Is it worth it to see the other half of season one?

Spock/Uhura Fan · August 26 2012, 04:47 AM

Okay, so I remember really loving TNG when I watched it, but that was a long time ago and only late in the series. I tried to watch season one, and I got halfway through and stopped.

So, my question is this: Is it worth it to watch the rest of season one? If not, is there a place you'd say to start watching from because I know I liked it in the latter seasons???

I'm really just trying to figure out where I should pick this series back up.

Thanks.

Tiberius · August 26 2012, 05:20 AM

Yes. There's some good episodes at the back of Season one. Conspiracy, The Neutral Zone...

Mojochi · August 26 2012, 02:57 PM

Yeah, if you like TNG, then you might have missed some you'd enjoy, & why wouldn't you finish watching the remainder just for completion? I'll assume you made it through the first 12. The ones you might like among the last 12 are

11001001
Home Soil
Heart Of Glory
Arsenal Of Freedom
Conspiracy
The Neutral Zone

sonak · August 26 2012, 05:22 PM

yes. The second half is much better than the first, and if you already made it through stuff like "naked now" and "code of honor" why would you stop just as things were getting better?

episodes like "110011001" "conspiracy" and "heart of glory" aren't just good season 1 episodes, they're among the best TNG episodes period.

Tora Ziyal · August 26 2012, 05:49 PM

Definitely. I think all of TNG is worth seeing once.

Mojochi · August 26 2012, 07:21 PM

Just rewatched Coming of Age. It's not too bad either

Enterprise is Great · August 27 2012, 02:55 AM

Since the episodes in the second half of the season show much improvement I'd stick with it.

Spock/Uhura Fan · August 27 2012, 02:59 AM

Thank you so much, everyone. I'll check out the rest of the season then. Someone mentioned "Code of Honor," which was really bad to me, and I wondered if I was only signing up for more of that. I'm glad to hear that I'm not.

THANKS

Tiberius · August 27 2012, 07:56 AM

Spock/Uhura Fan wrote:

Thank you so much, everyone. I'll check out the rest of the season then. Someone mentioned "Code of Honor," which was really bad to me, and I wondered if I was only signing up for more of that. I'm glad to hear that I'm not.

THANKS

When you get to Season 7...

Skip Sub Rosa. Your brain cells will thank you.

sonak · August 27 2012, 03:58 PM

Tiberius wrote:

Spock/Uhura Fan wrote:

Thank you so much, everyone. I'll check out the rest of the season then. Someone mentioned "Code of Honor," which was really bad to me, and I wondered if I was only signing up for more of that. I'm glad to hear that I'm not.

THANKS

When you get to Season 7...

Skip Sub Rosa. Your brain cells will thank you.

if the goal is saving brain cells, skipping "Genesis" might be better advice. (I don't actually advocate skipping any episodes, because taste is subjective and you won't know what you missed).

Saito S · August 27 2012, 09:11 PM

Spock/Uhura Fan wrote:

Thank you so much, everyone. I'll check out the rest of the season then. Someone mentioned "Code of Honor," which was really bad to me, and I wondered if I was only signing up for more of that. I'm glad to hear that I'm not.

THANKS

Just to offer a somewhat contrarian viewpoint: I agree with Mojochi's list, in that those are pretty much the best season 1 eps (and would add "Symbiosis"), and they ARE better than the likes of "Code of Honor" or "Justice". But the best of season 1 pales in comparison to the best of season 3-7; I'd say those eps top out at like 6.5 or maybe 7 out of 10. And depending on where exactly you stopped watching, you may still have some serious clunkers ahead, as well.

sonak wrote:

Tiberius wrote:

When you get to Season 7...

Skip Sub Rosa. Your brain cells will thank you.

if the goal is saving brain cells, skipping "Genesis" might be better advice. (I don't actually advocate skipping any episodes, because taste is subjective and you won't know what you missed).

IMO, "Genesis" is better than "Sub Rosa" (or season 6's "Man of the People"), though only by virtue of being slightly more watchable ("Genesis" is still dumber than a bag of rocks, but has some fun/cool moments; the other two don't even have that). I agree, though, that every ep is worth seeing once, if only to form your own opinion of it.

Spock/Uhura Fan · August 28 2012, 05:59 AM

Thank you, everyone. I will keep Sub Rosa and Genesis in mind for the clunkers.

Tiberius · August 28 2012, 08:30 AM

Actually, I don't mind Genesis. It's got a cool shot of the Enterprise adrift, it's got big scary spider, it's got Riker as a caveman, and Worf spraying venom which scared the hell out of my gf when she saw it.

