With the launch of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gene Roddenberry somehow managed to recapture lightning in a bottle. This new incarnation of Star Trek was an instant hit, and its popularity inspired four films and three spin-off television series. To commemorate the show’s 25th anniversary, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 provides a fresh, accessible overview of the entire series, including an authorized guide to all 178 episodes. Featuring rarely seen and now-classic photography and illustrations, this visual celebration of the voyages of Captain Picard, his crew, and the Enterprise-D offers a loving look back at the Emmy and Hugo Award–winning series.
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Paula M. Block worked behind the scenes at Paramount Pictures for 19 years, and with publicist Terry J. Erdmann has written numerous books, including Star Trek: The Original Series 365 and Star Trek 101. They live in Oregon. Ronald D. Moore served as story editor and producer for Star Trek: The Next Generation, contributing scripts for 27 episodes, including the Hugo Award–winning finale, “All Good Things . . .” He lives in California.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Nick
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
As Star Trek: The Next Generation has been the subject of many, many reference books and articles over the years, including the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion and Star Trek, the Next Generation: The Continuing Mission A Tenth Anniversary Tribute, this work easily could have become a retread of earlier publications. However, it manages to include quite a bit of information not commonly known and many stories previously untold. Paula Block worked in licensing at Paramount during TNG's production, thus had an abundance of material and personal experiences to draw upon in order to give a unique take on the TNG phenomenon.
Rather than serve as a straight-up episode guide, it offers small vignettes about TNG (365 of them, hence the book's title), in chronological order ranging from pre-production of the series through "All Good Things..." and focusing on a variety of topics including cast, characters, production staff, costumes, props, merchandise, special effects, and more. For instance, the episode "Manhunt" is covered using an interview with the makeup artist responsible for transforming Mick Fleetwood into an Antedean. An entry connected to "A Matter Of Time" gives background info on Picard's ready room fish, Livingston. Another gives the story behind the construction of the Enterprise float featured in the 1992 Tournament of Roses parade. The authors are frank in the text: in addition to covering all of TNG's successes they also touch on the turmoil which sometimes befell the writing staff and provide honest criticism of some of the less successful aspects of the show.
The stories are accompanied by many rare photos, many of which have never been published before. These include early uniform tests, advertisements, design concepts for ships and alien makeup, and candid shots of cast and crew during production, amongst others. The book would be well worth the price for the photos alone.
The TNG motion pictures are not covered, but to be fair the book's focus was the TNG series itself. Including a few sections on the movies would sacrifice too much of the information about the show.
There is also an extensive index included, which is very helpful for locating particular stories or pieces of information.
Overall, the authors do a wonderful job of putting together a 25th anniversary celebration of TNG, complementing previous works. Even if you think you know everything there is to know about TNG, you'll learn something new here.
Rather than serve as a straight-up episode guide, it offers small vignettes about TNG (365 of them, hence the book's title), in chronological order ranging from pre-production of the series through "All Good Things..." and focusing on a variety of topics including cast, characters, production staff, costumes, props, merchandise, special effects, and more. For instance, the episode "Manhunt" is covered using an interview with the makeup artist responsible for transforming Mick Fleetwood into an Antedean. An entry connected to "A Matter Of Time" gives background info on Picard's ready room fish, Livingston. Another gives the story behind the construction of the Enterprise float featured in the 1992 Tournament of Roses parade. The authors are frank in the text: in addition to covering all of TNG's successes they also touch on the turmoil which sometimes befell the writing staff and provide honest criticism of some of the less successful aspects of the show.
The stories are accompanied by many rare photos, many of which have never been published before. These include early uniform tests, advertisements, design concepts for ships and alien makeup, and candid shots of cast and crew during production, amongst others. The book would be well worth the price for the photos alone.
The TNG motion pictures are not covered, but to be fair the book's focus was the TNG series itself. Including a few sections on the movies would sacrifice too much of the information about the show.
There is also an extensive index included, which is very helpful for locating particular stories or pieces of information.
Overall, the authors do a wonderful job of putting together a 25th anniversary celebration of TNG, complementing previous works. Even if you think you know everything there is to know about TNG, you'll learn something new here.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By MrProducer
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I first heard about Star Trek: The Next Generation: 365 at the beginning of this year. From the first blurb I read online I knew I would buy this book. After all, I have been buying "glossy" Star Trek books for nearly twenty years so I pre-ordered on Amazon and began the long wait for the Autumn release.
In the months that followed, I saw the pages and teaser photos as they were released to the general public. These tiny glimpses only increased my excitement. One of the authors, Terry Erdman, also penned one of my favorite books Star Trek: Action! that had a tremendous effect on the direction I would take in my professional life.
The book arrived early and I have had it in my hands for several hours. I thumbed through it, page by page and read articles attached to pictures I have never seen. The book takes the form of a chronology in images of the run of The Next Generation. Some of the photos have been published many times over the years in books, magazines and on the Internet but there are a precious few that I had never seen and I dare say you haven't either.
