ummthatguy@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMajel Barrett concerning Gene Roddenberry's visionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1imageMajel Barrett concerning Gene Roddenberry's visionlemmy.worldummthatguy@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoAnd if they’re struggling with these issues, the issues must be ingrained in the human condition. Which is essentially what the show is about - the human condition. Everybody is fucked up in their own way, and that is the heart of the stories. Perfect people/perfect environments don’t make for interesting stories. Goes right back to the Greeks.
minus-squareummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAll the more reason why TNG is seen as the start of the “Golden Age.” The old rule set by Gene was “no conflict between the crew,” but it was far too limiting.
And if they’re struggling with these issues, the issues must be ingrained in the human condition.
Which is essentially what the show is about - the human condition. Everybody is fucked up in their own way, and that is the heart of the stories.
Perfect people/perfect environments don’t make for interesting stories.
Goes right back to the Greeks.
All the more reason why TNG is seen as the start of the “Golden Age.” The old rule set by Gene was “no conflict between the crew,” but it was far too limiting.