The premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Encounter at FarpointJoined by my old friend, GreggGregg’s background with Star TrekFelt like a pilot episode, but overall goodOriginal Series comparisonsStar Trek feel with a much bigger scopeA hopeful future with a bleak near-term viewGregg rates a 9 and says it can only go up from hereNate’s old technical manualsNext Generation trailerTarget demographicsWho is the main character?Differences between the two seriesAndroids and AIMy questions or things I hope to seeWhat we are all looking forward toInteresting charactersWesley discussionNate was the captain of the quiz bowl team in high school