STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@Tigermania]

Jonathan Frakes made some good directing choices, this is definitely one of the best Star Trek movies.

[@reconsoldier135]

The best*

[@CyberDustCapsuled]

It's my favourite!

[@brentfugett2700]

Agreed!! Mr Frakes has keen directorial instincts for sure.

[@johndesalvo3348]

Johnathan Frakes directs what is by far... the best Next Gen movie and one of the best overall trek films... Yet bizarrely, he wasn't brought back to direct the next two tng films... and it shows!

[@Tuning3434]

Noooooo, you must be delusional to say that. Well shot, exciting, enjoyable.. yes. But cinematography is very much hiding that there is not a lot of depth in the story. The characterization of Picard, while I admit not completely out of the question, does deviate a lot from the Picard we know from TNG. The only real hint of it is when he touches the skin of the Phoenix. If he wasn't played by Patrick Steward, you would never guessed it was Picard. There is no real redemption, Picard goes off character for a good hour, and the final arc he finally does what Picard would normally do, sacrifice himself as a captain (may I remind you, extremely close to the plot of last TNG movie). Again, an enjoyable movie, definitely the best of the TNG movies, but climax is very much a popcorn movie and not Star Trek experience. Top is reserved for STII, STVI and maybe STIV and STI that had genuine thematic character development as the core of its movie. This movie doesn't even try to do that.

[@RetroClassic66]

Seeing Cassie witnessing the actual moment of first contact with the Vulcans made this old Trekker cry. Especially when she raised her hand in the Vulcan salute. 🖖 Like watching the birth of a baby. 😭 ❤

[@The_Zilli]

they grow up so fast dont they?

[@JulieWestfall-sb5xg]

Patrick Stewart actually plays Captain Ahab in Moby Dick Mini-Series 1998.

[@alanbayles1218]

Patrick Stewart's "this line no further" speech still gives me chills. So emotional and raw.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

I still remember seeing this in theaters and the crowd applause. We were a little let down when he backed down, but any real Star Trek fan understood why.

[@Octopussy31st]

Troi's drunk scene is one of the funniest Trek moments, up there with Scotty trying to operate a Macintosh in The Voyage Home or Uhura speaking Klingon in The Undiscovered Country.

[@MichaelCoffman-w6o]

You're blended all right. 😂😂.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

100%

[@rogerschneider5971]

A keyboard! How quaint.

[@the.witch.of.november]

"Hello, Computer......"

[@willemvanmierlo8590]

Not now Madeline !!!

[@TheHuntress24]

Deanna's Drunk speech was partly improvised, she was just supposed to say her lines with a slight slur, Marinna added the finger poke/prods without telling anyone. You can see the surprise in Jonathan's face and there's a second where he almost cracks watching her.

[@lonelocustoftheapocalypse3700]

I'd never thought that (re: Frakes), as it works for the characters too. Those two have seen each other in pretty much every situation imaginable going back years (even before TNG!), but I'm willing to bet that's the first time that Will has ever seen the usually-reserved Deanna absolutely smashed, and he's clearly loving the hell out of it from the beginning of that scene. Unspoken, as it doesn't need to be: "Oh, am I going to be yanking your chain about THIS in the morning."

[@rogerschneider5971]

​@@lonelocustoftheapocalypse3700 💯 agree with you. He was getting a real kick out of it 😂

[@michaelfinlay6341]

Imzadi.

[@ClintonVanZann]

"Damn! Perhaps today IS a good day to die! Prepare for RAMMING SPEED!" Absolute legend...

[@chacaf22]

"Sir, there's another ship coming in... ... It's Another Enterprise"

[@LordNelsonkm]

And if you listen, there's the Klingon music cue in the background for whenever birds of prey show up.

[@fredfredburger5150]

Worf or the USS Defiant?

[@jeremymanley1410]

Tough little ship..... Little? 😂

[@EvilTheOne]

DS9 forever!

[@jgrado3]

I see Worf and the Defiant and thinking “Cassie needs to see Deep Space 9! Boy does she ever!” They have got some stories.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Best of all the Star Trek series.

[@tskwerl]

Unfortunately, even though she is kind of watching the series in order, TNG and DS9 aired simultaneously for a while, so she's missing that context where TNG ended, DS9 began and aired and Worf came aboard.

[@brucer2152]

@@TheCrazyCanuck420 Especially the later seasons....

[@EvilTheOne]

The most important part, Cassie will need to watch almost each and every episode of DS9 to enjoy it thoroughly. Right from 'Emissary' to 'What You Leave Behind'. So many great episodes!

[@EvilTheOne]

@@tskwerl Even though it was great that Cassie finished watching TNG, she probably should've watched DS9 right after 'The Best of Both Worlds'...just a thought.

[@etherealtb6021]

Jerry Goldsmith went above and beyond his previous gorgeous Star Trek scores. I listen to this soundtrack often while working in the office.

[@kasrkin519]

Klingon theme that plays when Worf appears and the First Contact Suite are just amazing

[@athos1974]

Best Star Trek movie score. ♥️

[@warrenjohn]

Fantastic soundtrack

[@ThatBrendonGuy]

Everybody in front of and behind the camera really brought their A game for this movie...

[@mike91mdk45]

Jerry was truly one of the best

[@ChrisReise]

17:18 I love your smile when Cochran says "You're all astronauts on some kind of...Star Trek".

[@bripelts]

HE SAID THE THING

[@busimagen]

I think my favorite of the movie title "he said the thing" is from *Hot Tub Time Machine [2010] where Nick Webber (Craig Robinson) says, "It must be some kind of"-looks at the camera-"hot tub time machine." :)

[@nigelmurphy6761]

@@bripelts yep. thats the only time you ever hear the words "star trek" in any of the tv shows or movies.

[@Jim_in_TN]

@@nigelmurphy6761Q sorta said it in “”All Good Things…”, he had “star” and “Trek” in the same sentence just not together. But yeah, that was the only other time I know of, sorta.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

Roll credits

[@jeffk1482]

20:18 “That’s why I love Star Trek.” Amen, sister! It’s why we’re all here. Been a fan since ‘72, for the exact same reasons. I’m still shocked, and quite frankly thrilled, at how fast you became totally absorbed in the ST universe. Perhaps “resistance was futile”?!? Whatever the case, live long, and prosper.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

Agree. A positive and hopeful look to the future.

