Originally posted by: Jay
I've been watching the TNG box sets recently (working on season 5 now), and there's plenty of conflict between various characters--even within the Federation itself.
It does tend to be episodic, but watching the show still has its rewards.
Originally posted by: JediSage
Rodenberry's vision, aside from being naive, is what destroyed the franchise. A story in which none of the characters are supposed to be in conflict with eachother because of the utopia the Federation has wrought leaves very little room for character development. Also, the "reset button" at the end of every episode was SO annoying.
Rodenberry's vision, aside from being naive, is what destroyed the franchise. A story in which none of the characters are supposed to be in conflict with eachother because of the utopia the Federation has wrought leaves very little room for character development. Also, the "reset button" at the end of every episode was SO annoying.
I've been watching the TNG box sets recently (working on season 5 now), and there's plenty of conflict between various characters--even within the Federation itself.
It does tend to be episodic, but watching the show still has its rewards.
I thought DS9 was the best of them. Definitely worth watching, as is TNG in most cases. However, I guess I've just become jaded over the spin-offs given the awful direction they went in, combined with what's being done now with shows like Lost and BSG. None of the spin-offs ever approached the chemistry of the original with the "big 3" characters. I just can't get worked up while watching Picard and Data prancing around together in Sherwood Forrest.
I will say that the last year of Enterprise when Manny Coto took over from Braga was much better in terms of quality. Have you noticed how dated TNG seems now?