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{{Infobox television episode
| series         = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| season         = 7
| episode        = 25 & 26
| director       = [[Winrich Kolbe]]
| writer         = * [[Brannon Braga]]
* [[Ronald D. Moore]]
| music          = [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]]
| photographer   = Jonathan West
| production     = 277 & 278
| airdate        = {{Start date|1994|05|23}}
| length         = 90 minutes
| guests         = * [[Denise Crosby]] - [[Tasha Yar]]
* [[Colm Meaney]] - [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]]
* [[John de Lancie]] - [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]]
* [[Andreas Katsulas]] - Tomalak
* [[Clyde Kusatsu]] - Adm. Nakamura
* [[Patti Yasutake]] - [[Alyssa Ogawa]]
* [[Pamela Kosh]] - Jessel
* [[Tim Kelleher (actor)|Tim Kelleher]] - Gaines
* Alison Brooks - Chilton
* Stephen Matthew Garvin - Ensign
* [[Majel Barrett]] - Computer Voice
| prev           = [[Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Preemptive Strike]]
| next           = 
| episode_list   = List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
}}

"'''All Good Things...'''" is the [[series finale]] of the [[first-run syndication|syndicated]] American [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. It comprises the 25th and 26th episodes of the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation season 7|seventh season]] and is the 177th and 178th episodes of the series overall. It aired on May 23, 1994. The title is derived from the expression "All good things must come to an end", a phrase used by the character [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]] during the episode itself.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the [[Starfleet]] crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Federation starship ''Enterprise-D'']]. The plot involves Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] [[time travel|jumping through time]] and the formation of an anomaly that defies [[causality]], the whole situation being a test that allows Picard to demonstrate human potential to the Q Continuum by making an intuitive leap of faith to understand the cause of, and how to eliminate, the anomaly before it destroys humanity.

The finale received universal acclaim, and marked the transition of the cast to films featuring the show's cast and settings, as well as passing the television audience to ''Star Trek'' spin-offs based on similar settings to ''The Next Generation''.

==Plot==
[[Starfleet ranks and insignia|Capt.]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] inexplicably finds his mind jumping among three points in time: the present ([[stardate]] 47988); seven years earlier, just prior to the [[starship]] USS [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]]'s first mission during the episode "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]"; and over twenty-five years into the future, where an aged Picard has retired to the family vineyard in [[La Barre, Haute-Saône|La Barre, France]]. These jumps occur without warning, and the resulting discontinuity in Picard's behavior leaves him and those around him confused and concerned about his mental health.

In the present, Picard is ordered to take the ''Enterprise'' to the edge of the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] to investigate a [[spatial anomaly]]. In the future, he convinces his ex-wife, Dr. [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly Picard]], to take him on the USS ''Pasteur'' to find the anomaly. In the past, despite having ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission to Farpoint Station cancelled by [[Starfleet]] to investigate the anomaly, Picard insists on continuing, believing the impending encounter with the omnipotent being [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]] to be more important. After reaching the place where he had first encountered Q, Picard finds himself back in Q's courtroom as seen in the first episode. Q reveals that the trial never concluded, and the current situation is humanity's last chance to prove themselves to the [[Q Continuum]], but he secretly reveals that he is the cause of Picard's time jumping. Q challenges Picard to solve the mystery of the anomaly, cryptically stating that Picard will destroy humanity.

