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Have you ever given up on a Trek series? If so, what was the last straw for you?
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Interesting thread. I thought I was the only one who gave up on some shows.
Voyager: just never resonated with me, so never watched more than a handful of episodes , but I thought Tim Russ played a Vulcan very well.
DS9: seemed like a poor cousin of Babylon 5, couldn’t watch it.
Enterprise: I wanted so to like the show as the actors were charismatic , and Jolene blalock also played a Vulcan very well. But the writing was horrible.
None of the jar jar movies worked for me and Kurtzman trek isn’t made for me. I’m sure they’re fine, but not for me.
Voyager: just never resonated with me, so never watched more than a handful of episodes , but I thought Tim Russ played a Vulcan very well.
DS9: seemed like a poor cousin of Babylon 5, couldn’t watch it.
Enterprise: I wanted so to like the show as the actors were charismatic , and Jolene blalock also played a Vulcan very well. But the writing was horrible.
None of the jar jar movies worked for me and Kurtzman trek isn’t made for me. I’m sure they’re fine, but not for me.
I gave up on Voyager a few episodes into season six, when I realised I’d given it moooore than enough opportunity and, no, it wasn’t going to get any better. I adored Farscape (and still do) and I think that show ruined Trek for me at that point. It was just everything that Voyager wasn’t.
I also gave up on Enterprise sometime around season three. I’d struggled with it up until then. I just never particularly warmed to the cast or the writing and Trek was feeling so very tired at that point. The attempt to arc up the third season was a step in the right direction but just too late for me, I’d checked out.
I’ve yet to watch SNW season three and have absolutely no enthusiasm or impetus to do so, so I guess I’ve pretty much given up on that. The shark jump point for me was really the musical episode in season two (which I’d been on the fence about until that). Whereas many loved it, for me it underscored how gimmicky and vacuous the show actually is. The character arcs were all basically “who fancies who”…and I realised at that moment I was kind of done. I’ll probably watch it eventually out of completion, but I’d rather rewatch my favourite old Treks again first.
I also gave up on Enterprise sometime around season three. I’d struggled with it up until then. I just never particularly warmed to the cast or the writing and Trek was feeling so very tired at that point. The attempt to arc up the third season was a step in the right direction but just too late for me, I’d checked out.
I’ve yet to watch SNW season three and have absolutely no enthusiasm or impetus to do so, so I guess I’ve pretty much given up on that. The shark jump point for me was really the musical episode in season two (which I’d been on the fence about until that). Whereas many loved it, for me it underscored how gimmicky and vacuous the show actually is. The character arcs were all basically “who fancies who”…and I realised at that moment I was kind of done. I’ll probably watch it eventually out of completion, but I’d rather rewatch my favourite old Treks again first.
I got into Beverly Hills 90210 just a few years ago, pretty charming cheese! At least up through season 6 with Luke Perry, Shannon Doherty and co too, just good earnest prime time soapy wacky stuff. At least for me.
On Friends I also had never seen any of it, watched most of the first couple seasons in recent years, not bad. That said, pop culture of the 80s and 90s to me ages like a fine wine, it's just great vibes. I also marsthoned Cheers and Frasier in recent years, speaking of pop culture I had heard about.
Lets see, Star Trek shows I've dropped. Picard season 1, although I am intending to watch season 3 still since I have heard it's a fun nostalgic ride with a bunch of the beloved characters. So I'll set my expectations in check and give that a go sometime soon.
^Your viewing tastes sound a lot like mine. I also did a full watch-through of Cheers and Frasier within the last few years. Friends for me is pleasantly brainless comfort food; the kind of thing that would be perfect for right after work.
I found PIC S3 pretty disappointing though, and I kind of wish they hadn't made it...or hadn't made it at the expense of the characters from S1 and S2. Though the episode with Ro Laren was a high point of the series.
I found PIC S3 pretty disappointing though, and I kind of wish they hadn't made it...or hadn't made it at the expense of the characters from S1 and S2. Though the episode with Ro Laren was a high point of the series.
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