Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission

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&times;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

 * From the first edition book jacket
 * ''"Let's see what's out there."–Captain Jean-Luc Picard,.


 * In, 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: and.


 * 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".

Contents

 * 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 –
 * On Their Own –
 * The Continuing Mission – A Look Ahead
 * Update (second edition only, covering )
 * Afterword: "The Missing Year" by Robert Justman
 * Acknowledgments