[@0lyge0]

When good people give Star Trek a change they very often fall in love with it. They think it's about space and aliens and all that but it's really about what it means to be human and about building a better future for humanity. Gene Roddenberry was wise enough to realize that because of censors he couldn't tell the kind of stories he needed to so he put it in space and filled it with aliens so they wouldn't notice. That's why I find it so funny when people accuse ST of being woke NOW 😂

[@SteveDorsett]

Not gonna lie, cried a couple of times watching that. Picard apologising to Worf and the aliens being the Vulcans gets me every time, and seeing Cassie react to that and get the same feels was awesome. Really enjoyed that 🙂

[@EvilTheOne]

True that! I shed many a tear watching DS9 episodes also. I still tear up when I watch the pilot 'Emissary'...heartbreaking.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

That was really the worst imo. Picard would have NEVER behaved like that to Worf. EVER. Watch the "Drumhead' and see Picard being the sage against hot headedness to Worf. And also that time when Worf was accessing Starfleet records with Data to further his Father's redemption in name but Picard kindly scolded him and Worf was all pissed about it. Picard would NEVER call Worf a coward, it was was just horrible, extremely out of character. But I can see in this film it was just forced drama, they need to deliver a big movie and I guess they didn't think they had enough and so put that in there. I've never once seen Picard yell at or insult another soldier. EVER. The only thing that came close was when he gave a dressing down to Wesley in his ready room when he realized Wes was covering a death for his cadet team. That's the closest thing (not counting when Riker + Picard yelled at each other but under the influence of Saviks mental sickness projecting).

[@HyraxusPrimus]

​@@paulpolpiboon9535That was the whole point, I thought. Picard's not his usual self because of his PTSD from the Borg last time, and to him at that moment surrendering anything, even in order to gain victory, is out of the question ("too many retreats, too many compromises"). Even beyond Worf being Worf, Worf had even saved his life just a little while ago on the deflector dish. That's how blinded Picard is by the need for revenge, he wouldn't listen to the strongest warrior on his ship when it comes to what they should do. (Not to mention the ship itself being heated temperature wise) Plus, he came back and apologized after he got a hold of himself, and he stayed that way for the rest of the movie. I think it's also to show off Worf's growth. Lt. Worf would've been ecstatic to stay and fight to the last man, but Lt. Cmdr. Worf had to weigh the lives of the crew and make the hard choice to cut their losses while they still could. He spent a lot of time getting denied in TNG, that's what happens when he refuses to be denied. Sometimes, after gaining experience on your own you do butt heads with your old trusted mentor.

[@dongilleo9743]

I've seen this movie plenty of times, and yet the reveal of the Vulcans at the end still hit me emotionally and brought a tear or two to my eyes. That moment is really at the heart of the whole Star Trek universe.

[@HandofOmega]

Some of the dialog that always gets me is the description of WWIII...600 million dead?😮 Sure hope that's one prediction that never comes true! But then again, the description of how all the social ills we've lived with for all our history...ALL gone, in 50 years, all we ever needed was just to finally know that we weren't *alone* in the universe!🥲

[@cbalan777]

The Vulcan who appears at the end is Solkar. He is Spock's great grandfather. Also, in the opening battle you can hear Kelsey Grammar's voice as the Captain of the Boseman, from the episode where they keep looping time.

[@Emilysbrother1]

Oh, I didn't know that about the Bozeman! Evidently Grammer LOVED being in Star Trek, and even attended a convention in uniform.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

WHAAAAT!? Wow, never knew that shit! Cool

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@cbalan777 Star Trek III - The Search for Spock -- "Sarek, child of Skon, child of Solkar, the body of your son breathes still. What is thy wish?" "I ask for fal-tor-pan, the re-fusion." "What you seek has not been done since ages past, and then only in legend. Your request is not logical."

[@ImagineMySurprise510]

I never knew this until now. Thanks for the info.

[@colteck6345]

Also Cheers and Frasier too as Dr. Frasier Crane on both shows :)

[@cipangoreng]

The main theme for this movie is probably one of the best in Star Trek. It truly encompass the feeling of hope and exploration that the series is known for.🤗

[@RedCaio]

Best Trek movie score IMO. Goldsmith is so good. :)

[@jacksonconley5117]

It was also used a lot in the third season of Picard.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

True, very true. Altho I didn't care for the film it does maintain that spirit of adventure as always. Personally, I didn't like this film much but it did have some neat points in it, like the Doctor's appearance of course, the twist ending, and as you mentioned the positive spirit of adventure as lead by Superman The Movie!

[@Ladco77]

26:00 How long has it been? "8 years, 7 months, 16 days, 4 minutes, 22 seconds..." He was referring to Tasha Yar.

[@josiahzabel8596]

never caught that before this watch.

[@this.is.a.username]

rip Tasha

[@ithinkihadeight]

@@josiahzabel8596 Pretty sure Cassie skipped "The Naked Now" so she likely missed it too.

[@skynets_favorite_cyborg]

Cassie, my brother passed away Oct 18th and we are/were both subscribed to you. We would always alert each other when you uploaded a new Star Trek reaction. This WAS his favorite ST movie and would have loved to see this reaction. 😢

[@patcrowder608]

May he Rest in Peace. Also, "Peace and long life" to you as well.

[@frakkinMatt812]

Thank you for sharing your loss. It has touched us, the Star Trek community. May you and your family have peace.

[@0lyge0]

Sorry for your loss.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Little side bar Cassie: At this point in the Shows, most everyone was up to date with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - which was in the fourth or fifth season and Star Trek: Voyager was either still in the first season or the second season. The EMH that Beverly activated in sickbay is a character FROM Voyager.

[@ithinkihadeight]

There is another Voyager cameo as well, the holographic Nightclub Maitre d' is played by Ethan Phillips, who appears under a ton of effects makeup as Neelix.

[@karter95]

And Ethen Phillips Nelix from Voyager was the host in the bar on the Holodeck

[@TheSwordOfTheJedi-u2p]

That was such an awesome time period. Watching DS9 and Voyager every week and having TNG movies as well to look forward too (not to mention TNG reruns)... loved that time period.

[@stiimuli]

And the guy that greeted them in the night club on the holodeck was Neelix

[@woodch]

Robert Picardo is arguably the best thing about Voyager. His character is so interesting and exciting, and he plays him so perfectly.

