Re:View - Star Trek The Next Generation Season One

Fuck what the Internet wants, I want the Mike and Rich weekly TNG podcast.

"okay let's just do the entire series"

Dear Rich and Mike, it's been almost a year and we're eagerly awaiting your TNG S2 Re:View.

Talking about Worf becoming a character, Michael Dorn deserves a TON of respect for portraying Worf. Michael Dorn is acting on two levels the entire time, the character is very serious and stern, but the majority of the character is played for comedy, and there's never a wink-wink moment from him. If you just look at it seems very simple but, analyzing it, it's kind of amazing. Not only that, but Actors marketability comes from two major factors, their acting ability (which like I said, is pretty top-notch), and their looks. Michael Dorn is a very handsome man, but he's covered in make-up, given gross fake teeth, and looks nothing like himself. That takes some big ol' acting balls to play a joke character that looks like a monster.

I didn't know you guys like Star Trek.

These men are living the dream. Every nerd in history wishes they could have lengthy in depth discussions about Star Trek and have people actually care about their opinions. And these hack frauds have done it. I hate them.

"Why would anyone get addicted to a chemical?" Tosha turns around: "Sounds like something a narc would say!"

I love how Rich is almost Mike's equal when it comes to remembering every second of Star Trek footage ever aired. Gives Mike some well needed moments of clarity between the bouts of alcoholism.

I hope they made Jay edit it so he learns through osmosis.

I imagine Mike and Rich, aged 80. It's been over a quarter of a century since they stopped making YouTube videos. Mike calls Rich. He just wants to get together to talk about Star Trek for a few hours. That's just how he wants to spend his days. He made some notes.

I know Mike was just joking but in reality the TNG actors didn't even have craft service food in season 1. In the documentary Chaos on the Bridge Denise Crosby said she would sneak over to the Cheers set to grab lunch because they had actual food. The most the TNG set had was sliced tomatoes and Cremora. The cast also mentioned they were put in old trailers leftover from the 50's and 60's which had no bathrooms or air conditioning.

"That's absurd!" "You did not think so when it worked in you favor" is Picard eloquence right there.

Gene Roddenberry's attitude towards sex was "yes please" My sides are in geosynchronous orbit

Mike's 10 year plan to be able to talk about Star Trek as a job has finally come to fruition

its over a year later, we need season 2

When you were talking about Symbiosis being Denise Crosby's last episode filmed, you missed mentioning the nice moment near the end of the episode where she breaks character and waves goodbye at the camera. Picard (and I think Crusher) are walking down the corridor away from the cargo bay and just before the cargo bay doors shut in the background you can see Denise leaning into the gap and waving.

Eventually, the Red Letter Media analysis of Star Trek: The Next Generation will have a longer runtime than TNG and the four movies combined. This is truly the best timeline.

RLM normally: "oh yeah spoilers or something, fuck it no one actually cares" RLM on Star Trek TNG season1: "woah woah woah, these are spoilers. I think it may hit better if you don't know the twist. Here's the time code guys"

41:50 The guy coming in from the past knew how to handle liars, swindlers, bad-faith negotiations and getting pumped for information. The reformed modern man had forgotten that. They're establishing how our moving on past our bad traits can leave us vulnerable to those who haven't. I liked the episode.

"If winning isn't everything, why keep score" is a famous Vince Lombardi line