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"Where No One Has Gone Before"
Topic Started: Jun 23 2005, 10:27 AM (483 Views)
Fesarius
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BTW Fes, shouldn't "The Last Outpost" be next ?

Franko,

Hi. If you are asking if The Last Outpost (107) ought to be after Where No One Has Gone Before (106), then yes--that is the correct production ordering. But I skipped Haven (105) intentionally, so I will be watching that one next, and then The Last Outpost. In other words, 106, 105, and then 107. :)

I hope you saw this above:

[I watched this episode last evening, which is slightly out of production order--106/105. I chose to watch this one because the TOS episode with the similar name was still fresh in my mind. The next production order episode would have been Haven, which I will watch next week.]
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This was one episode that told me TNG had potential. It was clear that it was still finding its footing but that it might be headed in the right direction.

Kosinski seemed designed to reflect the sort of characters that occasionally turned up on TOS (a la Amabassador Fox). Except in TOS he would have been a civilian.

This was a turning point for the character o f Wesley. On one hand it was necessary to do this to grant him the special privilege of being an "acting Ensign" (shudder, cringe). However it was also unfortunate in that suddenly he's almost superhuman on some level. Something of a cheat for Star Trek when it comes to humans. Also a gimmick often used in SF tv and movies, "the gifted child."

Character development. Especially for Tasha and Picard.

A first season episode I can watch more than once without wincing... Much...
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Swidden,

Good points.

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Kosinski seemed designed to reflect the sort of characters that occasionally turned up on TOS (a la Amabassador Fox). Except in TOS he would have been a civilian.

Yes, astute! Poppin' J Fox, Commissioner Ferris, etc.--nice comparison.

I can't help but think Wesley (modeled in large part after the Great Bird himself) had these changes occur because of Gene. I think for the most part they were good changes, and added to his depth somewhat.

Swidden,

BTW, in all sincerity, I think you ought to be the guru of TNG. You easily know as much (and probably more) as most on the Board when it comes to this series. :yes:
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Naw. Not up enough on the minutiae of the series.
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I think Weasly was modeled after the great bird himself but I don't think this is exactly a good thing as he has become one of the biggest cannon Mary Sues I have ever had the misfortune of seeing.
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