Yeah, the main writers either didn't have kids or must have been pretty terrible parents. There are at least half a dozen episodes where the Enterprise crew are criminally negligent in some way and they never get called on it. There are multiple episodes where recently orphaned kids suffering from immense trauma are…

I like that episode. The kids aren't great actors, but Picard turning them into his officers because that's the only way he knows how to deal with people was pretty brilliant.

It's always so weird seeing him as the black ballplayer in that one DS9 episode. Even though I know it's him, I still do something of a double take, partly because he really does sound completely different when speaking in a natural vernacular instead of the serious intonations of his Worf voice. Some of the other…

Ever take a good look at Worf's mustache?

I actually think it's more for scripting purposes. She's an interesting match for Worf because they both have human and Klingon elements, but he has embraced his Klingon side while she has rejected hers. They briefly meet in the middle, but then their differences pull them apart again. Makes for good drama.

What I want to know is who, besides the writers evidently, even cared about Tasha Yar? Most of the episodes she's in are complete trash and she never gets much to do besides read computer displays and talk about being from The Planet of the Rapes. It was sort of fun seeing her in the parallel universe episode, but I…

If they'd done it in TNG it would last two episodes and end with Picard lecturing the Founders into submission. Also Riker would probably get to bone a Vorta.

I also think you're reaching a bit. There certainly were serialized elements and recurring characters that developed a bit over time like Q or Lwuxana Troi, but I'd still say that a good three-quarters of all episodes were entirely self-contained. There's a clear shift in the show's identity as it went on. I think at…

Yeah even when her dialog was kinda weak and the plots were bullshit about scheming ferengis or arranged marriages, she still adds so much color and life to a show that's usually so beige. I appreciate it.

Alexander's age is ridiculous in any case. He was conceived toward the end of tng's second season. First time we see him is season 4 when he's kindergarten age, after that he ages another three years or so between seasons, then ages a bit more normally for the rest of TNG. Apparently though, when he pops up on DS9 as…

Also, it's more like "Martin Landau pretending to be Latino" style brownface rather than the traditional burnt cork of a minstrel show. No red lipstick either, which certainly helps.

I love Pulaski. She's a lot like McCoy in that she's a bit prickly and actually pushes people's buttons. She really helped liven up a show that was still stuck in its (apparently Roddenberry-mandated) "no interpersonal conflict' stage of life. I've always been sad that they didn't keep her around.

I've been watching through the series for a few months now, actually. Every few days my mom and I sit down and watch a couple more episodes and we've both been surprised by how many episodes of the original run we managed to miss (I was a little kid, she had little kids). The first couple seasons were really tough…

Are you seriously going to argue that the Riker episodes were any better? With him awkwardly smirking and making twinkly eyes at every random woman, wearing that horrible powder blue "civilian" outfit, or using that ridiculous "now I'm being serious" voice whenever he assumes command? Plus the plots for those episodes…

I love that they resolve the issue of Worf having apparently not seen his kid in four or five years by just acknowledging that he's a terrible negligent parent.

I'm actually with you. I watched three episodes and decided it was just a primetime soap with better production values.The characters were largely unlikable ciphers, the swinging 60s setting seemed rather heightened and artificial, and none of the ongoing plots really grabbed me, so even though I liked the cast and…

Colombo.

Rogan! Itay! Uklama!

Actually, 3PO getting dismantled and reactivated at just the right/wrong time is a fairly important plot point in Empire.

We have to find Spock's brain!