5. Ten Forward – Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain Jean-Luc Picard may run a tight ship, but even he’s not so serious as to ignore the importance of kicking back every now and then! When he’s not drinking tea in his ready room (Earl Grey, hot, of course!), or living out his detective fantasies on the holodeck, he’s in Ten Forward, the Enterprise-D’s bar and lounge. He even considers its bartender, the wise and long-lived Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), a close friend and confidante. How many bartenders can claim they have the captain of a spaceship in their circle of friends? Ten Forward is home to some of the rather serious sci-fi series’ more lighthearted and joyful moments. More welcoming than a mess hall, and less formal than a restaurant, Ten Forward was more like a sophisticated pub that happened to be attached to Starfleet’s most famous starship. Like all good lounges, Ten Forward is a multifunction hangout. Along with regular poetry readings and musical performances, Ten Forward serves drinks and food, provides activities and games, including the famous three dimensional chess, and has hosted both weddings and wakes alike. The lounge served as a greeting place for ambassadors and other guests aboard the ship, and its importance was even acknowledged by its inclusion in the first Next Generation film, Star Trek Generations. With the ship’s destruction in that movie, it’s a shame we never really got any confirmation whether the Enterprise-E ever had its own version of Ten Forward, though a lounge was shown in Star Trek: Insurrection, suggesting that Picard wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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