Star Trek The Next Generation: The Continuing Mission [Hardcover]

Judith Reeves-Stevens (Author), Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

Featuring 750 never-before-seen illustrations and full-color photographs, this visually stunning book focuses on the creation of the hit series "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Its true, unique focus, however, is on the people who wrote the series, created the art, played the roles, and fashioned the special effects.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This is a must-have 10th anniversary tribute for all Star Trek: Next Generation fans. An episode guide walks you through all seven seasons of TNG, in a behind-the-scenes context full of fascinating facts, design sketches, backstage photos, and intimate cast and crew stories. Two more great sections unveil the making of the movies in which the Next Generation cast was featured: Generations, First Contact and Insurrection. Having all this in one place lets you see the detailed evolution of the series--Deanna Troi's uniforms, Data's emotions, Riker's beard--in great illustrations and amusing anecdotes. It's a nostalgic trip down the space lanes, and an enticing look at what might be ahead for our Next Generation heroes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

For The Next GenerationR's tenth anniversary: a Trekkie feast with over 750 photos.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; 10th edition (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671874292
• ISBN-13: 978-0671874292
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,525,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you own one book about TNG, let this be it., July 3, 2002

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Donna Lordi (Joliet, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Continuing Mission (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Paperback)

First of all, this book is huge. Really. It is tall and wide as well as being hefty. It does the amazing task of covering 7+ years of television history regarding the show responsible for renewed interest in science-fiction.

The history is indeed an interesting one. Many tidbits are revealed, and if you are a trivia junkie, it will fill the endless void nicely.

The pictures are great, as well as commentary and brief interviews of folks. The only thing I felt that could have been done better were episode summaries. They fell by the wayside a bit; but the sheer volume of information contained in the book makes up for it.

It is well-constructed, and has lasted repeated flipping and reading. That and its size make it an excellent coffee table book. People who have no interest in Trek pick it up and are fascinated by the information. It makes a great gift, for yourself or the TNG fan in your life. Or even, the television trivia buff as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, Dedicated, Essential - A Fine Tribute to TNG, June 4, 2001

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"inksibnut" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Continuing Mission (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Paperback)

This book is essential reading for any Star Trek fan. Even if you may not be a big fan of TNG (I myself prefer DS9), this beautiful tribute will surely improve your understanding of the days before, during, and after the creation of TNG series.

The text is written in a very amiable, intimate and lively manner, obviously showing the authors' love and dedication to the TNG world. Content-wise, the book is utterly fascinating: there is everything from the stories behind the casting ("But he's bald!"), to the creation and incarnations of the spacecraft of the show, to interesting anecdotes both clever and funny, highlighting special episodes, audience reaction, notes on production; even clear and non-technical explanations of various financial aspects of producing TNG and the movies. Absolutely nothing comes across as overly technical.

The book is divided into chapters tracing each season and movie involving TNG cast; each "season" also includes episode-by-episode synopses by the side - very helpful not just as an episode guide, but as a way of guiding the reader throughout the TNG journey. In fact, one of the best things about this book is its strong sense of chronological unity - reading the book from front to back, you are surely and rapturously guided through the entire TNG history - it feels like getting to know an old friend anew.

The book is made even better by the tons of colour photos throughout - ranging from pictures of props to sets, to ships, production designs, cast, scenes, costumes, production... it's just fantastic.

A lot of intelligence and dedication has gone into producing this book. I really can't praise it enough except to say: now I admire Star Trek: The Next Generation even more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with a lot of backround pictures and stories, July 15, 1999

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Fabian Gaarz ([e-mail]) (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Continuing Mission (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Paperback)

It's realy great to read the history of the development from Star Trek The Next Generation. A lot of good pictures from the series and also brilliant backround pictures make reading this book to a great experience.