One of my all-time favorite shows (behind Babylon 5 and Firefly), I never tire of re-watching this one. I have some fond memories of seeing some episodes with Dad as a kid, though they scared me, then beginning in college, I watched the show straight through in order many times (yes, even the bad episodes from early seasons). While I'm debating between buying the DVDs or waiting on the Blu-Ray, Netflix streaming is keeping me supplied.
Having still never seen Star Trek: The Original Series (I know, I know), I certainly consider TNG to be the definitive Trek over Deep Space 9 and Voyager (and Enterprise is just too bad to be a contender) but I am one of those crazy people who is a completist and just as I prefer watching shows straight through in order, I also am likely to watch all Trek that exists, eventually (stay tuned!). TNG has some big overarching plot (truly my preference, hence adoring Bab5), but generally is more episodic in nature, and it handles this well. Some episodes are certainly better than others and many are "message" episodes (which I happen to love) on various topics, some of which were quite novel for the time period. Great quotable lines abound, many courtesy our dear Captain (they could not have done better than Patrick Stewart). They do a good job of making the cast feel real and like a family, plus there's plenty of humor.
Still, there are many Bad episodes and some So Bad They're Good, but what can I say, I love this show, and I think the rest win out to make this show overall very Good. =)
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