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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next was a two-hour special which aired on 4 October 1988 in syndicated markets to fill in for two hours of The Next Generation's second season which had been delayed by a writer's strike. In some markets, the airing of this special was delayed until 15 October 1988.

The special was hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The special also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season.

The special was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.

The program featured interviews with many performers and production team members both from the original Star Trek and The Next Generation, including Gene Roddenberry, William Shatner, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Wil Wheaton, Diana Muldaur, Rick Berman, Mel Harris and Maurice Hurley.

Leonard Nimoy was also featured in an archive interview shot during the making of Star Trek IV. For unknown reasons, it omitted DeForest Kelley without even mentioning him or his character, Leonard McCoy. Gates McFadden and Denise Crosby (who both had left TNG after its first season) were also omitted.

TOS The Cage Japan LD — LaserDisc of "The Cage" which included this special

It was released on LaserDisc as part of the Japanese box set Star Trek - Log 1 and was included on the same disc as "The Cage".

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-'''The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next''' was a two-hour special aired in the fall of {{y|1988}} to fill in two hours of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''The Next Generation'']]'s second season, which had been delayed by a writer's strike.  The special, hosted by [[Patrick Stewart]], traced the history of ''[[Star Trek]]'' from its inception with {{e|The Cage}} through to {{film|4}} and the beginnings of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.  The special also showed brief previews of {{film|5}} and TNG's upcoming season.
+'''''The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next''''' was a two-hour [[Star Trek documentaries and specials|special]] which aired on {{d|4|October|1988}} in syndicated markets to fill in for two hours of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''The Next Generation'']]'s [[TNG Season 2|second season]] which had been delayed by a writer's strike.  In some markets, the airing of this special was delayed until {{d|15|October|1988}}.
+The special was hosted by [[Patrick Stewart]] and traced the history of ''[[Star Trek]]'' from its inception with {{e|The Cage}} through to {{film|4}} and the first season of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. The special also showed brief previews of {{film|5}} and TNG's second season.
-The special however, was mainly a simple wraparound for a premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which, according to the special, had recently turned up in the Paramount studio archives.  The pilot was aired in its entirety and in color, although the picture and sound quality dipped in places where there had been simply black and white footage in "The Cage" previously in home video releases.
+[[File:ST Saga clapper.jpg|thumb|left|Behind the scenes]]
-==Background==
+The special was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of {{e|The Cage}} which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.
-Alternatively, some fan circles speculate that the new color footage was simply colorized and those that believe argue for instance, that if it were a true color print that was recently located, why wasn't that just aired instead of using spliced footage from "The Menagerie" also in the episode?  Fans have stated that the differences, for example, in the voice of the Keeper, which flips back and forth through the episode from the original Malachi Throne voice to the higher pitch for the Keeper from the Menagerie is evidence for a simple colorization of the original black and white footage.
+The program featured interviews with many performers and production team members both from the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' and ''The Next Generation'', including [[Gene Roddenberry]], [[William Shatner]], [[James Doohan]], [[Nichelle Nichols]], [[George Takei]], [[Walter Koenig]], [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[LeVar Burton]], [[Michael Dorn]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Wil Wheaton]], [[Diana Muldaur]], [[Rick Berman]], [[Mel Harris]] and [[Maurice Hurley]].
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+[[Leonard Nimoy]] was also featured in an archive interview shot during the making of ''Star Trek IV''. For unknown reasons, it omitted [[DeForest Kelley]] without even mentioning him or his character, [[Leonard McCoy]]. [[Gates McFadden]] and [[Denise Crosby]] (who both had left TNG after its first season) were also omitted.
+[[File:TOS The Cage Japan LD.jpg|thumb|LaserDisc of "The Cage" which included this special]]
+It was released on [[LaserDisc]] as part of the Japanese box set ''[[Star Trek - Log 1]]'' and was included on the same disc as "The Cage".
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+[[Category:Documentaries|Star Trek Saga: From One Generation To The Next, The]]