I simply couldn’t connect with the characters from "Next Generation," and this installment didn't do much to change that impression. The story kicks off with what feels like an especially grating portrayal of the android “Data” (Brent Spiner), who acts out in a quiet community without any technology. What’s going on? Following a pursuit through space and some musical numbers, it turns out the Federation and the "Son'…

"Star Trek: Insurrection," appearing in 1998 with Jonathan Frakes at the helm, marks the third motion picture to feature the Next Generation ensemble and occupies the ninth position within the Star Trek film series. The narrative centers on the Ba'ku, a peaceful alien people inhabiting a planet possessing regenerative radiation that grants them extended lifespans; they maintain a symbiotic relationship with their sur…

While Jean-Luc Picard participates in celebrations aboard the Enterprise marking a new species’ entry into the Federation, he receives an urgent communication from Admiral Dougherty concerning Data. Data had been dispatched on a mission to observe the Ba'Ku people; the Federation maintains a covert base nearby, and the So'Na are also present. Data has acted erratically, exposing the Federation outpost to the local po…