06-03-2014, 08:51 PM
(06-03-2014, 08:24 PM)Archon_Wing Wrote: While I like TNG, in a lot of ways it was a step backwards from TOS. I mean granted TOS lacked female characters but considering the times both series were in, at least TOS put a woman in the communication station; Uhura wasn't as horrifically sexualized as Troi or even Crusher even if she was occasionally.
Troi is pretty bad. But I would argue that Crusher was a far more rounded character, and far less a sex object, than Uhura ever was. I'm having trouble coming up with instances where Crusher was overtly sexualized at all, to be honest.
Quote:Tasha Yar was sadly a huge joke as a character who was just magnificently incompetent.
She could have been a great character. Nothing about Denise Crosby's performance was a problem, they just bungled the scripts. But as you say, what does one expect from the season that brought us "Code of Honor"?
Quote: Voyager was generally a step or 10 behind in characterization, although Seven of Nine was quite a detailed character, if you could ignore the silly outfits they put her in.
Voyagerrrrr.... it burrrnnnnssss....
Seriously, my brother and I used to joke that Rick Berman was a necromancer. Incapable of creating anything living, his only power was to conjure up dead ideas and suture them together. Series getting dull? What's worked before? Sex appeal? Borg? Let's do 'em both! Together! Exploring new philosophical or thematic ground? Nah, let's go with the hot borg idea.
-Jester