I saw the first part of "Best of Both Worlds" at a con and remember the audience howling at the ending, wanting more right now. It really was a "keep us hanging on the edge of our seats" summer. And, yes, it was wonderful seeing "Family" and seeing the consequences of what had happened.

It was during that summer I went to a con in Phoenix where Patrick Stewart was a guest and he ended up talking about everything but TNG. Most of it was about Shakespeare and the audience was transfixed. Finally, he caught himself and told us, "Essays are due on Monday, single sided, typed or handwritten." None of us minded, and it was great to see a fannish audience understand when he said, "Star Trek is my job; this is my passion."

Funny, but he always seemed to bring the passion to TNG. If he didn't, we didn't notice. Have a wonderful time.