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47. I am a bit more than halfway through the series set right now
In general I'd say I am impressed with how well it holds up. A lot of comments have focused (negatively) on the technobabble--but I remember high-fiving the buddies and taking bong hits whenever Geordi would rattle off a good burst! I love that stuff.

Of course I was studying as science (geology) major during its initial run, so that stuff was totally in my wheelhouse.

But we used to have fun with it as well, and talk about how when given an assignment Geordi would say something along the lines of "That's totally impossible, and would involve re-writing the laws of physics; I can't do it...unless...I re-configure the lateral sensor array."

Any mention of the "lateral sensor array" would result in much rejoicing. We also thought that Starfleet should probably invest a little R&D cash into their inertial dampers--those things were always on the fritz.

And Worf, well, he was really tough and impossible to beat in a fight--unless you needed it, then he'd fold up like a pup tent. (don't get me wrong though, Michael Dorn was great in that role.)
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  -Patrick Stewart aside, what did you think of Star Trek: TNG? DerekG  Sep-01-10 08:39 PM   #0 
  - Still excellent, 16 years after it ended.  JTG of the PRB   Sep-01-10 08:48 PM   #1 
  - Troi started to annoy me and really wasn't that great of a therapist, come to  tigereye   Sep-01-10 09:05 PM   #6 
  - Totally agree about Troi.  Alexander   Sep-01-10 11:23 PM   #13 
  - The Inner Light, was sublime.  Swede   Sep-01-10 08:56 PM   #2 
  - That's one of my favorite TNG episodes.  Alexander   Sep-01-10 09:01 PM   #4 
  - I have to say that that's one episode I tend to skip when I see it in reruns  Orrex   Sep-02-10 07:37 AM   #24 
  - The Inner Light is TNG's 'City on the Edge of Forever.'  Danger Mouse   Sep-02-10 09:31 PM   #35 
  - I thought it was pretty good. I just recently finished the whole series.  Alexander   Sep-01-10 08:58 PM   #3 
  - I was crushed when Michelle Forbes said no thanks to that DS9 part.  travelingtypist   Sep-01-10 10:35 PM   #12 
  - Loved it.  WillParkinson   Sep-01-10 09:03 PM   #5 
  - I still watch them  MrsBrady   Sep-01-10 09:05 PM   #7 
  - I loved it overall.  proteus_lives   Sep-01-10 09:07 PM   #8 
  - I don't know how regularly I would have watched it if it weren't for PS  Flaxbee   Sep-01-10 09:20 PM   #9 
  - One of my favorite series.  BlueJazz   Sep-01-10 09:20 PM   #10 
  - It's amazing how popular a series can be with such bad acting.  Zavulon   Sep-01-10 09:23 PM   #11 
  - In the Star Trek universe, Levar Burton looks like Olivier compared to Avery Brooks.  MilesColtrane   Sep-01-10 11:25 PM   #14 
  - I didn't think Brooks had much charisma. Made it hard for me to enjoy Deep Space 9.  Alexander   Sep-01-10 11:28 PM   #16 
  - Bakula was bad, but Sisko took scenery gnawing to several levels beyond Shatner.  MilesColtrane   Sep-01-10 11:42 PM   #18 
  - I only saw 3-4 episodes of DS9...  Zavulon   Sep-02-10 09:33 PM   #36 
  - Really? You think LeVar Burton was the worst actor?  Alexander   Sep-01-10 11:26 PM   #15 
  - He wasn't really given that much to work with as a character, either  Posteritatis   Sep-02-10 04:06 PM   #31 
  - I do.  Zavulon   Sep-02-10 09:28 PM   #34 
  - worse acting from a regular character  progressoid   Sep-02-10 04:37 PM   #32 
     - I don't know...  Zavulon   Sep-02-10 09:35 PM   #37 
  - Best Star Ttrek series ever....  Bennyboy   Sep-01-10 11:29 PM   #17 
  - Sorry the original had the highest babe factor  zipplewrath   Sep-02-10 12:24 PM   #28 
  - Workmanlike perfomances, Fewer head-slapping gaffes, many more moments of GREATNESS..  Richard Steele   Sep-01-10 11:49 PM   #19 
  - Uneven. Some of the best sci-fi ever, and  slay   Sep-02-10 01:29 AM   #20 
  - +1000  Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel   Sep-02-10 08:49 AM   #26 
  - Probably the best ST series.  edbermac   Sep-02-10 06:04 AM   #21 
  - Loved it. I love all things Trek but this one is a particular fave.  GreenPartyVoter   Sep-02-10 06:26 AM   #22 
  - A lot of excellence mixed with a fair amount of turgidity.  Orsino   Sep-02-10 07:35 AM   #23 
  - Not bad just wish they hadn't used a nother D***N Furiner  whistler162   Sep-02-10 08:31 AM   #25 
  - Far too much heavy handed moralizing for my tastes...  LanternWaste   Sep-02-10 12:06 PM   #27 
  - You might have liked Babylon 5  pokerfan   Sep-02-10 11:38 PM   #45 
     - I own all 5 seasons...  LanternWaste   Sep-03-10 01:03 PM   #48 
        - Ah, well, there you go...  pokerfan   Sep-03-10 04:26 PM   #49 
           - In reference to your Jurasik/Katuslas comment earlier...  LanternWaste   Sep-03-10 04:47 PM   #50 
              - Yeah  pokerfan   Sep-03-10 05:01 PM   #51 
  - Highly overrated, but understandable since the comparisons with...  TreasonousBastard   Sep-02-10 03:02 PM   #29 
  - DS9 is generally far underrated. n/t  eShirl   Sep-03-10 01:30 AM   #46 
  - My favorite of the franchise- except  ceile   Sep-02-10 03:48 PM   #30 
  - It was one of about three long-running shows that I NEVER missed  crim son   Sep-02-10 05:00 PM   #33 
  - It stayed bad longer than "Enterprise" did, but thankfully they didn't cancel it.  eShirl   Sep-02-10 09:41 PM   #38 
  - "Ship in a Bottle," "The Inner Light," "Q Who," "The Best of Both Worlds," "Brothers," "Redemption,"  Danger Mouse   Sep-02-10 09:41 PM   #39 
  - +47  JTG of the PRB   Sep-02-10 10:07 PM   #42 
  - Are you kidding? You have to ask?????  MrMickeysMom   Sep-02-10 09:52 PM   #40 
  - "These are the voyages of the starship Marriott"  friendly_iconoclast   Sep-02-10 10:04 PM   #41 
  - The Borg episodes were the best  peopleb4money   Sep-02-10 10:44 PM   #43 
  - It's the best version of Star Trek.  Odin2005   Sep-02-10 11:03 PM   #44 
  - I am a bit more than halfway through the series set right now  eyepaddle   Sep-03-10 12:48 PM   #47 
 

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