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Summary: Excellent Collector's Edition
Review: The third season changes rescued The Next Generation (and the Star Trek franchise) and solidly defined how every Star Trek episode and every new series would be developed from then on. The single most defining episode was probably "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1". This is the collection Next Generation fans (and hopefully other fans) have been waiting for since its cancellation in 1993. In one swift stroke, you can have the entire third season. What more can you ask for? Get the other complete seasons of course!
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Summary: TNG comes roaring alive in the third season
Review: We have a theory at home that it takes until the third season for shows like TNG, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, to really come alive and get the jitters out. They seem to need that amount of time to get good cast interaction and to rid the scripts of all kinds of bad mistakes. Well, almost all bad mistakes. The Ferengi still cropped up after the second season; without a doubt they are the most annoying race Star Trek ever created, making even "Q" look adorable.The Third Season of Star Trek Next Generation really showed us what Picard and his crew were capable of. This DVD is worth it for just a few of the episodes such as "Yesterday's Enterprise" which is a perennial winner in "vote for your favorite" polls. The development of Data as more than a circuit-filled Pinocchio is welcome and really set the stage for the later seasons. But I love the last episode "Best of Both Worlds I" most of all. I was totally blown away by this episode, some of the most exciting science fiction to hit the small screen ever. It always amazes me how this show progress from some real blunders in the first two seasons (Troi's bad hair and worse accent, that episode where Tasha Yar has a cat fight, complete with claws to earn some vaccine, puh-leeze!) The third season takes all the promise of the first and second season (and there were many bright spots) and totally delivers. Great stuff. Episode list:
Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
The Survivors
Who Watches The Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Defector
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Tin Man
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Ménage à Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I
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Summary: GETTING BETTER!...
Review: tHE THIRD SEASON BEGGINS WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION IN THE OPEN TITLES, THE UNIFORMS ARE DIFFERENT, THIS SEASON SHOW US THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE BORGS IN THE FEDERATION SPACE AND KIDNAPPED CAPTAIN PICARD AND HE BECOMES IN LOCUTUS OF BORG; ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES IS YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE IN WICH APPEARS TASHA YAR IN THIS NEW HISTORY LINE WHEN THE ENTERPRISE TRAVELS TO A DIFFERENT TIMELINE IN THE PAST TO HELP THE ENTERPRISE-C FROM THE DESTRUCTION IN HANDS OF THE KLINGONS; THE EPISODE DEJA Q IS REALLY A PIECE OF JEWEL BECAUSE WE SEE DATA LAUGHING, ANYWAY IF YOU ARE A TREKKIE YOU CAN'T MISS IT
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Summary: To Search Out Great Television
Review: The third season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is where things really start to come together. After an often cringe-inducing first season, and an uneven second, the third go around is simply wonderful to watch. The entertainment value is high, and the show finds new ways to grow and become deeper and more complex. The production values appear to be higher, and the chemistry between the characters becomes fully realized. There is so much I love about "TNG" starting with this season: the set design, the photography, the acting, the stories, the entire look and feel of the show. Patrick Stewart is great as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and Brent Spiner as Data is another favorite. The entire cast manages to form a highly engrossing ensemble. Some of my favorite stories from this season are: "The Defector", in which a high-ranking Romulan takes the high road and attempts to warn the Federation of impending attacks. The ending is heartbreaking. "Sarek", which features the venerable Mark Lenard as Spock's father, is another heartbreaking, but also profound story. "Yesterday's Enterprise" is simply a classic. The Enterprise C travels forward in time through a rift in space and meets Picard's Enterprise D. The plot developments, character interaction, and final outcome are some of the best underpinnings to a television episode I've ever seen. The sacrifice of both the Enterprise C and alternate-Universe Enterprise D gave me chills. And, finally, who can forget the absolutely excellent season-ender "The Best of Both Worlds"? The story is simply pounding, the acting wonderful, and even the incidental music adds a rich, tense layer to the proceedings. An all-around solid, entertaining season. A promise of more good things to come. I have so far been impressed with the DVD releases of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". The third season set should be no different. The picture is crisp and the sound is clear. The format and its content are very much worth the money and the attention. Now it's time for seasons 4 and 5.
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Summary: Finally, a good season of TNG.
