Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 2 [1988] (6 discs)
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Composer:

Jerry Goldsmith

Length:	990 minutes (16 hours 30 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	UR
Sorting Category:	Star Trek TV
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IMDB Rating:	7.7/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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Synopsis: Dr. Crusher leaves to head Starfleet Medical and her position is filled by the much wanting Dr. Pulaski.

Reaction: The show is still trying to find its real rhythm for this season. Replacing the very well liked Crusher with the somewhat sub-par Pulaski doesn't help the season out. In the end, though, there are a few bright spots for the season. This is also the season where the Borg are introduced.

Personal Rating: 7/10

Highlights
"Measure of a Man" and "Q Who?"

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Alan Shearman

Inspector Lestrade ^{(Elementary Dear Data)}

Anne Ramsay

Ensign Clancy (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay) ^{(Elementary Dear Data)}

Daniel Davis

Moriarty ^{(Elementary Dear Data)}

Armin Shimerman

DaiMon Bractor ^{(Peak Performance)}

Glenn Morshower

Ensign Burke ^{(Peak Performance)}

Roy Brocksmith

Sirna Kolrami ^{(Peak Performance)}

Barrie Ingham

Danilo O'Dell ^{(Up the Long Ladder)}

Jon DeVries

Prime Minister Granger (as Jon de Vries) ^{(Up the Long Ladder)}

Rosalyn Landor

Brenna O'Dell ^{(Up the Long Ladder)}

Billy Campbell

Capt. Thadiun Okona (as William O. Campbell) ^{(The Outrageous Okona)}

Joe Piscopo

The Comic ^{(The Outrageous Okona)}

Teri Hatcher

Chief B. G. Robinson ^{(The Outrageous Okona)}

Brian Brophy

Commander Bruce Maddox ^{(The Measure of a Man)}

Clyde Kusatsu

Admiral Nakamura ^{(The Measure of a Man)}

Brian Thompson

Second Officer Klag ^{(A Matter of Honor)}

Carel Struycken

Mr. Homn ^(Manhunt)

Majel Barrett

Lwaxana Troi ^(Manhunt)

Mick Fleetwood

Antedian Dignitary ^(Manhunt)

Robert Costanzo

Slade Bender ^(Manhunt)

Robert O'Reilly

Scarface ^(Manhunt)

Wren T. Brown

Transporter Pilot ^(Manhunt)

Carolyn Seymour

Subcommander Taris ^(Contagion)

Diedrich Bader

Tactical Crewman (as Dietrich Bader) ^{(The Emissary)}

Lance LeGault

Capt. K'Temoc (as Lance Le Gault) ^{(The Emissary)}

Suzie Plakson

K'Ehleyr ^{(The Emissary)}

Earl Boen

Nagilum ^(voice) ^{(Where Silence Has Lease)}

Greg Beecroft

Mickey D (as Gregory Beecroft) ^{(The Royale)}

Howie Seago

Riva ^{(Loud as a Whisper)}

Leo Damian

Adonis / Warrior ^{(Loud as a Whisper)}

Marnie Mosiman

Harmony / Balance ^{(Loud as a Whisper)}

Randy Oglesby

Artist (as Thomas Oglesby) / Scholar ^{(Loud as a Whisper)}

Jaime Hubbard

Salia (as Jamie Hubbard) ^{(The Dauphin)}

M�dchen Amick

Teenage Girl - Anya ^{(The Dauphin)}

Paddi Edwards

Anya ^{(The Dauphin)}

John de Lancie

Q (as John deLancie) ^{(Q Who?)}

Lycia Naff

Ensign Sonya Gomez ^{(Q Who?)}

John Tesh

Klingon Warrior ^{(The Icarus Factor)}

Mitchell Ryan

Kyle Riker (as Mitchell Ryan) ^{(The Icarus Factor)}

Nikki Cox

Sarjenka ^{(Pen Pals)}

R.J. Williams

Ian Andrew Troi ^{(The Child)}

Suzie Plakson

Lt. Selar, M.D. ^{(The Schizoid Man)}

William Morgan Sheppard

Dr. Ira Graves (as W. Morgan Sheppard) ^{(The Schizoid Man)}

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Cliff Bole	=>	Director

Joseph L. Scanlan	=>	Director
Larry Shaw	=>	Director
Les Landau	=>	Director

Paul Lynch	=>	Director
Rob Bowman	=>	Director

Robert Becker	=>	Director
Robert Iscove	=>	Director
Robert Scheerer	=>	Director
Winrich Kolbe	=>	Director

Beth Woods	=>	Writer
Brian Alan Lane	=>	Writer
Burton Armus	=>	Writer
David Assael	=>	Writer
David Kemper	=>	Writer

Hans Beimler	=>	Writer

Jack B. Sowards	=>	Writer
Jacqueline Zambrano	=>	Writer
Jaron Summers	=>	Writer
John Mason	=>	Writer
Jon Povill	=>	Writer
Leonard Mlodinow	=>	Writer
Maurice Hurley	=>	Writer
Melinda M. Snodgrass	=>	Writer
Mike Gray	=>	Writer
Richard Manning	=>	Writer
Robert McCullough	=>	Writer
Scott Rubenstein	=>	Writer
Steve Gerber	=>	Writer
Tracy Torm�	=>	Writer
Jerry Goldsmith	=>	Composer

