Oh, for sure. That transporter idea you mention reminds me of Galaxy Quest actually, which was a much neater idea (the little goop-pod thing around the start of the movie).

Probably my biggest gripe with transporters is the barely addressed existential conundrum, where for all intents and purposes, they're creating a "duplicate" of a person, and destroying the excess copy.

Yet somehow, this same technology is hardly ever used to heal someone of serious injuries, or to prolong someone's life beyond the natural limits. Save for the odd episode where they may touch on such questions, but shoo it away as inconsequential, and never bothering to visit it again.

Back to the main writing, I probably skip about 1/10 of TNG and DS9 episodes I recognize as cringe or rather dull.Then with Voyager it's about 1/4-1/3, and that's assuming I'm feeling bored enough to actively watch it.

Oh, for sure. That transporter idea reminds me of Galaxy Quest actually, which was a much neater idea (the little pod thing around the start).

Probably my biggest gripe with transporters is the barely addressed existential conundrum, where for all intents and purposes, they're creating a "duplicate" of a person, and destroying the excess copy.

Yet somehow, this same technology is hardly ever used to heal someone of serious injuries, or to prolong someone's life beyond the natural limits. Save for the odd episode where they may touch on such questions, but shoo it away as inconsequential, and never bothering to visit it again.

Back to the main writing, I probably skip about 1/10 of TNG and DS9 episodes I recognize as cringe or rather dull.Then with Voyager it's about 1/4-1/3, and that's assuming I'm feeling bored enough to actively watch it.

Oh, for sure. I probably skip about 1/10 of the episodes, being able to spot the really dull or cringe one's pretty fast. This applied to TNG and DS9. Then with Voyager it's about 1/4-1/3, and that's assuming I'm feeling bored enough to actively watch it.