The Neutral Zone
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"The Neutral Zone" is a first-season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that reintroduces the Romulans as a major threat and establishes the tense political boundary between the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinFranchise | set in the 24th century ⓘ |
| concludes | Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 story arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityImpact | sets up future Romulan storylines in Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | syndicated broadcast ⓘ |
| featuresCaptain | Jean-Luc Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Beverly Crusher
NERFINISHED
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Data NERFINISHED ⓘ Deanna Troi NERFINISHED ⓘ Geordi La Forge NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulan commander Tebok NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulan sub-commander Thei NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasha Yar NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Riker NERFINISHED ⓘ Worf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPoliticalEntity |
Romulan Star Empire
NERFINISHED
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United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Humans
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Romulans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
reintroduction of the Romulans as a major threat
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tense political boundary between the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| follows | Conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Romulan Neutral Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Neutral Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduces | Romulan presence in Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | establishes long-term political tension with the Romulan Star Empire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syndication ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
discovery of 20th-century humans in cryogenic suspension
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mysterious destruction of outposts along the Neutral Zone ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | season finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 ⓘ |
| precedes | The Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 122 ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | the Neutral Zone between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| theme |
culture clash between 20th-century and 24th-century humans
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political tension and brinkmanship ⓘ |
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