Review: This is the first season of TNG that for me is watchable. The uniforms are no longer the disgusting, form-fitting ones of the 1st two seasons. They finally get the science and theories right, and the stories are very good for the most part. While some of them still have a corniness that harkens back to the original series and the 1st two seasons of TNG, there are also some classics in here. One of my all time favorites is "Allegiance," where Picard is put in a room with a few other aliens and they have to figure out why they are there and who put them there. Very good episode. I was also pleasantly surprised by the episode in which Yar returned (even though I always hated that character). I almost always love the time travel episodes. This also has the classic season ender part one of the two part "Best of Both Worlds," in which Picard is turned into Locutus of Borg. I will definitely buy this season.
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Summary: The best Of Star Trek
Review: This is perhaps the best of all the seasons of every Star Trek. Without a doubt, two episodes stand out as the best Star Trek has ever produced, and they are both included in this set. "Yesterday's Enterprise" is a great tragedy that even Shakespeare would have been proud of. The return of Tasha Yar is done excellently. The ethics and conflicts involved are classic. "The Best of Both Worlds Part 1" needs no introduction. This episode shocked the television world with the greatest cliffhanger in T.V. history and a story that left people saying "they didn't just do that" or "they can't do that". This episode set the trend for T.V. finales that most shows who copied this format failed miserably. Nobody does it better than Star Trek, and none has been better than this episode. This episode alone generated more speculation, more impatience, and more debate and discussion across the nation during one summer than any Star Wars movie could. It kept people guessing for three months, including the writers, about the outcome. These two episodes alone are worth the price. Excellent acting, great stories, and nail-bitting suspense makes this season of Star Trek TNG the must have gift of the millennium. I can't wait to get mine.
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Summary: Huge hit with a huge blunder
Review: In the first episode we see the return of Dr. Crusher. I can't tell you all how much of a relief it was to see her return this season. I was so glad they got rid of the annoying Dr. Pulaski when Beverly came back. The Pulaski character was annoying like nails are on a blackboard. Plus she was too condescending towards Data. Please, someone warp her to the nearest blackhole and shove her out an airlock. Then the return of Tasha in Yesterdays Enterprise...worst thing they could have done. I actually did like her until she left ST:TNG to pursue a career on the big screen. (I feel it did help the rest of the characters evolve though, when she did leave.) Then, she did what she could to get back on the series after her movie career was a huge flop. Can anyone really remember a movie she was in. Lets see, does a glow-in-the-dark condem mean anything to anyone. They should have left her in dry dock. Well, the studio let her come back...again (in future episodes) where she plays her own daughter, which is a Romulan, and who has huge chip on her shoulders towards the Federation for the death of her mother. Hmmmmm, wasn't it Tasha who wanted to return with the Enterprise-C to help make her death mean something and to help the undermanned crew of the ship. I guess Tasha didn't instill that ethic of altruism in her daughter before she died. If anything, the studio should have used her daughter to unite and bring The Federation and The Romulans closer together instead of keeping them enemies. Otherwise this was an excellent season. The characters have become the crew of the enterprise that I will always think of them as. The actors seem to have grown into their characters and all that needs to be done with them now is to have the characters evolve. There is a lot of excitement this season too. Here are a few plots...Geordi falls in love with a holographic Dr. Brahms while trying to save the Enterprise, Data gets to have an away mission by himself, Deanna's mother, Lwaxana, returns for a visit only to be kidnapped with Deanna by the Ferengi. Data creates himself a daughter in "The Offspring". I am very excited to get this season on DVD. Especially with the season finale where we get to see the return of The Borg and our first glimpse at Locutus of Borg. I think this season is a must for any fan, besides to steal a phrase...RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
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Summary: The best Star Trek episode ever
Review: I really do not notice things like the crews quarters or uniforms, I have to say. I enjoy a good story and sometimes the various Star Trek series have provided them. Sometimes they are really dumb also. I am not sure if all of the viewers realize when they are watching the show as intensely as some of the other reviewers here apparently do, but these Star Trek characters are fictional. Nevertheless, good character creates good television and one episode in this volume rates as the best Star Trek episode ever of any Star Trek series. "Yesterday's Enterprise" is a marvelous not to be missed work of television drama. I am sure that the intense viewer will find even more enjoyment out of this episode than the casual viewer, but even a first time watcher will find it to be excellent. So for that reason I recommend this dvd set. A good season for a good show.
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Summary: Absolutely Entertaining!
Review: As so many out there like to say: This is definately one to see.
