Star Trek: Generations | Cinematic Trailer (2026)

Dr. Bashir’s uncle!

So I can finally talk about this movie. I may be in the minority, but I found this really disappointing. I get what they were going for, but even Moore admitted they didn't pull it off. Seeing it was a lot like seeing Star Wars, The Phantom Menace. At first you just think its awesome there is a new star wars, then its like "wait a minute." I'll probably rewrite this on the reaction, but- 1. What a terrible ending for Kirk. As a final reward, he gets to live in a sort of Heaven. Till Picard pulls him out to help him win a fist fight against the next iteration of "Wrath of Khan was popular, so we need an iconic vilian". Not realizing what made Khan such an iconic cilian. 2. The development of Data and him finally getting emotions, which is a huge character arc throughout TNG, is basically thrown away for a cheap recurring gag. 3. They basically reuse a TNG plot of Geordi's viser being used to spy on the Enterprise, AND a Wrath of Khan element with the shields 4. The super corny forced "emotional shots" of the evacuation to the saucer section. 5. Having Ursula and Betor be in love with this guy for no real reason then to have some villians from the show and I guess because they wanted revenge on the Enterprise. 6. A general problem with these movies, that they want something that's not just for trekkies but has "cliched" movie action sequences that are suppose to appeal to a broader audience but just cheapens the movie. 7. The destruction of the Enterprise D without the glamor shots we got in Trek the Motion Picture beforer it's destruction in The Search for Spock. 8. When Picard goes back in time, there isn't a second Picard already there. This means he can go back in time and essentially replace himself. There was no need to get Kirk and travel back to the last minute. He could have gone back earlier and prevented the whole thing from getting that close, AND save the Enterprise in the process without having to pull Kirk out of "heaven" to die in an old man fist fight. One nice thing- resolving that Guinan's weird "sixth sense" about timelines and such comes from her exposure to the Nexus, not an inherent category of her species. People get confused about the Timeline, but she meets Picard here BEFORE she met him the 19th century, but from her perspective in the Nexus, she is there :longer" then Picard or Kirk so she sees all of time and her important role in relation to Picard. From there, she travles back in time to be in the 19th century and sees Picard again and "sort of" remembers it but can't tell him. This clarifies the time line and suggests that she may have actually "met him" multiple times when he was at different ages (it's compiicated) and after all this then seeks him out as a young man at Starfleet Academt and strikes a bond with him because she already knows a lot about his future.

For the record — DEANNA DID NOT CRASH THE SHIP! She did an impressive job landing it after a warp core breach with minimal casualties.

i called it months ago. this is going to be one of their fav star trek movies. they've never done a trailer for something they didn't like. so i feel good about that prediction so far

If you guys ever do a cinematic trailer for a chief episode use Rocketman. “All the science I don’t understand it’s just my job 5 days a week.” “ I miss the earth so much I miss my wife.” Though chief probably knows all the science!

A TNG technical manual diagramed the emergency landing of the sauser section. It stated that when this happened it wouldn't be space worthy again. When I saw this actually happening in the movie I knew that they had just destroyed the Enterprise D. I had heard they actually thought about doing this at the end of season 6. Couldn't do it because of the TV budget. It worked with a movie budget though.

Is there a spot Patron Takes for Star Trek Generations yet?

TNG Movies are so uneven.. that being said I like Generations more than I should

I am hopeful for the movie and your reactions. I like this movie WAY more than most so it should be interesting.

When did the Patron Takes go up for Generations? I’ve never seen them.

Yeah...trailer oversells this mess of a movie. Wasn't sure Final Countdown was going to work at first, but it got sent. :)

For me as a kid, when I first heard about the movie I had it in my mind that I was really looking forward to Kirk and Picard being on the bridge of their respective ships and meeting each other.

Oh man I wish the movie went half as hard as this trailer

This blows away the actual trailer for this movie which is notoriously bad. The original has got all the energy of “next time on Star Trek: The Next Generation” https://youtu.be/KxVyLLHLmz4?si=NhL_uJdOlTrw-yq_

I am definitely looking forward to your reaction to it. I don't think either of you will be lukewarm in your response. This trailer makes it look amazing though!

