07-12-2010, 02:32 PM
I don't give a shit about effects, I like plenty of old stuff. I mean, if I cared only about special effects I would think that TNG is the pinnacle of TV, I mean don't you remember the detail in the BP mistake that killed Tasha Yar?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Sb9BHmaxU&feature=related[/youtube]
I won't get into the appeal of cowboy stereotypes vs actual human beings since we had this discussion ad nauseum, but I found the main failing of TOS the complete and utter lack of continuity. I find episodic TV fairly week and always inferior to shows that actually have plot arcs. Its why Firefly doesn't make it's way to the top of my list even though it was otherwise a great show.
Star Trek at it's best was doing Arcs, the third season of Enterprise or the Dominion war. Voyager did a bit too, but as Slamz said I utterly despised almost every character on that show other than Jeri Ryan's breasts.
TOS was novel for it's time but does not stand out other than a handful of it's episodes. It's biggest accomplishment was the time it was broadcast and the diversity of the crew. I would probably dislike TNG more than TOS but nostalgia kicked in for that as it was on constant syndication as I was a kid growing up.
Actually in theory I should like the Mccoy-Spock-Kirk matchup because it was entertaining in the new film, I think it just comes from the fact that I absolutely can't stand Shatner and his 'acting' drives me up the wall moreso than any of the other poorly acted characters in science fiction.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Sb9BHmaxU&feature=related[/youtube]
I won't get into the appeal of cowboy stereotypes vs actual human beings since we had this discussion ad nauseum, but I found the main failing of TOS the complete and utter lack of continuity. I find episodic TV fairly week and always inferior to shows that actually have plot arcs. Its why Firefly doesn't make it's way to the top of my list even though it was otherwise a great show.
Star Trek at it's best was doing Arcs, the third season of Enterprise or the Dominion war. Voyager did a bit too, but as Slamz said I utterly despised almost every character on that show other than Jeri Ryan's breasts.
TOS was novel for it's time but does not stand out other than a handful of it's episodes. It's biggest accomplishment was the time it was broadcast and the diversity of the crew. I would probably dislike TNG more than TOS but nostalgia kicked in for that as it was on constant syndication as I was a kid growing up.
Actually in theory I should like the Mccoy-Spock-Kirk matchup because it was entertaining in the new film, I think it just comes from the fact that I absolutely can't stand Shatner and his 'acting' drives me up the wall moreso than any of the other poorly acted characters in science fiction.