Alex "The Franchise Killer" Kurtzman has never come off as someone who has ever liked Star Trek. Much like Stuart Baird who directed ST: Nemesis Alex is only here for the job. He doesn't love Star Trek and has actually stated it in interviews in the past just like Baird did.
That's the problem with ST: Discovery and the first two seasons of ST: Picard. Alex (the show runner and Ex. Producer) made Star Trek his way not the way the fans wanted, and honestly Star Trek has been just terrible outside of ST: Strange New Worlds season 1.
Finally, Alex was pushed aside and Terry Mateaus who loves Star Trek got to make the love letter not only he wanted to make but the fans wanted for TNG.
Is Season 3 perfect...absolutely not...but it is so well written and acted and produced that it is the best 10 episodes we have had since ST: Deep Space Nine was on the air in the late 1990s.
The emotional depth of this show is absolutely incredible. As a fan of Star Trek and someone who watched TNG every Sunday from 1989-1994 as a family together, this show means a lot to me because it was one of only 4-5 shows my family ever watched all of us together.
I cannot tell you how many times I absolutely ugly cried during this show. The series finale could be a top 5 Star Trek episode of all-time maybe even top 3, and I'm talking out of 800+ episodes.
Terry gave not only the fans the send off of the TNG cast that the fans always wanted and the characters deserved, but it is an origin story as well for what is to come.
9.5/10.
That's the problem with ST: Discovery and the first two seasons of ST: Picard. Alex (the show runner and Ex. Producer) made Star Trek his way not the way the fans wanted, and honestly Star Trek has been just terrible outside of ST: Strange New Worlds season 1.
Finally, Alex was pushed aside and Terry Mateaus who loves Star Trek got to make the love letter not only he wanted to make but the fans wanted for TNG.
Is Season 3 perfect...absolutely not...but it is so well written and acted and produced that it is the best 10 episodes we have had since ST: Deep Space Nine was on the air in the late 1990s.
The emotional depth of this show is absolutely incredible. As a fan of Star Trek and someone who watched TNG every Sunday from 1989-1994 as a family together, this show means a lot to me because it was one of only 4-5 shows my family ever watched all of us together.
I cannot tell you how many times I absolutely ugly cried during this show. The series finale could be a top 5 Star Trek episode of all-time maybe even top 3, and I'm talking out of 800+ episodes.
Terry gave not only the fans the send off of the TNG cast that the fans always wanted and the characters deserved, but it is an origin story as well for what is to come.
9.5/10.
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