Tng masks worst episode

Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. It is also the final episode to regularly feature the original type a tng starfleet uniforms, which were introduced in season 1. All well and good, but they had to have something for the end of season two, and there was little money left in the kitty. This episode was awesome for having a non100%plot filled episode, and did pretty well in execution. The next generation episode guide lets watch star trek. You know that episode of seinfeld called the barber, where george is hired to work on the pensky file. Possibly as close to horror as youll get in a star trek episode, schismswith its. Someone please explain star trek tng episode masks. Worf dressed up like a cowboy, deanna is so annoying, and we get to see brent spiners acting skills as he fiddles about the ship with a glitch that makes him spit on the floor, holster his tricorder like its a pistol and use words like reckon and vermin. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic.

And tom riker no way is masks one of the worst episodes ever. Good episode if a little bit silly in places though. The next generation episodes which sadly fit into this category. The religions of star trek notes that the masks are the core drama of this episode, relating to a theme of things being hidden and then revealed. Investigating a rogue comet thats been traveling throughout the universe for over 87 million years, picard discovers alien beings within the comet, which infest the computer systems on the enterprise, as well as data. Time travel, the paradox solution, q, and the last ditch attempt at shipping troiworf. You know youre in trouble when characters start wearing masks. Move along home is also quite entertaining while offering an original view of aliens. Lower decks s7e15 in this seventh season episode, theres no major cosmic threat or temporal disturbance. Investigating a rogue comet thats been traveling throughout the.

Genesis written by brannon braga directed by gates mcfaddenseason 7, episode 19 production episode 40276271 original air date. The next generation episodes turns out trek isnt like pizzawhen its bad, its just really really bad. Tng has always been the best of the star trek franchise and the pinnacle of the series run is difficult for some fans to decipher. I hate space wizards, they are the worst part of tng, and q is the worst of the worst. That description is reserved for episodes like code of honor and skin of evil and the last outpost.

Captain picard and some of his crew are caught in a deadly trap in the holodeck as the result of a shipwide scan from an alien race. The next generation now, of course all of trek swipes at. According to the data, the worst episode of tng by a significant margin is the season 2 finale shades of gray, a clipshow episode famously hobbled by the 1988 writers guild of america strike. So they resorted to that most hated of all episode formats the clip show. The warp issue, which should have been a big deal, would come up several more times on tng but was then quietly forgotten. The moment you start to think about how it actually works, your brain starts to melt because it cant begin to make sense on even a basic level. Jul 30, 2018 michael dorn is on record as saying that it is his least favourite episode in the whole of the next generation. Masks written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 17 production episode 40276269 original air date. It goes to show that an actoractress can take a very subpar script and turn it into a decent piece of work. Throw in the fact that ronins actually a ghost and the whole thing is really over the top for the more pragmatic tng fans. Jan 06, 2016 episode 2 original release date 2010 hey all. Episode 25 original release date 2011 welcome back to the worst of.

Enterprise crew members report that they wake up exhausted and show signs of traumatic memories. Michael dorn is on record as saying that it is his least favourite episode in the whole of the next generation. It also doesnt come as a surprise that the tng crew had trouble filming this episode. With 7 episodes there are bound to be some duds, even in a show as beloved as star trek. While the episode was largely the worst possible attempt to adapt tng to being a romance novel imaginable, there were some things in the episode that were good. Its just one of the most racist and sexist episodes in the trek canon. All good things must come to an end, and the next generation ended with this season while simultaneously prepping to make star trek generations. When the enterprise encounters a rogue comet en route for 87 million years, it is scanned seemingly by the comet itself. For one, we get an attempt at family backstory for beverly crusher, which i always felt was overshadowed by what happened to jack and how special wesley was. May 18, 20 star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes.

As part of the tng season 7 dvd collection links and references edit starring edit. But if youd like to do a quicker watchthrough, hitting only the essential episodes of the series, weve provided a 20 episode list to brush up on. Sep 18, 2017 villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. Mar 29, 2014 according to the data, the worst episode of tng by a significant margin is the season 2 finale shades of gray, a clipshow episode famously hobbled by the 1988 writers guild of america strike. It wasnt until i sat down and watched it more closely that i realized how bad this episode really was. The naked now tng barely made it past the pilot episode before producing one of the silliest episodes in its seven season run. This episode received star trek 101s spocks brain award for worst episode in the next generation. What would you consider to be the worst tng episode. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. Oct 31, 2011 schisms tng one of the creepiest episodes of star trek. Masks was an atrocious episode, save for brent spiners humorous performance.

