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Star Trek The Next Generation: The Continuing Mission

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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.

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.

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.

I recently purchased this book to add to my growing Star Trek collection. It turned out to be a great choice. "The Continuing Mission" covers the history of the series, TNG, including its conception, the seven seasons, the two movies. It also has a bonus preview chapter on the making of "Star Trek: Insurrection", which comes into theaters in a week. The writing is funny at times and very easy to follow, and there are color pictures of onscreen shots, drawings, and work behind the scenes. Of course, there are copies of pictures from other Star Trek books, such as "The Art of Star Trek" and the "Sketchbook", but there are less than I expected there would be. The originality and tribute of this book make it a very attractive choice.

A pure celebration of Star Trek The Next Generation! A tenth anniversary tribute that does justice to the show and to all three movies through it's date of publication. It give some very good details on all the shows, some insights from a lot of the people that made The Next Generation. The pictures and drawings are stunning to say the least. If you're a fan of Star Trek, this is definitely essential to your collection.

This book is something special in that it combines the usual prose of a "Making of..." with a wealth of large-size images and illustrations as well as a detailed guide to the seven seasons of TNG. Included are sections on "Generations", "First Contact" and, in the newest edition, "Insurrection". Although some of the images are already known from The Art of Star Trek, this is another great look behind the scenes. More than the rather loosely arranged images in the The Art of Star Trek, this book really tells the story of a series that is developed through seven seasons.

The Continuing Mission is probably the best book about TNG with all of its aspects. It was obviously written to be entertaining in the first place, so it never gets too profound. Nevertheless, we learn a great deal, for instance, where Guinan's name comes from, how many writers mingled together the script for "Yesterday's Enterprise", or how a shuttle may become a big starship. The only slight criticism I have about it is that the text is mostly separate from the images. Although there are captions, I would have liked to know more about several of the images.

The sub-title of the book is "A Tenth Anniversary Tribute", and it is a worthy tribute in any respect.

I found the book most interesting and informative. Even though I am a big Star Trek fan and know most of the facts about it. I learnt a lot from this book and the pictures are very good and the text is well written. (Especially the behind the scene pictures are very good) Even for the person who does not know a lot about Star Trek will find this book very good I think... This Book is a must for any Star Trekker!

Ross

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If you have ever watched Star Trek: The Next Generation and wondered "How did they do that?" this book is perfect for you. A review of each episode of the series as well as the movies, beautiful photos and illustrations make this book a pleasant and informative read. The authors tend to go overboard with praise for the people who bring Star Trek: TNG to the screen but they deserve the recognition. I would recommend it to any fan of ST:TNG to add to their collection.

This is an excellent piece of work, combining inromative and readable text with some illuminating shots both from the episodes and "behind the scenes". The book also has many original sketches so readers can see the development of costumes, aliens, ships and so on. Each of the NextGen episodes is given a synopsis (which may be the book's weakest feature, although space was undoubtedly an inhibiting factor)with a still from that episode; it is beautifully bound, a pleasure to hold and the dust jacket is a stunningly attractive black and white study of the cast.

Este es un libro excelente y lo recomiendo para todos aquellos fanáticos de la serie. Cubre exclusivamente la Nueva Generación y tiene gran cantidad de fotografías tanto de la serie como detrás de cámaras, además de fotos incluye gráficos de como se contruyen los escenarios y comentarios de cada capítulo. Incluye secuencias fotográficas de la contrucción de los modelos a escala para las tomas del Enterprise. No se pierdan este libro, les gustará. Larga vida y prosperidad a todos. Cualquier consulta que deseen sobre el libro para que decidan su compra me la pueden hacer a jiol@excite.com con gusto les ayudaré.