[@LJsReactions]

Patrick Stewart actually played Captain Ahab in Moby Dick

[@EvilTheOne]

In that scene where he's discussing Ahab, that should've been enought o get him an Academy Award nomination. But then, the Academy doesn't like sci-fi/fantasy/superhero movies.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@LJsReactions His decision to portray Ahab was directly inspired by the scene in the Enterprise-E conference room between Picard and Lily.

[@LJsReactions]

@@EvilTheOne I agree!!!

[@ExarchGaming]

@@EvilTheOne yup, if not him for certain Alfie Woodard's portrayal of Lilly as well. I think Patrick Stewart and Avery Brooks are two of the best character actors in all of cinematic history, it's a goddamn crime they basically blacklisted Avery Brooks.

[@originalbadboy32]

When lilly says 'Blow up the damn ship', you can see Patrick Steward saying the words with her. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

[@kartikprasad4359]

It's hard to believe that it's been 28 years since I first saw this movie in the theater.

[@SJHFoto]

Me too! I was 21. Now I'm pushing 50!

[@fd009597]

​@SJHFoto watch the Borg queen lowered into her body.. sitting front row...but best 1st row movie scene Under Siege Erica Eliniak Pops out the Cake on 4 ft Screen Lord have mercy😂

[@jathygamer8746]

Thanks for reminding us how old we are

[@gavinlisk2292]

I was 19 when I saw this at the movies! Nearly 30 years ago and I still love this film, the music is brilliant and Jonathan Frames (Riker) did an amazing job directing!

[@thomaswayne1852]

Live long. And prosper ^^

[@Riddler0603]

Jerry Goldsmith was such a genius. I always have full body goosebumps watching that intro title sequence with this gorgeous, epic theme song. Also, the scene between Picard and Lily is probably one of the best of the whole franchise.

[@williamscott3123]

This and his score for Rudy are truly beautiful orchestral scores.

[@JustAVerySmith]

“Captain. I believe I am feeling anxiety.” “Welcome to my life, Data.” 😂

[@billb207]

12:28 Marina Sirtis (Troi) has said on several occasions that her drunk scene is her favourite of all those she appeared in.

[@Kylenashari]

I think this scene was the inspiration for Tali Zora vas Normandy's drunk conversation with Shepard.

[@sorabove]

@@Kylenashari "Emergency Induction Port"

[@BH6242KCh]

You can almost smell the alcohol on her breath as she's dressing down Riker. While everyone else is talking about how much they revere Zephram Cochrane, went to schools and universities named after him, Little One's casually getting wasted with him.

[@SuperiorlySubversive]

I like the other scene I forget which movie it might of been the one after this or the one after generations where data breaks free and violates the prime directive on a planet they are watching. And the radiation? In the rings keeps people young, so in the scene Troy n Crusher are talking about "firmness"

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

1996 is the year Star Trek peaked. *DS9* killing it on tv, *Voyager* and *First Contact.*

[@alexvokoun9272]

It was the 30th anniversary also. So it definitely was a cultural peak.

[@matthewgillies7509]

Plus, we had Independence Day come out this year too, so it truly was the summer of Sci-Fi.

[@vaopr1012]

Star Trek has had many peaks and valleys over the years. DS9 has a huge fan base but probably would have been more accurately titled “Law and Order; SciFi edition”. DS9 had Star Trek elements that felt smashed into a procedural crime drama which definitely pulled the bar a bit lower.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I don’t know, 1991, Star Trek VI, the crossover with Spock on TNG and Roddenbury passing, almost all at the same time, not a year to scoff at.

[@mikeroman5208]

@@vaopr1012 " DS9 had Star Trek elements that felt smashed into..." Well, that's what happens when you steal someone else's original idea and try to graft it into an established franchise.

[@erisi236]

funny that after all this time of watching TNG we finally get to see Lieutenant Reginald Barclay who is probably one of the most unique semi-regular characters in Star Trek

[@TheSwordOfTheJedi-u2p]

Had she not watched a Barclay episode? That's too bad, Barclay is great, and not just on TNG.

[@Emilysbrother1]

He was in Voyager more than he was on TNG, which is nuts to think about.

[@EvilTheOne]

@@Emilysbrother1 And his character was expanded a lot on 'Voyager'.

[@xbatx69]

*Broccoli 😏

[@ronhubbardjr2624]

Barclay wasn’t in any of the episodes she watched despite appearing five times from seasons 3-7.

[@garymussell6543]

"You're all on some kind of Star Trek" I saw the movie in the theater and the audience laughed at that line for several minutes so we could no longer hear the next dialog.

[@shadout]

It was such a corny line and yeah I had the same experience where everybody including me broke out in laughter. I used to think that it brought the movie quality down a notch but these days I just have a "I'll allow it" attitude.

[@lennyvalentin6485]

@@shadout It's corny and self-referential, but what the hey. It's a movie made for sci-fi nerds and geeks, you might as well enjoy it. :)

[@toob1979]

One of the things that's so interesting about Star Trek is how often actors pop up in different roles. The guy who stops the Borg when they first enter the holodeck (he glitches when they scan him) is Ethan Phillips. He's part of the _Star Trek: Voyager_ cast. Most people don't recognize him because he wears heavy prosthetics on that show.

[@jerodast]

Distinctive voice though, there's no doubt if you're listening for it after watching a good amount of Voyager.

[@Jashtvorak]

@@jerodast yep, the voice is a give away.

[@ithinkihadeight]

I just need to point out that the shot of the Queens head and spine dropping into her torso is an astonishing effects shot, and all the more impressive that it was done almost 30 years ago.

[@rnorth8812]

And it really scared my 8 year-old daughter. She probably should have gone to the other theatre to watch 101 Dalmatians with my wife and my 6 year-old daughter, but she wanted to watch a movie with Dad and I wanted to see First Contact, not 101 Dalmatians. On the other hand, Cruella de Vil really scared my 6 year-old.

[@ithinkihadeight]

@rnorth8812 yeah First Contact definitely earns that PG13, I could see techno zombies being a bit much for 8.

[@rnorth8812]

@@ithinkihadeight It's all good. She's 36 now, not traumatized, and has given me two granddaughters.

[@JohnMorris-c5v]

Shush! No spoilers!

[@HawkGTboy]

It freaked my 7 year old son out a few years ago!

[@eodninja6]

gotta watch DS9 to understand how awesome The Defiant is

[@Varekai0723]

Pew pew pew!

[@cteal2018]

The Pimphand of the Prophets

[@mcborge1]

She's a tough little ship.

[@stephenhall8249]

Gotta watch Voyager to know how awesome The Doctor is....

