| Review : |
I like most people didn't particularly like this (then) new series. But it grew on me over time. What I most disliked about "Farpoint"; and all of the early TNG episodes; was the horrendously clumsy dialogue. People do not take time, particularly during urgent situations, to explain things that everyone around them (other characters) are already supposed to be aware of. Seeing De Kelly as the 137 year old 'Admiral McCoy' was pretty cool; but even his dialogue was clumsy. Plus, he played it like a liquored up old red-neck; not an elderly, but highly intelligent physician. In addition to these problems there is the oft mentioned phaser beam from the Captain's yacht. They were attempting to mimic the TOS Enterprise; which fired phasers from the bottom of the saucer; which, on that ship, was supposed to be the lower nav. sensor array not a weapons array. Such gaffs must run in the 'family' All in all,a good idea; somewhat poorly executed. |