There are little factoids, snippets of scripts and behind-the-scenes moments that make even this seasoned fan of the series grin with glee. The "never before seen" photos are a rare insight of both cast, crew and visitors to the set. I particularly enjoyed a glimpse into the offices of the writers and producers. Without giving away any of the good stuff: If I may be so bold, you're in for a treat. 365 is quite a book.
It is a small shame that the publishers didn't delay its production until all of TNG is released on Blu-Ray. There are "screen shots" that are particularly low-res and with my background in printing they stand out to me like a guest star using a Tricorder backwards. This is hardly the fault of the writers.
This book is full of photos that capture the spirit of why I have always wanted to work in television. I hope Terry and Paula are hard at work on another Star Trek book so I can pre-order it and start bothering them about it all over again.
In the months that followed, I saw the pages and teaser photos as they were released to the general public. These tiny glimpses only increased my excitement. One of the authors, Terry Erdman, also penned one of my favorite books Star Trek: Action! that had a tremendous effect on the direction I would take in my professional life.
The book arrived early and I have had it in my hands for several hours. I thumbed through it, page by page and read articles attached to pictures I have never seen. The book takes the form of a chronology in images of the run of The Next Generation. Some of the photos have been published many times over the years in books, magazines and on the Internet but there are a precious few that I had never seen and I dare say you haven't either.
There are little factoids, snippets of scripts and behind-the-scenes moments that make even this seasoned fan of the series grin with glee. The "never before seen" photos are a rare insight of both cast, crew and visitors to the set. I particularly enjoyed a glimpse into the offices of the writers and producers. Without giving away any of the good stuff: If I may be so bold, you're in for a treat. 365 is quite a book.
It is a small shame that the publishers didn't delay its production until all of TNG is released on Blu-Ray. There are "screen shots" that are particularly low-res and with my background in printing they stand out to me like a guest star using a Tricorder backwards. This is hardly the fault of the writers.
This book is full of photos that capture the spirit of why I have always wanted to work in television. I hope Terry and Paula are hard at work on another Star Trek book so I can pre-order it and start bothering them about it all over again.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have purchased several of Paula Block's and Terry Erdmann's books about Star Trek (TOS 365, DS9 Companion and ST: Action!) and every one of them has been outstanding. The Star Trek The Next Generation 365 is no exception. It has outstanding graphics and wonderful behind-the-scenes stories for anyone interested in learning more about the STTNG series.
For anyone who is a big Star Trek fan, recent years have seen a long dry spell of anything good from a Star Trek reference books standpoint. Believe me this books is like a long cool drink of water after the drought. I will definitely be using the excellent index to locate specific references and facts.
This is a fitting 25th year anniversary tribute to an excellent scifi series which has become a major part of one of the most major franchises of scifi history. Highly recommended!
For anyone who is a big Star Trek fan, recent years have seen a long dry spell of anything good from a Star Trek reference books standpoint. Believe me this books is like a long cool drink of water after the drought. I will definitely be using the excellent index to locate specific references and facts.
This is a fitting 25th year anniversary tribute to an excellent scifi series which has become a major part of one of the most major franchises of scifi history. Highly recommended!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Was a great gift!
I well put together item, this gift made them VERY happy! The feedback I received was that it had a lot of information about the show and details that were much unnoticed!
Published 1 day ago by S. Calderon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Made It So!
I grew up watching Next Generation and this book is great to have! Even as a die-hard fan who knows every episode backwards and forwards there was info in this book that I did not... Read more
Published 13 days ago by BabyDemon
5.0 out of 5 stars
This was a gift.
I got this for my son-in-law because he is a Star trek fan. He loved it! I also purchased the original series book and he loved them both!
Published 13 days ago by Sharon Sandahl
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST HAVE for the Star Trek Fan!!
The second "365" book in the Star Trek Canon. each TNG episode is covered with a synopsis. Great companion to the TOS 365. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael E. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bought for the husband, ended up reading it all.
My husband is a great fan of both TNG and Ronald D Moore, so this book was a no-brainer, gift wise. I figured it would have some cool pics we'd never seen before, and some cool... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Wednesday Lee Friday: writer of scarybooks
4.0 out of 5 stars
TNG 365
Thsi is a great read, just wish they'd do these in a larger format. Love the pictures but bigger would be better.
Published 2 months ago by Jamesmoynedonaldson
5.0 out of 5 stars
e tudo de bom
e tudo de bom por anos pelo menos 40 anos esperando para ter acesso a uma publicaçăo destinada aos făs de star trek.....muito bommmmmmmmm......
Published 2 months ago by paulo rocha
5.0 out of 5 stars
Always good.
I like reading books about the work and effort it takes to make shows and movies and this book does a good job. The pictures and the personal stories are great.
Published 2 months ago by Matthew
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book
It goes into deal tale of the Start Trek the next generation series. The facs and writing are good, and it gives good details.
Published 3 months ago by JohnA. Tkach
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read. Similar to the Companion but with lots of pictures
I like this book. Lots of great pictures and short stories about production. Its very similar to the Star Trek TNG Companion published about 10 years ago. Read more
Published 3 months ago by geojeff
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