Tng masks worst episode

While only 20 years later for us, it was set 100 years after the events of star trek. Mar 01, 20 masks written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 17 production episode 40276269 original air date. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Science and imdb show that darmok is not a bad star trek. Masks might be the most flatout bizarre episode of tng ever made. Lower decks s7e15 in this seventh season episode, theres no major cosmic threat or temporal disturbance. The first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. Episodes like the big goodbye, the measure of a man, and the inner light were dramatic, brilliant morality tales. The naked now tng barely made it past the pilot episode before producing one of the silliest episodes in its seven season run. 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. 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.

Dec 21, 2017 the first episode of ds9, emissary, has two parts to it. Someone please explain star trek tng episode masks. The planned borg cliffhanger episode became the best of both worlds, one of the all time best trek episodes. This episode received star trek 101s spocks brain award for worst episode in the next generation. Fark user image image 367x280 ugh, masks was so bad it was the only episode of tng i turned off before it was over. Which star trek tng and ds9 episodes overlay chronologically.

Schisms tng one of the creepiest episodes of star trek. 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. In 2019, screenrant ranked masks the tenth worst episode of star trek. All good things must come to an end, and the next generation ended with this season while simultaneously prepping to make star trek generations. I agree on darmok its my second favourite episode from tng.

Jul 30, 2018 michael dorn is on record as saying that it is his least favourite episode in the whole of the next generation. 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. 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. Investigating a rogue comet thats been traveling throughout the universe for over 87 million years, picard discovers alien beings within the comet, which infest. Being so busy might explain why some of the episodes like sub rosa masks and dark page didnt hit home. It also doesnt come as a surprise that the tng crew had trouble filming this episode. The writers definitely have zilch in the logic category and i have low expectations that it will improve, but for everything else. 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. Jan 06, 2016 episode 2 original release date 2010 hey all. 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. The next generation episode guide lets watch star trek. The next generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the trek franchise, which makes these five bottomfeeder episodes even more embarrassing. I hate space wizards, they are the worst part of tng, and q is the worst of the worst. 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.

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. Memory alpha this episode gets way too much hatred imo. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. Possibly as close to horror as youll get in a star trek episode, schismswith its. This episode is a nominee for the ditl worst of trek award. 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. What would you consider to be the worst tng episode. In contrast, ron moore commented, it was a fascinating episode. 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. Its just one of the most racist and sexist episodes in the trek canon. 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. Sep 18, 2017 villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. 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.

Science and imdb show that darmok is not a bad star. Move along home is also quite entertaining while offering an original view of aliens. You know youre in trouble when characters start wearing masks. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. Mindbending episodes like parallels, future imperfect, and frame of mind added cool twists to the science fiction genre. 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. This episode is among the worst trek episodes ever, perhaps the worst. 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. That description is reserved for episodes like code of honor and skin of evil and the last outpost. Time travel, the paradox solution, q, and the last ditch attempt at shipping troiworf. It was just full of wild concepts and from that angle alone it was worth doing. 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.

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. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. The next generation by zabon created 31 jan 2016 updated 31 jan 2016 public star trek. It goes to show that an actoractress can take a very subpar script and turn it into a decent piece of work. 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.

Fun episode, filled with lots of character moments and a nice final scene. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. 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. I would say this isnt the worst episode of the series that was force of nature in my. Masks tng episode discussions the omega sector bbs. The next generation now, of course all of trek swipes at. But the episode tries to turn their transformation into some kind of scientific accident, and thats where all logic breaks down. The next generation episodes turns out trek isnt like pizzawhen its bad, its just really really bad. With 7 episodes there are bound to be some duds, even in a show as beloved as star trek. You know that episode of seinfeld called the barber, where george is hired to work on the pensky file. The warp issue, which should have been a big deal, would come up several more times on tng but was then quietly forgotten. Michael dorn is on record as saying that it is his least favourite episode in the whole of the next generation. A fist full of datas is the worst tng episode of all time. The next generation, schisms is the story of abduction and medical experimentation.

This episode marks the first appearance of toaster, flaggs mute sidekick. This convoluted, outthere episode is only entertaining due to brent. Mar 22, 2014 the ars staff picks our leastfavorite star trek. The next generation episodes which sadly fit into this category. Robert wiemer while investigating a rogue comet, the cultural archive concealed inside begins taking over the enterprise. It is also the final episode to regularly feature the original type a tng starfleet uniforms, which were introduced in season 1. Episode 25 original release date 2011 welcome back to the worst of. It sounds like soap opera, not a sciencefiction tv episode. Masks was an atrocious episode, save for brent spiners humorous performance. 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. 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. Good episode if a little bit silly in places though. This episode was awesome for having a non100%plot filled episode, and did pretty well in execution.

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. Masks written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 17 production episode 40276269 original air date. Still, though, its a bit of a mindflip, ending with a last minute twist that renders roughly half or more of the episode essentially irrelevant. Fark user image image 367x280 ugh, masks was so bad it was the only episode of. The outrageous okona season 2, episode 4 a thing thats important to keep in mind when youre talking about star trek. The next generation companion at a creation entertainment convention in south bend, indiana in 1994, michael dorn cited this as his least favorite episode of tng. Shades of gray is widely regarded as the worst episode of the series, with critics calling it godawful and a travesty.

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. Oct 31, 2011 schisms tng one of the creepiest episodes of star trek. The show lasted seven seasons, launched four films, and won 19 emmys, among other. 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.

As part of the tng season 7 dvd collection links and references edit starring edit. The enterprise studies a comet millions of years old and finds. Throw in the fact that ronins actually a ghost and the whole thing is really over the top for the more pragmatic tng fans. Still, though, its a bit of a mindflip, ending with a last minute twist that renders roughly half or.

I had seen the episode multiple times over the years, and always remembered enjoying it. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic. Masks, sub rosa, and code of honor are contenders too. When the enterprise encounters a rogue comet en route for 87 million years, it is scanned seemingly by the comet itself. 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. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons.

For me, its the two episodes that offensively take swipes at evolution and play on most of treks audiences ignorance. And tom riker no way is masks one of the worst episodes ever. Investigating a rogue comet thats been traveling throughout the. It wasnt until i sat down and watched it more closely that i realized how bad this episode really was. Empire magazine declared masks its choice as worst episode of the entire star trek. 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. I think masks was pretty badly written and overall a stupid episode. For me, if i had to pick the worst episode of tng it would be the naked now 3rd episode. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. Genesis written by brannon braga directed by gates mcfaddenseason 7, episode 19 production episode 40276271 original air date. This delightful sciencefiction adventure romp through space was the late 80s addition to the canon that originally began with star trek in the 60s. 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. Basically because it was based on the tos episode the naked time. Troi then asks if he was in her room, since the symbol on his mask resembles the image on the object that.