Oh I missed that one! That sounds like a great one too. I wonder if there's a way to netflix Star Trek TNG episodes ...

I've never used NetFlix so I don't know. We have been able to borrow the TNG series at our local library. That was before we bought two seasons ourselves though.

Back in the "old days" we subscribed to a video-a-month club to get all of the original Star Trek on VHS thinking it would be a lifetime purchase. Then came DVD and then came BluRay. So now I'm only buying things I must really have - on BluRay - and NetFlixing the rest. I can always re-NetFlix them if I need to, I figure. Of course that being said when we were having the discussion on Last of the Mohicans I ran to the next room and grabbed my DVD version of that to get a screen capture so I do break my rules sometimes. There are some things I must have no matter what the version. I do own every version of Lord of the Rings (all 3 normal edition, all 3 special edition etc) because I have some addictions

Oh, a LOTR fan! Maybe we need a new thread to discuss this movie of all movies! The series is my favorite of all time. I even went to a LOTR convention in Canada...

I agree that it is hard to keep up with the changes in technology and that renting is often better. Except for the movies you must have!

OK a LOTR thread it is!

But yes there are certain episodes I would love to have for The Next Generation, especially that flute episode.

Lisa, It's funny you mention the flute again because last night I saw the episode in which Jean Luc falls in love with an officer in Stellar Cartography. He plays the flute for her and their enjoyment of the music brings them together. I was sad that they parted ways in the end though. Did anyone else ever see that episode? If so, do you wish they could have stayed together?

Wow I didn't realize they brought the flute back!! I don't think I ever saw that one ... that is too cool! I wonder if they did that in another episode. Maybe I should collect up all the "flute episodes" ...

Well and the two-Riker one too, I loved that one ...

It's nice to see people waxing nostalgic about "The Next Generation." I loved all those episodes. I have to admit I also really enjoyed the time travel ones, technobabble-filled as they are. And I may be asking for it, but I really liked Wesley Crusher too. He could be overbearing, but I was, after all, a teenage girl and he was a cute, clean-cut guy who was out having space adventures and saving the world just like I dreamed about.

I also really liked Worf's wife--Alexander's mother.

I may be inspired to go buy the DVDs after this!

Oh, I love that episode with Worf's wife. She was something else! The Clingon women are so dynamic. I felt sorry for Worf since their "oath" really meant something to him but apparently not as much to her.

Speaking of Wesley Crusher, did you see that episode in which there was an investigation at the academy about the death of his team member? It turned out that the team leader was coercing the other members to do things they shouldn't have done. Wesley was sullen and nervous the whole time -- the show was pretty dramatic.

I myself don't care for the episodes where they do time travel and meet figures of the past. Sorry, but it just gets a little too corny for me and Data can get obnoxious when he is playing this sort of role. I like Data best as his android self.

I checked NetFlix and all seven season of Star Trek: TNG are available. Go to town, Lisa!

I liked the actress who played Alexander's mother, too. She came back and played Q's mate with fiery red hair. I'd like to see her in something else.

I didn't realize that people didn't like Wesley until years later when I started hanging around real fans. My husband and I don't fit the typical fan mode. When we like a show, we just watch the show. We don't go to conventions or buy paraphernalia or anything. Although I have been on the internet since 1988, I didn't start reading fan forums for TV shows until a couple years' ago. That's when I found out that people didn't like the Wesley character. Personally, he never bothered me one way or the other.

Another thing I didn't realize was how much fans hated the first season of TNG. I admit that I thought the characters were a bit stiff, but I usually think that about most new shows. I didn't think that TNG was any worse.