The Next Generation finally establishes itself with its 3rd season running as one of the most astounding quality series to ever hit tv-screen. It has some very fine shows such as "The Defector", "The Offspring", "Sarek", "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Deja Q". Not to mention to any serious Fan is the overall excellent episode "The Best Of Both Worlds", marking the long awaited return of one of the most thrilling villains of the Star Trek-universe: The Borg. This episode works just wonderful in any way. I often thought, that this would have been a truely great blockbuster-movie, at least a hundred times better than "Star Trek:Generations", if they had used its plot for the big screen instead for television. The idea of having Picard become the leading force of the Borg Invasion is perhaps as easy as it is threatening. Special commendations go to composer Ron Jones; the theme he provided for the Borg surely makes one shiver and raises tensions to the utmost levels. Season 3 sets the high standard for the other seasons to come, and I'm still grateful for this remarkable series with its quality to enlighten us, to entertain us and to make us wonder about mankinds nature and the nature of the universe itself.
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Summary: ST TNG 3
Review: This third release of Star Trek The Next Generation on DVD contains all of the episodes of its third season. During the third season we see Dr. Crusher return to the series, we see Sarek (Spock's Father) and a favorite of many the Borg are back. All 26 episodes are contained on 7 disks. Evolution - The crew assists Dr. Paul Stubbs in a research experiment. Wesley accidentally releases nanites and the ship is plagued by serious malfunction and possible disaster. The Ensigns of Command - Data is sent to Tau Cygna Five to evacuate the human settlers there before the Sheliak come to destroy them. The Survivors - The Enterprise finds two survivors on Delta Rana IV, an old man and his wife who refuse to leave. Troi is being driven mad by music in her head, and Picard wrestles with an elusive alien vessel in orbit. Who Watches the Watchers - Riker and Troi masquerade as Mintakans, in an attempt to find a missing anthropologist. Picard is seen and believed him to be a god. The Bonding - An archaeologist is killed on an Away mission, leaving behind his young son. Picard must play a game of wits with a powerful alien force that wants to raise the boy. Bobby Trap - The Enterprise becomes ensnared in a 1000-year-old booby trap. The Enemy - Marooned on Galorndan Core with a Romulan crash survivor, Bochra, Geordi and he must learn to put their differences aside in order to survive. The Price - The Enterprise is host to the negotiations of the rights to the Barzan Wormhole. But a Ferengi DaiMon has plans to sabotage the conference, and Troi learns a dark secret about Devinoni Ral. The Vengeance Factor - The Enterprise attempts to assist in the cease-fire between the Acamarians and the Gatherers. The Defector - The Enterprise plays host to a Romulan defector who insists that the Empire will wage a war to regain the Neutral Zone in 48 hours. The Hunted - A genetically altered veteran of a planetary war, escapes and brings his case to the Enterprise. The High Ground - On Rutia Four, Dr. Crusher is kidnapped by a group of terrorists waging a war for independence. Deja Q - While the Enterprise is on a mission to rescue a planet from an incoming asteroid, Q returns, deprived of his powers, and forced to live life as a mortal. A Matter of Perspective - The Tanuga Research Station mysteriously explodes and Riker is accused of the destruction. The holodeck is used to recreate the events preceding the explosion from each witness' point of view. Yesterday's Enterprise - A temporal rift caused by the Enterprise-C creates an alternate reality where the war-torn Federation is losing to the Klingons and Tasha is still alive. Picard must trust Guinan's intuition that history has been changed, even at the cost of his own life. The Offspring - Data creates a child android called Lal, whom he adopts as his own, but Starfleet has its own, designs on her. Sins of the Father - Worf's long-lost brother joins him on a personal mission to the Klingon home world, where Worf must challenge a ruling against his late father - one that condemns him as a traitor to the Klingon race! Allegiance - Captain Picard is kidnapped by aliens who replace him with a duplicate. Captain's Holiday - Picard's holiday on Risa is interrupted by an enigmatic young woman and a Ferengi, whom are looking for a legendary treasure Tin Man - The Enterprise escorts a Betazoid named Elbrun to meet Tin Man, a life form in a remote system that only wants to die. Hollow Pursuits - The Enterprise is stricken with a strange chemical affliction and an introverted crewmember becomes addicted to the holodeck trying to escape reality. The Most Toys - Data is kidnapped by a ruthless alien trader named Fajo and made his prize possession in his collection of stolen treasures. Sarek - Sarek, Vulcan Ambassador (Spock's Father), comes aboard the Enterprise for a meeting with the reclusive Legarans, but when an outbreak of sporadic violence is linked to Sarek, the mission is in jeopardy. Menage A Troi - While on shore leave, Riker, Troi, and Troi's mother are kidnap by the Ferengi, set on learning the truth about Betazoid telepathy. Transfigurations - The Enterprise aids the lone survivor of a ship crash, an amnesiac with remarkable recuperative powers. The Best of Both Worlds (Part 1) - The Enterprise engage the Borg.
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