[@Robert_Douglass]

​@@mcborge1Little??!

[@ht9851]

Now you understand the appeal of Star Trek and it’s beyond the sci fi aspect. It's truly something that will change your heart and perception of life in the best way possible.

[@jeffredd9965]

She should watch Voyager next

[@HemlockRidge]

Lt. Sean Hawk is played by Neal McDonough. He is the actor who played 1st. Lt. Buck Compton in "Band of Brothers".

[@reedcockrell8126]

He was also in "Justified" for one season... and played Dum Dum Dugan (one of the Howling Commandos) in "Captain America: The First Avenger".

[@MLar80]

"If you were any other man, I'll kill you where you stand!" ~Worf This is my favorite line in all of TNG universe. There is so much to analyze in that statement: anger, respect, logic, and loyalty. It truly encompasses Picard's and Worf's relationship and who they are in that single statement.

[@donaldfleming5049]

Ever since Cassie started her 'Trek', I've been waiting almost impatiently for her to get to this one. By far, the best of all the Star Trek movies, even though it doesn't rank as number 1 in my list of favorite Star Trek movies (it ranks number 2 immediately after Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).

[@frakkinMatt812]

Same, I too have been waiting anxiously.

[@vudujl83]

this one was SO good...Alice Krige as the Borg Queen was sensational 👏

[@geoffwilliams4478]

Honestly, I like the Susanna Thompson version of the Queen best, but Krige did leave some big shoes to fill after this performance.

[@kuskesh_haramzadeh]

RIP

[@JoeBlack-f8k]

oh, I always thought that was Kyra Sedgwick in First Contact Lol

[@geoffwilliams4478]

@@kuskesh_haramzadeh She's still alive.

[@Robert_Douglass]

​@@geoffwilliams4478Did you forget about Annie Wersching (RIP)? Picard Season Two?

[@implicitmintjulep]

Alice Krige was fantastic as the Borg queen, such a menacing yet seductive presence, can't beat a memorable villain.

[@Robert_Douglass]

Only one other woman came close to capturing the mystique and terror of the Borg Queen as Alice Krige portrayed her, and that was Annie Wersching in Star Trek Picard, Season Two. Sadly, she is no longer with us, having passed away quite soon afterwards from cancer. Rest in Peace, Your Majesty. You assimilated us all.

[@doctaflo]

sounds like my first wife

[@timeofgifts]

And Cassie will have seen the actress before in 'Chariots of Fire', as Sybil the 'Little Maid', who marries Harold Abraham. My 'Oh My Gosh' moment was realising who she was from 'Chariots', a film I watched with my father.

[@gfh110]

It's so obvious when you think about it, but the Vulcan reveal at the end still gets me every time. 😭 It works so well.

[@jerodast]

I was pretty young when I first saw this so I can't think honestly about what I knew or guessed, but I would've sworn we ALREADY knew it was Vulcans from previous episodes or something haha, it just had to be! Also, "good guys, on a science mission" I mean come on CLEARLY Vulcans, who else. But you look at how the dialogue was constructed for the film, and they obviously were careful to keep it vague, and make the pointy ears reveal a big deal :) So cute.

[@cleekmaker00]

@@jerodast During the entire run of Trek First Contact had never really been discussed. It was just implied that Humans had discovered the other Races while exploring the Galaxy. In a way, this film was the 'genesis' of Star Trek: Enterprise and the period before the creation of The Federation.

[@Cau_No]

The four founding species of the Federation of Planets, according to TOS "Journey to Babel" were the Humans, Vulcans, Tellarites and Andorians. It was logical to assume one of them were the First Contact, favoring the Vulcans, but the movie first time confirmed it.

[@gcs6215]

When Cassie did the Vulcan salute, honestly... I shed a tear. Later, I watched the video again...and shed a tear a second time. 🖖

[@anthony1701d]

Congratulations, Cadet. You have just witnessed the story of humanity's first contact with the Vulcans, thus marking the beginning of Star Trek. 🖖❤️😃

[@DenverStarkey]

can't wait for her to one day watch the mirror universe Episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise. that freaking opening , geezus ... in 2004 thought it was gonna be another time travel episode when it first aired and ol' alternate cochrane whips out that shotty instead of a hand shake ... i was so stunned. i don't care what any one says , if you hate ST:E , i don't care... every star trek fan needs to watch that two part episode. if they had started season 1 like season 4 was ... that show would have gone it's full 7 season planing. while typically enjoyed the show .. i do recopgnize they dropped teh ball big time on that show.

[@cleekmaker00]

And 98 years after this event, Humans,Vulcans, and two other Races (Tellarites and Andorians), sign a historic Charter creating the United Federation of Planets.

[@michaelfinlay6341]

I think that Cassie is at least a Lieutenant by now. If she gets through all of DS9 I'd promote her to Admiral.

[@DenverStarkey]

@@michaelfinlay6341 she'd have to watch EVERY episode of DS9 and tehn go backa dn watch all episodes of TNG as well to get that rank. just watching 4-5 eps of each season of DS9 would get her Lieutenant Comander rank though.

[@jimandnicki]

Cassie, I have been waiting for you to see this movie ever since you started the original series. This is by far the best Star Trek movie ever produced. Seeing your face as each scene unfolded was priceless. I’ve seen this movie at least a dozen times but you made me feel like I was watching it for the first time. Thank you!!!!!

[@EvilTheOne]

I'm dying to see Cassie's reaction to DS9's 'Emissary'.

[@MLar80]

my thoughts exactly

[@toborobo]

"Population 9 billion -- All Borg." What a chilling line.

[@Nostalgeek]

Not only the line, but also the delivery.

[@DanSmith-j8y]

A planet full of Borg doesn't make any sense. They should be on ships out in the galaxy. Voyager did the same, when Species 8472 destroyed a planet of Borg. What are they doing there?

[@-M0LE]

Would be a better plant than right now

[@-M0LE]

@@DanSmith-j8ybuilding cloning reproduction tc

[@Dark_eVader]

I'm so proud of you Cassie. You finally got the Vulcan hand gesture correct. I'm complete and happy now.

[@kenbattor6350]

I remember when this movie came out my father had just died. You know how it is, the phone constantly ringing and having to set everything up. My younger brother and I went to see this movie to just get out of the house for a while. It will always hold a special place for me.

