#s3-7 were really where tng became the show everyone remember but part of finding that winning formula was taking less risks

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me in 1987 - star trek the next generation RULES, this show is doing things i've never imagined, i love it

a bunch of wierd nerds for the last 30 years - wow s1 of tng is ROUGH compared to the later show

me for 30 years without regular access to rewatch the older episodes - well i have no reason to doubt them, i was six when farpoint aired

me now, going back and loving s1+2 for how fkn WIERD they are compared to how formal the structure of the later seasons became - man what the hell, i was right the first time, this absolutely rules

#tng #star trek the next generation #oldblogging #in s1 they didn't even have ten forward and all the civilian clothes were these absolutely wild late 80s jangly new wave designs #it was literally a completely different show and i can get it being jarring going back but it's actually super good and interestinG #meanwhile s2 does a shift in direction that the later seasons didn't really run with but ds9 DID which makes s2 also super interesting #but for a whole different set of reasons #the early show is actually my favorite at htis point #s3-7 were really where tng became the show everyone remember but part of finding that winning formula was taking less risks #like you can really see the sharp edges in s1-2 and those edges were what made ds9 sing #and moving away from the stately #demeanor of tng was what let voyager find it's own voice in it's own later run #like voyager 1+2 feel off vs 3-7 bc voy s1 feels like tng s8 #it's not til s3 that voyager really gets it's own vibe going #and ds9 had the same growth cycle #where tng s1+2 are about finding a new voice for the new era #the rough patch on the other shows is about moving away from tng back towards that early experimental phase #so tldr season one of tng feels like voyager and season two of tng feels like ds9