Comments on: Star Trek The Next Generation Turns 20 http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/ star trek, star wars, stargate, bg / books/tv/movies/myths/truth it's all in here Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Glenn http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-15469 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:34:06 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-15469 Actually it has been said by many people, and not just fans but people that have worked in the franchise, that Gene would be very disappointed with DS9, and Voyager. If memory serves even Majel Roddenberry stated that Gene would have disappointed with DS9. Some of those same people state that TNG came to be Gene’s favorite.

Gene’s vision was that humanity work together in piece, with all people being equal. A vision that could be seen when he cast one of the first black woman and a russian in the orginal. Both The orginal and TNG for the most part traveled around making new friends and truely trying to better humanity. Picard said it best in First Contact, “Money is no longer the driving factor in our lives, we strive to better ourselves, and the rest of humanity.”

Unfortunately during TNG Gene died (1991 if memory serves) and 2 years later we got DS9 and even later, Voyager. DS9 certainly wasn’t out to make friends or further mankind. Ok, maybe at first they were making friends but a couple years in they spent all their time at war with someone. Actually if your really want to talk about “Social workers” thats EXACTLY what DS9 started out as. Sisko was there to baby sit the Bajorians and if need be, protect them from the Cardassians. Sisko, himself didn’t have the “further mankind” mentality, he was constantly bitching that he didn’t want to be there.

Voyager was also lacking when it came to adhereing to Genes’ vision either. They got in fights with everyone.

This is why alot of people think that Gene would be disappointed with DS9 and Voyager. Personally I don’t believe he would be to horrorably disappointed with Voyager but I have no question he would have disliked most of DS9.

]]> By: C http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-8538 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:45:31 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-8538 John Campbell Rees, YOU are the anti-trek.

]]> By: Joshua Stevenson http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:47:07 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-2110 John Campbell Rees you have strange taste. TNG is by far the best of the series as general public opinion shows. It may not have the action and excitement of some of the others in the franchise but is by the far the most well written and thought provoking, and definitely has the best crew.

]]> By: John Campbell Rees http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:53:39 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-1268 WWell, for me, TNG is the only one the did not fit.

Star Trek: Enterprise: Drama and excitement as mankind boldly goes into space seeking out new life and civilisations.Star Trek (Original Series): Drama and Excitement as the Starship Enterprise patrolled the dangerous frontiers of the United Federation of Planets, visiting new life and civilisations.
Star Trek movies 1-6: Drama an excitement on the Starship Enterprise. Encountering new life and civilations.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Social workers patroling their safe Federation in a comfortable Starship enterprise. Not encountering new life or civilisations
Star Trek: Deep Space 9: Drama and excitement on the frontier of the United Federation of Planets. Leading to all out war with New Life and Civilisations.
Star Trek: Voyager: Drama an excitement as a disperate thrown together crew struggle to get home to the United Federation of Planets. In doing so encountering new life and civilisations.

Do you see the pattern, Next Generation is the only series where the crew of the Enterprise never boldy go anywhere. In each situation they have a case conference in the Captain’s Ready Room, like good little civil servants.

]]> By: showmescifi http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:48:57 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-864 The antiTrek? If anything is the antiTrek it would be enterprise which completely disregards star trek canon.

]]> By: John Campbell Rees http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:19:26 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-857 I remeber seeing An Encounter at Farpoint when I was a student, back in 1987. I honestly cannot believe that 20 years have passed since then. In the intervening years I have learned to loathe TNG and now regard it as the antiTrek, the lowpoint in the franchise.

]]> By: drmike http://showmescifi.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:53:32 +0000 http://showmescifi.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/star-trek-the-next-generation-turns-20/#comment-854 Well, now I feel old.

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