The Official Star Trek Thread

[Alben Barkley]

I think the first season or two of TNG (when Gene Roddenberry was still involved), the storytelling and plots are still pretty reminiscent of TOS. Including some episodes that are outright remakes of TOS episodes. But after that, it starts diverting dramatically and becomes easily the biggest difference between the shows. Acting is different, a little less hammy perhaps, but outside of Stewart, not exactly top notch acting still. Sets are clearly different but it’s still recognizable as the Enterprise.

[Alben Barkley]

I'm not a diehard Star Trek fan by any means, but I had people telling me that if you liked anything about the old Next Generation, you'll enjoy the latest season of Picard. Now, I tried watching this show when it first started and I thought it was f--king stupid so I wrote it off. But I was convinced by my friends to give this last season a shot, and I'm glad I did. It was absolutely fan service, but of the best kind. It actually delivered what I had hoped the Star Wars sequels would: New adventures and iconic moments with the characters we all fell in love with in the first place, BEFORE handing things off to a new crew. That's how you do it.