The Next Generation could have been very different if the show had chosen to pursue two huge Commander Riker storylines.

Behind all of this was a new Borg ship, perched at the mouth of a brand-new transwarp corridor. This corridor created a discharge that, were it not for the combined Borg and Starfleet shields ...

"Aqua is the third of several ships in this new class," Borg explains. "We had a quiet year last year with no new ships, but Aqua is arriving next month, and then next year, at the same time ...