As Picard arrives at the anomaly in all three time periods, he discovers that the anomaly is much larger in the past, but does not exist at all in the future. As the past and present ''Enterprise''s scan the anomaly with inverse tachyon pulse beams, the ''Pasteur'' is attacked by [[Klingon]] ships, but the crew is saved due to the timely arrival of the ''Enterprise'' under the command of [[Starfleet ranks and insignia|Admiral]] William Riker. Q once again appears to Picard and takes him to Earth 3.5 billion years ago, where the anomaly, growing larger as it moves backwards in time, has enveloped the whole of the [[Alpha Quadrant]] and has prevented the formation of life on Earth. When Picard returns to the future, he discovers the anomaly has just appeared, created as a result of his orders, and the tachyon pulses from the three eras are sustaining it. [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]] and [[Geordi La Forge|Geordi]] determine the anomaly is an anti-time rift and that they can stop it by having all three ''Enterprise''s fly into the center of it and create static warp shells. Picard relays the orders to each ''Enterprise''. Each ship suffers catastrophic damage, with Q telling the future Picard that "all good things must come to an end" just before the future ''Enterprise'' explodes.

Picard finds himself facing Q in the courtroom as before. Q congratulates Picard for being able to think in multiple timelines simultaneously to solve the puzzle, which is proof that humanity can still evolve, much to his surprise. Q admits to helping Picard solve it with the time jumping, since he was the one that put them in this situation, and then goes on to explain that the anomaly has been stopped and that his past and present have been restored. He then withdraws from the courtroom and bids farewell to Picard by saying "See you ... out there". Picard then returns to the ''Enterprise'' of the present, no longer jumping through time.

As the senior staff members play their regular poker game, they reflect on the details of the future the captain related to prevent them from drifting apart. For the first time, Picard decides to join the game, expressing regret he had not done so before, and being reminded that he was always welcome.

==Production==
[[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[Brannon Braga]] expected [[Michael Piller]], the show's head writer and one of its executive producers, or [[Jeri Taylor]] would write the finale; consequently, they wound up writing "All Good Things..." concurrently with ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', often confusing aspects of the two.<ref name=STTNG365 /> The finale took a month to write.<ref name=yb14>{{cite web | last=Nemetz | first=Dave | title='And the Sky's the Limit': The Writers of the 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Series Finale Look Back, 20 Years Later | publisher=Yahoo TV | date=May 22, 2014 | access-date=March 31, 2018 | url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/star-trek-the-next-generation-series-finale-all-good-things-20-years-later-ronald-d-moore-brannon-braga-223132059.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425014649/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/blogs/tv-news/star-trek-the-next-generation-series-finale-all-good-things-20-years-later-ronald-d-moore-brannon-braga-223132059.html|archive-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>

The idea of what the series finale should be about had been a matter of discussion in the writers' room for a year or two prior to the finale being written. The writers knew early on they wanted to do an episode featuring Q, to "bookend" his key role in the pilot.<ref name=yb14 /> An early draft of the script for the episode included a section with Captain Picard as [[The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Locutus of Borg]], but was cut on the insistence of Piller, who thought the show worked best with fewer timelines to jump between. According to Braga, Hugh, the rescued Borg from "[[I, Borg]]" would have appeared, rescuing Picard from the Borg Collective.{{sfn |Altman|Gross| 2016| p=281}} Also cut from the script was a segment where the crew had to steal the ''Enterprise'' from a Starfleet museum (similar to events in the movie ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'').<ref name=STTNG365 /> The final scene, in which the crew play a hand of poker together, was the last scene shot for the show.<ref name=yb14 />

[[John de Lancie]] returned for his recurring role as Q.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History|last=Greenberger|first=Robert|date=November 8, 2012|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=9780760343593}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Star Trek FAQ 2.0 (Unofficial and Unauthorized): Everything Left to Know About the Next Generation, the Movies and Beyond|last=Clark|first=Mark|date=June 1, 2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781480355019}}</ref> Former cast members [[Denise Crosby]] (whose regular character [[Tasha Yar]] had died in the first season, and who had made two guest appearances since) and [[Colm Meaney]] (who had left the series during the sixth season, when his recurring character [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]] became a regular on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''), reprised their roles for scenes set in the past.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The vineyard scene was shot at Callaway Vineyard and Winery in [[Temecula, California|Temecula]] in southern California, in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ogilvie|first=Jessica P.|date=November 4, 2015|title=10 Star Trek Filming Locations You Need to Visit Before the New Series Premieres in 2017|url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/10-star-trek-filming-locations-you-need-to-visit-before-the-new-series-premieres-in-2017/|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

