Star Trek: Picard is the best

[proudfootz]

[quote="newolder";p="2748337"]What were the choices back then? I don't remember the sequence but I recall Dr. Who, Voyage to the bottom of the sea, Star Trek and Twilight Zone. I watched what was available.[/quote]

Star Trek was up against shows like Bonanza, Daktari, The Virginian, The Rat Patrol, and Tarzan in the USA in the action/adventure genre. For science fiction we had Lost in Space, Thunderbirds, The Time Tunnel, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. I don't recall any Dr Who on US television at the time.

I have no nostalgia for them and recent technical advances are superb but wtf has Star Trek: Picard got to do with anything? Beaming down for a fist fight was/is a plainly stupid idea and as a plot development tool it's just wasteful of everyone's time.

The original Star Trek did have a lot of goofy tropes, such as all the senior officers beaming down into unsecure situations to wring some drama out of the lead actors getting in and out of trouble.

[newolder]

[quote="proudfootz";p="2748390"]...

The original Star Trek did have a lot of goofy tropes, such as all the senior officers beaming down into unsecure situations to wring some drama out of the lead actors getting in and out of trouble.[/quote]

Absolutely. Individual episodes with a sprinkling of bollocks was an easy dose. An entire series of utter disconnect is another story though.

[arugula2]

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[arugula2]

Cringe. Especially 1:13. Who the fuck are these writers?

[arugula2]

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I forgot to mention there are spoilers in these, but I don’t think it ruins the experience. Learned a couple interesting details, like a funny detail @15:04 about Worf maybe I hadn’t noticed or forgot.

Added: I’d strongly suggest skipping the discussion of “Cause and Effect“ (21:35 to 26:21) if you haven’t seen it - incidentally my favorite episode (Rich’s #2 pick), centered on what I think is the strongest cast member (Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher). Brilliant storyboarding in that one.

[arugula2]

"Rich & Mike's 2nd... top... 5... top 10..."
"Well it's a sequel to our top 5, which was really kind of a top 10..."
"...second half..."
"...so right now what we're doing is our top 10..."
"...of our top 10... Rich & Mike's top 20..."
"...but on the bottom half..."
"...Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes."
"...but that's really a top 20."

Best intro to date.

[arugula2]

Part two four?

[Thomas Eshuis]

[quote="arugula2";p="2762169"]Part two four?

[/quote]
R: It's one single episode of TNG.
M: But it ruins everything.

*Edit. I would love to see a TNG episode titled 'Encounter at Farscape'.

[arugula2]

"Re:View - Star Trek The Next Generation Season One" (RedLetterMedia)

[arugula2]

"Star Trek Trivia Showdown: Mike vs Jay (Episode 1 of 2,873)" (RedLetterMedia)