Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 TNG has plenty of great episodes from season 3 on, but plenty of stinkers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 EVERY incarnation of Star Trek had some awesome and bad episodes. You can't just limit it to TNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 TNG is a case where whole seasons tend to be bad, like 1, 2 and 7. It's the one series I find people to hold in extremely high esteem, but it's pretty flawed. I don't get what's so bad about TOS season 3. DS9 is nearly perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I got this set for Christmas— —and am currently doing a rewatch in Production Order. I did a full rewatch with my wife seven or eight years ago; over the years since then I have watched a random episode once every month or so. This current rewatch is with my wife’s niece (who currently lives with us). She’s digging it. I got the LLL big soundtrack set as well as TMP, and have been enjoying those very much. My wife and I have been slooowly attempting to watch TNG. I think it will have taken us a year to get to the end of Season One. I have started collecting older Star Trek novels from Pocket Books and plan to read those. I’m itching to get into a Star Trek board game, but I don’t know what will scratch that itch. Star Trek: The Adventure Game or Star Explorer, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Trent B said: EVERY incarnation of Star Trek had some awesome and bad episodes. You can't just limit it to TNG. TNG had many entertaining episodes but any timeless classics? TOS had tons. I do believe Roddenburry's soul is very important to what makes ST great and he was fully in TOS, half in TNG, not in those that followed.* The JJ Abrams reboots have nothing to do with ST. * I don't have CBS all access so can't assess Discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Roddenberry was a great big ideas person, not such a great writer or show runner, certainly not by the 80s at least. Going more hands off with TNG is what allowed that show to really soar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Aside from a few standout episodes, TNG became stagnant and boring in its final season. Q's criticism of the crew in All Good Things wasn't far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 He thought they had potential, but apparently he was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 It's why he left DS9 alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 I thought he showed up a few times on that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Only once at the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 ...the end... the one who is many. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 18 hours ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: I don't get what's so bad about TOS season 3. It’s not terrible, IMO. It’s just not as even and not as iconic as the first two seasons. Name your top ten favorite episodes of TOS. I’ll bet it’s seven episodes from Season One and three episodes from Season Two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Spock's Brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 @Alexcremers probably likes Season 3 the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 It's the most surreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 TNG really peaked in its first season. It was all downhill after that. Disco Stu and Unlucky Bastard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: TNG really peaked in its first season. It was all downhill after that. A24 and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Roddenberry's grand vision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Fuck you Rick Berman. You ruined this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Berman hating is a popular sport (especially if you care about music at all) but you have to give the man credit. He presided over the best of TNG and DS9. He might have been out of steam by ENT but he made a hell of a lot of Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 9:48 PM, JoeinAR said: Star Trek is ... better than any that came after it. That might be the case if you stopped watching new shows in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I love Rick Berman. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Rick Berman On 8/16/2018 at 7:55 PM, Tallguy said: Berman hating is a popular sport (especially if you care about music at all) but you have to give the man credit. He presided over the best of TNG and DS9. He might have been out of steam by ENT but he made a hell of a lot of Star Trek. I mostly agree. And in the case of DS9, the best thing he did was (eventually) just leave it alone. Berman was mostly fine and oversaw the most productive, creative and sustained period in Trek history. Brannon Braga, however, is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Nick1066 said: Brannon Braga, however, is another story. What do you mean? What is this story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I want an edit of Star Trek Generations that removes Kirk from the 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 That's one of the most magical moments in anything. What a legendary pairing. Remove it? Might as well edit Jack and Rose out of Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Anyone else ever think of Neelix whenever they see Netflix? Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 How do they beam the Doctor from a shuttle to the Voyager when he's not made of anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 His mobile emitter acquired in Los Angeles in the 1990s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hmm.... https://www.buildtheenterprise.org/ Apparently this could be built within the next 20 years. We haven't even got a functioning warp drive yet. Wojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Nice fuckin' model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 6:35 AM, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said: Anyone else ever think of Neelix whenever they see Netflix? No. But every time I see @Disco Stu's name I think of U2's Discotechque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 CONTROVERSIAL OPINION INCOMING I like holodeck episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: CONTROVERSIAL OPINION INCOMING I like holodeck episodes. Oh Stu. Have you seen someone about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just now, Tallguy said: Oh Stu. Have you seen someone about this? I have! Inconclusive results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I have! Inconclusive results Dammit. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: CONTROVERSIAL OPINION INCOMING I like holodeck episodes. I like the good ones. Ship In A Bottle is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Stefancos said: I like the good ones. Ship In A Bottle is great! Love that one too. "Our Man Bashir"! Fantastic! Captain Proton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Both TNG episodes with Moriarty are great. DS9 is spoken for. The Voyager two parter with the Hirogen in WWII deserves an honorable mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This new Star Trek film looks pretty good. Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Jonny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I'd argue the Moriarty ones to be the worst of the bunch. (Aside from Daniel Davis' performance which is stellar.) Not only does the recreational system put the ship in jeopardy (again!), we find out that the whole secret of making AI smarter than Data is to ask, politely. Someone call that guy from Measure of a Man! (And Moriarty appears to have emotions and can use contractions!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Having seen those episodes after seeing a bunch of The Nanny in the 90s, it was hard for me to take Davis seriously in the role honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Just now, Disco Stu said: Having seen those episodes after seeing a bunch of The Nanny in the 90s, it was hard for me to take Davis seriously in the role honestly. Most of the reason I loved him in the Nanny is because of TNG. And because he's terrific. I always thought he was trying (and failing) to do an American accent in Red October. He's from ARKANSAS! It's pretty impressive that he's given a role in the almost exclusively Brit cast of The Prestige. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tallguy said: Most of the reason I loved him in the Nanny is because of TNG. And because he's terrific. I always thought he was trying (and failing) to do an American accent in Red October. He's from ARKANSAS! It's pretty impressive that he's given a role in the almost exclusively Brit cast of The Prestige. Wait....he's not actually British? You're not kidding? MIND. FUCKING. BLOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,376 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Yeah, not even one of those "Born in Kentucky but moved to Wales at age 6 months and did all of his schooling in London." Born and raised in the Southern U.S.A. Crazy, right? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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