TNG Season 7


Episodes

Summary 
The crew defeats Lore and his group of rogue Borg. Geordi La Forge struggles with the loss of his mother, while Data discovers his own. The captain foils a terrorist plot by Vulcan isolationists. It is discovered that warp drive damages subspace. William T. Riker is forced to choose between his loyalties to an old captain and Picard. Deanna Troi and Beverly Crusher learn long-kept family secrets. Worf meets a future version of Alexander Rozhenko, and both he and Deanna consider a romance. Wesley Crusher leaves Starfleet to study with The Traveler. Ro Laren defects to the Maquis. Q concludes his trial of Humanity, giving Picard an opportunity to save mankind.

Background information 

 This season was broadcast concurrent with  Season 2.
 This season earned  an Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Drama Series", the first (and so far only) time a syndicated series has earned that distinction.
 While Michael Piller continued to be credited as Executive Producer, he chose to focus on DS9 more, and so Jeri Taylor took over as showrunner for the final season of the series. One of her first decisions was to put an end to the open-submission process that Piller had put in place for scripts, and focus the writing around a core team of regular staff, with freelancers occasionally invited to make submissions.
 Ronald D. Moore has admitted he was less than satisfied with this season. In an interview about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in SFX magazine #55 (published in  and reprinted in ), he said, "Next Generation, I think, overstayed its welcome. The last season of that show is kind of rough. To be honest, there are chunks of it I haven't watched myself. The show just didn't know what it was trying to do in the last year."
 Moore said a similar thing in ; "I wish we could've had a more coherent idea of what we wanted to accomplish in TNG's last year. Too much of it was random story-telling without a sense of bringing the show to a conclusion." 
 This season marks the switch from ALL CAPS to Small Caps in the actor names of the main title.
 Characters which crossover from : Evek (in  and ), Admiral Chekote (in ), Quark (in ), and Miles O'Brien (in ).
 Production of the seventh Star Trek movie,  (the first one starring the Next Generation cast) began simultaneously with the last season of the series. Filming for the TNG main cast on the film began only ten days after principal photography was completed on the series finale, .

Credits

Cast 
 Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
 Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
 LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge ("Descent, Part II” – “Dark Page", "Force of Nature” – “All Good Things…")
 Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
 Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher
 Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
 Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data

Crew 
Created By
 Gene Roddenberry

Consulting Producer
 Peter Lauritson ("Sub Rosa” – “All Good Things…")

Co-Producers
 Brannon Braga
 Wendy Neuss

Producers
 Ronald D. Moore
 Peter Lauritson ("Descent, Part II” – “Homeward")

Line Producer
 Merri D. Howard

Supervising Producer
 David Livingston

Executive Producers
 Jeri Taylor
 Michael Piller
 Rick Berman

Executive Story Editor
 René Echevarria

Story Editor
 Naren Shankar

Casting By
 Junie Lowry-Johnson, C.S.A. 
 Ron Surma

Music By
 Jay Chattaway ("Descent, Part II", "Interface” – “Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Inheritance", "Sub Rosa” – “Lower Decks", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Emergence” – “Preemptive Strike")
 Dennis McCarthy ("Liaisons", "Phantasms", "Attached” – “Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Thine Own Self” – “Masks", "Genesis", "Firstborn” – “Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 John Debney ("The Pegasus")

Main Title Theme By
 Jerry Goldsmith
 Alexander Courage

Director of Photography
 Jonathan West ("Descent, Part II” – “Genesis", "Bloodlines” – “All Good Things…")
 Kris Krosskove ("Journey's End” – “Firstborn")

Production Designer
 Richard D. James

Editors
 J.P. Farrell ("Descent, Part II")
 David Ramirez ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part II", "Attached", "Parallels", "Sub Rosa", "Masks", "Journey's End", "Emergence", "All Good Things…")
 Steve Tucker ("Interface", "Phantasms", "Force of Nature", "The Pegasus", "Lower Decks", "Eye of the Beholder", "Firstborn", "Preemptive Strike")
 Daryl Baskin ("Gambit, Part I", "Dark Page", "Inheritance", "Homeward", "Thine Own Self", "Genesis", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")

Unit Production Manager
 Brad Yacobian

First Assistant Directors
 Jerry Fleck ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "Genesis", "Firstborn", "All Good Things…")
 Adele G. Simmons ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike")
 Richard Wells ("Emergence")

Second Assistant Directors
 Arlene Fukai
 David Trotti ("All Good Things…")

Costume Designer
 Robert Blackman

Co-Costume Designer
 Abram Waterhouse ("Journey's End” – “All Good Things…")

