Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.answers,news.answers Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!dnadams From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams) Subject: STAR TREK:TNG FIFTH SEASON PROMO SUMMARY Message-ID: <1993Jun16.033853.19314@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.misc Summary: Compilation of episode promos for the season. Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account) Reply-To: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu Organization: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards, Mars Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 03:38:53 GMT Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Expires: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 06:01:00 GMT Lines: 1611 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.arts.startrek.misc:22439 rec.answers:1228 news.answers:9485 Archive-name: star-trek/promos/tng/season5 -------------------------------- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION -------------------------------- FIFTH SEASON PROMO SUMMARY by Dean Adams June 14, 1993 Ep. Date PC Title ---- -------- --- ----------------- 101. 09/21/91 201 Redemption II 102. 09/28/91 202 Darmok 103. 10/05/91 203 Ensign Ro 104. 10/12/91 204 Silicon Avatar 105. 10/19/91 205 Disaster 106. 10/26/91 206 The Game 107. 11/02/91 208 Unification, Part I 108. 11/09/91 207 Unification, Part II 109. 11/16/91 209 A Matter of Time 110. 01/04/92 210 New Ground 111. 01/25/92 211 Hero Worship 112. 02/01/92 212 Violations 113. 02/08/92 213 The Masterpiece Society 114. 02/15/92 214 Conundrum 115. 02/22/92 215 Power Play 116. 02/29/92 216 Ethics 117. 03/14/92 217 The Outcast 118. 03/21/92 218 Cause And Effect 119. 03/28/92 219 The First Duty 120. 04/18/92 220 Cost Of Living 121. 04/25/92 221 The Perfect Mate 122. 05/02/92 222 Imaginary Friend 123. 05/09/92 223 I, Borg 124. 05/16/92 224 The Next Phase 125. 05/30/92 225 The Inner Light 126. 06/13/92 226 Time's Arrow - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - ----------------------- REDEMPTION II (#201) ----------------------- THE KLINGON EMPIRE FACES EXTINCTION... [ matte shot of the Klingon city, IN FLAMES! ] [ Worf and Kern together ] Kern: It is time to celebrate! For tomorrow, we all may die. DATA MUST DECIDE WHO WILL LIVE, AND WHO WILL DIE... [ Data is shown in command of a NEW type of Starship, which looks similar to the Nebula Class; a tactical display is shown ] Lt. Cmdr (to Data): You don't give a *damn* about the people whose lives you're throwing away! Were not just machines. Data (from command chair): FIRE! [ Data's ship fires a photon barrage, and apparently hits a fleeing Klingon Bird of Prey class ship ] [ FOUR Federation Starships are shown, including the Enterprise, Data's ship, a Stargazer type vessel, and one other which only a small part of the saucer section is visible ] ...AND WILL PICARD'S PAST FINALLY CATCH UP WITH HIM? [ Picard on the Enterprise bridge; Troi is assisting at a science station, and O'Brien is serving as Tactical Officer; Picard stands, Deanna turns abruptly, and Sela (Denise Crosby) in full Romulan garb is shown on the bridge viewscreen... looking rather resentful ] Picard: Tasha. [ Hand to hand combat taking place in the Klingon Council Chamber; Gowron (sitting at the "throne" hands Worf a dagger; Worf looks to Picard, who is standing nearby ] FIND OUT THE CHILLING ANSWERS, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------- DARMOK (#202) ---------------- A *SAVAGE* KIDNAPING... [ Picard on a planet, he is holding a knife; he dematerializes in a transport beam ] [ Riker and Worf on the bridge, the interior of an alien ship is on the main viewscreen; Three humanoid aliens can be seen, with some rather impressive head ridges, these are the Tamarians ] Riker (to viewscreen): You're holding our Captain. I want him released. ...AND PICARD IS FORCED TO PLAY A DANGEROUS GAME OF SURVIVAL. [ Picard stabs a large, glowing "dragon lizard" type creature with an energized "power dagger"; An energy bolt throws him back, and he drops the weapon ] Picard (to unseen aliens): NOOO!! [ The alien ship fires a focused green beam at an Enterprise shuttle; The shuttle is hit, sending Worf and his female co-pilot spiraling out of control ] NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO BRING HIM BACK ALIVE... [ Geordi, Troi, and Riker in the conference lounge ] Geordi: It's going to take me at least a full day to do it. Troi: Captain Picard could be dead by then... [ Back on the planet with Picard, the alien creature is materializing behind him; He turns ] ...AND IT COULD LEAD TO A FULL SCALE WAR! [ The alien ship is facing the Enterprise, in orbit over a planet ] [ On the bridge: Riker in the command chair, Troi at his side ] Riker: Stand by to fire, Mr. Worf. [ Alien ship fires on the Enterprise, hitting the port warp nacelle; it appears to power down ] [ Back on the bridge, with emergency lighting ] Data: We cannot survive another hit. [ The Enterprise fires a yellow beam, from the area of the forward photon torpedo launcher; the alien ship is hit ] [ On the planet, the creature is again attacking Picard; He stands, holding the blade; He has been slashed across the stomach ] DEADLY ENCOUNTER! ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: Aliens force picard to play a deadly game of survival! ...on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------- ENSIGN RO (#203) ------------------- A RENEGADE OFFICER THREATENS A CRITICAL PEACE MISSION... [ Ensign Ro (Michelle Forbes), Worf, and Picard in an underground cavern, surrounded by armed Bajoran "terrorists" ] [ Data rushes into the cavern with a phaser drawn, Troi is following him ] [ Picard in the ready room ] Picard (to Admiral): She has no business serving on ANY starship. ...BUT IS SHE THE LINK TO A FEDERATION CONSPIRACY? [ The Enterprise maneuvering near a planet's large moon ] [ Ensign Ro talking with Guinan, in her office ] Ro: There is more going on here than anybody on the ship realizes. Guinan: NOW PICARD MUST DEFY STARFLEET ORDERS, OR FACE A TERRORIST ATTACK. [ The Enterprise and a Cardassian ship flying in formation ] [ Picard on the bridge; Two alien ships on the viewscreen, converging on the Enterprise ] Cardassian (on viewscreen): You have one hour to withdraw. Ro: This mission will end in bloodshed. [ The Enterprise maneuvers to avoid the two incoming ships; One fires an energy bolt, destroying a Cardassian vessel ] STARFLEET SABOTAGE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A starfleet conspiracy forces the crew into a terrorist attack, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ SILICON AVATAR (#204) ------------------------ AN ALIEN KILLING FORCE ATTACKS AN INNOCENT PLANET... [ Riker on a planet's surface (Melona Four), looking up into the sky; an energy beam cuts across an open field, disintegrating everything in it's path; People are fleeing in the distance ] [ Riker in the Captain's ready room ] Riker: It's already killed thousands. It will undoubtedly continue to kill, unless we stop it. [ Data running with many people following; more people running, with Riker in their midst; he is carrying a small child; Riker stops, and looks behind him ] ...BUT DATA MAY POSSES THE SECRET TO IT'S DEADLY POWER. [ Data in a cavern, studying tricorder readings ] [ The Crystalline Entity is near the surface of the planet, passing in front of the sun; Two people fall down in front of the energy beam, and are disintegrated ] Data (to Marr): Do you believe I lured the Entity here? Dr. Marr: I am accusing you of collaborating with that monster! NOW THE RACE IS ON TO STOP IT'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION! [ The Crystalline Entity is close to the ground, and sends out another white energy beam ] [ Away Team in a dark cavern; Two phaser beams fire on an opening above ] [ Picard in Ready Room ] Picard: I want to try and communicate with it. [ Crystalline Entity on the main viewscreen, closing fast on the Enterprise; Picard rises from his chair, Troi is sitting next to him; The Entity is impacting with the shields ] GAMBLING WITH FATE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: The crew face attack from an unstoppable alien force, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------ DISASTER (#205) ------------------ A CATASTROPHIC BLAST ROCKS THE ENTERPRISE... [ Troi on the bridge, the ship is shaking; crew members are thrown back, onto the floor; There is an explosion from inside a bulkhead ] [ Bev and Geordi in a cargo bay, with drums of hazardous materials. The ship is rocked, and the containers are scattered ] Riker: I think we should assume the worst, that everyone on the bridge is dead. EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IS IN DANGER! [ Troi and O'Brien on the bridge, checking an injured female ensign; Bev on the floor in the cargo bay, trying to get up; Children in the turbolift with Picard being thrown about ] [ Keiko and Worf, in ten forward ] Keiko (to Worf): I'm going into labor. ...AND EVERYONE MUST RISK THE IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE. [ Picard climbing up a ladder in a turbolift shaft ] [ Data standing in a chamber with large bolts of energy coursing through his body; His chest area is glowing white hot ] Riker: DATA! [ Picard holding onto the ladder in the turbolift shaft, with the children; The turbolift car falls beneath them ] Picard: The lift is falling. Hang on! Children: [ On the bridge: O'Brien is at Tactical, Troi is by his side ] Ensign: All decks brace for impact. [ Bev and Geordi holding on, while the cargo bay decompresses; Keiko giving birth in ten forward; Riker turns over Data's body, revealing a burned out chest area ] DEADLINE TO