As the final scenes were filmed on the last day, the support staff and production crew came down to the set to see the end of the shoot on the series.{{sfn |Dillard| 1996| p=147}}

A behind-the-scenes retrospective documentary called ''Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation'', hosted by Jonathan Frakes, was filmed at the same time as the finale was being produced.<ref>''Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation'' (1994) (TV). Available [https://www.amazon.com/dp/6303574297?keywords=Journey%27s+End+The+Saga+of+Star+Trek+The+Next+Generation on VHS]. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292568 See IMDb]</ref>

==Broadcast and reception==
===Broadcast===
Both parts of "All Good Things..." were first broadcast on May 23, 1994, in [[broadcast syndication]]. It received [[Nielsen rating]]s of 17.4, placing it in first place in its [[timeslot]]. This was the highest rating received by any episode of the season,<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings - Season 7|url=http://treknation.com:80/nielsens/tng/season7.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000601055449/http://treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season7.shtml|publisher=TrekNation|archive-date=June 1, 2000|access-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and of the series. Until the broadcast of the episodes, the previously highest rated broadcast of ''The Next Generation'' had been the [[pilot episode]], "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]", with Nielsen ratings of 15.7.<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings - Seasons 1-2|url=http://treknation.com:80/nielsens/tng/season12.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000531022004/http://treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season12.shtml|publisher=TrekNation|archive-date=May 31, 2000|access-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings - Seasons 3-4|url=http://treknation.com:80/nielsens/tng/season34.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000527074249/http://treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season34.shtml|publisher=TrekNation|archive-date=May 27, 2000|access-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings - Seasons 5-6|url=http://treknation.com:80/nielsens/tng/season56.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000605094828/http://treknation.com/nielsens/tng/season56.shtml|publisher=TrekNation|archive-date=June 5, 2000|access-date=March 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Contemporary reception and reviews===
In 1994, ''[[USA Today]]'' called the two-part finale a "picture-perfect" ending to the series, giving it 3 1/2 stars out of 4.<ref name=UT94>{{citation | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | title='Star Trek' finale more than fulfills its mission | date=May 23, 1994 | page=D1 | last=Roush | first=Matt}}</ref> "All Good Things..." won the 1995 [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hugo Awards by Year|url=http://www.worldcon.org/hy.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123160133/http://www.worldcon.org/hy.html |publisher=Worldcon|archive-date=January 23, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1995 Hugo Awards|date=26 July 2007 |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1995-hugo-awards/|publisher=The Hugo Awards|access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> and helped the show earn a 1994 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.<ref name=yb14 />

===Later critical reception===
The episode ranked fifth in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s list of top 10 ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') episodes in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20057754,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061524/http://ew.com/article/2007/09/20/star-trek-next-generation-top-10-episodes/|archive-date=November 10, 2017|title='Star Trek: The Next Generation': The Top 10 Episodes |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 31, 2018 |date=September 20, 2007}}</ref> In 2011, Zack Handlen of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave both parts of the two-hour finale an 'A' rating.<ref>{{cite web | last=Handlen | first=Zack | title=Star Trek: The Next Generation: 'All Good Things...' | work=The A.V. Club | date=December 22, 2011 | access-date=March 31, 2018 | url=https://www.avclub.com/star-trek-the-next-generation-all-good-things-1798170977| url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905080258/http://tv.avclub.com/star-trek-the-next-generation-all-good-things-1798170977|archive-date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> Writing for [[Tor.com]], [[Keith DeCandido]] lauded the episode; comparing it favorably against other ''Star Trek'' series finales, he felt that "All Good Things..." is "the perfect ending to [''The Next Generation'']", bringing events full circle back to series premiere "Encounter at Farpoint", showcasing the talents of the entire cast, as well as keeping its optimistic "[[Gene Roddenberry|Roddenberrian]] view of humanity."<ref>{{cite web | last=DeCandido | first=Keith | title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "All Good Things..." | work=Tor.com | date=April 3, 2013 | access-date=March 31, 2018 | url=http://www.tor.com/2013/04/03/star-trek-the-next-generation-all-good-things/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107103224/https://www.tor.com/2013/04/03/star-trek-the-next-generation-all-good-things/|archive-date=January 7, 2018}}</ref> He also compared the show favorably with the best episodes of the seventh season, including "[[Parallels (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Parallels]]", "[[The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Pegasus]]", and "[[Lower Decks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Lower Decks]]".<ref>{{cite web | last=DeCandido | first=Keith | title=Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seventh Season Overview | work=Tor.com | date=April 5, 2013 | access-date=March 31, 2018 | url=http://www.tor.com/2013/04/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-seventh-season-overview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132809/https://www.tor.com/2013/04/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-seventh-season-overview/|archive-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>