Set Decorator
 Jim Mees

Visual Effects Producer
 Dan Curry

Visual Effects Supervisors
 Ronald B. Moore ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "All Good Things…") (credited as Ronald D. Moore in "Gambit, Part II")
 David Stipes ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Michael Backauskas ("Genesis", "Firstborn")
 Philip Barberio ("Emergence")
 Joe Bauer ("Preemptive Strike")

Post Production Supervisor
 Wendy Knoller

Supervising Editor
 John P. Farrell (credited as J.P. Farrell from "Gambit, Part I" on)

Senior Illustrator/Technical Consultant
 Rick Sternbach

Scenic Artist Supervisor/Technical Consultant
 Michael Okuda ("Descent, Part II” – “Journey's End")

Scenic Art Consultant
 Michael Okuda ("Firstborn” – “All Good Things…")

Make-Up Designed and Supervised By
 Michael Westmore

Art Director
 Andy Neskoromny

Set Designer
 Gary Speckman

Visual Effects Coordinators
 Michael Backauskas ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "All Good Things…")
 Philip Barberio ("Descent, Part II” – “Parallels")
 Joe Bauer ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Edward L. Williams ("Genesis", "Firstborn", "Emergence", "All Good Things…")

Visual Effects Series Coordinator
 Philip Barberio ("The Pegasus” – “Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike” – “All Good Things…")

Visual Effects Associates
 Edward L. Williams ("Descent, Part II” – “Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike")
 Frederick G. Alba ("All Good Things…")

Script Supervisor
 Cosmo Genovese

Special Effects
 Dick Brownfield

Property Master
 Alan Sims

Construction Coordinator
 Al Smutko

Scenic Artists
 Jim Magdaleno ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "Genesis", "Firstborn", "Emergence", "All Good Things…")
 Wendy Drapanas ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike” – “All Good Things…")

Hair Designer
 Joy Zapata

Makeup Artists
 June Abston-Haymore
 Gil Mosko

Hair Stylists
 Patti Miller
 Michael Moore ("Descent, Part II” – “Liaisons")
 Eddie Barron ("Interface")
 Lee Crawford ("Gambit, Part I” – “Gambit, Part II")
 Laura Connolly ("Phantasms” – “All Good Things…")

Wardrobe Supervisor
 Carol Kunz

Sound Mixer
 Alan Bernard, C.A.S. 

Camera Operator
 Kris Krosskove ("Descent, Part II” – “Genesis", "Bloodlines” – “All Good Things…")

Chief Lighting Technician
 R.D. Knox

First Company Grip
 Steve Gausche

Key Costumers
 Kimberley Thompson ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "Genesis", "Firstborn", "Emergence", "All Good Things…")
 Matt Hoffman ("Descent, Part II", "Interface", "Gambit, Part II", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Parallels", "Homeward", "Lower Decks", "Masks", "Genesis", "Firstborn")
 Dave Powell ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike")
 Deborah Hall ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike")
 Carol Kunz ("Gambit, Part II")
 Maurice Palinski ("Emergence", "All Good Things…")

Music Editors
 Gerry Sackman
 E. Gedney Webb ("All Good Things…")

Supervising Sound Editor
 Mace Matiosian

Sound Editors
 Miguel Rivera
 Masanobu Tomita
 Guy Tsujimoto
 Ruth Adelman

Re-Recording Mixers
 Chris Haire, C.A.S. ("All Good Things…)
 Doug Davey ("All Good Things…)
 Richard Morrison, C.A.S. ("All Good Things…)

Post Production Sound By
 Modern Sound

Production Coordinator
 Diane Overdiek

Post Production Coordinator
 Dawn Velazquez

Assistant Editors
 Lisa De Moraes ("All Good Things…")
 Michael Westmore, Jr. ("All Good Things…")

Visual Effects Assistant Editor
 Arthur J. Codron ("All Good Things…")

Production Associates
 
 Kristine Fernandes
 Dave Rossi ("All Good Things…")
 Cheryl Gluckstern ("All Good Things…")
 Zayra Cabot ("All Good Things…")

Pre-Production Associate
 Lolita Fatjo

Casting Executive
 Helen Mossler, C.S.A.

Stunt Coordinator
 Dennis Madalone ("Descent, Part II” – “Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I” – “Attached", "Inheritance", "Sub Rosa” – “All Good Things…")

Location Manager
 Lisa White ("Descent, Part II", "Gambit, Part I", "Attached", "Homeward", "All Good Things…")

Original Set Design
 Herman Zimmerman

Science Consultant
 André Bormanis

Based Upon Material By
 William N. Stape ("Homeward")
 Jeanna F. Gallo ("Sub Rosa")
 Shawn Piller & Anatonia Napoli ("Journey's End")

Monitors By
 Sony Corp. of America ("Descent, Part II", "Gambit, Part I” – “Gambit, Part II", "All Good Things…")

Filmed with Panavision © Lenses and Cameras ("Liaisons” – “All Good Things…")