This was my favorite Star Trek movie to watch as a kid along with the Voyage Home. It's not my favorite anymore, but I think it's better than the consensus says it is.

So... patron takes?

Sigh.... Wish this movie would be so much better.

You can tell a lot of time and money went into making that ginormous Excelsior class model. Those shots of the Enterprise-B are by far some of the best close-up shots in Star Trek, and for once, they really succeeded in making the ship look massive.

I think there are lots of great moments in this film … and then there is Olivia Hack. Urgh.

From the scenes on the Enterprise B, it is so clear that all of Scotty's and Chekov's lines were written for Spock & McCoy respectively. But since neither Leonard Nimoy or Deforest Kelley wanted to reprise their roles after their triumphant send-off in Star Trek 6 (audibly clears throat before continuing to type), they brought in James Doohan and Walter Koenig instead

Oh....shit!

Bloody hell. That woke me up. Stunning piece of editing, Josh! Great job.

Trailer might be your best one yet!! ❤️ I also didn’t even know that people were SO BITCHY about this film. I thought it was mid-tier in the community’s eyes. I’m probably in that A-/B+ category.

Good trailer. Disappointing movie. I loved one TNG movie. This wasn’t it. Perhaps after all these years it’s worth a rewatch.

So you guys have watched it! I love generations probably more than most..

while this is not my favorite, it's fair and makes for a decent transition into TNG. Could have been written better but hey...

I wonder if "Did you know Malcolm McDowell (Soran) is Siddig El Fadil's / Alexander Siddig's (Dr. Bashir) uncle?" will become the new "Nurse Chapel is the voice of the computer" tidbit? Let's find out!

Phenomenal trailer. Bouns points for not showing the Enterprise blowing up like in the IRL trailer

I can tell you when you actually post the movie it’s gonna be so hot. Somebody’s gonna have to shout coolant leak.

I've never actually seen any of the TNG movies, though I know roughly what happens and have seen clips. Looking forwards to watching this with you for the first time!

This was the first Star Trek I ever saw. I was 5 years old, my dad was a Trekkie and he took our family to the theater to see it. I remember being absolutely blown away, I had never seen anything like that before. I started asking my mom to tape the TNG reruns after. I would watch them every morning before kindergarten and first grade. I literally would not be here as a Star Trek fan without this movie, so it holds a VERY special place in my heart.

Saw this in the theater, I loved it! Looks amazing on the big screen.

I'm so curious what they will think of it. This movie is very divisive in the fandom. It's reaching for greatness and to me anyway, a swing and a miss.

Trailers you tiny little trailers. Where are the trailers.. beep boopy beep boom boom

Okay, am I missing something here? The full watch along is on the 25th so you haven't watched it yet? but you edited this trailer? There must be something I'm missing here.

Fair film, but I wish Shatner had said No.

Maybe the single worst script of the 10 films. The worst possible combination: convoluted and makes little sense. Example (and I'm ignoring the BS Nexus mechanics): Picard changes the negotiation TWICE with the Duras sisters about beaming down to the planet....and they don't pull him up on this!!!

Looking forward to the patron takes.... I have a great story about Dennis McCarthy

Got my hands on a script about a month before release. Very minor differences between the version of the script I had and the final version; a word or two here or there. But I'm glad they cut the line where Data called Lursa a "Garlic Muffin"

Man did you pull out the best parts of this movie. The dulcet tones of Europe are next level (Nexus level?) here. I have some *thoughts* on this movie as a whole, but for now I just want to appreciate your fine work.

Great trailer! I seem to recall that Alex has an action figure from a deleted alternate opening featuring Kirk skydiving from orbit 🪂 I hope you guys also react to the deleted scene package as a bonus reaction and/or combine that w/patron takes

Movie is super underrated, imo. Also, did they not do patron takes for this, or did I just miss the posting for it?

Despite the flaws, I really do like this movie.

