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Originally posted by: HotRod
I take some of what i said Back...
Yes I enjoyed St:TNG when it was on...watch it now and it's pretty lame...
Yes I enjoyed Quantem Leap when it was on...It's Ok now!
Quantum Leap (which I first caught in reruns on the Sci-Fi channel) is, to me, the epitome of character-driven storytelling. And to me good storytelling never fades.
Star Trek: the Next Generation on the other hand... after having watched several episodes of the original Star Trek, TNG, which I used to love, now seems second-rate (but it's still better than crap like Voyager). The original Star Trek was surprisingly well-written--even the seemingly goofy plot developments had a purpose and reason that became clear later in the episode. It's good storytelling that shines through despite the fake special effects. The Next Generation, on the other hand, while fun, is juvenile, seeming like it was aimed at teenagers and, furthermore, instead of being well-written, the writers just seemed to come up with random plotlines (after all, whenever the Enterprise doesn't run into a REAL threat, the Holodeck can create one). It had a few good episodes, but it was nowhere near the quality of the original series insofar as storytelling, and it ESPECIALLY doesn't match up to the first or sixth Star Trek movies.