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To the delight of Star Trek fans everywhere, the stellar second season of The Next Generation (1988-89) belonged to Lieutenant Commander Data. As the Enterprise-D's resident android, Data (in the Emmy-worthy hands of Brent Spiner) would gain legal sentience in the season highlight "The Measure of a Man," and his increasingly "human" personality would refine itself in such diverse episodes as "Elementary, Dear Data" (Data as Sherlock Holmes), "The Outrageous Okona" (a misfire, but worthy from the Data perspective), and "Pen Pals." While Gates McFadden (Dr. Crusher) took a sabbatical of then-unknown duration (gracefully replaced by original Trek guest star Diana Muldaur as Dr. Pulaski), the remaining bridge crew would match Data's vitality: Riker grew a handsome beard and proved his command potential; Worf became richly nuanced in "The Icarus Factor," and met his match (and mate) in guest Suzie Plakson's fiercely Klingon sexpot K'Ehleyr; Wesley matured admirably, despite continuing fan disapproval; Betazed culture emerged as Troi locked horns with her eccentric mother, Lwaxana (Majel Barrett, in a recurring role); and La Forge made good on his promotion to chief engineer while Chief O'Brien (Colm Meaney) flawlessly rode on Geordi's coattails.
In a crucial series development, Guinan (special guest Whoopi Goldberg) revealed a connection to Q in her helpful capacity as Ten-Forward's enigmatic host, while Q himself (John DeLancie) precipitated the Enterprise's first, fateful encounter with the Borg (in the suspenseful "Q Who?"). Through it all, Patrick Stewart brilliantly intensified all of Picard's renaissance qualities (especially in the dazzling "Time Squared"), exploring the captain's facets with equal measures of curiosity, fascination, amusement, courage, and philosophical insight. Despite its lame finale with the money-saving clip-show "Shades of Gray," season 2 charted a warp-nine course to the even better season 3. --Jeff Shannon
Special Features
The sixth DVD in this collectible box includes the same basic features as all of the TNG season sets, but with several tantalizing variables. Sure to be a fan favorite is a tour of the ever-growing Star Trek archives, graciously hosted by Paramount's Trek archivist, Penny Juday, with some incredible anecdotes about the history and fate of countless props, miniatures, and set dressings. Season overviews are provided from cast and crew perspectives, with a nod to such surprising guest stars as John Tesh and Mick Fleetwood. The general impression left by these enjoyable featurettes is that TNG's entire cast and crew had returned with enthusiasm following their highly rated first season, and that season 2 had made significant and grandly entertaining steps toward fulfilling the series' burgeoning potential. --Jeff Shannon
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By McHenry John
Format:DVD
OK...Dr. Crusher is gone...for now. But she'll be back in season 3. Another great round of STTNG episodes including: "Q WHO" where the crew encounter the Borg for the first time...sending the Trek franchise soaring into the hearts of viewers everywhere. Must buy! Resistance is futile!
Format:DVD
The First Season of Star Trek: The Next Generation gave the show a firm foundation and a good block to build upon. We saw a new Doctor in Kate Pulaski and it picked up right where the First Season left off. Geordi LaForge has been promoted and is now serving as the Chief Engineer, Data's qualifications for being a lifeform are questioned, and argueably the best villain in Star Trek is introduced. Unfortunately, there are 22 episodes in this season instead of the normal 26 episodes due to a Writers' Guild strike, however, the season finishes strong and gives another block for the upcoming savior of Star Trek third season. Though short, Season Two is a great season in this show.
Personal Favorite Episodes,
Where Silence Has Lease, Elementary, Dear Data, The Outragous Okona, Loud as a Whisper, The Measure of a Man, Contagion, The Royale, Time Squared, Q Who?, The Emissary, Peak Performance
By L. Varnau
Format:DVD
"Star Trek: The Next Generation's" second season begins with Riker's new beard, Geordi's promotion, a new (but not better) doctor, and Wesley the weasel deciding to stay aboard. Sounds like a mixed bag to me. The season premiere "The Child" doesn't have much in the way of excitement, and Marina Sirtis wasn't quite as good yet to carry the episode, but it looks great with some neat looking exterior shots and an introduction of Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan the bartender. The from there the season continued with a few gems ("Elementary Dear Data," "Q Who?") and a few more missteps ("The Outrageous Okona," "Pen Pals," "Shades of Gray).
We meet the Borg in a great episode with Q, played by the always-dependable John DeLancie, Data butts heads with a holodek version of Moriarty, Riker finally comes to terms with his father, and Wesley is given his first command. With a writer's strike hindering the production of the episodes, many of them feel rushed. A few potentially cool ideas like "Contagion" and "Peak Performance" feel lacking in suspense or direction.
Ah, but the cast is perfect and carries out each episode wonderfully. Even the terrible stock-footage show "Shades of Gray" is handled well by the cast. However, the season lacks two major characters from season one: Tasha Yar and Dr. Crusher. While Yar can't come back (she died late in season one), the good doctor does return in season three and she's welcome. Diana Mulduar is a talented actress, but Dr. Pulaski just isn't compatable with the other characters.
My recommendation is to get season two only if you're trying to collect them all. It's not the perfect season and there's much better ones out there.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
sort of an uneven season
I'm a big trekkie, but I'll have to say that this is probably one of the weaker seasons. The short season had to do with the writer strike, which is fine. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003 by C. S. Stockwell
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE NEXT GENERATION BEGINS TO SWEETEN!
I became a huge fan of Star Trek:TNG by the time the second season began. But the 1988 writers' strike nearly sidelined the entire future of the show. Read more
Published on Jan 7 2003 by "wil_wildman"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Up close and Personel
Season 2 worked out most of the kinks and began to settle in and establish itself as something unique not just a copy of the original series. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2002 by Scott Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Roddenberry's did it again!!!
Season 2 was Great! This Season is a great experience for all you trekies out there. It was different from all the other seasons. The Original Dr. Read more
Published on Dec 8 2002 by Jonathan Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars
I can't rate just one!
I love the ST:TNG cast, but when it originally aired I never did get to see all of the episodes. I can't rate just one season, because all the years it spent on the air I have... Read more
Published on Oct 29 2002 by DJ Heinlein
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Compilation
Although I don't like the style of the box too much, and I'd rather have had the box be a more durable material than cardboard, overall a great buy!
Published on Oct 6 2002 by "cfj2222"
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Opportunity for us that missed the Series
Great stuff, but technical issues with the DVDs themselves, picture drift, digital lines at the top of the screen, led me to try the DVDs on several other players. Read more
Published on Sep 15 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
The joy continues!
In the second season we lost Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) to Starfleet Medical. In reality, the shows producers felt her character wasn't working out. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2002 by K. Wyatt
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good season of the Star Trek that could have been better
The second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was immediately troubled with the writers' strike in Hollywood, thus many of the episodes fall short of being the usual... Read more
Published on Aug 13 2002 by shadowdoc
5.0 out of 5 stars
Same Quality and Consistency as First Season
The second season is essentially like the first, the set and DVD layout is essentially the same. The most notable different is the number of episodes: there are only 22, not 26... Read more
Published on Aug 11 2002 by Stephanie Martin
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