"Let's see what this Galaxy-class starship can do!" - Encounter at Farpoint S1E01-02 - REVIEW

In this episode we finally sit down to talk about the episode at kickstarted an 18 year run of Star Trek on the small and large screen. Adam and myself discuss "Encounter at Farpoint".

We talk about:

0:00 - Intro and First Impressions
4:15 - Judging the Pilot
5:12 - Quick S1 & S2 Critique
6:16 - The Creation of the Pilot Episode
7:13 - Uneven Storytelling and Character Development
10:52 - Outdated Presentation Style
11:27 - Intrigue vs. Cheesiness
12:02 - The portrayal of female characters in Star Trek
12:24 - Thoughts on the episode's intrigue and datedness
13:17 - Appreciating the updated effects in the Blu-ray version
13:52 - Opening shot of the Enterprise and childhood memories
14:47 - O'Brien's is in it!
15:05 - False heightened drama
15:37 - Cheesy effects but impressive ship models
17:27 - The Plot holes and Character “holes”
18:55 - Comparison with Other Star Trek Series
19:48 - Disjointed Plot and Q's Role
20:01 - Preference for Rewatching
20:39 - McCoy's Cameo
22:51 - 'All Good Things'
24:07 - What Else We Liked
26:12 - 7 Fun Facts

1 A male stunt performer doubled for actress Denise Crosby during her Kung Fu scenes in this episode.
2 Colm Meaney and Patrick Stewart appeared in both this pilot episode and DS9's pilot episode.
3 Patrick Stewart delivers the first lines in both TNG's pilot episode and DS9's pilot episode.
4 Wesley Crusher was originally planned to be a girl named Leslie, and the character of Crusher was supposed to leave after this episode.
5 The characters of Troi and Riker are based on characters from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
6 Many elements from the planned Star Trek Phase II TV series were used in TNG, including the design of the Enterprise's deck.
7 The show's futuristic technologies, like handheld devices resembling iPads, inspired real-world advancements in technology.

Links
4 Breasts - https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/cltr/marina-sirtis.html
Ending animation by @MartocticvsCG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnYCbg3S730

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