This is TNG's Assignment: Earth. A disgrace. Just like with TOS's Assignment: Earth, the story isn't even the worst part. It's just that I feel betrayed. The tight production schedule and limited budget shouldn't be an excuse. Sure, now we can skip such an episode and quickly progress. But back then, this was a season finale. People had to wait for 3x01. Possibly weeks. And this is the last episode they were "forced" to watch? Seriously? I can only guess how many viewers they have lost between the second and third season due to this season finale. And in the era of binge watching and online accessibility, even "best scene clip shows" lost all of their appeal. Back then, some of the reused scenes were aired weeks in the past and not everyone religiously taped all episodes to be able to rewatch selected scenes whenever they liked. So there was maybe good reason for a clip show back then, but in 2024 this episode is expandable.
Shout by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2024-03-07T18:37:32Z— updated 2024-03-09T17:12:38Z
This is TNG's Assignment: Earth. A disgrace. Just like with TOS's Assignment: Earth, the story isn't even the worst part. It's just that I feel betrayed. The tight production schedule and limited budget shouldn't be an excuse. Sure, now we can skip such an episode and quickly progress. But back then, this was a season finale. People had to wait for 3x01. Possibly weeks. And this is the last episode they were "forced" to watch? Seriously? I can only guess how many viewers they have lost between the second and third season due to this season finale. And in the era of binge watching and online accessibility, even "best scene clip shows" lost all of their appeal. Back then, some of the reused scenes were aired weeks in the past and not everyone religiously taped all episodes to be able to rewatch selected scenes whenever they liked. So there was maybe good reason for a clip show back then, but in 2024 this episode is expandable.