
The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation
25 years ago Gene Roddenberry was literally pushed, kicking and screaming, into doing again what he did 23 years earlier, to make television history and try to capture ‘lighting in a bottle’ once again. Gene and D.C. Fontana came up with the pilot script and Paramount launched the syndicated series on their now failed network UPN. The one thing different about Star Trek The Next Generation verses the original 1960’s Star Trek with Captain Kirk, it was syndicated and Gene did not have network sensors or “suits” to deal with in terms of content, storytelling ideas and issues and the shows production value. Hence, another legend was born. ST:TNG!