Seven seasons. 178 episodes. Those who plan to travel with us, sound off about your relationship to Star Trek: The Next Generation. What are your hopes and fears for a rewatch (or first viewing)?
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7 responses to “Seven seasons.”
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Not sure I’ll watch along, but I anticipate enjoying the reviews, anyway.
And I hope not to have such an annoyed opinion of Westley…. ^_~
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I was 14 when TNG premiered (September 28, 1987). I think I must have watched most of the first season as it aired, and quickly developed a bad attitude. This isn’t Trek! The roles of the characters and their jobs on the ship were poorly defined, leaving the actors and the drama too often floundering. All it seemed they could think of to do (at first) was rip off plotlines from TOS–and they didn’t do them well. Too much emphasis on personal shipboard dramas (most of them involving Wesley) and not enough high concept science fiction, or adventure. I can’t remember if I gave up halfway through first season, or if I soldiered on as far as second season–but I soon abandoned the show except for widely-spaced chance viewings. We’ll hit a point before long when almost every episode will be new to me–blank slate.
My goal this time is to enjoy it, if I possibly can. I want to grow fond of the characters, learn the show’s eccentricities, appreciate the parts that are good, and learn to empathize with (if not have my brain eaten by) the millions who love it. I will poke fun where poking is required, but I will try to do so only with good spirit. There will probably be a lot of bad episodes to slog through at the beginning. But the thing you always hear about TNG is it gets better. May it be so.
Meanwhile, I get to weirdly relive my high school and college years, in a parallel universe where I never missed an episode of Trek. All this, while talking science fiction television with old and new friends–some of whom date all the way back to that era. One way or another, I’ll enjoy the conversation!
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Are you a TNG-lover, Yvonne? Or just after Wesley left?
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… September ’87, so I was 13.
Honestly, I think I was jealous of Wesley, but did not understand that’s what I was feeling. **^_^**
I will admit being highly amused by the discovery of alt.sexy.bald.captains when I was in college later, but did not follow up.
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Hmmm. Love Picard. Hate Riker. Somewhat annoyed by Wesley. Have been called Counselor Troi and like Marina Syrtis but find her character as played on the show to be quite annoying (would I find myself to be annoying if viewed on-screen? perhaps).
I am a fan of DS9 (perhaps because Dax is the awesomest character concept EVER, but I digress). But have never really liked TNG, it seemed stiff with characters that did not draw me in or make me feel for them, and who seemed smug, and the dialogue was terrible. I stopped watching after the first few episodes. I remember catching an occasional episode of the later seasons and being surprised that it was not as terrible as I had thought. So I will just hope the first few seasons go by quickly.
I saw Patrick Stewart once live at Shakespeare in the Park and was just blown away by him… for some reason the small screen really does not do him justice. He looked huge to me in person after watching only on STTNG prior.
Still, I look forward to the marathon, I am hoping maybe we can speed it up so it takes less than a year to get through! Because I am waiting to get to DS9. 🙂
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Randi, the next time I see you, I hope you will have perfected your Troi impression.
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