We need to make TV great again by implementing the following:
- At least one clip show episode per season
- Heavy-handed anti-drug plots and messages, preferrably featuring gangs that look like they’re from The Warriors selling crack
- “Very Special Episodes” about topical real-world issues like acid rain or stranger danger, ending with segments with the actors talking to the audience and making some kind of call to action
- Episodes that are built entirely around stock footage from recycled old films that the studio or production company owns
- Related to the last point, episodes that are built entirely around existing sets from the studio’s other productions, such as generic Western towns
Star Trek TNG seasons 1 and 2 have entered the chat
That episode where the Enterprise sort of made everything worse and left an entire planet thrashing in agony from unmitigated withdrawals as it left because Winners Don't Do Drugs :fedposting:
(Lower Decks spoiler here)
spoiler
They eventually came out the other side addicted to working out so I guess it eventually accidentally turned out fine I guess.
As cringy as that episode is, I've always liked how Gates McFadden's face acting was front-and-centre, and on point. The scene where she's watching the two transport ship pilots get their fix really showcases her skills.