Because it’s awesome?
I'm just interested in the thought process behind the comment. It and Enterprise aren't all that different of shows.
What are your opinions regarding Star Trek that are, shall we say, unorthodox?
I'm just interested in the thought process behind the comment. It and Enterprise aren't all that different of shows.
VOY was okay. I liked it.Because it’s awesome?
But awesome? WAAAAAAYYYY overstating the case.
I'll rank VOY above a fair-sized chunk of streaming Trek in quality, but it's been my least favorite Legacy show since the 2000s.
It wasn't different enough because B&B's bag of tropes and gimmicks had largely worn thin by 2001, but it was still a show I enjoyed more than VOY.
Plus, ENT really felt like they were exploring. Particularly in season 1, the crew really showed they were in awe and enjoying exploring new things. It was a long time since we had that kind of excitement over exploring in the franchise... it was missed.
ENT had its flaws, but lacking a sense of wonder and joy that first season was NOT one of them.
The episode "Strange New World" encapsulated that. Even Porthos got to run free in the grass and trees of an alien planet. Watching Cutler and Novokavich absolutely fascinated by the local wildlife and vegetation while running hand scanner readings was just wonderful.
"What fun is there in letting probes do all the work," to paraphrase Archer.
"What fun is there in letting probes do all the work," to paraphrase Archer.
Reading stuff on the internet definitely muddled my memories where Trek is concerned. I've been picking random episodes on a nightly basis for about the last month. Largely, I've found there isn't really a dramatic swing in the quality of pretty much any Star Trek property (excluding TOS, including CBS live-action Trek). There isn't a lot of "Balance of Terror"-type of classics (in my book), but there is a lot of midrange stuff spread across the franchise that still makes it an enjoyable watch.
Most of Trek since 1966 is perfectly serviceable television. No more, no less.
Exactly.
"BREAKING THE ICE" was another great example. It was simply a comet, but it was a big frakkin' one, and they were loving it. Also, I love the scene on the bridge when they are answering kids' questions about their mission. It really highlighted that they were there exploring for all of humanity.
There's not one bad comet-based episode of the Trek franchise. Steve Shives coined that observation, but I kind of agree with it.
It’s perfectly cromulent.
Cool observation. Perhaps if she had been opposed to androids on a religious basis (Bajor certainly featured plenty of religious tensions) there would have been more substance to her relationship with Data.
It even defies Sturgeon's Law by being less crappy than 90%
Not Ben Sisko.
After the Borg tried to kill everyone, no one should have trusted Data, hell (well) after V'Ger tried to kill every one, no one should have trusted Data, going back far enough Control and the Dooms Day Machine are reason enough that Data should have been shot on sight.
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With the VERY notable exception of Ben Sisko.
Didn't he leave his kid on an occupied station and then later abandon him?
That's....not the definition of a terrible parent. And if you remember the plot, you'll also remember he knew he was doing so and hated leaving him behind, but had no choice.
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