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HobbittBass t1_jddw17e wrote

What can we learn from this?

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2Basketball2Poorious t1_jde0m3e wrote

Maybe this is naïve, but a soft takeaway for me is that this kind of critical analysis (IMDB, not OP) is inarguably impacted by the timeliness of the rating, and so I suspect that the scores would like different if TOS, TNG et al had been reviewed by a contemporary IMDB.

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JCPRuckus t1_jdeh72x wrote

I watched all of TOS a couple of years ago. The very good and great episodes completely make up for it. But most of the episodes are bad or terrible. And it's amazing how many times you could recycle a plot back when you could only watch a show when it aired once a week. Kirk must have talked a dozen AIs into self destructing by introducing them to the concept of a logical paradox.

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LongLastingStick t1_jdenau1 wrote

TOS is more of a great cultural artifact than a "good" TV show.

The movies hold up, at least 2, 3, 4, and 6.

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JCPRuckus t1_jdepuap wrote

>TOS is more of a great cultural artifact than a "good" TV show.

I agree. It's value is mostly in the subsequent material it inspired. But, again, the handful or two of truly great episodes really are all-timers that more than redeem the misses... The many, many misses... Lol

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mikevago t1_jdeig5b wrote

I think it's fair to say the more recent shows have a higher bar to clear in the Golden Age of Television than the 90s-era shows did when they were essentially the only sci-fi on TV apart from X-Files.

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insaneplane OP t1_jdh4j02 wrote

For me, the data was already interesting. I was surprised by the results.

I was not surprised by the mixed reception on here, but it has motivated me to up my game. I discovered how to download data from IMDB, so I may take a shot at a better visualization.

Thank you everyone for the learning experience.

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