I officially began my journey through all Star Trek on October 9th...
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IIRC, seasons 1 and 2 of TNG didn't really have cliffhanger episodes at the end of seasons. But I think they all were after Best of Both Worlds.
There was a novelty record about it that summer:
...which I don't think I've heard since...that summer....
"Cruel" doesn't begin to describe it. I clearly remember being on the edge of my seat when Riker said "Fire!" and then I realized that this was the end of the season.
And then the phone rang. It was my boyfriend, and he'd just finished watching it, too. "I can't wait until next week to find out what happens!" he exclaimed.
"You're going to have to wait a little longer than that," I told him. "That was the last episode of the season. The next one doesn't start until October" (this was in the spring).
"October??!!" he wailed. "That's not FAIR!!!"
True story.
Heh. My mom did the same thing with me, and had the same reaction when I told her it was actually the season finale instead of just a random two-parter.
I see where you are coming from. And in the end, it is your call.
Just keep in mind, airdates don't necessarily mean as intended. From VOY season two opener, The 47's":
Introductory details
- This episode was written and produced for Star Trek: Voyager's first season. Brannon Braga noted, "This is the episode we designed to be the final show of the season." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 27, No. 4/5, p. 81)
And from VOY season two episode three, "Projections":
- Like "The 37's", this episode was written and produced for the first season of Star Trek: Voyager(following "Learning Curve" and preceding "Elogium"), but was held back for airing during the series' second season.
What started me on looking for this type of list was figuring out when DS9 and VOY started, where they all fit (as in DS9 had some Multi episode parts) and where the TNG movies fit in.
Again, I and see your point of view, so if you endup staying with airdates, next watch thru, remember the list.
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So. Good luck with keeping your hands of the second part for a week. 
Ah go on, you know you want to!It's only been a few hours and I'm already beginning to go back on my word
To know it's sitting right there waiting for me to watch it... ugh.
Every minute you wait just risks being spoiled again. That wasn't a problem back then. 
Ah yes, I remember all questions about whether or not Patrick Stewart would be back for the next season. Of course those were pre-internet days. Harder t keep things like that secret nowadays.
Knew you'd cave
Yeah TNG definitely became its own thing during season 3, rather than just 'TOS 2.0', and BoBW was the ultimate expression of that, the jeapordy felt very real - would Picard die/be lost to the Borg? Would Riker be the new captain? Would Shelby be the new XO? Exciting times. To coin a phrase, "This is not your father's Star Trek".
Regarding the Exec Producer credit, I believe it was a contractural thing, I think a lot of (US especially) TV show creators had a permanent Executive Producer credit written into their contracts. I'm pretty sure he was credited as such up to the end of Season 5, when obviously he passed away.
The D to me is very graceful, I never subscribed to the view that it looked ungainly or awkward, and liked it from the start. It's not my favourite though, that's the Excelsior, followed by the Constitution refit and then the Ent-E (Yes, I said it!).
And I believe the TOS (and movie) Enterprise was always intended to be able to separate (although I don't think the filming models could actually do it), and a few oblique references were made to this ability in the series, we just never saw it
^I seem to remember a companion book, it was like a tech. manual for the original Enterprise after the refit. IIRC, the saucer could separate and had landing struts. But you're right, they never did that on screen.
Since you caved, you might as well move on and watch "Family," the aftermath episode to TBOBW. A very different style of Trek episode for its time.
Actually, the concept of saucer separation was described in the original writers' guide. But, for obvious budget reasons, it was never implemented in the show. I think (Not 100% sure) some of Jeffreies's original sketches showed how it could be done, but he never tried to work into the final model design, other than what was evtually seen in "The Apple."
However, the original mock-up of either the Phase II ship (which is like a proto version of the film refit) or the Planet of Titians ship, did actually separate. And I believe I remember reading an interview once where Probert said he lobbied to have seper in TMP during the "cloud center" scenes.
What was eventually seen in The Apple? I don't remember anything about a saucer separation in that.
In a couple of episodes from Family (season 4, episode 5) is another one that always stood out to me, Remember Me. It's a Dr. Crusher centered episode.
I meant Remember Me is (4,05)
I meant Remember Me is (4,05)
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Bearing in mind the answer to all these questions turn out to be "No, of course not!"
Your thoughts on them are insightful.
It's his last episode as a regular, but he comes back as a guest star a few times.
And in one of those, the main guest star goes on to become a regular on Voyager (same actor, different character). Not gonna say anything more about it.
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