TNG and Voyager... I didn't like DS9 as much at the time (came around to it later) really helped mold my general ethics and morals. I always saw the Starfleet way as being something to aspire to, those crews to be role models. Much my non-Trekkie fiancees chagrin, I have a UFP flag hanging in my "man cave", which honestly does help to inspire me and instill hope for the future.
What kind of an impact has TNG had on your life?
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TNG is very important to me and my family. It's created new ways to bond between my mother and stepfather and I, and we have some household traditions that became a thing because of TNG.
I also made a series of comics for my grandfather that had TNG characters in them sometimes and those comics were an important thing for him and I.
I also made a series of comics for my grandfather that had TNG characters in them sometimes and those comics were an important thing for him and I.
I won't lie, its morality has made me think more about how I approach things simply by being in my head. What other show talks about those things openly?
I recall an actor on Discovery saying the same thing. They said being on the show made them a better person.
I have to find that quote..
I recall an actor on Discovery saying the same thing. They said being on the show made them a better person.
I have to find that quote..
It helped me keep my head above water while experiencing trouble with family and school. In a way, it acted as my own moral code that I couldn't seem to find anywhere else.
I wanted to be as tough as Riker, as strong as Worf, as smart as Picard and as handy as Data. I also wanted to marry Troi, but that's neither here nor there..
Basically my life at that point was the best of times and the worst of times. TNG boosted the best moments considerably, and i'll always be grateful to that crew.
I wanted to be as tough as Riker, as strong as Worf, as smart as Picard and as handy as Data. I also wanted to marry Troi, but that's neither here nor there..
Basically my life at that point was the best of times and the worst of times. TNG boosted the best moments considerably, and i'll always be grateful to that crew.
TNG was on when I was in college and after. My girlfriend at the time was a huge fan. It ran at 7:00 on Saturday nights where we lived, and that became our regular date night.
We ended up getting married in May of 1992, and on our wedding night (after business was taken care of) we sat in married bliss and watched that week’s episode (I, Borg).
We have been to tons of conventions since then. Made 4 trips to the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas. And of course indoctrinated our two subunits into the faith.
We still watch Star Trek regularly, and just did complete rewatch of VOY and ENT.
But TNG will always be special to us.
It’s “our show.”
We ended up getting married in May of 1992, and on our wedding night (after business was taken care of) we sat in married bliss and watched that week’s episode (I, Borg).
We have been to tons of conventions since then. Made 4 trips to the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas. And of course indoctrinated our two subunits into the faith.
We still watch Star Trek regularly, and just did complete rewatch of VOY and ENT.
But TNG will always be special to us.
It’s “our show.”
I came to it late in life by most venerable Trekkie standards, but it was the right time in my particular life.
While I absolutely would have loved it and latched onto it as a child, I had other special interests that got me through those traumatic years that didn't end up sufficing when I experienced different trauma in adulthood.
TNG turned out to be a more "grown up" or, cerebral I guess, kind of escapism. Practically speaking, it also helped that it was extremely accessible whether I was in or out of the hospital. I could basically beam my sorry ass up on demand, which was like the mental health equivalent of PCA for physical pain lol.
Eventually found its way into the self-care fold permanently alongside the ol' childhood sillies.
While I absolutely would have loved it and latched onto it as a child, I had other special interests that got me through those traumatic years that didn't end up sufficing when I experienced different trauma in adulthood.
TNG turned out to be a more "grown up" or, cerebral I guess, kind of escapism. Practically speaking, it also helped that it was extremely accessible whether I was in or out of the hospital. I could basically beam my sorry ass up on demand, which was like the mental health equivalent of PCA for physical pain lol.
Eventually found its way into the self-care fold permanently alongside the ol' childhood sillies.
It had a very big impact on me because it gave me a new interest, the interest in the Star Trek Universe.
OK, I had seen some TOS before TNG started, the movies and also some episodes and I liked it. But TNG made me the fan I'm today.
I do have other interests as well so it's not alla about Star Trek but I just find the whole Star Trek Universe, especially the 24th century and the series and books which covers it so interesting and entertaining and it has given me a lot of fun, pleasure and entertainment.
And TNG was the real start of it all for me.
I first started watching it in 2013 or 2014. I was real young at the time, and I have rewatched several of the Episodes since then. I never rewatched it in full, but I personally like TNG better than TOS. It's more expansive, the Klingons are the allies guys here and I love to see that.
One episode that always stuck with me was "The First Duty". There were many times in my life where I lied to get my way, where I did horrible and immoral things. I learned from those mistakes the hard way, and I know to be better next time. Picard is probably one of my favorite characters in all of fiction.