Special Visual Effects By
 Industrial Light and Magic, A Division of Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Motion Control Photography By
 Image "G" ("Descent, Part II” – “Preemptive Strike")
 Erik Nash ("All Good Things…")

Video Optical Effects By
 Digital Magic

Special Video Compositing
 CIS Hollywood ("Descent, Part II” – “Preemptive Strike")
 Don Lee ("All Good Things…")

Online Editing By
 John Carroll ("All Good Things…")

Editing Facilities
 Unitel Video ("Descent, Part II” – “Preemptive Strike")

Uncredited 
 Greg Agalsoff – Mike Operator ("Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Eric Alba – Visual Effects Artist ("Genesis")
 Melissa Antablin – Costumer ("Descent, Part II", "Dark Page", "Inheritance", "Homeward", "Lower Decks” – “Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End” – “All Good Things…")
 Dolores Arce – Assistant Accountant
 Camille Argus – Costumer ("Homeward")
 William L. Asman – "A" Camera Operator ("Journey's End” – “Firstborn") / "B" Camera Operator ("All Good Things")
 Richard Balder – Special Effects Labor Artist ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 David Bernard – Sound Cable Person ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Rob Bloch – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Descent Part II", "Phantasms", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Genesis", "All Good Things…")
 Tom Bookout – Grip ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Brannon Braga – Writer ("Liaisons")
 Lloyd A. Buswell – Construction Foreman
 Zayra Cabot – Production Associate
 Ernie Camacho – Digital Effects Artist: CIS Hollywood ("All Good Things…")
 Ed Charnock, Jr. – Painter
 Eric Chauvin – Matte Artist: ILM ("All Good Things…")
 Richard Chronister – Special Effects Artist ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Ray Clarke – DFX Paint FX Artist: The Post Group
 Joe Conti – Video Toaster Contractor ("Sub Rosa")
 Brian Cooper – Assistant Chief Lighting Technician ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Ed Cooper – Lamp Operator ("All Good Things…")
 Roy Cunningham – Costumer Cutter Fitter
 Dick D'Angelo – Swing Gang ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Doug Davey – Effect Re-Recording Mixer ("Genesis")
 Robert De La Garza – Assistant Property Master ("Homeward")
 Yvonne DePatis-Kupka – Hair Stylist ("Homeward")
 Robert Dollwet – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Dark Page")
 René Echevarria – Writer ("Interface", "Dark Page")
 Hank Edds – Makeup Artist ("Homeward", "Genesis")
 Bobbi Edrington – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Dark Page")
 Chris Edrington – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Dark Page")
 Carolyn Elias – Hair Stylist ("Firstborn")
 Mark E. Fenlason – Prop Fabricator/Model Maker/Set Construction ("All Good Things…")
 Alfred T. Ferrante – ADR Mixer ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Larry Field – Final Colorist ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Anthony Fredrickson – Scenic Artist ("Parallels"); Model Maker ("Eye of the Beholder")
 Hala Gabriel – Accountant
 Jeff Gersh – Sound Editor ("Genesis")
 John E. Glassco – Medical Adviser ("Genesis")
 Cheryl Gluckstern – Production Assistant
 David Goldfarb – DGA Trainee
 Jacques Gravett – Assistant Editor
 Don Greenberg – Lead Compositor: The Post Group ("Liaisons", "Gambit, Part I", "Phantasms", "Attached", "Inheritance", "The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa", "Thine Own Self", "Eye of the Beholder", "Journey's End", "Bloodlines", "Preemptive Strike” – “All Good Things…")
 John Grower – Head of Santa Barbara Studios ("Masks")
 Eric Guaglione – Animation Supervisor: Santa Barbara Studios ("Masks")
 Chris Haire – Dialogue Re-Recording Mixer ("Genesis")
 Deborah Hall – Set Costumer ("Homeward", "All Good Things…")
 Kevin Haney – Makeup Artist ("Genesis")
 Bill Hawk – Miniature Fabricator ("The Pegasus")
 Bill Henderson – Sound Re-Recording Engineer ("Preemptive Strike"); Sound Re-Recording Mixer ("All Good Things…")
 Paul Hill – Visual Effects Compositor: Digital Magic
 Matt Hoffman – Set Costumer ("Bloodlines")
 Tina Hoffman – Makeup Artist ("Homeward", "Genesis")
 Adam Howard – Visual Effects Compositor ("Descent, Part II” – “Phantasms", "Attached” – “The Pegasus", "Sub Rosa” – “All Good Things…")
 Adrian Hurley – Special Effects Camera Operator ("Force of Nature")
 Gregory Jein – Model Maker ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Brian Johnson – Crab Dolly Grip ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Ralph Johnson – Lamp Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Bruce Jones – Visual Effects Producer: Santa Barbara Studios ("Masks")
 Brian Q. Kelley – Video Segments Editor ("Eye of the Beholder", "Firstborn", "Preemptive Strike")
