Star Trek TOS vs. TNG
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UPDATED: Monday, October 25, 2010 15:23
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The Original Series
PROS:
-Fantastic casting
-"Away missions" are plentiful
-J.T. Kirk
-Classic Enterprise
CONS:
-"Spocks Brain"
-Season 3 budget cuts(but still some great episodes).
-I didn't see it first run(70's syndication all the way).
The Next Generation
PROS:
-Data
-More scientific than the original
-Great music and sets
Cons:
-Natasha Yar
-More scientific than the original
-Season 7 in general.
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The Original Series
PROS:
-Fantastic casting
-"Away missions" are plentiful
-J.T. Kirk
-Classic Enterprise
-Great music
-Pistol phasers
-Much funny
CONS:
-"Spocks Brain"
-Season 3 budget cuts(but still some great episodes).
The Next Generation
PROS:
-Data
-More scientific than the original
-Great sets
-Not prematurely canceled
Cons:
-More scientific than the original
-Season 7 in general.
-Elevator music from mid-series on
-Video edited & FXed
Bottom line: TOS WINS!!!!!!
The laughing Chrisisall
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TNG haven't seen much of TOS but what I have seen made me nearly fall asleep.
"we fight wars by calculating who would win and sending the losers to the chair...k go die now plz"
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
TNG at least had Q to make things lively.
DS9 ftw though
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Sorry very ignorant with things Star Trek but I was just wondering... What's with 'Spocks Brain'?
Was it a particularly bad episode?
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Yes. "Spock's Brain" was just a waste.
I vote for The original series. There would be no second if you don't have a first. And the first has to be good. I got tired of the techno speak on "The Next Generation".
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Quote:It's so bad it's almost funny.
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Sorry very ignorant with things Star Trek but I was just wondering... What's with 'Spocks Brain'?
Was it a particularly bad episode?
Almost...
The moorg Chrisisall
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Quote:"You shall hang by the neck, Captain, until you are dead, dead, Dead, DEAD!!!"
Originally posted by Zeek:
TNG haven't seen much of TOS but what I have seen made me nearly fall asleep.
The laughing Chrisisall
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This isn't a contest, it's a slaughter.
TOS wins easily without even really trying.
TOS Pros:
The 'proper' original Enterprise.
Not just Kirk but the whole crew are classic. How many other crews can be recognised by non fans from their names.
The humour between Kirk, Spock and McCoy.
Tribbles.
It broke TV taboos and defined what could be shown - mainly through Kirks kissing.
Had a great blueprint for how humans should live their lives.
It's influence on later generations of writers and creators.
TOS Cons:
Some poor episodes - Season 3 especially.
The musical bits.
Other influences of the time like the hippy episodes.
TNG Pros:
The Borg
Data
Patrick Stewart - a proper actor.
TNG Cons:
Wesley Crusher - Nuff said.
Riker and Troi - Two of the most wooden actors in all Star Trek.
A terrible looking Enterprise. Worse than the NX-01 and almost as bad as Enterprise C.
A lot of poor episodes - Okay it ran for more seasons but that was their choice.
Picard failing to recognise Kirk's name in 'The Naked Now'. Major fail.
Basically repeated what TOS had done before.
"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall
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Originally posted by lwaves:
A terrible looking Enterprise. Worse than the NX-01 and almost as bad as Enterprise C.
What? The TOS enterprise looks much much worse. The thing looks like it was made out of tinker toys. Gotta have some sleekness to be a flagship. I'd take voyager over the TOS enterprise.
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Quote:????????
Originally posted by Zeek:
I'd take voyager over the TOS enterprise.
I can understand liking the MOVIE Enterprise better than the series one (which I don't, btw), but Voyager is a dinky toy by comparison to either!
The further away they got from the original design, the less I liked it.
TNG Enterprise wasn't too bad- it WAS a Galaxy class after all, not meant to be a Constitution class...
But I'd take the JJ AbramsPrise over the mess they gave us in the NG movies!!!!!! OR Voyager, for that matter!
The laughing Chrisisall
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