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We want to ensure maximum chaos should something go wrong (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 days ago by [M] to c/tenforward@lemmy.world
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[–] 46 points 5 days ago (19 children)

That was one of the first major difference in operations that I noticed when I started TNG; the captain almost never goes on away missions. In TOS, the captain almost always led the away party.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago (13 children)

    Considering there were only three members of the main cast, TOS had to use their stars.

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  • [–] 32 points 5 days ago (10 children)

    there were only three members of the main cast

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  • [–] 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Yep. The main characters on Star Trek TOS are Captain Kirk, Commander Spock and Dr. McCoy. Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, Rand, Chapel, Kyle etc. are supporting characters.

    TNG, once they got their shit together, was a true ensemble cast, the various characters took turns starring in individual episodes.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I don't agree. TOS was just as much of an ensemble. Most promotional cast photos are group shots like this

    Sure, the big three got the most screen time and stories, but the rest had big parts as well.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    I watched (some of) TOS recently. And it basically erased one of my complaints about Discovery being "The Michael Burnhan Show." Because boy TOS is literally "The James Kirk Show." Like, Spock is there, McCoy is mostly there, but everyone else felt really really like, quintary, not even Secondary, just way way down the line.

    I feel like everyone remembers Trek as "ensemble cast" from the movies and TNG on.

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