Star Trek: The Next Generation : The Best of Both Worlds

Star Trek: The Next Generation : The Best of Both Worlds (1990)

Genres - Fantasy, Science Fiction  |   Sub-Genres - Prime-Time Drama [TV], Space Adventure  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

On the June 23, 1990, the Next Generation episode "The Best of Both Worlds" ended as Borg leader Locutus took over Picard's mind and body and declared to the nonplussed Enterprise crew "Resistance is futile. Your life as it has been is over." This cliffhanger would not be resolved until September 29, 1990, when part two of "The Best of Both Worlds" made its American TV debut as the series' fourth-season opener. Faced with the biggest crisis in the history of mankind, Picard's second-in-command Riker is forced to forget his differences with new crew member Lt. Cmdr. Shelby (Elizabeth Dennehy), who has been unsubtly jockeying for his job. The outsized space battle that follows earned the series four Emmy nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and, of course, Best Visual Effects. Like part one of "The Best of Both Worlds," part two was written by Michael Piller.

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