Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 6 [DVD] [1990] | ![Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 6 [DVD] [1990]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513T4A441ZL._SL160_.jpg)
| Actors: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 31750
Format: Box set, PAL
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Discs: 7
Number Of Discs: 7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 6.3 x 2.1
EAN: 5014437821836
ASIN: B00006J9U7
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 1987
Release Date: December 2, 2002
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Amazon.co.uk Review
As the sixth season of IStar Trek: The Next Generation/I went into production, everyone knew that attentions would soon be permanently divided by the debut of IDeep Space Nine/I. Sure enough that meant crossovers ("Birthright"), guest stars and references back and forth. The sense of baton-passing drew the ITNG/I family closer, however. Directorial debuts begun in Season 5 allowed for repeat group-huddle ownership of several shows. Jonathan Frakes bettered "The Quality of Life" by "The Chase", which finally offered an explanation why most races in the ITrek/I universe are humanoid with knobbly foreheads. Patrick Stewart crowbarred a Western into the franchise in "A Fistful of Datas". LeVar Burton introduced the far more exciting Riker clone Thomas in "Second Chances". But here we still find that inability to follow through a good idea, since it was intended for Tom to replace Will. Barclay outstayed his welcome with a lacklustre "Ship in a Bottle" (despite a hammy cameo from Stephanie Beacham) after he'd injected creepiness into "Realm of Fear". The same happened with Q and the painfully weak "True Q" contrasted by the philosophically challenging "Tapestry", where Picard faced the decisions of his youth. p Yet ultimately the year provided more memorable moments than either year 5 did or year 7 would. There was the fun of a pint-sized Starfleet in "Rascals", the shocking comment on political torture in "Chain of Command", the endless IMatrix/I-like guessing game of reality in "Frame of Mind", and even a jokey genre nod often called "Die Hard Picard" instead of "Starship Mine". The two biggest attention-drawing moments came via stellar cameos. There was the bittersweet sight of James Doohan revisiting the original Enterprise Bridge on "Relics", then a quick contribution by Stephen Hawking in the cliff-hanger "Descent". Both were attempts at keeping ITNG/I the connoisseur's ITrek/I incarnation of choice. --IPaul Tonks/I
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 A STRONG SIXTH YEAR August 30, 2003
JD
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Kicking off with the second part of the enjoyable 2-parter TIMES ARROW, The Next Generation's sixth season is in my opinion one of the series best (if not the best). It strikes the right balance between light-hearted whimsy (A FISTFUL OF DATAS), psychological thriller (FRAME OF MIND - boasting an acting tour de force from Frakes), solid science fiction (Timescape), action (STARSHIP MINE) and finally possibly TNG's darkest work CHAIN OF COMMAND 1 2 (which is a wonderful 2 parter because largely of Stewarts stunning performance and also because of the interesting effect of the Enterprise captain being replaced by Jellico - a man just a little short on charm).
The best Season of Next Generation January 8, 2004
Christian Lowensprung (TRONDHEIM Norway)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
In all the other Star Trek seasons all the episodes act as a small movie. Each episode, never really carries the story further from the next episode, as each episode acts as a complitely new adventure. This was actually quite cool at the beginning, but after a while when I get to love the characters and to know them by heart, I thought this began to wear out the series. You would think that after an encounter with the borg, the ship would have to undergo repairs. Why couldn't the episode after that be about the star trek crew at the space station (with their ship of course being repaired?)pAh well. It was therefore surprising that in Star Trek generation 6, you actually saw elements of each episode being carried over to the next. Hurray! A surprise second part of an episode (that I fell in love with) from season 2, Q (well, I've missed him), Barkley, and a whole lot of other nice treats. If you want the best season of Star Trek in my opinion, get this season.