In a 2012 publication, the finale was said to be written as a "valentine" to the show's fans, and noted that the episode was regarded as one of the series' best episodes.<ref name=STTNG365>{{cite book | last1=Block | first1=Paula M. | last2=Erdmann | first2=Terry J. | title=Star Trek The Next Generation 365 | publisher=[[Abrams Books]] | edition=1st | date=2012}}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' noted this episode's scene where Picard sits down at the card game table as one of the top ten "most stunning" moments of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/star-trek-next-generation-10-803988|title='Star Trek: The Next Generation': 10 Most Stunning Moments|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 20, 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> In 2016, [[SyFy]] ranked "All Good Things..." as the 4th best time travel plot of all ''Star Trek'' television episodes,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ranking-15-best-star-trek-time-travel-episodes|title=Ranking the 15 best Star Trek time travel episodes|last=Granshaw|first=Lisa|date=November 15, 2016|website=SYFY WIRE|access-date=March 28, 2019|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328210745/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ranking-15-best-star-trek-time-travel-episodes|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Radio Times]]'' ranked the final scene the 8th best moment in all ''Star Trek'', noting Troi's line about Picard having been welcome to join their game, and Picard's line "The sky's the limit" with the camera pulling away on the group before credits roll.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-08/the-50-greatest-star-trek-moments-of-all-time/6/|title=The 50 Greatest Star Trek moments of all time - 6|website=Radio Times|access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> [[IGN]] ranked this the 7th best episode of all ''Star Trek'' series prior to ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''.<ref name=":12">{{Citation|title=Star Trek: The Top 25 Episodes - IGN|date=May 20, 2013 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/star-trek-the-top-25-episodes|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>

[[Marcus Berkmann]]'s book ''Set Phasers to Stun: 50 Years of Star Trek'' said of the episode, "[it] is about symmetry, squaring the circle, giving shape to the series and also to the universe in which the series exists."{{sfn|Berkmann|2017|p=246}} In 2017, ''[[Den of Geek]]'' ranked this episode as one of top 25 "must watch" episodes of ''TNG'' when paired with the series pilot "Encounter at Farpoint."<sup>[[Encounter at Farpoint#cite note-42|[42]]]</sup> In 2017, ''[[Nerdist News|Nerdist]]'' ranked this finale the tenth best episode of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/best-star-trek-the-next-generation-episodes/|title=The 11 Best STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episodes|website=Nerdist|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>

