I always assumed they replicated an older design.
They'd just replicate it, given they have a the specs etc.
Was just watching some random Trek episodes while I worked there.
Then I put on The Inner Light.
I'd been kind of avoiding that one for a while because I figured I'd seen it enough at this stage. Or I just didn't want to spoil it by over-watching. But I didn't get much work done while that was on. Utterly captivating. Patrick Stewart is incredible.
Had me close to tears by the end, watching that probe launch. What an episode.
Best ever Trek, maybe? I mean I guess it depends what you're in the mood for really. But it's certainly joint top with a few of them, for me.
Utterly captivating - so very well put. As bad and as decent at times as Nu-Trek has been, it has never yet been utterly captivating, nor even close to it. The Inner Light is a masterpiece of single story telling, and as said, Stewart is tremendously good in it too. Just a simple imaginative story, so very well told.
Only just watched that again a few weeks ago, exactly as you said - doesn't matter I know the whole story inside out it's just something you can back to again and again - NuTrek will never have that
It's like one of those now very popular mid season episodes that's not about the main cast. Like Dark Quiet Death in Mythic Quest.
Somewhat Inner Light related, but when Picard later plays his Ressikan Flute in the Season 6 episode "Lessons"…they get a hand-double to work the flute keys:
That's not Steward's hands or arms…there's literally a guy contorting his hands into position while Steward is blowing into the flute. Now try to get through that scene with a straight face ever again :P
That's probably true but also, I think there's something about being 5 seasons in with Picard at this stage, knowing the man and his character and commitment to his duty, that really makes his journey in this episode hit hard.
Seeing him with the family he'd never allowed himself or had the opportunity for, how he's raising his kids (seems like a great father), his happiness playing with his grandson towards the end. And yet never losing sight of that other life he had on the Enterprise, and how it all comes back to him watching that probe launch. Then grasping onto that flute in the final scene (no stunt-hands in this one, thankfully 😄).
And the next episode? Sure forget all that, lets go for a romp in 19th century San Francisco with old-timey Mark Twain! 😂
Love this show.
Dont know how Times Arrow was picked for a two parter.
Some good background on Time's Arrow here. I guess Unification in Season 5 was a big two parter, and originally they hadn't planned to finish the season with another one.
Rick Berman and Michael Piller had originally decided not to end the fifth season with a cliffhanger, but the development of the spin-off series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine changed that. Piller remarked, " Because of all the attention DS9 was getting and the rumors that TNG would be shutting down, we wanted to send a message that this show was alive and well and continuing to grow".
Throughout the season, the writing staff considered a story where Data had to pass himself off as a humanoid on a planet for a lengthy period of time. They were unable to make it work, as they could not come up with a plausible reason why the Enterprise was not coming back. The idea was finally used when someone suggested time travel.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Time%27s_Arrow_(episode)#Background_information
I’ve a soft spot for Time’s Arrow, although I agree it’s… not the best 😅. Silly, but fun.
It’s one of a handful of TNGs I had on VHS early on so ended up watching it a lot, grew fond of it.
Gambit is probably my least favourite two parter. And always feel like Decent could have been a lot better. So much interesting potential but it doesn’t quite work.
Decent could have been a lot darker but I still like it. Especially for following up on the consequences of Hugh.
Gambit is weak and it's a pity stuff like that gets two parts and The Chase which had more plot than a whole season of Picard gets one.
But Gambit had Captain Data which means it gets a pass from me.
Capt. Data dressing down First Officer Worf was a fantastic character moment. Worth the whole episode.
The whole mercinary / space-pirate thing does get pretty tiresome however. I don't get why "Galen" was even needed to scan the artifacts. He was just putting stuff on the a pad and getting the computer to scan it. I get that the plot needed an excuse for Picard to be there working…but the job really seemed like something anyone could do.
Data's only two commands (Gambit and Redemption) had him dressing down his first officers. Jellicoe wasn't the real hard ass Data was.
Data was right, both times. Jellico was just an arsehole
I like them both them episodes "Gambit" and "Decent".
I like "Times Arrow" too.
Don't know why this came up on my feed again (many years later)
Honest Trailers - Star Trek: The Next Generation - YouTube
Halfway through talking about how woke Star Trek is - oh boy they had no idea - I would take this kind of woke in a heartbeat vs SFA
Watched Gambit again a few days ago and only realised for the first time that captain Data is doing Picard impersonations at times.
He even does the «Picard Manoeuvre» of tugging down his uniform.
Can anyone explain why star trek must now be in the 31st century rather than Picards time??
Academy is the only show other than Discovery that's set in that timeline. The seeds for Academy were planted during Discovery, it's very much a Discovery sequel aimed at Discovery fans.
gives them carte blanche to **** things up and wave it away as “well, things changed in 1000 years!”
And still manage to sh*t all over canon
Also watched Times Arrow seeing as we were all talking about it and there is a scene where Data says its Starfleet protocol that the 2nd officer always accompanies away teams which is obviously just made up for that episode.
BesBest thing about the episode is all the Lower Decks jokes it made me think of.
Didn't they make reference to that in ST Nemesis? Picard has promoted Data to first officer and says something like "I have promoted someone to Wills position who will probably never allow me go on away missions", and Data interjects and says "Starfleet protocol does state.."
No that's about not letting the captain go.
In Times Arrow they make up this "canon breaking" 😁 Starfleet protocol that the 2nd officer has to go on away missions.
"Standard procedure" as in "but I always go on away missions"
I give it 10 years and when a whole new Team takes over at Trek....there will be some sort of shenanigans that wipes out that future timeline.
Star trek has been very hit and miss the last 25 years. To say the least
