Star Trek TV series(es) - general discussion of the franchise

[ruffneck23]

I think the opposite.

Oh well ,that is such a shame.

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh well ,that is such a shame.

The regularity he turns up in this and other subsequent Trek, yes it is.

 

[ruffneck23]

The regularity he turns up in this and other subsequent Trek, yes it is.

your opinion is not gospel, ok so you you dont like it, the OP was asking for opinions, you are not the only person on these boards with a an opinion, so good for you that you dont like them. I do

 

[danny la rouge]

your opinion is not gospel, ok so you you dont like it, the OP was asking for opinions, you are not the only person on these boards with a an opinion, so good for you that you dont like them. I do

I know. I was only giving my opinion. I didn’t say mine trumped yours.

 

[Ax^]

Maybe the wrong thread to ask this, but I couldn’t find a TNG specific thread.

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve watched The Next Generation but due to a Netflix autoplay incident I found myself engrossed in one yesterday and it reminded me what a fine tv series it was.

Can any TNG fans recommend me some of the best episodes, because there are 7 series on Netflix and let’s be honest they’re not all great.

the Drumhead is a fine episode

 

[MrCurry]

the Drumhead is a fine episode

Thanks, I’ll give it a watch!

 

[Ax^]

be prewarned its not the most action orientated episode more a picard heavy court room episode

with an old 50's starlet giving it some welly

 

[emanymton]

I'd say just watch Babyon 5 instead but it's not on Netfix. But then I still say you should watch Babyon 5 instead.

 

[emanymton]

Dp

 

[Reno]

I'd say just watch Babyon 5 instead but it's not on Netfix. But then I still say you should watch Babyon 5 instead.

I've been told that a gazillion times when the talk turns to Star Trek, but only made it to the end of season 1 and then gave up. My tolerance for ultra cheap production values is fairly low and the genius fans go on about didn't materialise in that season for me.

I also have a feeling it may not have dated well. The fact that it was a science fiction series which told one continuing story serialised was new than, but now thats what almost all series are like.

 

[MickiQ]

the Drumhead is a fine episode

Watch the pilot and then skip over the rest of Season's 1 and 2 and the first three episodes of Season 3 then carry on from there, Episode 15 of Season 3 is 'Yesterday's Enterprise' and one of the best. The final episode 'Best of Both Worlds Part I' and the first episode of Season 4 'The Best of Both Worlds Part II' are also highly rated. Anything with Ensign Ro (Michelle Forbes) or Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) in it is usually pretty good. Anything with Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) is usually pretty dire.

 

[Ax^]

if you watch any show but TNG from the era it show be Space Above and Beyond not babyon 5




also not on netflix :/

 

[Nine Bob Note]

See the Red Letter Media top 5/10s from YT posted above. They've made an effort to appeal to casual viewers with their lists and not just fan boys.

 

[Ax^]

are you on about space above and beyond please linky cannie seem to find it

 

[cybershot]

I think the opposite.

I think the problem with q episodes is you kind of need to watch them for continuity purposes.

Especially if you intend to watch forthcoming season 2 of ‘Picard’

it’s what the list above I linked too achieves for the longer watch list. Some eps are pants but if there’s a 2nd side story involving character development or introduction of a new reoccurring character. You kind of need to watch it.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think the problem with q episodes is you kind of need to watch them for continuity purposes.

Especially if you intend to watch forthcoming season 2 of ‘Picard’

it’s what the list above I linked too achieves for the longer watch list. Some eps are pants but if there’s a 2nd side story involving character development or introduction of a new reoccurring character. You kind of need to watch it.

He does introduce the Borg.

 

[emanymton]

I've been told that a gazillion times when the talk turns to Star Trek, but only made it to the end of season 1 and then gave up. My tolerance for ultra cheap production values is fairly low and the genius fans go on about didn't materialise in that season for me.

I also have a feeling it may not have dated well. The fact that it was a science fiction series which told one continuing story serialised was new than, but now thats what almost all series are like.