 Richard Kelley – Assistant Camera Operator ("Descent, Part II")
 Michael Key – Makeup Artist ("Gambit, Part I", "Genesis")
 Barry R. Koper – Makeup Artist ("Homeward")
 Erwin H. Kupitz – Wig Maker ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Stephen Lebed – Model Maker ("Liaisons")
 Don Lehman – Lamp Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Michael Mack – Writing Intern
 Jill MacKay – Jewelry Designer
 Cary McCrystal – Second Assistant Camera Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Tim McHugh – Video Toaster Contractor ("Sub Rosa")
 Scott McKnight – Lamp Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Kim McLaren – First Assistant Accountant ("The Pegasus” – “All Good Things…")
 Ed Miarecki – Prop Maker ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 Susie Money – Costumer ("Bloodlines")
 Richard L. Morrison – Re-Recording Mixer ("Genesis")
 Murata – DGA Trainee ("Homeward")
 Danny Nero – Extras Casting: Central Casting
 John Nesterowicz – Swing Gang ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Josée Normand – Hair Stylist ("Phantasms", "All Good Things…")
 Renee North – Costume Cutter Fitter
 Frank O'Hea – Painter ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Dave Powell – Costumer ("Homeward")
 Daniel R. Purinton – Rigging Gaffer/Lot Best Boy
 Tom Purser – Construction Worker
 David Quashnick – Makeup Artist ("Homeward", "Genesis")
 Scott Rader – Compositing Animator ("All Good Things…")
 A.J. Raitano – Visual Effects Camera Operator: Image "G" ("The Pegasus")
 Bernd Rantscheff – Makeup Artist ("Homeward")
 Tim Roller – First Assistant Camera Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 LuJean Rose – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("All Good Things…")
 David Rossi – Production Associate
 Rick Rowe – Craft Service ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Charlie Russo – Set Property Person ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 John Saint John – Background Casting: Native Americans ("Journey's End")
 Jim Samson – Assistant Property Person ("Bloodlines")
 Stewart Satterfield – Transportation Coordinator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Roger Senders – DGA Trainee ("Gambit, Part II")
 Fernando Sepulveda – Property Lead Person ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Don Sheldon – Hair Stylist ("Firstborn")
 Suzie Shimizu – Production Accountant
 Debbie Silverman – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("All Good Things…")
 Steph Silvestri – Production Assistant
 Mike Smithson – Makeup Artist ("Genesis", "Bloodlines")
 Mark Stimson – Special Effects Artist ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Phil Stirling – Mike Operator ("Homeward")
 Thomas E. Surprenant – Makeup Artist ("Homeward", "Thine Own Self")
 Jeri Taylor – Writer ("Interface")
 Karen Thomas-Kolakowski – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Descent Part II", "Phantasms", "Force of Nature", "Genesis", "All Good Things…")
 Kimberley Thompson – Costumer ("Bloodlines")
 Wil Thoms – Special Effects Artist ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Carrie Toth – Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("All Good Things…")
 Daryl Towles – Script Typist
 Audrey Trent – Foley Artist ("Genesis")
 Jerry Trent – Foley Artist ("Descent, Part II” – “All Good Things…")
 David G. Trotti – Second Assistant Director ("Gambit, Part II", "Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Elaina M. Vescio – Set Security ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Patrick J. Vitolla – Grip ("Homeward", "Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Jana Wallace – Script Typist
 L.Z. Ward – Set Security ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Mark Wendell – Digital Effects Artist: Santa Barbara Studios ("Masks")
 Jack White – Second Grip ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Joe White – Visual Effects Artist ("Phantasms", "Parallels")
 Murphy Wiltz – Lamp Operator ("Homeward", "Bloodlines")
 Darrell Woodard – DGA Trainee ("Bloodlines", "All Good Things…")
 Susan Zietlow-Maust – Hair Stylist ("Firstborn")
 Debbie Zoller – Makeup Artist ("Homeward", "Genesis", "All Good Things…")

Production companies 
 Amblin Imaging – CGI Company ("Emergence")
 Central Casting – Extras Casting
 Critters of the Cinema – Animal Casting and Training ("Descent Part II", "Phantasms", "Dark Page", "Force of Nature", "Genesis", "All Good Things…")
 Diligent Dwarves Effects Lab – Specialty Costume: Knight in Armor ("Emergence")
 Santa Barbara Studios – Special Effects Company ("Masks")

See also 
 TNG Season 7 performers
 TNG Season 7 UK VHS
 TNG Season 7 US VHS
 TNG Season 7 DVD
 TNG Season 7 Blu-ray

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