Gene Roddenberry	=>	Creator, Original Series

Brent Spiner	=>	Lt. Commander Data

Colm Meaney	=>	Chief Miles O'Brien

Diana Muldaur	=>	Doctor Pulaski

Jonathan Frakes	=>	Commander William T. Riker

LeVar Burton	=>	Geordi La Forge

Majel Barrett	=>	Enterprise Computer

Marina Sirtis	=>	Counselor Deanna Troi

Michael Dorn	=>	Lieutenant Worf

Patrick Stewart	=>	Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Whoopi Goldberg	=>	Guinan

Wil Wheaton	=>	Wesley Crusher

Random Trivia For This Title:

Wesley Crusher takes his first name from Gene Roddenberry's middle name.
When a writer's strike hit the series at the start of the second season, several plots from the proposed late 70s series [Star Trek: Phase II], which was eventually dropped in favor of becoming Star Trek: The Motion Picture, were hurriedly dusted off and adapted for the Next Generation crew.
The Borg were originally written as insectoids, but were changed to cyborgs due to budget constraints.
Diana Muldaur (Dr. Pulaski) also was in two episodes of the original [Star Trek] series, playing "Dr. Miranda Jones" in the episode [{Is There In Truth No Beauty?}] and "Lt.Cmdr.Ann Mulhall, Ph.D and Thalassa" in [{Return to Tomorrow}].
Jonathan Frakes returned to rehearsals for the start of the second season sporting a beard that he grew for his part in North And South: Book II, with the intention of shaving it off before shooting began, but the producers liked it and asked him to keep it. It remained for the rest of the show's run. (He eventually shaves it off again for the movie Star Trek: Insurrection).
Billy Campbell, who played the title role in {The Outrageous Okona}, was a contender for the role of Commander Riker.
The sliding doors were very loud on the show and have been compared to sliding glass doors. The actors were instructed to hold their dialogue until the doors stopped; you will rarely see an actor delivering lines while a door is opening or closing.
Worf's prosthetic forehead (often called a �turtle�) changed in season 2 because the original was stolen.

Episode List:
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
The Child	1	1	1	Rob Bowman	Maurice Hurley Jon Povill Jaron Summers	Troi mysteriously becomes pregnant.	5.4	7	1
Where Silence Has Lease	1	1	2	Winrich Kolbe	Jack B. Sowards	The Enterprise is engulfed in an anomaly. Soon, they are subjected to "experiments" by a powerful being.	6.7	6	2
Elementary Dear Data	1	1	3	Rob Bowman	Brian Alan Lane	Data attempts to solve a Holmsian style mystery on the holodeck.	8.0	7	3
The Outrageous Okona	1	1	4	Robert Becker	Burton Armus	The Enterprise helps a disabled ship captained by the charismatic Okona.	5.9	5	4
Loud as a Whisper	1	2	1	Larry Shaw	Jacqueline Zambrano	A genetically deaf and mute mediator is called in to help settle a dispute.	6.1	6	5
The Schizoid Man	1	2	2	Les Landau	Tracy Torm�	After the death of Dr. Ira Graves, Data begins to act unusual.	6.5	7	6
Unnatural Selection	1	2	3	Paul Lynch	Mike Gray John Mason	A group of genetically engineered children appear to accelerate the age of any who come in contact with them.	6.0	6	7
A Matter of Honor	1	2	4	Rob Bowman	Burton Armus	Riker temporarily serves aboard a Klingon vessel.	7.6	7	8
The Measure of a Man	1	3	1	Robert Scheerer	Melinda M. Snodgrass	Data's sentience is challenged.	8.1	8	9
The Dauphin	1	3	2	Rob Bowman	Leonard Mlodinow Scott Rubenstein	A young girl with an overprotective caretaker comes aboard the Enterprise and catches the eye of young Wesley Crusher.	5.7	6	10
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
Contagion	1	3	3	Joseph L. Scanlan	Beth Woods Steve Gerber	The Enterprise is disabled in orbit around the planit Iconia.	7.0	7	11
The Royale	1	3	4	Cliff Bole	Tracy Torm�	An away team is trapped in a representation of a novel by Ian Flemming.	6.5	6	12
Time Squared	1	4	1	Joseph L. Scanlan	Maurice Hurley	The crew finds a duplicate Picard from the near future.	7.0	7	13
The Icarus Factor	1	4	2	Robert Iscove	Robert McCullough David Assael	Riker is at odds with his estranged father.	6.1	7	14
Pen Pals	1	4	3	Winrich Kolbe	Melinda M. Snodgrass	Data maintains subspace communication with a stranger on a distant planet.	6.4	6	15
Q Who?	1	4	4	Rob Bowman	Maurice Hurley	Picard turns down Qs request to join the crew and the consequences change the course of the entire Federation.	8.5	8	16
Samaritan Snare	1	5	1	Les Landau	Robert McCullough	Geordi helps a group of Pakleds repair their ship, but they want more than mere assistance.	6.2	7	17
Up the Long Ladder	1	5	2	Winrich Kolbe	Melinda M. Snodgrass	Two very different colonies must learn to work together.	6.2	6	18
Manhunt	1	5	3	Rob Bowman	Tracy Torm�	Lwaxana comes aboard the Enterprise in search of a companion.	5.5	6	19
The Emissary	1	5	4	Cliff Bole	Hans Beimler Richard Manning	Worf is reunited with K'Eheyr, a half-human, half-klingon woman with whom he had once been involved.	7.1	7	20
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
Peak Performance	1	6	1	Robert Scheerer	David Kemper	The Enterprise crew participates in war games that go south.	7.4	7	21
Shades of Gray	1	6	2	Rob Bowman	Hans Beimler Richard Manning Maurice Hurley	Riker is afflicted with a clip show.	3.3	4	22

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 2 [1988] (6 discs)Pick a Random Episode

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 2 [1988] (6 discs)
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