Make it so! Star Trek: TNG

A Story That Keeps you Engaged

Star Trek: The Next Generation is a show that captures your attention and your imagination at the opening credits with one of the most iconic intros of all television history.

How can you not be engaged, interested, and involved when each episode is a stand-alone-story!? Whether it’s Data and his daughter, an encounter with the Borg, or a malfunction in the holodeck there’s always a life lesson for the audience to take home.

A Story that Inspires and Instructs

Star Trek takes place in the future to a time where there’s no poverty, no hunger and no war. Humanity has broken free from the invisible hand of greed, and is now driven by the pursuit of knowledge, exploration and scientific discovery –and of course “The Prime Directive”. People of all races, origins and planets call Earth home. As a person of colour, I could see myself in this show, it gave me hope that maybe the Federation of Planets would be real someday. Perhaps, it will, the show has influenced a lot of present day technological achievements like the ipad, robot intelligence, holographic projection and universal translators – teleportation is still in the works.

A Story that Relates

There is one episode that sticks with me the most, even into adulthood. Captain Jean Luc Picard is transported off the bridge to a planet where he must learn how to communicate with the Captain of an alien ship to save his crew. He discovers the species speak in mythology, and later vows to learn from humanities stories. It’s a subtle reminder to not forget our written history. The storylines and characters are used to teach about complex issues like religion, gender inequality, diversity, freedom and the right to education. All hot button issues to this day.

In closing I leave you with some of the most inspirational moments from the series. Live long and prosper.