Clip show episodes worked then because DVRs and on-demand streaming wasn’t a thing.
I remember getting super excited when my parents got a VCR with a timed record function so that we could record shows and watch them on our own schedule.
TNG is mostly good episodes. A lot of them aren’t high stakes, but they don’t need to be. I don’t remember there being more than maybe 4 clipshows in all of TNG, and only 3 episodes make the “truly awful” list.
More than a few low quality episodes, a couple flashback episodes, and extensive repetition before commercial breaks. It wasn’t good TV.
plus some excellent bottles episodes to compensate the budget
Clip show episodes worked then because DVRs and on-demand streaming wasn’t a thing.
I remember getting super excited when my parents got a VCR with a timed record function so that we could record shows and watch them on our own schedule.
I think you’re misremembering.
TNG is mostly good episodes. A lot of them aren’t high stakes, but they don’t need to be. I don’t remember there being more than maybe 4 clipshows in all of TNG, and only 3 episodes make the “truly awful” list.