[@7thsealord888]

Phoenix lifting off to 'Magic Carpet Ride' is one of those things you never realized you NEEDED to have happen - until it did. :)

[@terryfloyd3505]

we get to enjoy replaying it every year in Star Trek Online. it is amazing every year:P

[@mblackwl]

@@terryfloyd3505 I have launched those so, so many times. And magneta keeps inexplicably winning every time. Except when I'm them.

[@cypher515]

@@terryfloyd3505 And the upshot of whomever has the rights to the song being one of the most intensely protective copyright claimers on KZbin is, we basically get that moment to ourselves every year.

[@GeekyGarden]

Free Bird would've been better.

[@terryfloyd3505]

@@mblackwl I dont even bother looking anymore-I just collect my three pieces and dance to the inevitable dance party I know is coming

[@michaelinlofi]

"It's like a Baymax" is the most perfect description of the EMH I've ever heard

[@RossWrock]

..and such a shame Cass doesn't get the Robert Picardo reference!

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

“That’s a lot of deck!” - …. That’s what she said? 😂

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

@@RossWrockI’m a doctor, not a light bulb? 😂😂 I know Doctor was just another Spock and Data used for the “what it’s like to be human” narrative, but Picardo was a great actor and made Doctor a favorite of mine.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I misheard it as "betamax" lol

[@rhannah7873]

​@RossWrock Hopefully she'll eventually watch episodes of Voyager.

[@shuboy05]

The effects in First Contact were made by Industrial Light & Magic, the same company that did all the Star Wars films. At one point in the opening Borg battle you can see the Millennium Falcon flying alongside the Starfleet ships. They threw her in as an inside joke.

[@EvilTheOne]

Similar to the Star Trek 'Kelvin' reboot that had R2D2 flying around in it...twice! And in Star Wars 'The Force Awakens', there's the Batmobile on the Millennium Falcon. Great Easter eggs!

[@JGM154]

You can actually see it in the video around here (5:52), flying by Cassie's head. Ironically, the last thing she said before it zoomed by was "This is Star Wars-ian." You can't get any better timing than that!

[@FlyingTigress]

@27:19 The graphic that reads =MAGLOCK AE35. The "AE35" is an Easter Egg to the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". That was the component that HAL deliberately identified as about to malfunction, causing the antenna to lose lock with Earth - cutting communication.

[@jeffk1482]

Good eye!

[@FlyingTigress]

@@jeffk1482 I actually caught that while watching the movie during its theatrical run. I was waiting to see if she put that close-up in the reaction video.

[@SinginRabbit]

The First Contact theme is maybe one of my favorite pieces of music. It's certainly the best Star Trek score.

[@athos1974]

The music score for this movie is so uplifting, especially at the moment of first contact. Really brings the emotions up and my eyes get wet.

[@Bananahammock681]

The guy shaking Cochrane's hand is a legend, the actor was in the A-Team as 'Howling Mad Murdock' and was wonderful there, and appears a few times through TNG as Reginald Barclay, a truly memorable and wholly unique character you might adore if you go check out his episodes.

[@Madbandit77]

Dwight Schultz. A-Team co-creator Stephen J. Cannell and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry were "students" of Dragnet creator, Jack Webb.

[@AlanCanon2222]

He also made a decent J. Robert Oppenheimer in Fat Man and Little Boy.

[@ebbhead20]

Schultz is one of the most underrated supporting actors out there.. like when was he not a joy to watch. ? Remember when he didn't dig being transported as he felt we weren't meant to be taken apart and reassembled somewhere else. Like a certain doctor I know 😅. And boy did he have a reason for his fear. 😂

[@caseygm70]

The actor playing Lt. Hawke is the same actor that played Lt. Buck Compton in Band of Brothers. Neal McDonough is his name.

[@albertmartinez2539]

He was almost Captain America. Had to settle for being Dum Dum Dugan.

[@HandofOmega]

The first time I saw this movie, I thought the twist was gonna be that Cochrane was actually a fraud (notice that he never really seems to show much knowledge of the ship until it takes off), that Lili would be revealed to be the actual brains of the project; Zephram would be killed, but in order to preserve history, Lt. Hawk (an original character here who doesn't fit in the plot otherwise) would stay behind and take his place...Watch ToS ep that introduces Zephram Cochrane and tell me he doesn't look more like Hawk than the other guy!

[@ImaCOTV]

@@albertmartinez2539And he’s one of the Season 2 villains in “Yellowstone”.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@albertmartinez2539Instead Jake Wyler got to be Cap.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@ImaCOTVNeal also played Damien Dahrk in "Arrow", and the spin-off shows, and Robert Quarrels in "Justified" Season Three.

[@Skulduggery_TV]

The soundtrack to this movie is perfect. It blends action, horror, heartache, and whimsy so well. Jerry Goldsmith was the perfect choice to score Star Trek films.

[@artembentsionov]

The EMH is a regular character on Star Trek: Voyager. The actor playing the Matre d’ in the holodeck program is also a regular on Voyager, playing a character named Neelix

[@bryanCJC2105]

First Contact, The Undiscovered Country, and The Voyage Home are my favorite Star Trek movies. So glad you enjoyed this one. The cast was fun in this movie. Alfre Woodard was so great. I love her in any movie she's in.

[@danielallen3454]

This one holds a special place in my heart. As a treat during one summer camp, they screened this film on our next to last night. My dad and I were both Trek fans and I remember vividly sitting in the hall with him and numerous other boys watching this on a series of big-screen tv's. It was a trip hearing the Borg hail (We are the Borg. Lower your shields, et cet) every so often over the P.A. system all day.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

I wish I had a dad

[@danielallen3454]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey So do I. Mine died 13 years ago.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@danielallen3454 I never loved him to begin with because he was a trash criminal just my mother's type. I always wanted one like my peers did if you loved yours at all you're still doing better than me

[@SandMan_86]

Yeah, also have fond memory of watching this with my dad

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@SandMan_86 bully for you

[@martinmorles1]

God I just adore this movie !! Picard borg trauma was handled brilliantly , and Borg Queen was so menacing !!

[@EvilTheOne]

The Borg Queen isn't just a villain, she's a sexual predator! That's f*cked up!

[@andyjclarkeart]

This is one of the best Star Trek movies, but even more so, it is the Star Trek with the best music! Jerry Goldsmith, you legend!

[@KaleRylan]

Easily one of the top 2 or 3 trek films, but more than that I think it has the best ending of any of them. Seeing first contact still gives me chills.

