Subj : Re: TNG vs TOS - anybody still think Next Generation sucks? To : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.tos From : ANIM8Rfsk Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 20:28:49 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos in article trH%e.9207$cq2.1300645@news20.bellglobal.com, Amun at spamblocker@bell.net wrote on 10/1/05 7:23 PM: > > "Magnus, Robot Fighter" wrote in message > news:1128135066.134024.305330@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> >> Amun wrote: >>> wrote in message >>> news:1127996499.895183.200500@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... >>>> I was just reviewing a website about the New Galactica.... about how >>>> the old fans feel "betrayed" by this new series, and it's inferior to >>>> the original show, and "please sign this petition to bring back the >>>> original actors". That reminded me of the Usenet newsgroup >>>> rec.arts.startrek back in 1987/88/89. Back then Trekkies were up in >>>> arms & saying the Next Generation was an insult to the original Trek >>>> series with Kirk, Spock, et cetera (and Picard was a wimp). >>>> >>>> Is there anyone out there who, ~15 years later, still thinks TNG is an >>>> inferior-quality show & and insult to the original series/fans? >>> >>> >>> Next gen still sucks, but just not as badly as voyager or enterprise. >>> >>> AMUN >> >> Someone else here said it best: rewatchability factor. I saw every >> episode of TNG in its original run and enjoyed it very much. BUT it's >> hardly rewatchable. Best of Both Worlds for sure cause it's got a great >> pace. And wretched as the first 2 seasons of TNG are it's interesting >> to watch for little things they stopped doing in the later seasons. The >> music was more bombastic. Picard more of an asshole. Frakes >> performances get better upon viewings. >> >> But I could watch Kirk all day. And that episode with Frank Gorshin! >> OMG what an eccentric performance. >> > > > Actually on that note of eccentric performances. > The few versions of TNG that I did like were the QUE ones. > Perhaps that was what was missing in TNG, a real off the wall type regular > character that had a distinct personality. You mean like Trelane? :-) > > In any situation, you always knew what Kirk, Spock, Bones, Checkov, Sulu or > Scotty were going to do or say. > > In TNG, ???? > Even though I hate Whoopi goldberg, at least the guinan character was > consistent, but that was only a guest part occasionally > > DSN at least had Quark > > Voyager ???? > > Enterprise (retch) > > > > AMUN > > -- You Can't Stop the Signal .