This is a tribute to Menbailee’s amazing ST:TNG S8 Edit. I’ve always wanted to have this in HD so I’m going to start mapping out how to do it. There are aspects of Menbailee’s edit that I’d like to expand on or adjust, so this won’t be a 1:1 duplicate, but I will borrow heavily from Menbailee’s cut list. I’d like to create a 1:1 for those who do want that, but that will come after the base edit is made.
Project thread over at FE: https://forums.fanedit.org/threads/star-trek-the-next-generation-season-8-redux.21447/

Proposed Format
5 episodes in total that use all 4 TNG movies. Generations will remove Kirk & Picard entering the Nexus, First Contact will be a two part episode with slight adjustments, Insurrection will be a single episode that wraps up the story without the Picard action scenes and removes the love story as well, Nemesis will also be a single episode format.

Current Progress

Episode 1: The Nexus
Runtime: 60min

Cropped all scenes to 4:3 (adjusted picture as needed)
Cut all Enterprise B scenes
Fade in on drums on the Enterprise boat
Increased speed 3.5x when Worf falls to the water when Riker removes the plank, reworked audio
Increased speed 3.5x when Crusher falls to the water when Data pushes her, reworked audio
Rearranged boat scenes to remove Picard getting the message about Robert and Rene
Fade out to credits when Riker calls for Picard to the bridge and senior officers walk out of the holodeck
Used S7 introduction (we haven’t been introduced to the enterprise E yet)
Fade in on the space shot of the Enterprise approaching the Amargosa star observatory
Added title “The Nexus” to the shot
Added guest starring credits for Malcolm McDowell, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, and Whoopi Goldberg
Removed Picard yelling at Riker
Tightened up away team recovering Soran
Picard does not get upset at Riker and Riker doesn’t ask if there is anything he can do for Picard. Riker now leaves after Picard says “that will be all”
Commercial break fade out after Soran leaves ten forward when Guinan senses his presence
Fade into next scene
Removed shots of Data’s face bubbling out when he is laughing uncontrollably, reworked audio to smooth cuts
Removed Picard and Troi talking about Robert and Rene
Looped a reversed image of the Amargosa star dying
Fade in on far shot of shockwave approaching the Enterprise and Amargosa observatory
Removed Riker saying, “That was the mission James Kirk died on”
Removed Picard hitting any forcefield when he goes down to the Veridian III
Sped up scene 3.5x where engineer/security officer flies over the console on the bridge to remove slowmo
Removed Veridian III scenes of Picard failing to stop Soran
Rearranged shots to have Picard confront Soran and succeed
Picard sees the ribbon fly by after heading back down the canyon and then sees the Enterprise
Fade out after rescue ships jump to warp

Episode 2: Day of the Phoenix pt1
Runtime: 43min w/o credits

Cut logos
Intro on the zoom out of Picard’s eye
Cut shot of Picard hesitating/thinking before saying Fire. I never understood why he was so casual, especially since we see, with him, ships continuing to be destroyed.
Commercial fade out after Enterprise enters the vortex
Cut aerial shot of complex
Fade in on campfire
Removed slow mo of person falling off of roof when the Borg bombard the complex
Cut Lilly yelling Bull $417
Commercial fade out after Picard says “The future may die with him”
Fade in on Enterprise orbiting space
Commercial fade out after Cochrane dances and Diana passes out
Fade in on Enterprise orbiting space
Moved Riker, Troi and Geordi convincing and showing Cochrane about the enterprise to right after Lily takes Picard hostage
Moved Data waking captured by the Borg to after Lily hands Picard the phaser
Episode Fade out as drill approaches Data’s Head

