Phlox, his face sullen, his bat escaped.
To be fair, some of the best episodes in the franchise were made under severe time constraints and duress.Right. We all know the best art is written under duress.
Time constraints are ones I get. The first Pirates of the Caribbean film was rather stressful and short production. But, the "gun to the head" manual checklist mentality is not one I generally ascribe to in art. But, I'm also not able writer; just married to one who hates deadlines.To be fair, some of the best episodes in the franchise were made under severe time constraints and duress.
"Yesterday's Enterprise" immediately springs to mind.
Deadlines are understandable in that business. In that situation, there are a LOT of things that are dependant on having things done by a certain time. (Set building/repurposing, casting guest roles for parts with dialogue, scheduling filming days, etc. And that's before we get to any post production work that has to be done by in time for airdate slots.)Time constraints are ones I get. The first Pirates of the Caribbean film was rather stressful and short production. But, the "gun to the head" manual checklist mentality is not one I generally ascribe to in art. But, I'm also not able writer; just married to one who hates deadlines.
I don't disagree. I think adding the "read the ducking manual" as part of the checklist and additional burdenDeadlines are understandable in that business. In that situation, there are a LOT of things that are dependant on having things done by a certain time. (Set building/repurposing, casting guest roles for parts with dialogue, scheduling filming days, etc. And that's before we get to any post production work that has to be done by in time for airdate slots.)
It IS still a business, and deadlines are part of any business.
I find that story poor so I don't think Robin could have helped it .
Frewer is great. His performance couldn't save the story.I've always like it. Frewer gave the show a little bit of personality, which it sorely needed because it was getting bland.
Well, yes and no. I mean, I would like it if they were all consistent. But I forgive a technical inconsistency in an otherwise excellent episode more easily than a mediocre episode that is totally consistent with established tech.It's about time we start demanding the writers to learn the Trek tech Manuel's and make sure the tech is done right!
Dorn was the last person to be cast. They had already begun filming by the time Dorn arrived on set. Dorn tells the story that most in the cast had never seen him out of make up, so when he showed up out of make up they didn't know who he was.Yep. Not so sure why he had a big issue with the idea. That is why you even see some early photos of the crew, missing Worf in them.
I've never understood why TNG never tried to get Robin on the show again after that.I'm picturing Robin flirting with Beverly in Sickbay and coming off as oily and obnoxious, and I think he could have pulled it off, but the manic energy would have been SO much greater than even Frewer gave us.
It was one of only two solo writing efforts of Rick Berman during TNG. I think Berman gets unfairly blamed for a lot of negatives in Trek, but I also acknowledge that writing was not really his strong suit.Frewer is great. His performance couldn't save the story.
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