Putting together "Inner Light" (in which an alien condensing of a huge amount of time into a short human lifetime is presented as a bittersweet, empowering experience) and "Hard Time" (in which the same thing is presented as an existential horror) is really quite brilliant.
If I've seen the original series (with Shatner as Captain Kirk) and all of TNG but am not really prepared to watch everything else, what should I plan to watch, and what should I plan to miss?
That is a huge question! There are viewing guides out there, but I'd suggest trying different series and seeing what you like. If I had to pick one of the other series to really give a chance, it would be Deep Space Nine -- it's the most sophisticated and complex Star Trek series.
Putting together "Inner Light" (in which an alien condensing of a huge amount of time into a short human lifetime is presented as a bittersweet, empowering experience) and "Hard Time" (in which the same thing is presented as an existential horror) is really quite brilliant.
Thanks! I'm hoping the students will see a similar connection between "City" and "Past Tense," even though they're not literally on the same day.
If I've seen the original series (with Shatner as Captain Kirk) and all of TNG but am not really prepared to watch everything else, what should I plan to watch, and what should I plan to miss?
That is a huge question! There are viewing guides out there, but I'd suggest trying different series and seeing what you like. If I had to pick one of the other series to really give a chance, it would be Deep Space Nine -- it's the most sophisticated and complex Star Trek series.
Thanks!