For me, its the two episodes that offensively take swipes at evolution and play on most of treks audiences ignorance. The next generation episode guide below is a rated list of every episode of the next generation, letting you know which episodes we think are worth checking out if you are new to star trek. Which star trek tng and ds9 episodes overlay chronologically. It was just full of wild concepts and from that angle alone it was worth doing. If you look at season 7s production schedule, thine own self, another entirely datacentered episode about data losing his memory after crash landing on a planet, was shot just the week before. Technically, it was chosen as secondworst, but empire decided that shades of gray its initial choice for worst episodedidnt count, because shades of gray was a flashback clip episode. Dec 21, 2017 the first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. The first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. The next generation by zabon created 31 jan 2016 updated 31 jan 2016 public star trek. The enterprise studies a comet millions of years old and finds. The 7th and final season sees voyage the uss enterprise come to an end, as picard and q have one final confrontation, with everything at stake.

While only 20 years later for us, it was set 100 years after the events of star trek. For me, if i had to pick the worst episode of tng it would be the naked now 3rd episode. Schisms tng one of the creepiest episodes of star trek. Basically because it was based on the tos episode the naked time. Masks tng episode discussions the omega sector bbs. The season seven episode masks is often seen as one of the worst episodes of the next generation, but it does have its fans that love its unorthodox storytelling style. Eyes is a more traditional tng episode than masks, and it all holds together by the end in terms that dont require us to take a few hits of mescaline beforehand just to grasp them. This episode is among the worst trek episodes ever, perhaps the worst. The next generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the trek franchise, which makes these five bottomfeeder episodes even more embarrassing. Masks might be the most flatout bizarre episode of tng ever made. The next generation is that even when its bad, its usually. Science and imdb show that darmok is not a bad star.

Science and imdb show that darmok is not a bad star trek. It was the third episode so it was fortuitous that we did our worst that early. Investigating a rogue comet thats been traveling throughout the universe for over 87 million years, picard discovers alien beings within the comet, which infest. Robert wiemer while investigating a rogue comet, the cultural archive concealed inside begins taking over the enterprise. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes. A fist full of datas is the worst tng episode of all time. But the episode tries to turn their transformation into some kind of scientific accident, and thats where all logic breaks down.

With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The writers definitely have zilch in the logic category and i have low expectations that it will improve, but for everything else. Fun episode, filled with lots of character moments and a nice final scene. Masks is very interesting, as you say, because it actually explores an alien culture in more detail, than the passing nod to an inconvenient detail about a culture shoehorned in to create a plot point for the heroes to navigate. The outrageous okona season 2, episode 4 a thing thats important to keep in mind when youre talking about star trek. In 2019, screenrant ranked masks the tenth worst episode of star trek. I think masks was pretty badly written and overall a stupid episode. Masks, sub rosa, and code of honor are contenders too.

Episodes like the big goodbye, the measure of a man, and the inner light were dramatic, brilliant morality tales. Empire magazine declared masks its choice as worst episode of the entire star trek. Mar 22, 2014 the ars staff picks our leastfavorite star trek. This episode is a nominee for the ditl worst of trek award.

Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmothers life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations. This convoluted, outthere episode is only entertaining due to brent. This episode marks the first appearance of toaster, flaggs mute sidekick. Fark user image image 367x280 ugh, masks was so bad it was the only episode of tng i turned off before it was over.

I would say this isnt the worst episode of the series that was force of nature in my. Memory alpha this episode gets way too much hatred imo. Tng genesis or the one where barclay spins a sider web the best thing about genesis is that it is probably the official low point of tng. I agree on darmok its my second favourite episode from tng. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. I could and probably will do a sublist of terrible holodeck episodes, but a fistful of datas is the magnum opus of dumb holodeck premises. The planned borg cliffhanger episode became the best of both worlds, one of the all time best trek episodes. Mar 01, 20 masks written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 17 production episode 40276269 original air date.

In contrast, ron moore commented, it was a fascinating episode. Whether you think it was an interesting storytelling experiment or agree with us that it was just plain embarrassing, youll love this discussion from jen and angela about the best of the worst of trek. Fark user image image 367x280 ugh, masks was so bad it was the only episode of. Being so busy might explain why some of the episodes like sub rosa masks and dark page didnt hit home. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. Brent spiner has said that all the actors thought it was terrible, and they were all laughing at one anothers performances as they filmed it. A lot of people say masks was the all time worst tng episode, but i say its a very close second to beverly fucks a ghost episode.