tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post7379028603159742251..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Star Trek: The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Blogging: "The Naked Now" (October 5, 1987)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-79806857981299609382017-11-30T02:25:57.862-05:002017-11-30T02:25:57.862-05:00Thanks Simon! I enjoy your comments as well.
Stev...Thanks Simon! I enjoy your comments as well.<br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-90804367869807563332017-11-29T11:37:59.494-05:002017-11-29T11:37:59.494-05:00And, Steve, Wil Wheaton is one of the most honest ...And, Steve, Wil Wheaton is one of the most honest appraisers of TNG, I find.<br /><br />Your points are good ones -- as are John's, as always. "The Naked Now" is one episode I rewatched three years ago. It's bad. The reason "The Naked Time" is so good, and moving, is because that series' characters were almost fully formed -- right from the start!<br /><br />Simon<br />http://simonstlaurent.blogspot.caSimon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-63626175556292353412017-11-29T01:28:41.441-05:002017-11-29T01:28:41.441-05:00Hi John,
I saw this episode when it first aired, ...Hi John,<br /><br />I saw this episode when it first aired, and even when a preview for it was shown at the end of "Encounter At Farpoint," all I could say was "What were they thinking?" It seemed that the sole purpose of "The Naked Now" (get it? It's NOW, but we're all still naked, yuk yuk yuk) was to give an Easter egg to fans of the original series, but it reeked of desperation. It was unoriginal pandering, everything that was wrong with television at the time. However, I will never disagree with you that the scene between Data and Tasha Yar was amusing. Data was something of a Spock knock-off, but as played by Brent Spiner, he was a character we wanted more of.<br /><br />A recent re-watch of this show only confirms the worst. I recall a fan-made vhs parody video floating around in which Wesley Crusher is killed in a variety of ways after claiming "I can fix anything." That sound clip appeared to have been taken from one of the episodes from the series. As you review these TNG shows, I'd love to know if Wesley actually says this line! It would solve a many years-old mystery, and I'd owe you some Romulan Ale if you could solve it.<br /><br />But you're right...this and many of the other episodes did Wesley no favors, but Wil Wheaton crushed it in "Family," one of my favorite episodes of the entire TNG series. I'm glad Wil Wheaton has risen above the haters and become a voice for all those facing personal challenges in their lives. I'd like to imagine that Wesley Crusher did the same in his future.<br /><br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-72848552445851073652017-11-28T11:26:18.641-05:002017-11-28T11:26:18.641-05:00... especially as people got married on the Enterp...... especially as people got married on the Enterprise in TOS.raitonoreply@blogger.com