[@lennyvalentin6485]

Startling/scaring a bunch of newly-arrived Vulcans with primitive human rock music isn't perhaps our greatest accomplishment in diplomatic relations... 😂 Makes for a fun moment ending the movie though!

[@HammerJammer81]

Her reaction to Worf on another ship and the EMH REALLY shows why DS9 and Voyager were musts.

[@ImaCOTV]

Her mind will be totally blown when she finds out what happens to Worf in Season 6!

[@Jashtvorak]

The EMH, one of the best ST characters.

[@jeffredd9965]

voyager more than ds9... much more satisfying as the seasons go on.

[@HammerJammer81]

@@jeffredd9965 thats your take, and thats ok. DS9 still superior in every way

[@Trygvar13]

@@HammerJammer81 Yeah. They're definitely not on the same level. Duets is one of the best ST episodes ever.

[@sweaquitygaming3549]

Yesssss been waiting for this for so long! The Enterprise-E is the most beautiful ship starfleet ever produced imo. This could have been an October movie with how horror-like the Borg scenes were.

[@earlchatterton9133]

I think Stewart and Alfre Woodard's performances are so good here. Woodard is one of America's finest actors (with one Oscar nomination to her name), and she brings a lot of weight to role of Lily. The scene where she confronts Picard about his Ahab motivation is probably the best acted scene in any Star Trek movie.

[@Billinois78]

12:00 EMH (Emergency Medical Hologram) - is a regular character on Star Trek: Voyager, played by the same actor.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Star Trek: First Contact is straight up my favorite zombie movie of all time, and I've seen all of 'em. It just kills so hard, original score, guest cast, acting, story, and BORG ZOMBIES. Cassie, I have been hoping for more than a year that you'd get this far.

[@TravlinFool]

Ironically (or perhaps not so ironically), Moby Dick was the major influence behind my two favorite Star Trek Movies. In Star Trek 2, Khan was Ahab and Kirk was his white whale. In this movie, Picard was Ahab and the Borg was his white whale. Thankfully, unlike Khan, Picard came to his senses before it was too late.

[@Robert_Douglass]

The Ahab reference was a direct inspiration for Sir Patrick Stewart to perform as Captain Ahab in the later Hallmark miniseries "Moby Dick" in 1998.

[@warrenwiley5656]

@@Robert_Douglass I loved that series, and was never sure of the timings, which came first, or which inspired the other

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@warrenwiley5656 The scene in the Enterprise conference room between Picard and Lily was a direct inspiration for Stewart to perform as Ahab two years after "First Contact" wrapped. Is that better?

[@havok6280]

And Star Trek IV had actual whales...😅

[@brianjones3540]

Also, the Doomsday Device in TOS was Ahab and the whale with the great William Windom as Decker, the Ahab character. Some of the best music in that episode as well. One of the best of the original series

[@djlp2212]

I still have The Wrath of Kahn as my favorite but this one is definitely second. It explains so much. Fun Fact: Patrick Stewart portrayed Captain Ahab in the 1998 made-for-television film version of Moby Dick, two years after this movie.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@djlp2212 His decision to do so was directly inspired by the scene in the Enterprise-E conference room between Picard and Lily Sloane, where she compares Picard in his vengeful state to Captain Ahab.

[@martinfehringer6408]

I watched this movie maybe 50 times or more since I was 17, makes me totally comfy under my Star Trek blanket

[@joshr8666]

Oh wow. I'm jealous. What image is on the blanket?

[@martinfehringer6408]

@joshr8666 It's just a metaphor for my Star Trek comfortzone 😉

[@brentfugett2700]

I just couldn't love this more. I always loved this film but seeing it through your eyes a see it in a renewed light; Frakes truly pulled off a tremendous Star Trek experience. And Cassie oh my word you've just become such a treasure to the Star Trek universe I can't even... Love this!!! Thank you so much. 🎉🖖

[@stupidsmart-phone6911]

"We got out of the NEXTEL thing." Yes, space anomolies are sponsored by phone companies. 😂 Love it! Sounds like a Futuramaism.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

They finally had the budget to make the Borg truly horrifying. I loved this in the theater. :)

[@jerodast]

TNG Borg: Gray, soulless, unsettling, implacable. First Contact Borg: Black, corrupting, scary, evil. Voyager Borg: Green, sickly, scheming, toxic.

[@jeffredd9965]

I saw this when it first came out. It really needs the whole theatre vibe for maximum experience.

[@Crossbones6732]

If you watch Star Trek Enterprise the first episode shows Zefram Cochrane giving a nice speech about hope and exploring new worlds. He did indeed become a changed man (if that wasn’t apparent by his reactions this film), it’s sweet to see.

[@ImaCOTV]

According to the movie’s novelization, Beverly did something that stopped his drinking.

[@FlyingTigress]

In the "Enterprise" episode with the Borg that crashed on Earth, there's a line that references Cochrane discussing the Borg in a meeting following First Contact.

[@tonysmith5504]

I love all Star Trek but my favorite series is deep space 9 the closeness of that crew is amazing… they could hardly stand each other in the beginning they slowly grow into a family 🙏❤️🙏

[@EvilTheOne]

Even if Cassie doesn't do a reaction to it, she definitely needs to watch DS9.

[@VVeremoose]

I hope she gets to DS9 but I imagine she's going to really struggle with the first couple of seasons.

[@djackklingler3]

If they are a family then where are the rest of the Defiants crew? I'm having trouble believing that Worf took the defiant out without Sisco, Dax, Bashir, O'Brien, hell even Quark or Nog.

[@VVeremoose]

@@djackklingler3 First Contact takes place about the time of Season 5 Episode 24, Empok Nor. Nog and O'Brien would have been absent or recovering. Kira wouldn't have been going on a strictly Starfleet mission, and Sisko was frankly probably restricted just like Picard was and Dax likely would have stayed with him. Bashir is the only one who didn't have a good reason to not be there, but we don't actually know he wasn't. He could have been among the wounded survivors.

[@AbrahamdeLacy-xm8sb]

That's why the Vulcans and the Humans are so close, they have a special bond. First Contact, if done properly, makes unbreakable bonds. This is one of the better StarTrek films. Cheers 🍺

[@jorgezarco9269]

Jerry Goldsmith composed the music score with his son Joel Goldsmith. Playmates made a line of toys in 1996-97. The Mad Magazine spoof was based on an early draft. The warp core plasma-coolant creates a "corrosive vapor".

