In 1995, with TNG over, the writers of DS9 came up with the idea of adding Worf to the cast in response to pressure to boost ratings .< ref name =" charting "> Source: " Charting New Territory ".

According to The Original Series writers ' guide, the effective range of a transporter is 40, 000 kilometers, although thick layers of rock can reduce this range ( TNG: " Legacy ").

While several characters have asserted that transporters cannot transport through a ship's shields or planetary defense shields, there are instances of this " rule " being broken through a technobabble solution ( TNG: " The Wounded ", DS9: " Trials and Tribble-ations ") or disregarded by the show's writers ( VOY: " Caretaker ").

For visual effects, Ronald B. Moore, who had previously worked on TNG and Voyager, was brought in.

Djibouti's efforts to promote reconciliation in Somalia led to the establishment of the Transitional National Government ( TNG ) in Somalia.

Djibouti hopes the TNG can form the basis for bringing peace and stability to Somalia.

Laredo is a parody of " boy wonder " characters like Wesley Crusher of Star Trek TNG.

Michael Westmore, make-up designer for Trek since Star Trek: The Next Generation ( TNG ), was announced as working on Series V by the end of April.

Returning as director of photography would be Marvin V. Rush, who had been working on various Treks since the third season of TNG.

It has yet to be revealed whether this had any bearing on the decision to cancel the program since Voyager was offered to syndication midway through its run with no impact on its network status, and TNG, DS9, and Voyager all saw episodes released to home video during their runs, long before those series ended.

After an accident caused the death of Lt. Marla Astor, Worf brought the orphaned Jeremy Astor into the House of Mogh through the rite of R ' uustai ( TNG: " The Bonding ").

In appreciation of his support, Chancellor Gowron restored Worf's honor ( TNG: " Redemption, Part I ") and gave Kurn a seat on the High Council.

Unlike his TNG co-stars, this was Michael Dorn's second Star Trek film, having appeared on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, portraying his TNG character's grandfather, Colonel Worf, who defended Kirk and McCoy on their trial.

This may be a reference to the TNG episode " Preemptive Strike " where Ro Laren reveals that her tactical training instructor, a lieutenant commander, left Starfleet to join the Maquis.

It is implied in the episode and later stated in the Star Trek TNG Companion that the Borg already knew about Earth and were already en route, Q's actions actually giving humanity an early warning.

In the four TNG movies, the flirtation between Dr. Crusher and Captain Picard remains, though it is not as obvious as previous episodes and most certainly not part of the substantial movie plots.

The most note-worthy moment between the two happens in one of the deleted scenes of the last TNG movie, Star Trek: Nemesis.

Burton also commented that he was anxious about his role, because he feared that ST: TNG was going to flop: " At the beginning, you know, there was a lot of conversation in the press at what a bad idea this was I thought that since Gene was involved we had a real good shot of making a good show that would carry on in that tradition of Star Trek.

Finally, Burton has stated how much he profited from ST: TNG.

La Forge was born February 16, 2335 in the African Confederation on Earth to Silva La Forge, a Starfleet command track officer and eventual Captain of the USS Hera NCC-62006 ( TNG: " Interface ") and Edward M. La Forge, a Starfleet exozoologist ( TNG: " Interface ").

Upon learning this, Picard decided he wanted Geordi on his next command (" TNG ": " The Next Phase ") which ended up being the Enterprise-D where Geordi was assigned to him as a helmsman.

In the alternate timeline of TNG series finale " All Good Things ...", La Forge has, by 2395, married Leah Brahms and had three children ( Alandra, Brett, and Sydney ) with her.

In the TNG episode " Heart of Glory ", Captain Picard keys the main viewer to Geordi's visor allowing him to see the way he does.

Suggesting that TNG in particular was under pressure from affiliates to be a " family show ", Braga characterized the decision not to include LGBT characters as " not a forward thinking decision ".

Braga alluded to some episodes of TNG and one DS9 episode featuring Dax as dealing with non-heterosexuality metaphorically.

The first TNG book was delayed and saw publication in April 2009.

She wanted to marry him but Worf refused because he did not want to share his dishonor with her and their son ( TNG: " Reunion ").

Although he sometimes commands the ship when both Captain Kirk and first officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) are off the ship ( as third senior officer ), Scotty asserts in the TNG episode " Relics " that he " never wanted to be anything else but an engineer ".

As such the Samba TNG team frequently recommends to people who are unsure of which program to use to try Samba instead, as they have more developers and are able to support more platforms and situations.

Later in TNG, and especially in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, it was repeatedly stated that the Federation did not use money, and that the pursuit of money was generally abhorrent to humans, especially as a counterpoint to the highly capitalist Ferengi ( although the Federation citizens on Deep Space Nine did purchase drinks and merchandise from Ferengi, and were no stranger to obtaining and using money, even if they didn't explicitly need any ).

A two-part episode of Star Trek: TNG, the first episode was a cliffhanger season finale for the fifth season and the second episode was the premiere for the sixth season.

In the TNG season 6 episode " Face of the Enemy ", Counselor Deanna Troi was surgically altered by a Romulan underground organization to impersonate a Tal Shiar officer Major Rakal.

Her pregnancy was not written into the fourth season of TNG ; instead, her character wore a lab coat over her uniform.

Following production of the second season, Muldaur left TNG and joined the cast of L. A. Law.

Star Trek: Voyager began with stardate 48315. 6 ( 2371 ), one season after TNG had finished its seventh and final season.

As in TNG, the second digit would increase by one every season, while the initial two digits eventually rolled over from 49 to 50, despite the year 2373 still being in the 24th century.

In 2008, Doyle lent her voice to the title sequence of Degrassi: TNG, but her version of the theme was only used for the eighth season.

For the first season of TNG, admirals wear a different insignia, consisting of a triangle or stripe resembling gold weave along the right collar ; one or two gold pips are sometimes underneath the weave.

* " New Ground " ( TNG episode ), an episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation

* " The Neutral Zone " ( TNG episode ), the finale of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Roddenberry also promised that in the upcoming fifth season of TNG, gay crew members would appear on the show ( The Advocate ).

* " Pen Pals " ( TNG episode ), a second season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on May 1, 1989

* " The Defector " ( TNG episode ), a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

* " Homeward " ( TNG episode ), a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode from the seventh season

The first season of TNG had stardates of the form 41XXX. XX, with the numbers starting just above 41000. 00 and increasing towards 41999. 99 as the season progressed.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager used stardates corresponding to the season of TNG that was or would have been airing at the same time, then progressing forward in a similar way ( DS9 season 1's stardates began with 46, and Voyager season 1 episodes had stardates beginning with 48 ).

* " Preemptive Strike " ( TNG episode ), a seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation