We’re now so old that we remember when “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was brand new. We weren’t sure we were ready to see anyone other than William Shatner play a Starfleet captain, and we weren’t convinced we’d fall in love with a new crew. The “classic” Star Trek movies were still being made, and most Trek fans were happy. If “Star Trek” was going to come back to television, most of us wanted to see Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, and the rest of the gang. It’s fair to say that there was resistance among the hardcore fans – but when has that not been true about Trekkies? “Star Trek: The Next Generation” can be considered a classic. It started more than thirty years ago, and it’s an old hat compared to the “Star Trek” shows made today. Today’s “Star Trek” is “Star Trek: Discovery,” updating Gene Roddenberry’s original vision for a new generation. TNG (as we’ll be calling it shorthand for the rest of this article) plays on rotation on “classic-orientated” television networks and hides among the collections of streaming services. Nevertheless, millions of people love TNG and dig out the old episodes to watch regularly. The level of…
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