This is it. The BIG one. Captain Picard and Captain Kirk graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE on November 28, 1994. That’s how big a deal this movie (and franchise) were at the time! Love the trailer, guys!! And you even used one of my very favorite songs! Can’t wait for your reactions! 🖖

Fun fact: this was THE first film to be advertised on that new fangled thing called the Internet back in 1994.

Anyone else feel like they've ramped up the DS9 watching just to get to Generations quicker?

I am one probably 1 of 3 people who actually would have preferred the originally shot ending for this movie with Kirk, Soran, and Picard. All in all, I have mixed feelings about it and would rate in it somewhere in the C to B category - mileage varies.

I am a fan of this movie. Or maybe I just love the score.

You guys. ❤️

Let’s fucking GOOOO

Super interesting to see which shots you chose that were in the real trailer.

The more I’ve watched this movie the better I’ve liked it. Still hate some parts of it but perfectly done trailer.

I have a fun idea: you should look at all the theatrical trailers for movies I through VII. Trailers in the early 80s were truly atrocious, but you can see how movie trailers evolved over the 15 years, and get a good laugh!

Just looking at the comments here, there are going to be some wildly divisive patron takes!

No Guinan in the trailer? I am surprised.

I genuinely hate this movie but great trailer

Fucking badass Josh 👌 got me really hyped for this!

you know what Time it is? That's right, it's Trailer Time!

I'm unreasonably excited for this. Its not even my favourite of the movies. And yet, somehow, it feels the most important.

It’s always bugged me that they cut a major Geordi scene and keep a joke in it that Soran makes in the final version, so his joke makes no sense whatsoever (“his heart wasn’t in it”).

Who am I to argue with the captian of the Enterprise!

Daddy, what is an H Tier? Well son, it when an E-Tier rating is too good because the film is a crime against Humanity....

I love the B story with the Enterprise going kablooey much more than the A story with Kirk getting killed by a bridge.

Awesome edit. Pretty inspired trailer. More so than the movie itself I'd say. The song was a nice touch. Also, Riker saying "Fire" never gets old ;)

I freaking love this movie! It's visually stunning. great trailer btw!

Although I'm a bit curious how they made the trailer without watching the movie....🤔

This movie is a very mixed bag. Could tip any direction on yalls reaction and im eager to find out.

Ah. These last two. I'd guess you guys must've watched them to make these? Very want to patron take these. At work can't watch yet >.<

Apparently Leonard Nimoy turned down the opportunity to direct this film. Also, during development they tinkered with the idea that "Kirk was not just a lone man in the Nexus. He was commanding a battered USS Enterprise-B (with Spock and McCoy), trying to escape the Nexus." I don't know how much of this is true but I think it could have made for a more interesting feature film. It's not that I hate this movie, I just think it's a rather down the middle, extended TNG episode with some fan service and feature film SFX. Look forward to hearing your views on it.

Both love and hate this movie in equal measures. Will be interested to see how they react to the writers deciding to just burn Picard's nephew to death off screen lmao (one of the "I hate this movie" factors).

Me, somber about the slow trajectory of my life and everything passing me by: Oh, the trailer for the Generations trailer dropped. That'll cheer me up. The Trailer: Time is the fire in which we burn. Fuck.

Now I can't decide between this trailer or the one for 'The House of Quark'.

I must have missed the Patron Takes for this one, or maybe there weren’t any?

Hell, yes!

Never saw this song being used in a trailer, but, you made it work ✌️✌️✌️

I’m off to bed wake me up on the 25th nothing else is important between now and then screw work 😂

I'm so excited for this! I just know you were fuming about all the credits in the opening scene

My reaction to this trailer? 2:28

Just a thought think you managed to include about 90% of Gates McFadden footage in this 🤔

Visually this is one of the best Trek movies for me…. Great trailer better than the original

My excitement for this reaction is off the scale, this is my single favourite piece of Star Trek in all the canon.

That was awesome! Great music choice. (Always loved that shot of the D in the foreground and the Bird of Prey firing on it from behind in the distance.)

Remember guys they haven't actually watched it so don't spoil anything

Amazing trailer!

I love this movie

Underrated movie

"OH SHIT" - Data

This is better than the real trailer.

Love it ❤️