Haaaah. Oh, yes, you're so very right. And yet I remember watching it when it premiered and going "...Wo~ow...". ^_^; Of course, I was ten, but...still.
Star Trek was lucky enough to have all the cult-classic history behind it that allowed for that time to grow and develop into its potential. There's a lot of shows today that could really benefit from that kind of legacy, if only they had it.
...OMG. I'd never thought of him in terms of Gary Stu, but...that's exactly what he is. That totally explains the huge annoyance factor. And the fact that as a ten-year-old, I thought he was just the coolest thing evar. Eheh. ^_^; Though he does do a lot of growing over the course of the four seasons before he went off to the academy.
I saw Wil Wheaton, on an I Love the Eighties segment, just bashing Wes Crusher to pieces; I couldn't help thinking that y'know, buddy, no one would even know who you are if not for Wesley so maybe you should look back on him a little more considerately.
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Date: 2006-10-02 03:50 am (UTC)Haaaah. Oh, yes, you're so very right. And yet I remember watching it when it premiered and going "...Wo~ow...". ^_^; Of course, I was ten, but...still.
Star Trek was lucky enough to have all the cult-classic history behind it that allowed for that time to grow and develop into its potential. There's a lot of shows today that could really benefit from that kind of legacy, if only they had it.
...OMG. I'd never thought of him in terms of Gary Stu, but...that's exactly what he is. That totally explains the huge annoyance factor. And the fact that as a ten-year-old, I thought he was just the coolest thing evar. Eheh. ^_^; Though he does do a lot of growing over the course of the four seasons before he went off to the academy.
I saw Wil Wheaton, on an I Love the Eighties segment, just bashing Wes Crusher to pieces; I couldn't help thinking that y'know, buddy, no one would even know who you are if not for Wesley so maybe you should look back on him a little more considerately.