Comment on Star Trek Confirms an Underrated TNG Crew Member Is Destined for Command

DrManhattan@lemmy.design ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m watching the first season of TNG now with someone who’s never seen it before. That’s forced me to look at the series with fresh eyes. One thing that strikes me is that TNG took a lot of risks in the beginning to make a new kind of Star Trek. I see the Crushers as one. Some risks didn’t work out as well as others, but Star Trek overall benefited. IMO, it would edifying revisit Dr. Crusher and see more character growth like in Picard.

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  • transwarp@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wesley’s mom, a main character, was initially going to be the ship’s teacher. They shifted her over to the empty doctor position without changing much about her. Then they made a new teacher who was also changed to be a bridge character, as the ship’s pilot.

    While Riker and Troi are adapted from Decker and Ilea, Beverly was more extrapolated from yeomen Colt, Smith, and Rand.

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    • NuPNuA@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      When people talk about “Roddenberrys vision”, they just mean having the horn all the time right?

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      • meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I think that’s fair. Star trek has always had a weird mix of ultra-professionalism and horn-dogging.

        They have not only eliminated scarcity, they have eliminated sexual jealousy too. Don’t ask how. Now go talk to the nice green lady!

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