Hey ya'll, I'm new to the site. I hate for my first post to be a plug, but I'm not much of a message board guy. However, I do like meeting like-minded people, which is why I came here to make a plug in the first place. On Monday over at my blog, I will begin counting down every episode of TNG, from worst to first. At one a day, it should take about eight months, but I think it's going to be a blast, and I would enjoy having company (and perhaps a few friendly arguments) for the ride. The best part is I have every post more or less typed up already, so there's no worries that this will be one of those blogs that dies about a third of the way through. If you're interested, head on over to Death by Troggles. Thanks!
Sounds very interesting, Troggles. I look forward to seeing the countdown, and your reasons for the placement of episodes!
Clearly more suited to the Websites Forum, as it's really promoting someone's own site. Moving to that forum. I'll leave a redirect here though.
An interesting choice for very worst. While I've hardly seen Too Short a Season placed highly on any Trek fans best lists, I've never really seen it given such criticism. It strikes me as an absolutely mediocre episode in every sense of the word. There are many worse ones I can think of, but this is your countdown. I do remember reading a funny review of that episode though. The title of the review was.. get this.. Too Long a Season One. Guffaw!
The first episode on your list is one of the few episodes that I can hardly remember. I'll have to rewatch it at some point to see if it's as bad as you say it is.
Violations: I'll admit I enjoyed this episode quite a bit. Crusher's flashbacks to seeing her husband were the high points of the episode for me. Nevertheless, you bring up some very good points. The crew should have been able to deduce who the rapist was much sooner, but instead they kind of looked like fools. New Ground: I didn't think this episode was that bad, but it was pretty forgettable. I never liked Alexander, although I liked that he was a little less annoying in this episode than in most. I really like your list so far. I'm glad that you aren't just going with the crowd and choosing the episodes that most people put at the bottom of their list (Shades of Grey, Angel One, Justice, etc.). Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Admiral! My goal wasn't to be different, but I really tried to ask myself "How likely am I to watch this episode if it came on?" Some episodes are terrible, but have parts that I still enjoy (much like your feelings about Violations) and I rank them accordingly. I'd love to see you comment on my site and interact with the rest of us passive-aggressive Minnesotans (mostly), but I'm happy to come back here, too. Let me know if you think there's a way I can present it more effectively.
Huh, good timing for me to come upon this, I suppose. I look forward to reading. Thanks for the contribution to Trek fandom at-large!