[[Io9]]/[[Gizmodo]] ranked the fictional spacecraft design shown in this episode, Admiral Riker's ''Enterprise''-D from the future, as the 6th of 11 ''Enterprises'' in the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/all-11-versions-of-the-u-s-s-enterprise-ranked-1823170805|title=All 11 Versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Ranked|last=Whitbrook|first=James|website=io9|date=February 21, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] ranked this episode the fifth best time-travel episode of all ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-ranking-the-20-best-time-travel-episodes/|title=Star Trek: Ranking the 20 Best Time-Travel Episodes|date=November 30, 2018|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> [[ThoughtCo]] ranked the episode as the 4th best episode of this series, pointing out that it is rare for a finale of a television show to be as well received by audiences as this one was.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/best-episodes-star-trek-the-next-generation-3125857|title=10 Best Episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation|last=Mitchell|first=Nigel|website=ThoughtCo|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> Also in 2019, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked "All Good Things..." among the top twenty five episodes of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek-next-generation-25-best-episodes-1198415|title='Star Trek: The Next Generation' - The 25 Best Episodes|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 23, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked "All Good Things..." the seventh best episode of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/best-star-trek-tng-episodes/|title=The 10 Best Star Trek: TNG Episodes Of All Time|date=March 7, 2019|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> They also ranked it as the most important episode to watch in preparation for the series ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-next-generation-episodes-picard/|title=Star Trek: 10 Most Important TNG Episodes To Watch Before Picard|date=July 27, 2019|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>

''The Digital Fix'' said this was the third best episode of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 8, 2020|title=The TDF Top 10 - Star Trek: The Next Generation|url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/television/feature/the-tdf-top-10-star-trek-the-next-generation/|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=Television @ The Digital Fix}}</ref> ''SciFiPulse.net'' ranked this episode one of the top seven about Picard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scifipulse.net/our-seven-essential-picard-episodes-from-star-trek-tng/|title=Our Seven Essential Picard Episodes from Star Trek: TNG|date=January 21, 2020|language=en-US|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref> ''ScreenRant'' said this was the best ''Star Trek'' series finale, stating that it's the "well-known, beloved king of finales."<ref>{{cite web|date=May 13, 2020|title=The Star Trek Finales, Ranked Worst To Best (According To IMDb)|url=https://screenrant.com/every-star-trek-finale-ranked-according-to-imdb/|access-date=April 18, 2021|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Cinemablend'' ranked this one of the top ten episodes of ''TNG''.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 17, 2021|title=The 10 Best Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes, Ranked|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2562832/the-best-star-trek-the-next-generation-episodes-ranked|access-date=February 26, 2021|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> ''[[Tom's Guide]]'' said that this was the best episode for Q, and a great send-off for the character.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 12, 2021|first=Marshall|last=Honorof|title=Prepare for Picard Season 2 with every Q episode, ranked|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/news/star-trek-every-q-episode|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=Tom's Guide}}</ref>

==Home media release and other adaptations==
"All Good Things..." was originally released on [[VHS]] in the UK as Star Trek: The Next Generation Volume 89, with the 2 part syndicated version used in error. The original 90 minute version, was released a few months later as a collectors edition paired with the retrospective documentary "Journey's End: The Saga Of Star Trek: The Next Generation" as well as trailers for all seven ''Star Trek'' feature films. It was later released as a standalone [[Blu-ray]] with exclusive features.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wright |first=Matt |url=https://trekmovie.com/2014/12/07/star-trek-the-next-generation-all-good-things-blu-ray-review/ |title=Star Trek: The Next Generation – All Good Things – Blu-ray review |publisher=Trekmovie.com |date=December 7, 2014 |accessdate=August 21, 2021}}</ref>

On July 7, 1997 "All Good Things..." was released on a [[PAL]]-format [[LaserDisc]] in the United Kingdom, for 19.98 pounds.<ref>{{cite web|title=LaserDisc Database - Star Trek Next Generation: All Good Things [PLTEB 35521]|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/33849/PLTEB-35521/Star-Trek-Next-Generation:-All-Good-Things|access-date=February 26, 2021|website=lddb.com}}</ref>

