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PATREON EXCLUSIVE - Why "Fine" Episodes Are More Frustrating Than "Bad" Episodes
🕑 Added 2024-09-21 12:05:01 +0000 UTCComments
Ian Westcott
Yup, I miss episodic TV.
Ian Westcott
Yeah, I liked some of the earlier ones.. WandaVision, Loki, What If?. Some started out well (Ms Marvel) but crashed and burned halfway through, and some were just "fine" (she-hulk), and some were really disappointing all the way through (Falcon and Winter Soldier). Really mixed, sadly, probably because Marvel was overextended at this point.
Scarpad’s Domain
wait till you get to new trek you'll be wishing for "Fine " episodes
Greg Quinn
I guess I'm a big enough fan of tng that even my least favorite episodes I essentially enjoy watching. Some of that is probably the nostalgia aspect.
Michael Metrick
This episode didn't try to hit it out of the park. It kept itself within its purpose. I call it a hit. Even D episodes are extremely watchable. Because great cast, design and production.
Josh (Target Audience)
Yeah it depends on why you’re watching it also for sure. There are definitely shows that I’m glad I can count on for a consistent C when I’m relaxing
Paul
Interesting way to think about it. I've never been altogether a critical person when it comes to TV, which is in part why I think I enjoy listening to you guys so much. There are perspectives I never explored because even the bad episodes I'd always, and still am, giddy to watch. C-tier episodes might be run of the mill, but then for me, it's nevertheless a comfort to sit down to with a cozy coffee in hand and relax. I do agree however, if a show was 100% C-tier "fine", that'd be worse than 13 S-tiers and 13 D-tiers.
Mushroom-Bagel-Bites
Why 26 episodes? 'cause there's 52 weeks in a year. Pre-VCR-cable-internet from about Sept through Feb (? I know the start was about the same as the school's) it was new season episodes. Then they re-ran the series through the summer. There are a couple of TNG episodes I never got the chance to watch until I bought the first complete DVD boxed set and watched them with my then 10yo.
JD Nevesytrof
For old school fans, fine episodes are just that, fine, because a lot of the time they put on the show simply as visual comfort food, to inhabit the universe for 44 minutes at a throw.
TivAcrid
totally agree. i think breaking it down even further, i have less problems with an episode that is only 'fine' overall if it at least has some really interesting/compelling MOMENTS in it, which is what many 'fine' episodes of tng fall into, but this one is just very bland overall, theres not really much going on
Josh (Target Audience)
Hey man nothing wrong with enjoying mid TV, but we got limited time on this planet we want to FEEL something 😆
James Bottas
I'm triggered
James Bottas
I fully disagree with the premise of this video, as I've said before. I'll never understand why this sounds good enough in your heads that you say it out loud lol. Here, have a poop emoji 💩 cuz apparently you'll like that more than a "just fine" smiley face
Josh (Target Audience)
D-tier mostly haha
Collin Freeman
C-tier series? How about most of the Marvel Disney+ series?
Max Yoder
I realized through rewwatching the series through your journey that there are forgettable episodes. I check out Wikipedia to see the upcoming episodes every few episodes and I occasionally come across the "oh yeah... that one."
Josh (Target Audience)
I agree with most of what you’re saying and this is a topic that could be discussed much more at length for sure
William McRae
I get where you guys are coming from, but episodes that swing and miss the mark big time leave a bad impression to the point where you actively avoid the episode in re-runs or if you're rewatching a whole series again "Final Mission" is a filler episode which is still acceptable (it should have been a better effort) and I find it more acceptable than a truly lousy one especially as this marks the departure of a series regular. I don't think the farewell episode of a character should be a stinker which thankfully this isn't.