as with all seasons no 6 is as great April 22, 2005
Mr. M. Littledyke (England)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
season 6 is as all seasons a great 1 as we end a great two parter in times arrow as the crew get to travel back to 19th centuary san francisco we get a great season me favourite is relics in which we get to see scotty after 75 years caught in a transorter buffer and of course two mid season two parters chain of command where the crew have to put up with a very different captain in Edward Jellico played by the very famous Ronny Cox of robocop fame and of course we get to see deep space 9 metioned with the apperence of of course the staion and doctor Bashir in birthright part 1 and of course the mention of Morg Worfs father in which we get to see what did happen at khigtamor in birthright part 2. this was one great season with the of course the resovle of season 2s elmentary dear data in ship in a bottle in which sharlock holms arch rivel moriarty appears and finally the apperence of Professor stephen hawkings and the rouge borg and datas brother lore in the season cliffhanger descent part 1
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br /as usual a great season and a must get for all star trek fans
 6th Season holds up well December 28, 2002
Wayne Klein (My Little Blue Window, USA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Although it wasn't the strongest season for Trek, the sixth season did feature a number of outstanding episodes and performances worth noting. The most notable episode is the two part The Chain of Command. Picard, Worf and Crusher are sent on an covert operation to discover if the Cardassians are creating biological weapons. The Enterprise is given a new commander (no, not Riker)which creates quite a bit of tension in the ranks. Picard is captured and tortured by a Cardassian interrogater (played with relish by the marvelous David Warner). It's a great example of what Trek:TNG did best--deal with complex issues and areas of gray morality.pShip in a Bottle returns the AI endowed Moriarty from season two. He returns when a glitch in the holodeck Holmes program is being repaired by Barclay. It's a marvelous episode that, again, does what Trek always did best. The idea (unlike some of the sixth season episodes)is well developed and directed well. The performances are all outstanding. The conclusion may be a bit pat but it's quite imaginative and concludes a brief but interesting story telling arc.pThe transfers are beautiful although the image is occasionally soft on a couple of episodes. There aren't any noticable analog artifacts nor are there some of the compression problems apparent on some of the earlier sets. The early CGI imagery is more apparent due to the high quality DVD transfer (and particularly on a big screen television). It's not a problem but it does date the series a bit. Nevertheless, the effects work is, on the whole, outstanding.pThe remixed 5.1 dolby digital sound is terrific. There's considerable improvement over the previous stereo surround version that appeared on the video cassettes. The extras are quite nice as well. There's an indepth look at Data's character and discussion of Patrick Stewart's terrific performance in Chain of Command. Also, some of the more challenging optical effects and character developments that occurred during the season are explored indepth. pAlthough the sixth season doesn't have quite the bite or power of seasons four and five, it more than holds it's own. While it's clear that Deep Space Nine had an impact on the Trek creative team, there were enough fresh performances and innovative scripts to keep the series in good shape. The only disappointment is that the episode featuring Q is fairly weak although the two part conclusion during season seven more than makes up for that problem.
From Time Travel to the Borg, it's got 'em all September 2, 2002
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
The Sixth Season of TNG starts out (like seasons 4 and 5 before it) by wrapping up the cliffhangar from the previous season. In "Time's Arrow, Part II" the crew are stranded in 19th Century San Fransisco, trying to stop a group of aliens from "harvesting" energy from humans. The season continues with 2 appearances from Mr Barclay (and the return of Moriarty), 2 visits from Q, Counselor Troi disguised as a Romulan, a Wild west adventure for Worf, Four crewmembers turning into children and trying to re-take the ship from the Ferengi, a duplicate Riker, the reappearance of a Klingon God, the Enterprise and a Romulan Warbird being frozen in time, a crossover episode with DS9 (featuring Dr Bashir), and the return of Data's brother Lore (and his Rogue Borg Soldiers) in the Season finale, "Descent". But the two best things about season six are: 1) "Relics" - the fantastic episode which featured the return of Scotty and 2) This is the only season WITHOUT Wesley Crusher. Enjoy.
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