From: SFSYSOP Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info Subject: TNG Finale Electronic Press Kit Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.misc Date: 9 May 1994 08:09:35 GMT Organization: Vulcan Science Academy, Tau Ceti Sector Distribution: world Reply-To: SFSYSOP@nvn.com NNTP-Posting-Host: xcf.berkeley.edu Originator: griffith@xcf.Berkeley.EDU It's always fun to watch the electronic press releases and press kits that come across the dish. It seemed, however, like a special honor to catch Paramount's e-kit for the TNG finale episode, "All Good Things...". The feed ran slightly over 25 minutes and contained a 3-minute "featurette;" brief clips of interviews with the cast including Denise Crosby and John de Lancie; clips of interviews with Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor and graphics master Mike Okuda; behind-the-scenes clips; and finished with animated and still logos. The "featurette" began with a panoramic shot of the Paramount lot and included various bits and pieces from the finale. The storyline for "All Good Things..." features Q rendering his judgement on mankind, and has Picard and his crew traveling in time from the series' present, to a point just before the beginning of Farpoint, to 25 years after they leave the Enterprise. In the future, Riker's an admiral. Beverly is the Captain of the USS Pasteur. All of the other senior officers appear to be civilians. Geordi has no visor. Data has a grey streak in his hair and a bit of a tummy. Worf has gone completely Klingon. We didn't see Deanna, but it was divulged that Worf does indeed fall for Deanna in this episode, though not in which time frame. Picard sports a grey beard, and is seen in two scenes: One on the bridge of Beverly's ship, and another working in the family vineyards. He is said to be suffering from a degenerative disease. Beverly's captain's uniform is a jumpsuit style, long sleeves with not too much of a high collar. The top is maroon, the pants black, and the colors divide exactly at the waistline. A placket seam runs across the bodice, just above the bustline, curving down to a point on each arm. It is on the seam that Bev wears her four Captain's pips. Her communicator is highly stylized and reminded me of Art Deco. (You remember good old Art...) There's one more surprise factor, which I'll leave for later in this review. Interview Clips: There were three from each person, and the segments began with Patrick Stewart. Patrick explains how the script has Picard moving back and forth in time, and encountering his crew in various situations, with "dramatic changes" in the future time, some that fans might have expected. He also mentions how much enjoyment and laughter there was on the set. Jonathan Frakes talks about Riker's promotion to Admiral, his liver spots, and the "nasty decisions" he must make about Picard. He also describes the episode as the ship being in jeopardy, "for a change" (with a big grin). He describes his personal feelings on the finale as bittersweet, and the ability of the cast to work so well together for seven years as "quite magical." LeVar Burton is up next, describing his scenes with the aged Picard. He mentions that this is approximately 12 years after they have seen each other, but I wasn't certain if he just meant Picard and Geordi, or everyone. His overview of the series was my favorite: "A great place between my past and my future." Michael Dorn puts things into perspective, saying that they are now "part of the machine," and reminding us that Star Trek will go on. He also says that he will miss the laughter most, and talks a little bit about Worf's romance with Deanna, describing it as Beauty and the Beast. Gates McFadden brings up the chemistry between Picard and Beverly, and the near misses on their relationship. She thinks the title for the episode is wonderful, and says she feels it's time to go on and try new things...but check with her in five years to see if she feels the same! Marina Sirtis is the only cast member to admit to separation anxiety. She says she may have talked herself into thinking there would be an eighth season, and won't enjoy saying goodbye: "...we won't be with our family any more." She describes the cast as having seven years of fun, "even Patrick." Brent Spiner says the finale "nicely bookends the entire series." He talks about his feelings at the beginning of the series, that no one could do another Star Trek, and thought it would only run one year. He's prepared to move on and seems philosophical about the end of the series. Denise Crosby is up next. She talks about the first reading of the first script as a fond memory, and how she had no idea that Tasha was such a "very well-loved character" until she left the series. John de Lancie, made up with blue lips, describes Q's role in the finale as "a last hurdle for [Picard] to jump" and admits that Q now wants Picard to win and will help him out. He says that he is proud of the work he's done on the show, and has enjoyed it. Rick Berman says that he was very strong on the idea of having Q return, having the finale reflect the first episode, and having the finale focus on the "family" and the relationships built over the seven year run. He also mentions there will be "important messages and ideas" in this script. Jeri Taylor, speaking with a twinkle in her eye, says that they went through quite a few ideas before arriving at the last episode. You can see her pride in the episode as she describes it, finishing with the observation, "I really think that it's going to give all the fans exactly what they want to see at the end." Mike Okuda, seated at his Mac workstation, talks about the video readout displays mounted in the bridge set. He also describes how they had to create three versions of the Enterprise for the finale (first season, seventh season, and what it might look like in 25 years) as well as Beverly's ship, the Pasteur. He also lets it slip that she is now Captain Beverly Picard! The behind the scenes footage included: A shot of Riker's age makeup being touched up; scenes of Picard and Geordi in the vineyard; Tasha announcing Picard's arrival on day one (with some pretty anemic piping); on that same day, Picard ordering Worf, Troi and O'Brien to red alert; a scene with the crew in the conference room, present day; and then some scenes of the crew on the blue set and elsewhere. And that's it! Watch for these components to be reassembled by your local Trek station as promos and segments for the local news. Enjoy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Disclaimer: None of the above is meant to violate any copyrights or trademarks held by Paramount. All quotes are as accurate as these old ears and eyes could make out. The opinions expressed are solely my own, and I have nothing worth suing for! :-) Mookie Drexler SFSYSOP@nvn.com (not the biggest national service, but very sincere) for more info on NVN, call 800-336-9096 and give code SY94SF -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected by Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith. Email submissions to trek-info@scam.berkeley.edu, questions to trek-info-request@scam.berkeley.edu From: brown%vidiot.UUCP@cs.wisc.edu (Michael L. Brown) Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info Subject: Paramount Press Release - TNG - #747: All Good Things... Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.misc Date: 9 May 1994 08:00:35 GMT Organization: Vulcan Science Academy, Tau Ceti Sector Distribution: world Reply-To: brown%vidiot.UUCP@cs.wisc.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: xcf.berkeley.edu Originator: griffith@xcf.Berkeley.EDU All Good Things... Episode #747 _S_P_E_L_L_I_N_G_S Irumodic Syndrome Devron system _C_A_S_T Captain Jean-Luc Picard Patrick Stewart Commander William Riker Jonathan Frakes Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge LeVar Burton Lieutenant Worf Michael Dorn Dr. Beverly Crusher Gates McFadden Counselor Deanna Troi Marina Sirtis Lieutenant Commander Data Brent Spiner _G_U_E_S_T_ _S_T_A_R_S as Q John de Lancie Tomalak Andreas Katsulas Admiral Nakamura Clyde Kusatsu Ogawa Patti Yasutake Androna Martha Hackett _S_P_E_C_I_A_L_ _G_U_E_S_T_ _S_T_A_R_S as Tasha Yar Denise Crosby and as Chief O'Brien Colm Meaney Written by: Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga Directed by: Winrich Kolbe _P_R_O_G_R_A_M_ _H_I_G_H_L_I_G_H_T STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: "All Good Things..." -- Picard finds himself travelling between the past, present, and future while attempting to prevent the destruction of humanity... by his own actions. _T_V_ _G_U_I_D_E_ _A_D LOST IN TIME! Travelling between his past, present, and future, can Picard save humanity... from himself? _T_V_ _L_O_G_ _L_I_S_T_I_N_G Can Picard stop himself from destroying humanity? STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Minor spoiler beyond this point. It is not a plot spoiler. Beverly Crusher becomes Mrs Beverly Picard, becomes ex-Mrs. Beverly Picard. -- harvard\ spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown Vidiot ucbvax!uwvax!astroatc!vidiot!brown rutgers/ INTERNET:vidiot!brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edu brown@wi.extrel.com -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected by Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith. Email submissions to trek-info@scam.berkeley.edu, questions to trek-info-request@scam.berkeley.edu