February 14, 2012

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two


Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two (22 episodes), 1988-1989. A giant space ship flies around the galaxy, ostensibly exploring but usually running errands.

Created by Gene Roddenberry. Directed by Rob Bowman (7 episodes), Winrich Kolbe (3), Les Landau (2), Robert Scheerer (2), Joseph L. Scanlan (2), Cliff Bole (2), Robert Becker (1), Larry Shaw (1), Paul Lynch (1) & Robert Iscove (1). Written by Maurice Hurley (4 episodes), Tracy Tormé (3), Richard Manning (3), Hans Beimler (3), Melinda M. Snodgrass (3), Burton Armus (2), Robert L. McCullough (2), Jaron Summers (1), Jon Povill (1), Jack B. Sowards (1), Brian Alan Lane (1), Les Menchen (1), Lance Dickson (1), David Landsberg (1), Jacqueline Zambrano (1), John Mason (1), Mike Gray (1), Wanda M. Haight (1), Gregory Amos (1), Scott Rubenstein (1), Leonard Mlodinow (1), Steve Gerber (1), Beth Woods (1), Kurt Michael Bensmiller (1), David Assael (1), Hannah Louise Shearer (1), Thomas H. Calder (1) & David Kemper (1). Starring Patrick Stewart & Jonathan Frakes.

Concept: 4/4 (Great)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Better on average than the first season, but much more uneven. When it's good, it can be pretty clever. When it's bad, it can be completely awful. There are even a couple episodes in season two that are bad enough that they're not even fun to watch, which is really something coming from me.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.3/4 (Okay)

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