I think one of the reasons it works as well as it does for me is because it was stuck between telling one long continuous story and being episodic. So the big plots just kind of sit there in the background for the first series or 2 developing slowly and being hinted at. It makes it feel more real I guess, you get used to the world a bit so you appreciate the changes when they come. Plus it clearly helps that the end point was known from the beginning and not just made up as they went along like of lot of others seem to do.

I can understand people being a but turned off by series 1, I think it works well as part of the whole but I can see that to a modern viewer without the big picture it could seem bit meh.

 

[Ax^]

He does introduce the Borg.

he also book ends the first episode and final episode's

"the test is never over"

seems a reason to have in a picard related show

 

[emanymton]

if you watch any show but TNG from the era it show be Space Above and Beyond not babyon 5




also not on netflix :/

But it only got 1 series. From memory I liked it but it is not a complete story, it's like reading a book and finding every page after the first 2 chapters are blank.

 

[NoXion]

There is a small number of decent episodes in seasons 1&2 but my only attempt to rewatch TNG failed because the first two season are like chewing though flannel. I bought the entire series on Blu-ray in a sale and then sold it again. I wished they kept Dr. Pulaski though.

I find that any series with a difficult first season or two is better watched with a friend. I've got one who is also into TV sci-fi, and ropey episodes are much more bearable when you can take them apart together.

I'd say just watch Babyon 5 instead but it's not on Netfix. But then I still say you should watch Babyon 5 instead.

As if I haven't already watched all of the Babylon 5 seasons about a dozen times. I love it, despite the cheap production values, the acting talent is great (RIP Andreas Katsulas), but there are just more seasons of TNG to watch, especially if you include DS9 and Voyager.

 

[Ax^]

aye *shakes fist at Fox


but did Bab 5 have a seriously satisfying ending

it was more just a more political TNG that anything else

it had space napoleon ffs

 

[strung out]

John de Lancie playing Q is excellent, the problem is that half the Q episodes are rubbish, while the other half are kind of universe breaking in some way.

If you do watch one Q episode, make it Tapestry, which is excellent.

 

[T & P]

Maybe the wrong thread to ask this, but I couldn’t find a TNG specific thread.

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve watched The Next Generation but due to a Netflix autoplay incident I found myself engrossed in one yesterday and it reminded me what a fine tv series it was.

Can any TNG fans recommend me some of the best episodes, because there are 7 series on Netflix and let’s be honest they’re not all great.

Can’t remember the name and can’t be bothered right now to check the article about best episodes that was posted right after your post, but the one when they get trapped in a time loop and keep dying but on every new instance they start to get deja vu flashes and gradually work out what’s going on was fucking superb.

For lovers of moral philosophy there are plenty of thought-provoking episodes. The one where No 1 is on trial on a Klingon planet accused (IIRC) of killing a love rival was brilliant. There’s also the bizarre but ultimately satisfying theatrical one where Picard is caught in the middle of a Greek tragedy-like conflict between a sun and moon entities.

And as the pure action/ thriller ones go, the ones when Picard get captured by the Borg were fucking ace.

 

[T & P]

Those involving Data’s evil twin are also good. And the various costume drama ones taking place in the holodeck are fantastic fun

 

[Ax^]

and there is the one with the fucking flute

 

[T & P]

and there is the one with the fucking flute

I can’t remember what that one is, but I suspect footage from it was used for the beginning of this Xmas classic

 

[Nine Bob Note]

I'm rewatching the dominion war in DS9. It's so fucking goooooooooood

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

He does introduce the Borg.

The borg are just cybemen who are into piercings

 

[fishfinger]

The borg are just cybemen who are into piercings

Well, there's no need to go full tin man when you can just accessorise.

 

[strung out]

and there is the one with the fucking flute

The Inner Light, which is excellent, although like many TNG episodes, suffers from the fact that the main character suffers a life changing experience, which they will have to deal with for the rest of their life, but is completely forgotten by the next episode and never mentioned again.

Not just restricted to Star Trek mind, but particularly obvious in TNG and Voyager.