Resistance Is Futile. Prepare to be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctives to our own. You will adapt to service us.
Resistance is futile.
Viewers sat on edge as the cybernetically enhanced and immensely powerful humanoids overcame the USS Enterprise and her crew. The program was an effective two-part cliffhanger. When the crew of the Enterprise escaped, Trekkies around the world exhaled a borg-like collective sigh of relief. At one point during The Next Generation series, captain Jean-Luc Picard was captured and assimilated by the Borg. This would be accomplished by forced integration into the Collective.