Star Trek: The Next Generation opening title sequences
The opening title sequences for  followed the tradition of the Star Trek: The Original Series opening title sequences closely, highlighting the series lead ship, the , and reprising the opening narration read by the series' new , Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.

Robert Justman claimed ownership for being the first to draft a new "main theme" description, on a hot day at his home computer on . ()

"FADE IN as Camera rapidly pulls back from a close shot of Earth and tracks through our entire solar system showing the Sun and its planets in their relationship to each other in a continually changing perspective. As we continue to pull away and our solar system diminishes in size, our Camera executes a 180 degree turn and forges faster ahead through our Galaxy..." 

Later, in a memo to Gene Roddenberry dated , Justman added more emphasis on the series' new ship, the Enterprise-D. ()

For TNG Season 5, Rick Berman had Dan Curry design a "streaked" version of the opening logo to emulate the Superman films. (Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry, p. 189)

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