Star Trek: The Next Generation's "All Good Things..." closes out seven-year TV run, sets up the TNG movies
Capt. Picard: We are what we are, and we're doing the best we can. It is not for you to set the standards by which we should be judged! Q: Oh, but it is, and we have. Time may be eternal, Captain, but our patience is not. It's time to put an end to your trek through the stars, make room for other more worthy species. Capt. Picard: You're going to deny us travel through space? Q: [laughs] No! You obtuse piece of flotsam! You're to be denied existence. Humanity's fate has been sealed. You will be destroyed. When Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered on September 28, 1987, I – like many Star Trek fans – was eager to see if series creator Gene Roddenberry could pull off the daunting trick of continuing the story he began in the 1966-1969 original. At the time, Paramount Pictures had already released a quartet of feature films based on (and starring the cast of) Star Trek: The Original Series . In fact, the success of director Leonard Nimoy’s S