• daq2@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think they did a better job than TOS did writing stories for the other crew members, but the last few TNG movies are basically the Picard and Data show

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, and the problem with the Picard and Data show is that those characters don’t really have a relationship, at least not an emotional connection like Kirk/Spock/McCoy. They basically just had a professional relationship, which was fine for the series where there’s a problem to be solved every episode, and it’s not necessary to have fleshed-out character arcs. But a movie narrative needs to make the audience care about the main characters and their interactions with each other, all within a very short period of time. Picard/Data simply could not provide that emotional core.