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Published On: Feb 12, 2004 07:02 AM
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Published On: Feb 12, 2004 07:02 AM
TNG Thoughts
As promised!
Have been busy this week (working on the
next episode review for Trek Bits, scanner shopping, etc.), so I've been
late adding the thoughts on TNG I promised on the Trek
Bits homepage. I don't mean to sound like the guy who runs the web
site listing 5 million reasons why Kirk is better than Picard (I'm only slightly
exaggerating -- he does have over 1700 reasons). Really, the only reason I
started watching TNG occasionally is for the slightly interesting plots that
come along from time to time and to get ideas for my "private" Trek universe.
Here goes:
1. The biggest problem I have with TNG is (and I'm sure you've noticed this) is Picard's veddy British accent. Isn't it odd that a Frenchman would speak that way, as well as his brother, sister-in-law, nephew, etc.?
2. The crew on the Enterprise-D spend way too much time in the holodeck; when they're not pretending to be 20th-century private detectives or cowboys, they're...playing poker(!)
3. It's too easy to tell aliens from humans; they all have misshapen foreheads. Not very original. :-\
4. Any episode featuring Picard romancing some poor woman and/or shirtless should be avoided at all costs.
5. It seems that half the episodes are either rip-offs of TOS plots or have plot elements "liberated" from TOS stories (e.g. "Measure of a Man" -- prosecutor is Picard's old girlfriend, ensuing trial pits Picard against his old flame).
1. The biggest problem I have with TNG is (and I'm sure you've noticed this) is Picard's veddy British accent. Isn't it odd that a Frenchman would speak that way, as well as his brother, sister-in-law, nephew, etc.?
2. The crew on the Enterprise-D spend way too much time in the holodeck; when they're not pretending to be 20th-century private detectives or cowboys, they're...playing poker(!)
3. It's too easy to tell aliens from humans; they all have misshapen foreheads. Not very original. :-\
4. Any episode featuring Picard romancing some poor woman and/or shirtless should be avoided at all costs.
5. It seems that half the episodes are either rip-offs of TOS plots or have plot elements "liberated" from TOS stories (e.g. "Measure of a Man" -- prosecutor is Picard's old girlfriend, ensuing trial pits Picard against his old flame).
Posted: Fri - January 23, 2004 at 11:41 AM