DISASTER, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A high level disaster rocks the enterprise, and threatens every man, woman, and child... on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------ THE GAME (#206) ------------------ A HARMLESS GAME BECOMES A DANGEROUS ADDICTION... [ Picard in his Ready Room, puts on a "game" headset ] [ Image of the GAME: 3-D computer graphics; grid of red circles on the floor, a moving blue "funnel" projecting up from it, and a flying red disc ] [ Bev wearing a headset, her eyes blinking and mouth agape ] [ Wes and Robin talking ] Wes: What if someone's trying to use the Game for some purpose -other- than pleasure? ...AND THE CREW FALL VICTIM TO IT'S -EVIL- HYPNOTIC POWERS! [ Woman sitting in 10-Forward wearing a Game headset; she is totally "strung out"... ] [ Riker wearing a Game headset; a woman activates it ] [ Data collapses onto a table in Sickbay, Bev has turned him off ] [ Wesley and Robin, in a stateroom ] Wes: We can't trust -anyone- anymore, not even the Captain. [ Picard activates a headset he is wearing ] CAN WESLEY RESCUE THE CREW FROM TOTAL MIND CONTROL? [ Riker and Worf chase Wesley through Main Engineering; the Red Alert alarm is audible; Wes jumps down a service passageway; Riker and Worf running down a corridor; Riker corners Wes in a crawlspace ] ...OR IS -HE- NEXT? [ Geordi, Troi, Bev, and Picard on the bridge ] Geordi: We've got him, Captain. [ Wes in a service passageway; Riker grabs him ] Wes: Let go of me! [ On the Bridge, Riker and Worf hold Wes down in the Captain's chair while a Game headset is placed on him and activated ] HIGH-TECH NIGHTMARE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A harmless game becomes a dangerous addiction of mind control, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------------------------------------- UNIFICATION I (#208) / "SPOCK TEASER" PROMO ---------------------------------------------- [ The Enterprise heading into Spacedock ] THE FATE OF TWO WORLDS HANGS IN THE BALANCE... [ A Klingon commander, shown on the bridge of a Klingon ship ] [ A Romulan, and interior views on Romulus ] AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE CONFRONTS THE NEXT GENERATION. [ Sela crouches down, pointing a Romulan phaser ] [ Riker grabs a Ferengi by the neck and lifts him up ] NOW, A HERO FROM THE PAST... [ SPOCK walks forward, inside some sort of cavern ] ...CRUSADES FOR PEACE, IN THE DARKEST HOUR OF FUTURE HISTORY. [ Spock gives a neck pinch to a Romulan guard in a corridor, he picks up the fallen guard's weapon to confront another Romulan ] [ Large single letter graphics: S - P - O - C - K ] [ Picard in dress uniform, gives the Vulcan salute (to Sarek?); Spock gives the salute to a Romulan/Vulcan ] -SPOCK- COMING THIS NOVEMBER, TO STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ UNIFICATION II (#207) ------------------------ [ The Enterprise flies by ] ON THE THRILLING CONCLUSION TO SPOCK'S RETURN... [ Spock turns towards the camera ] [ Pardek, with a disguised Picard and Data, face Spock in the cavern ] Spock: Logic cannot explain why. I only know I must pursue this. TWO GENERATIONS STRUGGLE TO END CENTURIES OF CONFLICT... [ Picard (in uniform), pointing a Romulan phaser weapon ] [ Matte view of a Romulan city ] [ Data activates a holographic field ] ...BUT SECRET FORCES PLOT TO DESTROY THEIR PLANS. [ Romulan guards burst in on Spock, Pardek, plus Picard and Data (in uniform), in another cavern setting ] [ Riker grabs a Ferengi by the neck ] [ The Enterprise warping by... ] NOW, AT THE THRESHOLD OF PEACE... [ Pardek watches as Spock and the Procounsel give the Vulcan salute ] ...ONE MAN SACRIFICES HIS LIFE AGAINST A DEADLY THREAT [ Sela turns, surprised ] [ Two Romulan guards pointing their weapons ] [ Picard under guard ] Sela: All of you will die. SHOCKING DESTINY, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. [ Geordi, Troi, and Worf on the Enterprise bridge ] [ A holographic Spock dissolves ] Short version: Spock's historic peace mission is threatened by a shocking conspiracy, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------------- A MATTER OF TIME (#209) -------------------------- A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR FROM THE FUTURE HOLDS THE KEY TO A CRITICAL MISSION. [ Enterprise main bridge, a small ship is on the viewscreen; Berlingoff Rasmussen suddenly beams in front of Picard ] [ scene from inside a control room, on planet Penthara Four ] [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room ] Picard: There are twenty million lives down there; and you know what will happen to them. [ the Enterprise is enveloped by a white energy beam ] WILL HE HELP PICARD SAVE A DYING PLANET...? [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room (again) ] Rasmussen: It sounds to me like you are trying to manipulate the future. ...OR WATCH A RISKY EXPERIMENT TRIGGER UNTOLD