This was released in Japan on LaserDisc on October 9, 1998, as part of the half-season collection ''Log.14: Seventh Season Part.2''.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=LaserDisc Database - Star Trek Next Generation: Log.14: Seventh Season Part.2 [PILF-2438]|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00389/PILF-2438/Star-Trek-Next-Generation:-Log.14:-Seventh-Season-Part.2|access-date=February 26, 2021|website=lddb.com}}</ref> This set included episodes from "Lower Decks" to Part II of "All Good Things", with English and Japanese audio tracks.<ref name=":3" />

A [[novelization]] of the episode was published by [[Pocket Books]] in June 1994. It was written by [[Michael Jan Friedman]] in two weeks. It was published in [[hardcover]] and as a result, Friedman looked to expand on the episode to warrant the release. Scenes featuring [[Katherine Pulaski]], [[Lwaxana Troi]] and [[Wesley Crusher]] were added. He suggested that the inclusion of further scenes with other characters made the novelization more of an ensemble piece rather than the actual episode which is very Picard focused.{{sfn |Ayers| 2006| p=319}} It was one of five novelizations to be made of ''The Next Generation'' episodes, alongside "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]", "[[Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Unification]]", "[[Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Relics]]" and "[[Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Descent]]".{{sfn |Ayers| 2006| pp=317-318}}

The paid online/streaming version of this episode, such as through Amazon Prime Video, is a condensed cut for syndication. For example, sections of dialogue are missing from Part II, such as the exchange between Worf and Picard at 51:05, when Worf says "You have always used your knowledge of Klingon honor and tradition to get what you want from me..."<ref>{{cite web |last1=MayXX |first1=HuZim |title=Star Trek - The Next Generation |url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=651544 |website=Movie Censorship |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Writers for the TV show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' cited Picard's time travel in the episode "All Good Things..." as a reference for how characters traveled through time in their 2008 episode "[[The Constant]]".<ref name=comm>{{cite video |people=[[Damon Lindelof]], [[Carlton Cuse]], Mark Goldman |year=2008 |title=[[Audio commentary]] for "The Constant" | medium=DVD |publisher=Buena Vista Home Entertainment  }} ''Lost: The Complete Fourth Season'' Disk 2</ref>

After, and even during the time film shooting wrapped up for ''TNG'', work also focused on the film ''[[Star Trek Generations|Generations]]'' which was released later that year in 1994.<ref name="okuda">Okuda.</ref> Meanwhile, a successor to ''TNG'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was in development and was shooting by later in 1994, and aired in January 1995 for the launch of [[UPN]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZhUDwAAQBAJ&q=Caretaker+Star%3ATrek+Voyager+Upn&pg=PT78|title=Women in STEM on Television: Critical Essays|last=Carlson|first=Ashley Lynn|date=April 4, 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476632803}}</ref> The launch episode, one of the most expensive in TV history at $23 million, was watched by about 21.3 million people.<ref name=nowalk>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/istar-trek-voyageri-accidentally-presided-over-the-98207|title=Star Trek: Voyager accidentally presided over the franchise's decline |last=Nowalk|first=Brandon|date=May 28, 2013|website=AV Club|publisher=Onion Inc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/a-closer-look-at-the-westworld-budget/|title=A Closer Look At The 'Westworld' Budget|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=October 4, 2016|website=Dark Horizons|publisher=Dark Futures Pty.}}</ref>

The 1995 ''Star Trek'' novel ''Crossover'' by [[Michael Jan Friedman]] is set after this episode but before the movie ''Generations''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Friedman|first=Michael Jan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pc5NENYzCPoC&q=best+star+trek+episodes+tng|title=Crossover|date=December 11, 2012|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4711-0905-8}}</ref>

According to producer [[Kevin Feige]], "All Good Things..." served as an inspiration for character evolution in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''.<ref>{{Cite tweet | user=avengers | number=1157496053291089922 | date=2 August 2019 | access-date=6 December 2022 | title=I liked the idea of allowing our characters to evolve.}}</ref>

==Notes==
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