TrackerNeil Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I am totally excited to announce the debut of "Nitpicking: The Next Generation." In this weekly podcast, Daniel Ravipinto and Neil McGarry (that's me) will examine each episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", praise the good, poke at the bad, and really have at the ugly. The first episode "Encounter at Farpoint, Parts 1 and 2" is available on our web site and on iTunes.The podcast is totally free, but if you like what you hear, please do recommend the podcast to other fans (or detractors) of "The Next Generation."So please do join us every Monday morning as we go where everyone has gone before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 You're doing it in order? You will have to go through all of season 1 and a chunk of season 2 before you get to any decent episodes. You poor souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 You're doing it in order? You will have to go through all of season 1 and a chunk of season 2 before you get to any decent episodes. You poor souls.That was my very first thought. I hope you have a sizeable alcohol budget, otherwise you're going to go insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Nice!Not sure if you're looking to (eventually) have guests on your show, but my friend did the same thing you're doing (watching ST:TNG in order) and then wrote a haiku for each episode. http://tnghaikus.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 You're doing it in order? You will have to go through all of season 1 and a chunk of season 2 before you get to any decent episodes. You poor souls.Amnesty International is monitoring the situation.Nice!Not sure if you're looking to (eventually) have guests on your show, but my friend did the same thing you're doing (watching ST:TNG in order) and then wrote a haiku for each episode. http://tnghaikus.tumblr.com/Oh my gosh--I love these! Actually, we will have guests later on...if you like this friend would be interested in guest-starring, have her get in touch with us. (The contact info is on our Web site.)By way of explanation, Dan and I have a real affection for TNG, and we give credit where it's due, but the show has got its problems. We take particular exception to some of the problems of diversity, treatment of women, etc., so I suppose our commentary has a definite progressive bent. But give a listen and please do feel free to provide feedback--if we're missing something, we want to not miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkhole Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 This is weird, I just started watching TNG last November.I'm four episodes into season 3.My God, the season 2 finale....What's the point of Riker? And why is supposed to be a badass ladies man when he looks so stiff and awkward?If Wesley was such a prodigy (he flies a the most state of the art ship in Starfleet and saves the day on several occasions) wouldn't he be studied by The Federation for any traces of evolutionary improvement/mutations or something like that? The guy can do things that people with a Starfleet Academy education and years of experience cannot do.Finally, Pulaski wasn't that bad. I think I missed the explanation as to why she was let go and Krusher came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Just listened to the first episode, entertaining throughout and raised some good points. Nice job!I'll be back for the next episode.I agree with you on both points that the show should get its share of credit and it also has its problems. The older I get the more I notice these problems and don't have as blind an eye to them as I did when I was a teenager.I recognize now the show had episodes with messages that were hamfisted, arrogant, poorly done, or out right conveying the wrong message, but that being said I think it was being exposed to the culture overall when I went to Trek conventions and such, just by a common interest in the franchise I was exposed to an overall philosophy of diversity, equality in gender, race, sexual orientation that had a profound effect on shaping who I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Finally, Pulaski wasn't that bad. I think I missed the explanation as to why she was let go and Krusher came back.From what I understand, Gates McFadden, the actress that played Crusher, was fired by the main show runner during seasons 1 and 2, not Roddenberry, but Maurice Hurley I believe. By the end of season 2 (You can also thank Hurley for writing that finale BTW) he left the show. Apparently none of the cast got along with the actress who played Pulaski and with Hurley gone, they brought Crusher back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Just listened to the first episode, entertaining throughout and raised some good points. Nice job!I'll be back for the next episode.I agree with you on both points that the show should get its share of credit and it also has its problems. The older I get the more I notice these problems and don't have as blind an eye to them as I did when I was a teenager.I recognize now the show had episodes with messages that were hamfisted, arrogant, poorly done, or out right conveying the wrong message, but that being said I think it was being exposed to the culture overall when I went to Trek conventions and such, just by a common interest in the franchise I was exposed to an overall philosophy of diversity, equality in gender, race, sexual orientation that had a profound effect on shaping who I am.Glad you liked it.Don't get me wrong; I am quite appreciative of the effect TNG had on people. In fact, I'd say we criticize because we think it could have gone much, much further--and with a new series in prospect, it still can. And we love that there is a Trek sub-culture that spans the world. So please never, ever think Dan or I hates "Star Trek." We nitpick because we love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkhole Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 From what I understand, Gates McFadden, the actress that played Crusher, was fired by the main show runner during seasons 1 and 2, not Roddenberry, but Maurice Hurley I believe. By the end of season 2 (You can also thank Hurley for writing that finale BTW) he left the show. Apparently none of the cast got along with the actress who played Pulaski and with Hurley gone, they brought Crusher back.What was the reason given within the mythos of the show?Like, was Krusher demoted or did Pulaski retire?I guess it hasn't been explained or I just missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 What was the reason given within the mythos of the show?Like, was Krusher demoted or did Pulaski retire?I guess it hasn't been explained or I just missed it.I'm pretty sure they explain in the season two premier that she took a promotion back on Earth. What they don't do a great job of explaining is why Wesley didn't go with her when she left. He's still on the ship at that point and they're supposed to be taking him to his mother, but then he decides to remain on the Enterprise during that episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 What's the point of Riker?To provide content for this glorious website:http://scrolldowntoriker.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felice Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Finally, Pulaski wasn't that bad. I think I missed the explanation as to why she was let go and Krusher came back.I recall being quite fond of Pulaski, though we're only just approaching the end of season one on our rewatch, so it's been a looong time since I've actually seen her. The show has it's problems, but it's fun, and even the worst episodes are pretty watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkhole Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'm pretty sure they explain in the season two premier that she took a promotion back on Earth. What they don't do a great job of explaining is why Wesley didn't go with her when she left. He's still on the ship at that point and they're supposed to be taking him to his mother, but then he decides to remain on the Enterprise during that episode.Oh, I know that Krusher was named head of Starfleet medical. I just could never figure out why, in the context of the Star Trek universe, she came to the Enterprise after season 2 and replaced Pulaski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oh, I know that Krusher was named head of Starfleet medical. I just could never figure out why, in the context of the Star Trek universe, she came to the Enterprise after season 2 and replaced Pulaski.Oh no they never explained why she came back. At least not beyond "It's good to be together with Wesley again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Listened to the episode, it was fun, will definitely check out the next few. Especially number 3. Code of Honor is one of the show's all-time "highlights".;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great show. Though I'm not sure why you're commenting on the CGI (apart from the "80s video game part) from a show made in 1987. I want to watch it with your commentary now. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Oh yeah, the CGI comment was going to be my nitpick, too. I got the impression that you guys referred to exterior shots of the ship as showing off the CGI, but TNG used models for all the spaceships throughout its run. It's only in the later years of DS9 that Trek made the switch to CGI spaceships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 We will totally read meta-nitpickings on our podcast--send 'em to [email protected], please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 "The Measure of a Man" from Season 2 is still one of my all time favorites touching as it does on serious questions of how "consciousness" should be defined legally and what its consequences are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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