is a minor miracle. This classic episode is cited by many as one of the best. There is a lot of room there for errors to be made. The show has given us hundreds of great stories, and countless themes to dwell on. There are baffling choices made by the characters, and science presented that make no sense with what has come before in the universe. A recap of et in arcadia ego, part 2, episode 10 of the first season of star trek. Even with the advent of cgi, location shoots have continued. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanitys existence. Patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brent spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, gates mcfadden.
Moore wrote all good things and later drafts of star trek generations simultaneously. The series concluded with the final episode all good things being just a fantastic. Which character as performed by jonathan frakes was your favorite. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The next generation may have a surprising amount of influence on marvel studios upcoming film avengers. This book has all of the best, things you could hope for in a great book,movie or tv show,action,humor,love and a little sadness too.
Just remember these lines at the end of all good things. Jul 25, 2017 09 all good things abridged novelization 4 zaira vblog. Star trek movie tiein audiobook by alan dean foster. Star trek beyond has landed in theaters, and the crew of the uss enterprise have endured another ordeal in space while averting yet another world ending disaster. Star trek, the next generation audiobook by michael jan. There is also a very interesting underlying theme which links to something else in the original star trek canon. Its fairly well established amongst some of the hard core trekkers that every other film the odd numbered movies are bad and the even numbers are good. Borg when that game came out, because theyd let the part of their license lapse. Aug 25, 2015 star trek tng all good things audio book 2.
May 12, 2009 i am a fan of star trek and was interested to read about when the stars were in space academy. Nov 20, 2017 turnabout intruder from tos is definitely the worst. Star trek is one of the most popular and longestrunning franchises in all of tv history. Music from the ending of all good things, the series finale of star trek. Its still a shining example of what trek in the mid90s could be. Star trek the next generation sound clips movie sound. Star trek by people who dont get star trek this is an odd book. The trek audio books were discontinued due to declining sales many years ago back when the form audio books took was cds and tapes. In the star trek tng series finale, all good things, data is clearly alive and well while picard is an old man. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. The novelization of all good things is an adaptation of all good things. Of all the star trek series, which one was your favorite.
Seven years ago, captain jeanluc picard first faced the judgment of the q continuum a race of beings with. Early versions of this story included the borg attack at wolf 359. A scene from the final episode s07e2526 of the star trek. Star trek next generation all good things star trek. Voyager star kate mulgrew narrates new audiobook about the apollo 11 moon landing and the space race orange is the new black actress also discusses her new memoir, how to forget. While investigating a possible anomaly near romulan space, captain picard is shown going through temporal shifts, being transported twentyfive years into the. Marvel studios head kevin feige is a known star trek fans and he has compared avengers. It has one foot firmly in the past of the longrunning scifi franchise, and another in a more modern, darker present.
In the early 2350s, the starfleet uniform was completely redesigned. Buy star trek audio in audio books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original. It comprises the 25th and 26th episodes of the seventh season and is the 177th and 178th episodes of the series overall. On a solo roadtrip maybe, but when you have the episode there isnt a need to beyond that. All good things is only the second of three episode novelizations for star treks most prolific author, michael jan friedman. Q appeared to the crews of several starfleet vessels and outposts during the 2360s and 2370s. And the ending is very surprising and sets up the story for the next novel to come.
It is 2246, 10 years prior to the battle at the binary stars, and an aggressive contagion is ravaging the food supplies of the remote federation colony tarsus iv and. All in all, this is a very entertaining, easilyread novel which fits well within the star trek universe. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. It incredibly sexist, poorly written, terribly acted.
Throughout the history of star trek, the various television and movie productions have filmed at locations, predominantly in southern california, to provide a broader scope and grandeur than can be achieved easily on a closed set. Many other fandoms are indifferent to fan creations, or worse, actively discourage them, citing legalese bullshit. It was a better tng movie than all of the tng movies, including first contact. Endgame to all good things in the past, commenting on how the next gen gave its. Early versions of this story included the borg attack at wolf 359 as a fourth main timeline, with picard appearing as locutus. Season 7, all good things for that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered.
The title is derived from the expression all good things must come to an end. In 2233, about 30 years before the original series was supposed to take place, the federation starship kelvin comes across a black holelike spatial. This is the unbelievable series finale of star trek. All good things was the best end we could have hoped for. All good things jumps around between three time periods. It is set about eight years before the original series would have been set, but is also an alternate reality. Forbes features 0 in late 2002, viacom, then parent company of star trek.
The biggest star trek influence seen in the film is the series finale of star trek. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. The book had a young james kirk as a young trouble maker, very bright and easily bored, and spock as the winner of all the academic awards. I honestly lost interest in the series after book 2 but knew i would eventually read the 3rd book to see how it all ends. Q was a highly powerful entity from a race of godlike beings also known as q. This musthave book for star trek fans is a companion to the best loved series in the franchise, star trek.
Enterprise becomes infected with a mysterious alien life form which feeds on and transforms inorganic materials. Do not know if was good or bad but i picture each of the crew as they were portrayed in the t. The next generation, dramatized on two tapes by jonathan frakes commander riker. Star trek tng music all good things ending skys the. The novelization of star trek generations is an adaptation of star trek generations, written by j. The title is derived from the expression all good things must come to an end, a phrase used by the character q during the episode itself. Along with the 6disc set of the final season of the next generation, cbs has released the critically and fan acclaimed series finale all good things in its original 90minute tv movie. In my head i dont consider any of the tng movies to be canon, and therefore all good things is the last we see. Listen to star trek movie tiein by alan dean foster at. Star trek starship excelsior tomrrows excelsior 50th anniversary special yesterdays duration. If there is a right way to end a great scifi series, the good people who made the next generation found it. The next generation, presenting interviews, features and articles celebrating star trek s multiawardwinning series.
The landmark episode all good things, which turns 25 thursday, is an enduring story of loyalty, perseverance and bravery channeled through picards journey. The next generation, as picard joins his crew in a poker game for the first time. Would you listen to star trek, the next generation again. The next generation, and its not the best episode the show ever produced. But even if you never saw the movie, youll probably have fun with this title, especially if youre a star trek fan. Voyager, episodes 25 and 26 of the seventh season and 171 and 172 in the overall series. Closer in appearance to those in service during the late 2260s, the new starfleet uniform spawned several variants. An original novel based upon the explosive new star trek tv series on cbs all access. When setting out to put a novelization of an episode in print. I am a star trek fan, but wasnt sure if this would be worth the purchase. Sounds like its merely a vehicle to cash in on the movies popularity. The series finale of the next generation, all good things. The next generation concluded its sevenyear run on may 23, 1994, with the twohour finale, all good things the extended farewell touched all. Jul 22, 2016 star trek beyond has landed in theaters, and the crew of the uss enterprise have endured another ordeal in space while averting yet another world ending disaster.
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