doubleofive said:
I watched them for the first time this year on Blu-ray, and I think that TNG S1-2 are still in the valley started by TOS S3, and starts climbing back up the peak in TNG S3.SilverWook said:
You should at least stick with TNG for a while. The general consensus is they didn't hit their stride until the third season. The first two seasons have their moments though.
There have been stories over the years of a lot of behind the scenes turmoil during the early era of the show. Don't know if anyone has written a tell all book about those days.
There was a period in the 90's when it seemed everybody from TOS was writing a book about how Shatner was a total dick, so there must be a market for that sort of thing. ;)
It's easy to forget how controversial TNG actually was back in '87. The idea of a new show without Kirk and company did ruffle some fan feathers. TOS cast a huge shadow in many ways. Some people were prejudiced against the show before the pilot even aired. I gave it a chance, but the first regular episode coming off as a retread of The Naked Time seemed like a bad omen at the time.
TNG eventually got it's space legs, and earned some respect, it just took a while.