The Best of Both Worlds

"The Best of Both Worlds" is an Emmy Award-winning two-part episode from the third/fourth seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. "The Best of Both Worlds" is a significant and highly regarded two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that was written by Michael Piller and directed by Cliff Bole. Part I first aired during the week of June 18, 1990 as the third season finale and ended as a cliffhanger and speculat... more

"The Best of Both Worlds" is an Emmy Award-winning two-part episode from the third/fourth seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. "The Best of Both Worlds" is a significant and highly regarded two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that was written by Michael Piller and directed by Cliff Bole. Part I first aired during the week of June 18, 1990 as the third season finale and ended as a cliffhanger and speculation began to mount about the fate of Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D. The plans for Part II were kept under wraps (even making a faux script in which the entire affair was perpetrated by Q). Part II concluded the story as the fourth season premiere during the week of September 24, 1990. Many fans and critics regard them as the best episodes of the Star Trek saga, having achieved an almost cinematic level of story and scope. With this episode, and with its embarkation upon an unprecedented fourth season, The Next Generation was... less