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					Originally Posted by  Locke
					 
				 
				Many years ago I bought the box set of TNG and watched it from start to finish.  
 
Its a goddamned miracle that show survived the first 3 seasons. 
			
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It's like that for a lot of series. The main issue is the seasons being 25+ episodes long. It's much better when the shows get concentrated into 12-15 solid episodes.
Also getting rid of Crusher was a huge step in the right direction. There was a bit of a George Lucas effect with Roddenberry being very hands on in the first season. It took a couple seasons to write out a lot of the garbage he got going.