A couple of jokey episodes might have worked, as most of TOS's comedic episodes were well-received
I think "The Trouble with Tribbles" and maybe "A Piece of the Action" aside most of them were pretty polarizing also.
A couple of jokey episodes might have worked, as most of TOS's comedic episodes were well-received
I thought I, Mudd was pretty fun and well received.I think "The Trouble with Tribbles" and maybe "A Piece of the Action" aside most of them were pretty polarizing also.
Robin Williams did serious roles too and assuming the script would have been the same with him as Rasmussen I don't think it would have been a comedic episode.
TNG feels to me like it's often wanting to take the piss out of itself but gets stopped somehow. You can tell the actors are messing about in certain episodes and some plots start to lean toward comedy at times, but something about the production keeps it all bland and uptight. Maybe it was GENE'S VISION.
I can't believe that things like "Genesis" weren't written as comedy, even if they're largely acted and directed seriously. Troi turns into a fish and Picard smears some of her pheromones on himself to lure horny-monster-Worf into chasing him through the ships' service tunnels. Even if the actual episode is played straight, there's just no way someone wasn't having a laugh there.
I'd argue Sub Rosa is TNG's Spock's BrainOMG. I'll still defend the bulk of this episode, especially the great direction, but thanks to you I now just realized how "Genesis" is TNG's equivalent of TOS's "Spock's Brain".![]()
Does it have a meme worthy line like "Brain and brain, what is brain?"I'd argue Sub Rosa is TNG's Spock's Brain
Not so much a meme worthy line of dialogue, as a meme worthy image of a ghost getting Beverly every offDoes it have a meme worthy line like "Brain and brain, what is brain?"
Bite your tongue. Sub Rosa makes Spock's Brain look like Shakespeare.I'd argue Sub Rosa is TNG's Spock's Brain
Does it have a meme worthy line like "Brain and brain, what is brain?"
Speaking of which we never did get that "Commander Riker Day" Picard mentioned at the end of that scene.TNG took itself extremely seriously. The atmosphere had a structured seriousness to it, with a stiff formality to it. So, comedy was usually outside the crew and they reacted like it was foreign, rather than funny.
Though I did like "Captain Picard Day."
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