[@shuboy05]

That's a young Adam Scott telling Worf about the Enterprise.

[@toyota420xp]

Did you see how muscular Picard’s arms were when he was climbing up that thing near the end of the movie

[@EvilTheOne]

Just a few years before this movie was shot, Patrick Stewart was named "Sexiest Man on TV".

[@royroblox]

Dude thank you. I remember me and my family saying how jacked Patrick Stewart was for those hose pull-up scenes.

[@jerodast]

There's a lengthy story that was never published officially but I think got passed around the internet in PDF form, about the making of Insurrection. And let's just say Stewart was noticeably interested in showing his stuff as an action adventure hero while he was getting this chance haha.

[@radwolf76]

Takes a lot of upper body strength to be a wheelchair user.

[@thomasrusconi]

I was 9 when I saw this in theatres when it premiered. Such a great film, a classic of all of Star Trek! The effects hold up to this day, the soundtrack is amazing, such a perfect production thanks to Director Jonathan Frakes!

[@NessOnett8]

Without exaggeration, this movie has likely had a bigger impact on my life than any other movie I've seen. Because of Picard's monologue, I read Moby Dick cover to cover. Having not read a book since school. Since then I have become an avid reader. And I can only thank Patrick Steward for that fantastic, literally life-changing, delivery.

[@firestorm1088]

This movie was actually my introduction to Star Trek when I was very little. My family were all big Star Trek fans. I had no idea what was going on, but I loved it and actually got an Enterprise and a Phoenix toy shortly afterward that I enjoyed for many years.

[@apulrang]

This came out right about the time when two complete Star Trek series were running. at the same time, or at least in very close succession. So Worf gets to the Enterprise on his "little ship" the Defiant, which is from the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. And the holographic doctor that Crusher calls up is a character on Star Trek: Voyager. One of the things I love about this movie is how great all our main characters look. Cassie mentioned how Dr. Crusher has something of a new look, And so does Troi. In fact, it's in this movie that Troi FINALLY gets to really let loose and show some character growth and maturity.

[@bradleywhite9992]

I was 12, saw this in the theater with my Mom. Seeing the Borg Cube on the big screen, the new Enterprise E for the first time, talk about making some amazing memories. Glad You enjoyed it. Take the next one with a grain of salt. It had to be watered down after how dark this one went as Star Trek goes.

[@drchowder4605]

Love this movie. Her not getting the Voyager cameos is funny, and obviously understandable haha

[@BoxFuture]

Fun fact: Ethan Phillips specifically asked not to be credited in the movie so that he could be an Easter egg for Voyager fans.

[@drchowder4605]

@@BoxFuture neat! I honestly forgot he was in it, I only realized when I heard him since his voice is so recognizable

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@drchowder4605 He was the Maître D on the Enterprise-E holodeck.

[@cs3473]

I went to from the Feels of watching the moment when Cochrane first met the Vulcan to a big smile when you said it took you a year to learn the Vulcan Hand Gesture. Thank you Cassie!

[@victore6242]

I have loved Star Trek for 58 years. When this movie came out I was in the theater. That's when I found out first contact and my birthday fell on the same day. Best birthday present ever.

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

To only echo what others might be saying, 1996 was another big year for Trek. - It was the 30th Anniversary of the Star Trek franchise. - Both of Star Trek’s other series: Deep Space Nine and Voyager were each riding strong on television. And both did episodes that honored the anniversary by having each crew interact with members of the crew from The Original Series. Also, the reason why you saw Worf in command of the ship that was fighting The Borg was because Worf was a cast member on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine a year before First Contact was released. And, the “holographic doctor” you saw at 11:58 is played by Robert Picardo; who is a cast member on Star Trek: Voyager. Lastly, the character of Zefram Cochrane was seen in an episode of The Original Series called “Metamorphosis”.

[@rickbourne1376]

This was the best Star Trek the Next Generation movie, hands down.

[@SJHFoto]

My friends and I left the theatre and most of us said we liked Generations better (I still like them both a lot)

[@anothergalaxys4780]

Best ST movie, not just TNG.

[@cruelangel8689]

Insurrection for me.

[@anothergalaxys4780]

@@cruelangel8689 I really like Insurrection but honestly... First Contact is clearly better, from the screenplay to acting, VFX, villains... everything.

[@andrewwindham5323]

3:43 The first shot of the glorious Enterprise E is starship beauty at its finest.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@andrewwindham5323 And like the Defiant class, the Sovereign class was built primarily as a battleship, but it was also designed as an exploratory vessel. Only the Defiant class, and the Achilles class that succeeded it, was built as a pure combat vessel.

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

TBH i never was a fan of the D, when she was destroyed in favour of the E, i was all in, because i love the E... However.... (if you know what im talking about without spoilers) I never knew, how much i would miss the D. How much i needed that Scene.

[@shawnlopez2317]

E is my favorite ship of all time!

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@thomasnieswandt8805 Thank you, Terry Matalas! (And thank you, George Lucas... IYKYK😉)

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@shawnlopez2317 "That was NOT my fault." (Worf, Captain, Enterprise-E 2381-2385)

[@eastclintwood5512]

First Contact has the best Star Trek Soundtrack ever. I will never understand why Jerry Goldsmith didn't win the Oscar for best film music back then

[@Thaum1el]

This movie was the one that introduced me to Star Trek, many years ago. Now I've watched all the shows and movies in their internal chronological order. Twice.

[@oobrocks]

The best of the Next Generation films 🎉❤

[@anothergalaxys4780]

The best of all Star Trek films*

[@kelleyleary7033]

I wish Chief O’Brien had been in this movie. He could’ve been piloting the Defiant after the others were killed, and been beamed aboard by the Enterprise. Later, he could’ve even helped Geordi with rebuilding the Phoenix.

[@timmooney7528]

O'Brien was a non-commissioned officer. He doesn't have the rank to command a ship.

[@jerodast]

@@timmooney7528 He didn't say command, he said pilot. I don't think he needed to pilot though. Just mention that he was working in Defiant engineering until they had to evacuate the ship, and send him straight to transporter room 3. Gotta be ready to beam all the borg into space as soon as they get main power back online, should be any day now, we'll let you know!

[@timmooney7528]

@@jerodast O'Brien's character is an anomaly in the Trek universe. The lowest ranked cadet in Starfleet has more authority than him. I can see him in an important role in station ops, but on a ship he would be doing stuff well above his pay grade.

