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It's so bizarre to read this in the present, knowing how incredible TNG was, but I get it - the original crew WAS Star Trek to them.

The dedicated fans revived this series in syndication, well after it had gone off the air in 1969, and felt attached to the characters that they had obsessed over between then and the 1980s. Like modern fans, they thought that departure from what they knew would ruin it.

I wish I could go back in time and tell them that TNG is going to rock.

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I mean let's be real here they had every right to be concerned. TNG had serious problems in the beginning and had some pretty big flaws even as the show got going. Off the top of my head

  • The first few episodes (besides Q) were straight trash. Even if you take out the ample racism and sexism, they still kinda suck
  • Worf didn't become a thing until Yar died. He was just kinda there. Also his hair looked ridiculous
  • Riker was half as sexy in terms of looks and a quarter as sexy in terms of personality
  • Picard was a dick. Not firm but fair. A straight up dick.
  • They straight up got rid of crusher for a season
  • The Ferengi were awful. Not like in a "lol what shenanigans is Quark up to now" but in a "TOS Gorn" way
[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"unknown British Shakespearian actor..." Wow, I never thought I'd hear Patrick Stewart described that way.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think he was just an extra in the movie Excalibur before TNG, outside of stage.

Edit: """"extra"""" in extra quotes forgive me it's been over a decade since I saw the movie.

[–] daikiki@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

How dare you disrespect Gurney Halleck like that?