Huh, I thought TNG was supposed to be good.
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Polter-Cow - May 14, 2009 12:22:12 pm PDT #1359 of 30000
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Tom Scola - May 14, 2009 12:28:50 pm PDT #1360 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Huh, I thought TNG was supposed to be good.
There were quite a few episodes that were outstanding, but the show as a whole was quite inconsistent.
Kathy A - May 14, 2009 12:32:36 pm PDT #1361 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
What Tom said.
Best TNG episodes: "Inner Light" (one of the best hours of television, period), the second half of the Cardassians-hold-Picard-prisoner two-parter ("There. Are. Four. Lights!!!" God, Stewart so rocked that episode.), "Yesterday's Enterprise," "Measure of a Man" (Data's trial, which had a nice reference to his and Tasha's relationship), and "Cause and Effect" (one of the best time-travel eps done in a very clever way).
DavidS - May 14, 2009 12:34:19 pm PDT #1362 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
No love for Picard as Locutus?
Polter-Cow - May 14, 2009 12:35:16 pm PDT #1363 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooh.
The movie has made me want to watch more Trek stuff, so maybe I'll seek some classic episodes.
Connie Neil - May 14, 2009 12:57:22 pm PDT #1364 of 30000
brillig
My favorite TNG episode is the one where Picard has to learn how to communicate with the captain of a ship from a civilization that uses metaphors as language. Picard telling the story of Gilgamesh to the alien captain over a campfire is glorious.
Kathy A - May 14, 2009 1:04:07 pm PDT #1365 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Oooh, yes--that ep is great! Paul Winfield is terrific as the alien. Wasn't it titled "Darmok"?
As much as I like "Best of Both Worlds," I liked the film "First Contact" better for the Locutus residual.
erikaj - May 14, 2009 1:09:38 pm PDT #1366 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I like the holideck ones...sorry I'm not more fannishly specific, but when I was twelve TNG was my BFF's show, not really mine in the same way. I liked it, though. And the movie with the whale lady.
Connie Neil - May 14, 2009 1:10:05 pm PDT #1367 of 30000
brillig
TNG lucked out when they got Patrick Stewart. The classical training gives a starship captain the proper gravitas.
erikaj - May 14, 2009 1:12:53 pm PDT #1368 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Totally.