Not a great episode, but certainly not one of the dregs.

The Castellan · August 28 2012, 10:43 AM

Yea, Season 1 is not bad, it has some bad ones, but it's not bad at all.

Nacluv · August 28 2012, 09:47 PM

The Castellan wrote:

Yea, Season 1 is not bad, it has some bad ones, but it's not bad at all.

Yes. The second half is actually more entertaining than the earlier episodes + no Tasha Yar.

I recently bought the whole DVD box so I've been having a TNG marathon the latest weeks during the nights and I found the first season to be good. Not great as the rest of the series, but good. Last time I found them tedious although still very interesting. Of course, this is the second time I have a full TNG marathon but I've seen most of those episodes several times on TV although the episodes I've managed to see the most times on TV were from Season 5 to 7.

August 26 2012, 04:47 AM	#1
Spock/Uhura Fan Captain Location: Where It's At.	Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Okay, so I remember really loving TNG when I watched it, but that was a long time ago and only late in the series. I tried to watch season one, and I got halfway through and stopped. So, my question is this: Is it worth it to watch the rest of season one? If not, is there a place you'd say to start watching from because I know I liked it in the latter seasons??? I'm really just trying to figure out where I should pick this series back up. Thanks. __________________ "He's a full-tilt diva. He wants flowers. He wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered--" (Gasps!) - Tony Stark on Epiphanies

August 26 2012, 05:20 AM	#2
Tiberius Commodore	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Yes. There's some good episodes at the back of Season one. Conspiracy, The Neutral Zone... __________________ The Best of Both Worlds eBook \| Every episode of Trek in viewing order Tiberius

August 26 2012, 02:57 PM	#3
Mojochi Fleet Captain	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Yeah, if you like TNG, then you might have missed some you'd enjoy, & why wouldn't you finish watching the remainder just for completion? I'll assume you made it through the first 12. The ones you might like among the last 12 are 11001001 Home Soil Heart Of Glory Arsenal Of Freedom Conspiracy The Neutral Zone

August 26 2012, 05:22 PM	#4
sonak Rear Admiral Location: in a figment of a mediocre mind's imagination	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? yes. The second half is much better than the first, and if you already made it through stuff like "naked now" and "code of honor" why would you stop just as things were getting better? episodes like "110011001" "conspiracy" and "heart of glory" aren't just good season 1 episodes, they're among the best TNG episodes period.

August 26 2012, 05:49 PM	#5
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Definitely. I think all of TNG is worth seeing once.

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August 26 2012, 07:21 PM	#6
Mojochi Fleet Captain	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Just rewatched Coming of Age. It's not too bad either

August 27 2012, 02:55 AM	#7
Enterprise is Great Rear Admiral	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Since the episodes in the second half of the season show much improvement I'd stick with it. __________________ JJverse Star Trek...is gonna rock again! On May 17, 2013!

August 27 2012, 02:59 AM	#8
Spock/Uhura Fan Captain Location: Where It's At.	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Thank you so much, everyone. I'll check out the rest of the season then. Someone mentioned "Code of Honor," which was really bad to me, and I wondered if I was only signing up for more of that. I'm glad to hear that I'm not. THANKS __________________ "He's a full-tilt diva. He wants flowers. He wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered--" (Gasps!) - Tony Stark on Epiphanies

August 28 2012, 05:59 AM	#12
Spock/Uhura Fan Captain Location: Where It's At.	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Thank you, everyone. I will keep Sub Rosa and Genesis in mind for the clunkers. __________________ "He's a full-tilt diva. He wants flowers. He wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered--" (Gasps!) - Tony Stark on Epiphanies

August 28 2012, 08:30 AM	#13
Tiberius Commodore	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Actually, I don't mind Genesis. It's got a cool shot of the Enterprise adrift, it's got big scary spider, it's got Riker as a caveman, and Worf spraying venom which scared the hell out of my gf when she saw it. Not a great episode, but certainly not one of the dregs. __________________ The Best of Both Worlds eBook \| Every episode of Trek in viewing order Tiberius

August 28 2012, 10:43 AM	#14
The Castellan Commodore Location: The Plains of Cydonia	Re: Is it worth it to see the other half of season one? Yea, Season 1 is not bad, it has some bad ones, but it's not bad at all. __________________ The meaning of the apocalypse is the opposite of what most people think. It does not mean the end of the world; it means the revealing of hidden secrets and the beginning of a heaven on earth. The apocalypse is starting now.