One episode that always stuck with me was "The First Duty". There were many times in my life where I lied to get my way, where I did horrible and immoral things. I learned from those mistakes the hard way, and I know to be better next time. Picard is probably one of my favorite characters in all of fiction.
I remember watching ST:TNG's very first episode on TV as a kid.
It shaped my perception of Sci-Fi and is my favorite Franchise to this day.
It shaped my perception of Sci-Fi and is my favorite Franchise to this day.
I was 17 when TNG premiered. At first, I was one of those that said it could never live up to TOS, but after a few weeks I changed my mind and came to love TNG as much as I did TOS.
I was 4 when I watched the TNG premiere in 1987 on KMOV in St. Louis. Had been a Trek fan since I was 2 years old in 1985 when I caught my uncle and cousin watching an episode of TAS in 1985.
The one episode of TNG that really made an impact on me was The Offspring. I was around 7 years old when it was first shown, and at the time I was diagnosed ADD plus a few other things and undiagnosed Asperger's. The scene in the turbolift where Data explains to Lal why the other kids were laughing at her explained bullying to me as I was being bullied badly at school. Also loved the scene where Data has a talk with Dr. Crusher about what Lal was experiencing.
When the show began airing daily in reruns on KDNL channel 30 starting around 1991 or 1992, I had my mother record this episode to keep.
Edit: Hell, I recommend this episode to any parent trying to explain bullying to their kid, especially kids who are different.
The one episode of TNG that really made an impact on me was The Offspring. I was around 7 years old when it was first shown, and at the time I was diagnosed ADD plus a few other things and undiagnosed Asperger's. The scene in the turbolift where Data explains to Lal why the other kids were laughing at her explained bullying to me as I was being bullied badly at school. Also loved the scene where Data has a talk with Dr. Crusher about what Lal was experiencing.
When the show began airing daily in reruns on KDNL channel 30 starting around 1991 or 1992, I had my mother record this episode to keep.
Edit: Hell, I recommend this episode to any parent trying to explain bullying to their kid, especially kids who are different.
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I had been a TOS fan since the early 70s, and of course I saw the movies. When TNG came on, I was a huge enthusiast (read: over-the-top fangirl), and a major Picard fan (read: even more over-the-top fangirl). Looking for people to share my excitement, I joined a local fan club and a couple of actor fan clubs -- Stewart, of course, and also Gates McFadden -- the latter mostly by mail in those days.
I made a lot of friends in the local club, including a woman who was a good friend for more than 30 years (now, sadly, deceased). I also met the man who's been my husband for the last 30 years; we have a son together. With the club, I -- later hubby and I -- went to my/our first big fan-run cons, including one we still attend every year. Between the fan-run cons and the actor clubs, I was introduced to fanzines, and began writing fanfic. I still do. In those days it was mostly TNG; later I would branch out into other shows and films, and even some literary works. We've also taken up filking, and perform our songs on-line and at a few cons every year.
So yeah, TNG has had a pretty substantial impact on my life.
I made a lot of friends in the local club, including a woman who was a good friend for more than 30 years (now, sadly, deceased). I also met the man who's been my husband for the last 30 years; we have a son together. With the club, I -- later hubby and I -- went to my/our first big fan-run cons, including one we still attend every year. Between the fan-run cons and the actor clubs, I was introduced to fanzines, and began writing fanfic. I still do. In those days it was mostly TNG; later I would branch out into other shows and films, and even some literary works. We've also taken up filking, and perform our songs on-line and at a few cons every year.
So yeah, TNG has had a pretty substantial impact on my life.
Not much. I appreciate the message like with X-Men too etc. But not much personal influence. Now it did change my outlook on real people. That there are some real phonies.
Not as much as TOS had at the time, but I definitely grew to appreciate Geordi and Data the most and by far. I've always had a thing for mechanics and engineering to varying degrees, how things work, and so on, and the Geordi/Data pairing was easily and exponentially better than the more contrived Picard/Data stuff. While the idea of "The Perceivers" was sadly dropped, at least remnants of it such as the Geordi/Data friendship stayed throughout TNG's run. Then again, how to get the duo to say "Hi, we're the Perceivers" to others in a way that wouldn't sound corny, it may be for the best. Plenty of episodes got either character, or both, to say what was needed and wordlessly sold the idea anyhow.
Not until Seven/Janeway would any combination come close to being as interesting.
Not until Seven/Janeway would any combination come close to being as interesting.