Episode 3: Day of the Phoenix pt2
Runtime: 47min w/o credits

Previously on Star Trek The Next Generation montage
Opening on Borg drone and data looking up and seeing the Borg queen descend
Trimmed moment between “I am the Borg” and Data’s response “Greetings” to remove the pause
Removed Borg queen’s “Was that good for you?” and Data’s “Oooooh” response
Removed Lilly screaming and borg views as she and Picard walk down the hallway.
Cut far shots of crowd dispersing as Picard starts shooting
Trimmed up tommy gun scene to keep it flowing
Cut Cochrane shewing away the engineers and hiding behind a building
Voice over of Geordi asking for Cochrane to look at his desing figures to transition into scene
Cut Geordi telling him he went to Zephram Cochrane high school
Cut engineers approaching Geordi after Cochrane goes to take a leak
Cut Geordi and Riker looking at Cochrane from afar, goes directly to Worf, Picard and Hawke getting in Zero G suits
Cut the awkward sexual tension between Data and the Borg queen. Now the scene ends after she says, “don’t be tempted by flesh” and he looks up in weakness
Cut Worf saying they should wait and get reinforcements…really?
Cut al the “Access Denied” screen shots after seeing it on Picards screen. It gets redundant and slows the scene down
Cut close up shots of Worf after his suit gets slashed. Again, it slows the scene down
Cut the clamps flying off as they don’t really make sense the way they pop off in the zero g environment of space.
Cut shot of Borg queen holding Data’s hands and saying their plans have changed
Trimmed up Cochrane and Riker’s conversation in the Phoenix
Removed Picard and Worf quarrel and Picard’s Ahab moment. It’s just not him and it is a childish contradiction to everything he’s been saying to Lilly the whole time he’s been with her
Removed portion of Picard speaking to Worf to remove the apology for something that no longer happened. Now Picard calls him over to tell him he is the bravest man he ever has known. They shake hands and Worf leaves. Picard believes he is most likely going to die in his attempt to save Data so this connection and moment seems still appropriate.
Cut Cochrane freaking out about seeing the Enterprise
Cut Picard snapping the borg queen’s neck. Again, it’s just not Picard, or at least the Picard I have come to know over 7 seasons
Episode fade out as the camera turns from Lilly and focuses Cochrane and the Vulcan visitors.
Cut credits

Episode 4: Hearts of the Children
Current Runtime: 60min

Removal of intro logos
fade in on science team watching the Ba’ku from their hidden observatory
Removed any mention of Data until we see take off his helmet
Fade out to credits after Data looks up at the observatory after reveaing it
Fade in to Enterprise exterior
Cut all of the stuff up to the point of the crew meeting with the new members of the Federation
Cut Picard talking to Geordi after Dougherty ends his transition
Trimmed up the conversation between Ru’afo and Dougherty
Cut Worf waking up late and Picard chiding him about his bolster
Trimmed up Picard and Worf recovering Data to remove the song and silliness
Removed Data singing when Picard asks him what the last thing he remembers is
Cut Ba’ku walking with Picard and Data, now it transitions to the revealed ship and they board it
Cut Son’a attacking Picard and Data
Rearranged scenes to move Picard’s conversation with the Ba’ku about their history to follow the holoship scene
Cut to Geordi sunrise scene after Picard says he won’t let the Ba’ku be relocated
Rearranged scenes to have Data and Picard beam aboard the ship (originally followed the holoship scene)
Cut Picard asking about the boil/pimple on Worf’s face
Rearranged scenes to have Picard meeting with Ru’afo and Dougherty following Data feeling Riker’s face
Removed Ru’afo and Gallatin’s conversation, scene now transitions from Picard removing his rank and straight to the weapons transporting in the hallway
Cut all Ba’ku village shots after Gallatin says they have to destroy the transporter inhibitors, scene now moves directly to his report to Ru’afo
Cut to Ba’ku in the mountains after Dougherty gives the ok to send the Son’a after the Enterprise
Cut to Enterprise after Artim and Data’s conversation
Cut to Data and Worf talking (removed the boob jokes)
Massively trimmed up the drone attacks
Cut all scenes of the Ba’ku entering the caves
Removed Riker’s manual driving of the Enterprise…face palm
Trimmed more of the Ba’ku in the mountains
Cut all of Ru’afo getting onto the collector and his crew taking back the ship
After Picard has Worf and Gallatin put a tractor beam on the holoship we cut the Ba’ku returning to their village
Removed Picard and Anij love talk after Gallanti is reunited with his mother
Removed Data’s prank on Riker
Replaced Anij shot with Artim and his dad smiling
Fade to credits after the crew transports back to the Enterprise

Episode 5: Romulus & Remus