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Aug 29 - Retro Review: Hero Worship
A young boy who is the sole survivor of a disaster that killed his parents decides to emulate Data.

Aug 21 - Retro Review: New Ground
Worf's human mother brings his son Alexander on board, insisting that she can no longer raise the boy.

Aug 14 - Retro Review: A Matter of Time
When a visitor from a future era arrives on the ship, Picard asks for assistance about how to save a dying planet.

July 31 - Retro Review: Unification, Part Two
Picard learns the reason for Spock's visit to Romulus: an attempted reunification of the Vulcan and Romulan races.

July 17 - Retro Review: Unification, Part One
Shocked to learn that Spock may have defected to the Romulans, Picard and Data cross the Neutral Zone in to find him.

July 10 - Retro Review: The Game
When an interactive game becomes addictive to the crew, Wesley Crusher and his new girlfriend must save the day.

June 20 - Retro Review: Disaster
Troi must take command of the ship while Picard struggles to work with three children and Worf delivers Keiko's baby.

June 6 - Retro Review: Silicon Avatar
A scientist pursuing the Crystalline Entity discovers that Data's brain holds her son's memories.

May 30 - Retro Review: Ensign Ro
A court-martialed Starfleet officer from occupied Bajor is sent to help locate a terrorist leader.

May 23 - Retro Review: Darmok
Picard is exiled with the leader of an alien race who speaks in incomprehensible metaphors.

May 15 - Retro Review: Redemption, Part Two
Picard discovers that Tasha Yar's Romulan daughter is influencing the Klingon civil war.

May 9 - Retro Review: Redemption, Part One
When Picard is asked as Arbiter of Succession to oversee Gowron's installation, Worf resigns from Starfleet to fight against the Duras family.

May 2 - Retro Review: In Theory
Data creates a romantic subroutine to experiment with love.

Apr 24 - Retro Review: The Mind's Eye
LaForge is kidnapped and altered by Romulans to take part in an assassination plot against a Klingon governor.

 
By Lisa
September 25, 2001 - 8:13 PM

From Monday October 1st, TNN is set to give Trek fans a real treat. A week-long Next Generation marathon will be kicked off by a special documentary exploring the franchise.

Titled 'American Loves.... Star Trek' the documentary will be presented by Jonathan Frakes (William Riker). It will provide the gateway to 'Next Gen on TNN: The Five Day Mission' a week long airing of Next Generation episodes from Monday to Friday.

'America Loves... Star Trek' is set to explore the Trek franchise; from its humble beginnings as a series that almost never made it on the air that was cancelled after three seasons, to 35 years later and five television series, nine movies and a plethora of merchandise. It will look at how the series has become the longest-running and most successful franchise in television history.

The special will also trace the influence and impact the series has on world society through the ways it helps to explain political climates, inspires scientists to create new technology and lessons it teaches about tolerance and diversity. It will mix film and episode clips with interviews from cast members, producers, experts and fans. Interviewees will include William Shatner (James T. Kirk), Rick Berman (Executive Producer), Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway), Michael Dorn (Worf), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) and Dr. Mae Jameson the first African-American woman astronaut in space.

The week-long TNG marathon schedule is available online here at TNN. Alternatively, a fan produced copy is available here for download.

'America Loves... Star Trek' will be shown on TNN on Monday October 1st at 7:00 p.m ET/PT.

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