Let's face it: Next Generation's movies all suck. The writing is boring, the direction abysmal and all the actors look as if they're ready to run off stage in search of a shower to wash off the filth.
The series fares much better, however. While each week was just a lesson in morality, usually confined to a few rooms on the ship and some sets vaguely resembling a cave, planet or starbase, it was enjoyable on many levels, and to me took on from the start a notably different tone than the original series. It's just too bad they did away with Troi's ultra mini-skirt.
About Wesley. He was a mistake, and really brought down the show. Despite his "I can rebuild the warp engines using this rubberband and stapler" character, he was tolerable in a few episodes. The one where all the children on the Enterprise are kidnapped comes to mind--I find it Wesley's most "human" and likeable appearance...of course he saves the day like in all his episodes, the way in which he interacts with the children and kidnappers earned his character a lot of respect.
The series fares much better, however. While each week was just a lesson in morality, usually confined to a few rooms on the ship and some sets vaguely resembling a cave, planet or starbase, it was enjoyable on many levels, and to me took on from the start a notably different tone than the original series. It's just too bad they did away with Troi's ultra mini-skirt.
About Wesley. He was a mistake, and really brought down the show. Despite his "I can rebuild the warp engines using this rubberband and stapler" character, he was tolerable in a few episodes. The one where all the children on the Enterprise are kidnapped comes to mind--I find it Wesley's most "human" and likeable appearance...of course he saves the day like in all his episodes, the way in which he interacts with the children and kidnappers earned his character a lot of respect.