Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
Episode:103
"The Naked Now"
Jack's Rating:
A mysterious, communicable contaminant causes the crew to experience symptoms similar to alcohol intoxication.
Features:
Stardate: 41209.2
Air Date: 10/05/87
Director: Paul Lynch
Jack's Notes
I know many people hate this episode on the premise that the writers were not ready for the series so they just reached back to the original series for a story. Personally that is what does it for me in this episode. Until the Next Generation the only Star Trek we had known was the original series and the movies it spawned. Giving viewers a familiar story with new characters really works.
Episode:115
"11001001"
Jack's Rating:
Bynars upgrade the Enterprise's computers in spacedock. Riker and Picard become distracted by a surprisingly realistic holodeck character.
Features:
The Holodeck
Stardate: 41365.9
Air Date: 02/01/88
Director: Paul Lynch
Jack's Notes
I remember watching this one when it first aired. This classifies as the second holodeck episode ever and overall it's a terrific story. The HD effects make this one stand out very well and the Bynar characters are actually a lot of fun. One of the more enjoyable episodes of the first season.
Episode:207
"Unnatural Selection"
Jack's Rating:
The Enterprise receives a distress call from the USS Lantree where the crew find all hands dead from, apparently, old age. The cause of the accelerated aging must be found before scientists on a research colony suffer the same fate.
Features:
Stardate: 42494.8
Air Date: 01/30/89
Director: Paul Lynch
Episode:509
"A Matter of Time"
Jack's Rating:
A historian from the 26th century visits the Enterprise, while they help a planet prevent a nuclear winter.
Features:
Time Travel
Stardate: 45349.1
Air Date: 11/18/91
Director: Paul Lynch
Episode:519
"The First Duty"
Jack's Rating:
Wesley is questioned over a Starfleet Academy flight-training accident.
Features:
Stardate: 45703.9
Air Date: 03/30/92
Director: Paul Lynch