[@AlmightyCRJ]

IIRC Were Deep Space Nine not filming during this production- all DS9 Federation crew would've been on the Defiant.

[@laurogarza4953]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this film, Cassie, directed by Frakes who is a great director able to capture both humor and drama. I'm gratified you have learned the Vulcan salute and relate I had the same difficulty. Finally, my favorite scene involved drunk Deana saying, "I told him our cover story. He didn't BELIEVE me!" and her other lines in that scene. I suspect that Frakes who referred to Sirtis, playfully, as his "Other wife," enjoyed arranging that comical scene.

[@susanscott8653]

Frakes looked like he was having a blast for the entire movie.

[@FramedHamProductions]

I was 11 when I saw First Contact in theaters. I was actually home from school that day and decided to do a Star Trek movie marathon. My first of many! 🖖

[@merchillio]

Definitely one of the top of Frakes directorial work. My favorite Star Trek movie, after Galaxy Quest

[@Psideways02]

The EMH "Emergency Medical Hologram" is from Star Trek Voyager. It's a really good series along with DS9.

[@calebwilliams7659]

@Cassie, although not stated in the movie, in the script the Vulcan who greets Dr. Cochrane is named Solkar, who was Sarek's grandfather, and therefore Spock's great-grandfather!

[@Robert_Douglass]

The ship from which that Vulcan lander descended was called the T'Plana'Hath, to which a minor reference was made in Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@calebwilliams7659 And before that, we learn of Sarek's lineage for the first time in Star Trek III - The Search for Spock. High Priestess T'Lar to Sarek -- "Sarek, child of Skon, child of Solkar, the body of your son breathes still. What is thy wish?" "I ask for fal-tor-pan, the re-fusion." "What you seek has not been done since ages past, and then only in legend. Your request is not logical." "Forgive me, T'Lar. My logic....is uncertain where my son is concerned." "Who is the keeper of the _katra?"_

[@Gingycat100]

Thank you Cassie. Can't believe you've taught yourself to do the Vulcan thing, I can't no matter how much I try. Live long & prosper!

[@joshr8666]

I had trouble with it when I was a teenager but I got it. I think it's just a matter of trying to have control over those muscles that are not really used. I think the pointer finger and the middle finger are the easiest ones to put together if you can't, try to make a pair of imaginary finger scissors and practice snipping. For the other two try get your pinky to push against the ring finger. Then the next part is getting those two sets to split apart. You could practicing with rubber bands or holding them

[@Terminator484]

The gesture is so easy and natural for me (both hands), as well as the Spock one-eyebrow 'fascinating' expression (both eyes), it's just impossible to imagine how they can be so difficult for so many humans. Then again, I grew up with TNG instead of the cartoons my peers were all watching. I had great & sophisticated role models like Picard and Data, instead of late-80s/90s Batman.

[@ziggythedrummer]

Lily says to Picard that the name "Borg" sounds Swedish - a fun nod to those that remember former tennis player Björn Borg (active in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s), who is indeed Swedish!

[@UpLateGeek]

You could tell Frakes was having a lot of fun making this movie! Gave himself all the easy scenes, with a smile on his face in pretty much every one of them. Meanwhile, Picard, Data, Whorf, Dr. Crusher and the rest of them had to run around a steaming hot Enterprise, fighting the Borgs by hand, climbing pipes in Engineering, and yelling or getting yelled at by Picard in some of the most tense and dramatic scenes in the history of Trek. Yep, Frakes definitely chose easy mode for this one!

[@jerodast]

I never quite put it together until she pointed it out how Riker was just goofing around the whole time haha.

[@gravedigger8414]

This is the peak of Star Trek. It does not get any better. Timeless classic already.

[@johnmcternan4157]

Yeah, aside from the many bright spots of Enterprise, it's basically all dramatically downhill after this.

[@hammerman199374]

To explain the "EMH" that appeared in sickbay. EMH stands for "Emergency Medical Hologram". It's a simulated, interactive person like those on the holodeck, but he can only appear in the sickbay where there are holo-emitters specifically for that purpose, and he is meant to only be a temporary doctor should all the medical personnel be incapacitated. The EMH is played by Robert Picardo, who plays another version of the same character as part of the cast on Star Trek: Voyager, which had already begun airing when this film came out. It was a way to connect this film to that show, just as showing Worf as the Captain of the Defiant was a connection to Deep Space Nine, which his character had joined after TNG was over (plus it was a clever way to get him into the film without having to make up a convoluted reason). The actor playing the Maître d' at the club in Picard's holo-program, Ethan Phillips, is also on the cast of Voyager, but as a different character.

[@italianviking80]

After Star Trek: Generations, Michael Dorn joined the cast of Deep Space Nine as Worf, likely as a move to boost the show's ratings. When it came time to film First Contact, the writers needed a way to include Worf in the story, as he was no longer serving aboard the Enterprise. The solution was to bring in the U.S.S. Defiant, the warship Worf commanded on DS9. This allowed him to rejoin the Next Generation crew naturally, bridging his role between the two series.

[@EvilTheOne]

And the great thing about DS9, they didn't touch upon the existence of the Borg. They didn't feel the need to 'fish-in-that-pond' anymore. Although DS9 did elevate characters from TOS and TNG to higher and much more interesting levels.

[@raterus]

"Picard to Sisko, I'll be stealing Worf for a few days"

[@jerodast]

@@EvilTheOne Given that the series started in the middle of "Best of Both Worlds", I'd say they TOUCHED on the Borg :P But it was cool of them to take Sisko's journey in a different direction despite having a terribly good reason to have a lifelong vendetta against them.

[@ImaCOTV]

@@EvilTheOneDS9 had its own “big bad” in the Dominion.

[@djco5782]

After the premiere, Avery Brooks said to Michael Dorn, "Did I give you permission to take the Defiant?! Last I knew, it was parked!"

[@umainebearman]

1st Contact, besides being one of the best Sci-fi let alone Star Trek movies , will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the very 1st DVD I bought back in 1997 to test my brand new DVD players that had just come out. I will ALWAYS own a copy of this movie.

[@74gould]

I hope you will eventually watch “Picard” season 3 (seasons 1&2 can be skipped). Season 3 is essentially a 10-episode final TNG “movie” & wraps up the storylines of this awesome cast of characters - it is so good. You will absolutely melt with emotion, I promise. ❤😊

[@demonofelru3214]

She would need to at least read a summary of the events up then. The next two movies reference a large event Picard season 3 is about.