Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to movies • 2 months agoBoo! Sub Rosa wasn’t even the worst episode of TNG—Shades of Gray or Code of Honor are both the worst.imagemessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up142
arrow-up142imageBoo! Sub Rosa wasn’t even the worst episode of TNG—Shades of Gray or Code of Honor are both the worst.Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to movies • 2 months agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareFindom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]hexbear13·2 months agoFun fact: Code of Honor was the worst episode of both TNG and Stargate SG-1 (S01E03 - Emancipation). Same writer, same story treatment. link
minus-squareButtBidet [he/him]hexbear8·2 months agoWhy though! Wasn't it panned in its time for being kinda racist? Why do that twice?? link
minus-squareFourteenEyes [he/him]hexbear9·2 months agoIt was originally written in the 70s for the planned and canned revival of TOS link
minus-squareFindom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]hexbear3·2 months agoYou can ping Joe Mallozzi over on Reddit to confirm if you really want (he's active on the Stargate sub), but I'm sure the SG1 showrunners in that first season were like, "You wrote for TNG? Yes, we'll buy it! No, we don't need to read it first." link
minus-squareFourteenEyes [he/him]hexbear7·2 months ago Show Gene Roddenberry seriously did a lot of cocaine link
minus-squareFlakesBongler [they/them]hexbear6·2 months agoWhen you write for TV, it gives you the opportunity to vent your... secret desires in a very public fashion Also if you can get paid for swapping out a few names on a script, I'm not going to judge link
Fun fact: Code of Honor was the worst episode of both TNG and Stargate SG-1 (S01E03 - Emancipation). Same writer, same story treatment.
Why though! Wasn't it panned in its time for being kinda racist? Why do that twice??
It was originally written in the 70s for the planned and canned revival of TOS
You can ping Joe Mallozzi over on Reddit to confirm if you really want (he's active on the Stargate sub), but I'm sure the SG1 showrunners in that first season were like, "You wrote for TNG? Yes, we'll buy it! No, we don't need to read it first."
Gene Roddenberry seriously did a lot of cocaine
When you write for TV, it gives you the opportunity to vent your... secret desires in a very public fashion
Also if you can get paid for swapping out a few names on a script, I'm not going to judge