tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post3086741316823275727..comments2024-03-13T14:53:58.150-04:00Comments on MUSINGS OF A SCI-FI FANATIC: Star Trek: TNG S1 Ep17: When The Bough BreaksSFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-74076161294953498232014-02-16T14:56:03.036-05:002014-02-16T14:56:03.036-05:00I must admit, apart from Season One, I really am e...I must admit, apart from Season One, I really am enjoying the walk through ST:TNG. I've seen many episodes but I always knew I missed some.<br /><br />This is like watching Lost straight through for me.<br /><br />ST:TNG is amazing and there are far more good to excellent episodes following Season One than there are lemons. <br /><br />I am enjoying the heck out of it particularly the observations on humanity and existence and, well, relationships. It is definitely handling these very real issues within the context of science fiction better than I could possibly have imagined based on Season One.<br /><br />Some of the episodes are downright poetic and Patrick Stewart is splendid as the Captain as it turns out. <br /><br />Anyway, really enjoying ST:TNG as a cerebral science fiction with exceptional character depth.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-64734551436495215752014-02-15T16:50:57.625-05:002014-02-15T16:50:57.625-05:00I started watching some ST:NG this week. I was wan...I started watching some ST:NG this week. I was wanting to watch some SF a bit more mature in scope and outlook. <br /><br />I missed a lot of NG due to my working schedule when these were on TV,and I'll admit some eps. were hit and miss. I didn't care for the soap opera of a lot of this series. It seemed everyone was teaming up with someone in the romance department, except for the Ferengi. But there's a lot of good episodes too. It's been fun rewatching them.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-35909817328734992552014-02-14T09:56:39.069-05:002014-02-14T09:56:39.069-05:00Hi Roman
Well, now you know, based on some input ...Hi Roman<br /><br />Well, now you know, based on some input here from Manners regarding that camera work. He was clearly going out of his way to piss some people off to boot.<br /><br />But, good point, some times interesting direction can compensate to some degree for a weak script but as evidenced here not enough.<br /><br />And, totally agree, ST:TNG is filled with some tremendous heart and character and some exceptional episodes.<br /><br />I'm finishing a run at Season Two and there are some excellent moments. In fact, by the middle of Season Two, and I'll definitely be making note of it if I ever get there one day, but I have completely gotten lost in the characters and I am not noting the problems, distractions, disconnects, etc.. that once existed in this first season.<br /><br />It all comes together much more naturally by the middle of Season Two and thespian Patrick Stewart is actually a joy to watch. He's amazing with his dialogue. Frakes has come into his own as a force as well. It's a lot of fun and thankfully they got past this rough start otherwise it would have been a Star Trek footnote that was never well thought of. Interesting.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-10892014764085034352014-02-14T00:01:01.565-05:002014-02-14T00:01:01.565-05:00Great review of a very poor episode. I had a real ...Great review of a very poor episode. I had a real problem staying interested in this one. I actually found the camera work even more distracting because the story was so weak. It felt like the camera was calling attention to itself. But I think you're right, they were trying to compensate for such a weak script. <br /><br />John is right about luck. Season one has some real losers and not many shows would have survived that. But I'm glad it did survive. I've just finished season 5 and had a really great time with it. Some real classics there.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-80262732682553484142014-02-13T09:46:58.461-05:002014-02-13T09:46:58.461-05:00Boy, that's the truth! Star Trek and luck. Bi...Boy, that's the truth! Star Trek and luck. Big factors in the early going.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment John.<br /><br />Btw, I recently watched The Royale and went back to read what you had written about it. I couldn't agree more. It's a fine episode...<br /><br />... particularly when compared to something like this.<br /><br />One thing they got right was the casting especially when you see how seamless they move as an ensemble in and out of one another's dialogue by the second season. What a joy to watch by that point.<br /><br />Thank you.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-77728476380963391442014-02-13T09:31:43.202-05:002014-02-13T09:31:43.202-05:00Great review SFF.
This episode reminds me how ver...Great review SFF.<br /><br />This episode reminds me how very lucky The Next Generation was that it had two words associated with it: Star Trek. <br /><br />Otherwise, it may have been canceled after one season. <br /><br />When people complain about Space:1999 or SGU being bad, my knee-jerk response is that it is unfortunate that those two series didn't get three seasons and 60 or so episodes to get the formula right, like TNG got.<br /><br />Sometimes history is all about luck. TNG was very, very lucky indeed.<br /><br />best,<br />John John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.com