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Star Trek - The Next Generation - Season 1
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The pilot of all "New Trek", this is a fairly imaginative
story. If it hadn't been for John de Lancie's
fantastic Q character the show would be mediocre.
In retrospect the characters are somewhat different
from what they will become. Most notably Picard,
Worf and Counselor Troi. Picard is far from his
calm, determined, diplomatic self. The main plot
about Farpoint Station is a little dull for a Pilot.
But still thouroughly enjoyable. |
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I know it's only the second episode but the cast
seem to be stumbling around in the dark trying to
find thier characters. This only makes it more hillarious.
Even if Wil Weaton's acting is so bad it
is almost not funny. The scene with Picard and Crusher
in the ready room is classic. And it has Data's
famous "fully functional" line. |
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What is this Ligon II place I wonder? A vacation
colony for rejected actors? The acting is...well...bad.
The story is...well...boring. And the showdown between
Yar and Yareena is humorous rather than intense.
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Introducing the Ferengi. These original Ferengi
are very different (more alien) from the later versions
in DS9, but still fun. The story is very slow and
not very original. But the special effects very
good and there is some nice comedy with Data (Chinese
finger puzzle). Average season 1 antics. |
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The best episode of the season. The acting may be
bad but the story is very interesting and the effects
are relatively good. Picard stepping out of a Turbolift
into open space is startling. The Traveller is decidedly
enigmatic and cool. Wesley is actually very good
in this show. We hear about his extraordinary powers
for the first time here. |
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Data's Sherlock Holmes impersonation is a season
highlight. But the Anticans and the Selay are the
most ridiculous aliens ever to haunt the Star Trek
universe, they would look more at home in the cantina
scene in Star Wars. Picard floating around
in a cloud of energy is also highly suspect. |
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This Rubicon 3 place isn't a half bad, with everyone
running around in skimpy underwear and all. The
Edo God is nicely done and apparently they used
most of their budget on that ship, because the rest
of the show is substandard.. except for the underwear
of course. And it gives a patronizing look on religion.
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A first look into Picard's mind in another Ferengi episode. The ghostly scenes on the Stargazer work
out well and the ending is pretty tense. We see the legendary Picard Manouver (the tactic, not the shirt pulling).
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Q comes back to liven things up. All in all it is
a silly story that tries to take itself seriously.
Again if any other actor had played Q this show
would have been rubbish. Q's planet looks like it
was put together in a matter of minutes out of cardboard
and duct tape, but thats not the point.. it is fun.
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The first of countless Holodeck themed episodes.
Well it was sort of interesting at the time, but
the "Holodeck malfunction show" has been done much
better since in the other series. The mobsters are
shallow and irritating. |
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An awful episode, one of the worst ever. The Planet
of the Amazons concept is an old and basicly a crap
concept. Riker is get's it on, which is about the
only thing to laugh at in this load of bollocks.
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Not bad. The Bynars are a good idea but vastly annoying,
they could have been cool if they didn't have to
speak like that. That Commander Riker could fall
for that Minuet tramp is beyond me. The ending is
a bit disappointing. |
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An ambitious story but badly executed. Admiral Jameson's
character is not only suffering from Iverson's disease
but also a bad case of crap acting (and crap make-up
job). You may have missed the highlight of the show,
look closely at Picard's face as he walks into the
turbolift on his way to greet Jameson, just what
did he see in there? |
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The Aldeans have some awesome technology (planetary cloaking?!) and that presents a certain
coolness factor to this otherwise fairly dull episode. Wil Weaton gets a lot of sceentime,
a good thing if you happen to like him. |
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This show reminds me a great deal of the Original
Series, can't put my finger on it. Director Mandel
is well played and the story isn't half bad. Good,
but it won't excatly knock your socks off. |
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A fairly action packed episode. Has both a space battle (with saucer seperation!) and some ground phaser dueling.
Picard and Beverly Crusher get stuck together in a dark place, but I doesn't really get too interesting at any point.
Seeing LaForge in command of the Enterprise is a definete plus. |
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It's a good thing Star Trek preaches about relevant
issues like drugs, but it's another when the show
itself is about as dull as staring into a blank
screen for 45 minutes. There is nothing wrong with
this except a severe lack of plot and good dialogue.
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A shame Tasha Yar had to die, it would have been
fun to see what her character would be like after
7 seasons. I really enjoyed this episode even if
the special effects crew were on vacation at the
time they shot it. Armus is cool, but looks laughably
cheap. Tasha Yar dying and Riker being swallowed
by evil black goo is quite gruesome for a TNG
show. |
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This one falls into the "temporal anomaly show" category, but it's a good one. Has one excellent
special efx scene, when Data seals the time-breach. Has more background information on Picard, And the guest actors
Mr. and Mrs. Mannheim are very good.
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This conspiracy thing is a good idea but it could
have been done a lot better in the later seasons.
The fight with Quinn is oddly amusing, as is the
explosion of Commander Remmick. You can still hear
me giggeling at the nail-bitingly scary alien parasites
from time to time. And WHY were they eating maggots?
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