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Jonathan Frakes Surprised ‘Strange New Worlds’ Star Trek Spoof Was Controversial; Talks Directing ‘Academy’ And More (trekmovie.com)
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[–] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think you're not remembering the amount of silliness on previous shows, let's analyze TNG S2:

Serious Episodes 59% (13 episodes)

  • "Where Silence Has Lease"
  • "Loud as a Whisper"
  • "The Schizoid Man"
  • "Unnatural Selection"
  • "A Matter of Honor"
  • "The Measure of a Man"
  • "Contagion"
  • "Time Squared"
  • "The Icarus Factor"
  • "Pen Pals"
  • "Q Who"
  • "The Emissary"
  • "Peak Performance"

Not Serious Episodes: 41% (9 episodes)

  • "The Child" (Troi's immaculate space-conception)
  • "Elementary, Dear Data" ("Holodeck gone wrong" story)
  • "The Outrageous Okona" (Data learns comedy)
  • "The Dauphin" (Shapeshifting monster princess)
  • "The Royale" (Another "holodeck gone wrong" story with no holodeck)
  • "Samaritan Snare" (We are smart)
  • "Up the Long Ladder" (Space irish)
  • "Manhunt" (Lwaxana Troi is on the hunt for a husband)
  • "Shades of Gray" (A clip show)

I think it's a good proportion of silly so far...

e: I made the same analysis for TNG S3, and I could only identify 3 silly episodes, so, I don't know. Take this with a grain of salt. Maybe SNW S4 is all business.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think it's fair to call all those "not serious" just because they had some cheesy aspects, especially when in some cases it was just in the B plot.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    yes, I agree that the "not serious" label is probably not that accurate, but they were written to have fun with the material, and I don't agree that any of them had the cheese in the B-plot. They were adventures, most of them, but also with a silly aspect that sits at the core of Trek.

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