I do remember some decent moments in early TNG, but there’s a lot of racism and prejudicial bullshit. Also a lot of cheesiness. In general, I skip way more episodes of TNG when rewatching than I do with DS9 or Voyager, but I still think it’s all essential to watch at least once if you’re invested in the lore of the Star Trek universe. I’d still take all the bullshit and cheesiness a thousand times over in place of the current generation of Trek shows.
Early TNG was a bit rough. They had the right people, but some of the plot lines were strange an in some cases quite prejudiced.
Around season 3 they got their stride going.
Not every episode of season 1 is good. They were trying stuff and seeing what resonated with a new generation of trek fans.
I’m not saying anyone should skip it, but there are episodes that make me question why they even thought it was a good idea to do that.
I do remember some decent moments in early TNG, but there’s a lot of racism and prejudicial bullshit. Also a lot of cheesiness. In general, I skip way more episodes of TNG when rewatching than I do with DS9 or Voyager, but I still think it’s all essential to watch at least once if you’re invested in the lore of the Star Trek universe. I’d still take all the bullshit and cheesiness a thousand times over in place of the current generation of Trek shows.