Comment on I've seen it said that TNG was centered around Picard, Riker, and Data like TOS was centered around Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. But I've always thought of TNG as an ensemble cast. Thoughts?

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cyd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Yeah, and the problem with the Picard and Data show is that those characters don’t really have a relationship, at least not an emotional connection like Kirk/Spock/McCoy. They basically just had a professional relationship, which was fine for the series. But in a movie narrative you have a very short amount of time to make the audience care about the main characters, and Picard/Data simply could not provide that emotional core.

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