• pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
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    1987 TV Guide ad for the premiere of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Really sloppy airbrushed wet-looking illustrations of the TNG crew with expressions ranging from blank to befuddled are lined up across the page while the Enterprise D zooms past leaving another weird streaming contrail behind it. The text reads, "Tonight, the 24th Century begins with a spectacular two-hour movie."

    I can’t help but still feel excited for this premier, from this ad. Maybe they knew it didn’t matter how they presented it, haha.

    Also, they really underestimated Marina Sirtis’ impact on the series, based on her placement here.