DEVASTATION. [ white energy beams are projected from the forward main deflector; the Saucer Module ventral phaser array fires in the same direction ] [ Worf on the bridge; the ship is shaking; he looks concerned ] [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room (again) ] Rasmussen: Everyone dies, Captain... [ Riker on the bridge [ Riker: Fire. Rasmussen: ...it's just a question of when. [ the Enterprise enveloped in the energy field ] [ Riker and Picard, and Rasmussen on the bridge; the ship is shaking ] DEADLY DILEMMA, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A mysterious visitor from the future could save a planet from total devastation, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ PROMO FOR STAR TREK VI ------------------------ [ collage of scenes from TOS and the films ] TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, -ONE MAN- CREATED AN INSPIRING VISION OF THE FUTURE, [ a large explosion, with an expanding wavefront ] ...BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A REMARKABLE CAST. [ Kirk rises from his chair on the bridge ] [ Uhura and McCoy (holding a phaser in the air), push their way through an angry mob ] [ the Enterprise leaves an orbiting starbase ] ON DECEMBER SIXTH, PARAMOUNT PICTURES INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE THE STAR TREK EXPERIENCE... [ three people standing on the edge of an ice cliff ] [ Kirk and McCoy on trial ] [ Spock mind melds with Valeris, on the bridge ] ...AS THE ORIGINAL CREW OF THE ENTERPRISE BEGINS THEIR FINAL, AND GREATEST ADVENTURE. [ A Klingon ship fires on the Enterprise; direct hit on the Saucer ] [ Kirk is grabbed by an alien ] [ Sulu rises from his command chair on the Excelsior ] [ "Kirk" is hit by a disrupter beam ] [ the Enterprise and Excelsior firing photon torpedoes ] STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, RATED PG. STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER SIXTH, AT A THEATER NEAR YOU. [ S T A R D A T E 12 6 91 ] -------------------- NEW GROUND (#210) -------------------- WORF FACES AN EMOTIONAL REUNION, WITH A FORGOTTEN SON... [ Alexander fighting creature simulations on the holodeck ] [ Alexander and Worf in his quarters ] Alexander: You don't care about me. All you care about is your -honor-. [ Alexander angrily knocks a case to the floor ] ...AND A SUDDEN CRISIS COULD SEVER THEIR RELATIONSHIP FOREVER. [ The crew on the bridge is shaken by an impact; A large energy front, or "Soliton Wave" approaches at high speed and hits the ship ] Picard: Bridge to Biolab Four. Alexander, can you hear us? [ Alexander examines a cubicle in the lab; another impact hits ] [ The Soliton Wave pursuing the Enterprise at high speed ] Data (on the bridge): The Wave is about to overtake us, sir. NOW, CAN WORF MAKE PEACE WITH HIS SON, BEFORE TRAGEDY STRIKES. [ The wavefront explodes, producing shock waves ] [ Worf and Riker leave the bridge to help Alexander ] Picard: Commander, you have three minutes, not one second more. [ Riker and Worf outside the Biolab door, it opens and flames shoot out ] [ Worf searches the Biolab, which is filled with flames ] Worf: Alexander! ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: Worf's emotional reunion with his son could jeopardize a critical mission, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------------- HERO WORSHIP (#211) ---------------------- AN ABANDONED MYSTERY SHIP LEADS TO A STARTLING DISCOVERY. [ Geordi, Data, and Riker onboard a damaged ship; they find Timothy ] [ Troi and Data in Timothy's quarters ] Troi: His world is gone Data, we're going to have to help him build a new one. A TRAUMATIZED CHILD HOLDS THE SECRET TO AN INTERGALACTIC TRAP... [ The Enterprise maneuvering in the Black Cluster ] [ Computer display of the damaged ship ] [ Picard, Troi, Data, and Geordi on the bridge ] Picard: Why wouldn't he tell is the truth? Troi: He's still in shock. [ Data holding Timothy's hand, in his quarters ] ...BUT CAN DATA'S ANDROID CONNECTION PREVENT AN ENTERPRISE DEATH MISSION? [ The Enterprise fires on the Black Cluster ] [ Troi, Data, Timothy, and Picard, in his ready room; Timothy is wearing a Starfleet uniform like Data's ] Timothy: We were attacked. We were attacked! [ On the bridge; Worf at Tactical ] Worf: Impact in three... two... ONE. [ Picard and the ship is shaken ] [ The Enterprise in the Black Cluster, shields up ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A traumatized child from an abandoned ship hides a secret to an intergalactic trap, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------- VIOLATIONS (#212) -------------------- SOMETHING EVIL IS INVADING THE CREW'S MOST PRIVATE THOUGHTS... [ Deanna looking in the mirror; something is wrong ] [ memory of Troi and Riker laying down together; Riker then becomes somebody else, holding Troi down on the floor ] Troi: Don't! NOOOO!!!! [ Deanna, unconscious on the floor ] [ Riker talking to one of the aliens, in Ten-Forward ] Riker: She's more than ill, she's in a coma. ...AND SUDDENLY MEMORIES FROM THE PAST BECOME HORRIFYING NIGHTMARES. [ Riker, Geordi, and an Ensign in Main Engineering control ] Ensign (to Riker): You killed her. [ gas escaping from the Warp Core chamber, crewmen are running out of Engineering; Riker turns in surprise ] [ Riker passes out, his head falls onto a console ] [ Picard and Inad in an office ] Picard: We have investigated every possible cause we can imagine, and we have found nothing! CAN NO ONE STOP THE MADNESS?! Bev: [ Bev (no wig!); memory of Jack Crusher's body on an exam table ] [ Jack's eyes snap open; he is then standing next to Bev ] Bev: , [ Memory of Picard in the exam room; he has brown HAIR ] [ Data and Geordi rush in to Bev's office and find her passed out ] ...OR WILL EVERYONE'S NIGHTMARE END IN DEATH, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. --------------------------------- THE MASTERPIECE SOCIETY (#213) --------------------------------- TROI'S NEW ROMANCE FACES TRAGEDY... [ Deanna smiles, then kisses Aaron Conor ] Troi: I have to go. Aaron: I need you here. ...WHEN A MASSIVE THREAT TARGETS A GENETICALLY PERFECT WORLD... [ The Enterprise follows a large, blue, glowing stellar fragment that is heading for a planet ] [ Computer display of fragment; planet scene of a multi-domed city ] [ Picard talking to Conor on bridge viewscreen ] Picard: I'm afraid we are going to have to evacuate your people. ...ONLY ONE OPTION REMAINS. [ Geordi in Engineering; Hannah demonstrates a new tractor beam ] Geordi: A multiphase tractor beam? SACRIFICING THE ENTERPRISE TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES. [ The Enterprise fires a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ] [ Troi with a group of people on the planet ] [ Data on the bridge, sitting at Ops ] Data: Termination of all life support in... five seconds. [ Geordi and Hannah in Engineering ] Geordi: Come on, come on. [ The Enterprise again firing a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ] [ Troi and Aaron on the planet at a 'piano recital', the ground shakes ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: The crew must endanger the ship to save a genetically perfect society from destruction, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------ CONUNDRUM (#214) ------------------ STRICKEN WITH TOTAL AMNESIA... [ a green energy beam sweeps across Ensign Ro and the other bridge crew ] Riker: I don't know who any of you are. Picard: I don't even remember who I am... ...THE CREW STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR TRUE IDENTITIES... [ in Sickbay, Bev examines a convulsing patient on a biobed ] [ in private quarters, Riker kisses Ensign Ro ] [ Ro Llaran, now wearing a dress, approaches Riker ] Ro: You and I could be married. ...AND DISCOVER THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN ALIEN WAR. [ The Enterprise approaches a large space station ] [ On the bridge, Worf and Riker fire phasers at an alien masquerading as a Starfleet officer ] [ Geordi gives a briefing with a tactical computer display in background ] Geordi: We've been ordered across into Lysian territory and to destroy their central command. [ The Enterprise fires phasers and destroys an incoming ship ] [ Troi in the briefing room ] Troi: There could be thousands of lives at stake. [ NUMEROUS ships converging and firing on the Enterprise, which returns fire with multiple phaser blasts ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: Stricken with amnesia, the crew finds themselves in a mysterious war, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------- POWER PLAY (#215) -------------------- AN EVIL FORCE IS WAITING TO ATTACK... [ A shuttle moving through atmosphere; it spins out of control, with Riker and Data piloting and Troi sitting behind them ] [ The shuttle has crash landed on a planet's surface; Riker, Troi, and Data are standing in front of the wreck ] Troi: They're coming. [ O'Brien, and the other three on the planet are thrown to the ground by an electrical discharge ] ...IN A DEADLY PLOT TO POSSES THE CREW. [ Closeup of Troi's eye opening ] [ Troi, Data, and O'Brien in Ten-Forward, looking grim and brandishing phaser IIs ] Troi: Everyone, get down on the floor! NOW, TRUSTED ALLIES THREATEN A SAVAGE TAKEOVER OF THE ENTERPRISE. [ On the bridge, O'Brien shoots Ensign Ro; Data shoves Worf over the Tactical console and onto the floor ] [ O'Brien, Troi, and Data in a corridor; Data smashes a control panel ] [ Data and Worf in Ten-Forward ] Worf: I have no fear of death. Data : And I have no fear of killing you! [ Troi fires her phaser at a running security officer ] [ Data angrily grabs Picard by the neck ] [ Troi fires on Worf and sends him falling back ] WHO WILL SURVIVE THIS SHOCKING ACT OF MUTINY? ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: [ On the bridge, Ro at helm, Data at Ops. Riker approaches Data and Data angrily throws his arm back and knocks Riker down ] SOMETHING EVIL FORCES THE CREW TO BATTLE EACH OTHER IN A SAVAGE ACT OF MUTINY, ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------- ETHICS (#216) ---------------- AFTER A DEVASTATING INJURY... [ Worf is hit in the back by a falling plastic drum in a cargo bay; Geordi and another crewman witness it from a distance ] [ Picard sitting in his Ready Room ] Picard: Worf will never regain the use of his legs. A CRIPPLED WORF CHOOSES SUICIDE OVER LIFE AS AN INVALID. [ Worf falls while trying to walk between training bars ] [ Riker fondles a Klingon dagger ] [ Troi and Alexander try and help Worf get up ] [ Worf, flat on his back, hands the dagger to Alexander ] Worf: I want you to help me die. ...CAN A MEDICAL MIRACLE SAVE HIM? [ Bev and Dr. Russell confer in Sickbay over a 3-d holographic view of Worf's spinal column ] [ Bev and Picard talking ] Bev: If he goes into that operation, he could come out a corpse. ...OR WILL HE DIE UNDER THE KNIFE?! [ Worf on his back on the operating table, a protruding ridged spinal column is very visible... ] [ Bev and Dr. Russell in red surgical outfits ] Russell: He's going into cardiac arrest. [ Bev very angry; Computer screen: PATIENT BIOMEDICAL STATUS, REAL TIME VITAL SIGNS DISPLAY... (all flatlined) ] [ Troi consoles Alexander ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: After a crippling injury, Worf must risk a deadly operation, on Star Trek: The Next Generation. --------------------- THE OUTCAST (#217) --------------------- A CRITICAL RESCUE MISSION... [ Enterprise Shuttlecraft _MAGELLAN_ shown flying throgh space ] [ Riker is piloting, with Soren seated next to him; electrical discharges are visible along one of the engine pods ] Riker: We've lost an engine. ...TEAMS RIKER WITH A MYSTERIOUS OUTCAST... [ Riker and Soren talking together ] Soren: I find you attractive. [ Outside in garden area, they kiss ] ...AND LEADS TO A FORBIDDEN AFFAIR. [ Riker in an office talking to a planetary official ] Riker: Where is Soren? Krite: In custody. NOW, A CLASH BETWEEN TWO CULTURES... [ After a hearing, Soren is led out by two guards as Riker watches ] Riker: Don't do this. Soren! ...FORCES RIKER TO SACRIFICE HIS CAREER. [ outside, Riker fights with two guards ] [ Picard and Riker in the Ready Room; Picard gazes out his window ] Riker: I can't just leave her there. They'll give her these psychotectic treatments. I have to help her. [ The Shuttle with Riker and Soren onboard explodes ] ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: [ The Shuttle with Riker and Soren passes into an energy field in space and disappears; in a zone of whiteness, the Shuttle suddenly explodes... ] A DANGEROUS AFFAIR WITH AN OUTCAST, FORCES RIKER TO RISK HIS CAREER, ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------------- CAUSE AND EFFECT (#218) -------------------------- CAUGHT IN AN ENDLESS TIME LOOP... [ Riker, Data, and Ro (with new short haircut) on the bridge ] [ Geordi, talking in the briefing room ] Geordi: We could have been trapped here for hours, days, maybe years. ...UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE PAST. [ The side of Data's head is exposed, as Geordi makes an adjustment ] [ In Sickbay, Bev scans Geordi's head with a medical tricorder ] [ Picard, talking in the briefing room ] Picard: How did it happen, how did we get there? A STARSHIP COLLISION LIES DEAD AHEAD... [ A Reliant-type Starship emerges from a stellar could ] [ Picard and Troi on the bridge, emergency power in effect ] Troi: We have to get out of here, now! CAN THE CREW ESCAPE THEIR OWN DESTINY? [ Data rapidly works a computer console, the display fills up with "3"s ] [ Starship shown approaching on the main viewscreen ] [ Bev, standing at a bridge station ] Bev: Casualty reports coming in from all over the ship. ...OR WILL TIME TICK TOWARDS THEIR FINAL HOUR. [ The bridge is rapidly filled with flames ] Picard: All hands, abandon ship! [ The Enterprise shakes and disintegrates, throwing off large amounts of energy and particles as it explodes ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: An endless time loop traps the crew on an unstoppable course of destruction, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ THE FIRST DUTY (#219) ------------------------ WESLEY STANDS TRIAL FOR A FATAL AIR CRASH... [ graphic simulation of five ships flying in formation; two collide ] [ a crowded hearing room... ] Admiral: What is your explanation, Mr. Crusher. [ Wes and Bev, talking in his quarters. Wes is in a cadet uniform with two rank bars on the collar ] Wesley: I have none. ...AND FINDS HIMSELF IN A DESPERATE COVER-UP. Wesley: Don't try and protect me. HIS STARFLEET CAREER IS GOING DOWN IN FLAMES. [ Wes and Picard talking ] Picard: Either you come forward and tell Admiral Brand what really took place, or I will. HOW FAR WILL HE GO TO HIDE THE TRUTH? [ Wes talking with Nick ] Nick: There's no evidence, so there is no case. Wesley: I can't call Captain Picard a liar. ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A fatal accident puts Wesley on trial, and threatens to destroy his career, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ COST OF LIVING (#220) ------------------------ A CLASH BETWEEN GENERATIONS... [ Worf looking annoyed; Lwaxana talking closely with Alexander ] Alexander: I hate him. ...TRIGGERS AN ESCAPE INTO FANTASY. [ Alexander and Lwaxana enter the Holodeck; exterior surroundings with several strange humanoids present ] Lwaxana: My little warrior wants to see more out of life than just fighting, eh? BUT A PARASITE INVADES THE ENTERPRISE... [ Data and Geordi watch as a particulate cloud moves across an exposed bank of isolinear chips ] [ Picard and Riker on the bridge ] Riker: Is it big enough to cause a threat? [ The Enterprise is shaken ] [ Lwaxana hugs Alexander; grid walls show through on the Holodeck ] ...AND WORF AND HIS SON ARE TRAPPED IN IT'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION. [ Picard talking on the bridge ] Picard: There won't be a ship left to reach the Pelloris Field. LIFE SIGNS ARE FAILING! [ A particulate cloud descends on the Enterprise as it moves through a field of small asteroids orbiting a blue planet ] [ In a crew cabin, Troi turns and looks astonished ] [ Geordi studying a panel in Engineering ] Geordi: Primary power systems are going down. [ The Enterprise fires an orange energy bolt from the main deflector; an asteroid is hit and destroyed ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: The crew struggles to stop a parasite from devouring it's way through the Enterprise, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------------- THE PERFECT MATE (#221) -------------------------- A BEAUTIFUL SEDUCTRESS COMES TO LIFE... [ Kamala materializes inside an orange field, lying flat on the deck in the cargo bay; Picard, the Ambassador, Worf, a Ferengi, and two security guards are present; Kamala stands, while still glowing ] Ambassador: Kamala, is the key to peace between our two worlds. [ Kamala being fitted for a wedding gown ] A WOMAN DESTINED TO END YEARS OF WAR... [ On the main viewscreen, a small ship looking somewhat like a Ferengi ShuttlePod suddenly explodes ] [ Riker and Kamala together; they kiss ] Kamala: You learn so quickly what stimulates a man. ...AND DETERMINED TO SATISFY FORBIDDEN DESIRES. [ Picard talking privately with Kamala ] Picard: Don't do this, this... this you do with men. BUT WILL PICARD SACRIFICE PEACE FOR PASSION? Kamala: Would you ask me to stay, and ask two armies to keep fighting? [ Two Ferengi throw the Ambassador to the ground, he crashes into a table; Kamala touches Picard's head seductively ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A forbidden love affair with a beautiful seductress could destroy a peace treaty, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. -------------------------- IMAGINARY FRIEND (#222) -------------------------- AN INNOCENT GIRL CREATES THE ULTIMATE FANTASY... [ Clara waling down a corridor; Isabella materializes behind her ] Clara: How come I can see you? ...A REAL LIVE IMAGINARY FRIEND [ Clara and Isabella talking; Clara is scared ] Isabella: No one will know. It'll be our secret. [ Troi and Clara search for Isabella under the bed ] BUT HAS SHE UNLEASHED A DEMON IN DISGUISE? [ A small orange energy ball emerges from a control console ] [ The Enterprise is blocked by a large obstruction ] Riker: That thing's feeding off our shields ...AND CAN ANYTHING STOP IT'S REIGN OF TERROR? [ Clara and Isabella run into Worf in a corridor ] [ Isabella talking to Clara ] Isabella: You're going to DIE, along with everyone else. [ Troi looking in Clara's closet, she turns and sees Isabella for the first time ] Troi: [ Isabella emits an orange energy pulse from her hand; Troi is hit and collapses into unconsciousness ] Clara: [ The Enterprise trapped inside an orange colored region ] FIND OUT, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: An imaginary friend poses a real life threat to the crew of the Enterprise, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------- I BORG (#223) ---------------- A TERRIFYING THREAT FROM THE PAST... [ Borg survivor laying in the wreckage of a ship; Bev, Riker, and Worf approach; the area is covered by ice and snow ] Worf: Kill it now. ...SPARKS A MORAL DILEMMA... Bev: We can't leave him here. He won't survive. ...AND VIOLENT MEMORIES COLLIDE. [ Picard, Geordi, and Bev watch the Borg in a detention cell ] [ Picard and Guinan talking, in his quarters ] Picard: He's not a person, dammit! It's a Borg. NOW, WILL THE CREW SEEK REVENGE WITH A DARING EXPERIMENT? [ Geordi watches as the Borg is beamed into an examination unit ] Geordi: Sending him back to destroy the others. Like some sort of... walk-ing bomb. ...OR WILL IT LEAD THEM INTO AN ENEMY TRAP? [ Guinan and Picard talking ] Guinan: ...and then they're going to come looking for US, and they will destroy US. [ Back on the planet, Bev takes readings while Riker and Worf draw their phasers on three approaching Borg soldiers ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A shocking discovery sparks a deadly decision, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ THE NEXT PHASE (#224) ------------------------ ON A DEVASTATED SHIP... [ Riker, Worf, Data, and several Romulans are on the bridge of a ship being shaken; external view of a small Romulan scout ship ] Riker: Enterprise, extend shields! ...TWO LIVES VANISH INTO THIN AIR... [ Ro and Geordi "phasing" on the transporter platform ] [ Riker and Worf, still on the Romulan ship ] Riker: Where are they? ...LEAVING ONLY ONE TRAGIC CONCLUSION... [ Geordi and Ro talking (Ro wears a red headband in this episode)] Ro: We're dead, Geordi. ...THEY'RE CAUGHT IN A GHOSTLY LIMBO. [ Geordi walks through the console in engineering (a la QL); he is totally "invisible" to Data, who is standing there ] Geordi: It's like i'm here, but i'm not here. [ Geordi pushes his hand through a console ] FACED WITH A THREAT FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE. [ An invisible Romulan on the Enterprise bridge; He points a phaser at Ro; Other crewpersons walk by without seeing either of them ] Romulan: Do not move. [ Different scene: Ro and the Romulan are fighting; Ro hits him several times and he collapses; Crew in the background pay no attention to them ] Geordi: Ro! [ Geordi walks in between Data and a crewman having a conversation ] ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: TWO LIVES VANISH INTO THIN AIR AND ARE TRAPPED IN A DEADLY LIMBO... [ Ro and Geordi talking in main engineering ] Geordi: We are *not* dead! ...ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ------------------------ THE INNER LIGHT (225) ------------------------ A MYSTERY OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN... [ strange alien probe shown on main viewscreen ] [ On the bridge: Picard collapses, Riker catches him ] Riker: Riker to Sickbay, the Captain's hurt. [ Picard's (Kamin) wife Eline smiles at him as he awakes ] ...TRAPS PICARD IN ANOTHER WORLD... [ Picard (in local clothing) gets out of bed looking confused ] [ From a hilltop, Picard looks down upon "his" village ] [ Picard speaking in a room... ] Picard: Am I a prisoner here? ...AND ANOTHER MAN'S SOUL. [ Picard and Eline kiss ] Picard: This is not my life! DESTINED TO SPEND ETERNITY ON A DOOMED PLANET. [ An *OLD* Picard enters instrument readings into a journal ] [ A very aged Picard/Kamin speaking... ] Picard: You simply cannot let this civilization die! UNTIL FATE... [ The real Picard lays in Sickbay, while Bev and Ogawa work on him ] Eline: Kamin? [ A not-quite-so-old Picard/Kamin collapses ] ...STRIKES A FATAL BLOW. [ Worf and Riker on the bridge ] Worf: The Captain is under attack. [ Beverly in Sickbay, the real Picard is convulsing; Old Picard/Kamin looking very weak ] Bev: I'm loosing him. ...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: A bizarre accident traps Picard in another man's life for eternity, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. ---------------------- TIME'S ARROW (#226) ---------------------- ON THE SEASON FINALE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION... [ Enterprise in Earth orbit ] [ Data's wide-eyed head found in an excavation site ] [ Picard, Riker, and Data looking at Data's head ] Data: It seems clear that my life is to end in the late 19th century. ...DATA FACES A SHOCKING FATE! [ In a cavern, Data "fades out" as Geordi watches ] [ Geordi, Riker, and Troi in the cavern ] Riker: We've lost him. ...AND EMBARKS ON A MISSION OF NO RETURN. [ Data appears on the street, in front of "Fire House No. 5"; a horse-drawn carriage passes before him ] [ Riker speaking in the Enterprise conference room ] Riker: I'm not willing to accept that he's dead and just leave it at that. NOW, TO BRING HIM BACK ALIVE... [ Troi, Riker, Geordi, and Bev in a cavern with glowing white beings ] Riker: Oh my god... ...THE CREW MUST CROSS A CHILLING GATEWAY, INTO TERROR. [ A glowing doorway opens with someone emerging from it ] Troi: Data!! ...ON THE SEASON FINALE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Short version: Data faces his own death and must journey to 19th century Earth to save the future, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. << END OF TNG SEASON FIVE PROMO SUMMARY FILE >> by Dean Adams --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- { Internet: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu, FidoNet: 1:102/1006.4 } --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--