Jonathan Frakes: “I only wish we’d found a way to have” The One Thing That Makes ‘The Original Series’ Superior to Tng
Jonathan Frakes has directed many episodes in the Star Trek franchise, but he got his start as an actor. Tng’s William Riker was the resident Casanova, with his one-liners and quips, almost like a proxy Captain Kirk. He was the perfect companion to Patrick Stewart’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who was a lot more diplomatic and introspective.
Frakes has all the love for his show, but he did mention that Tng fell short of the original series in one aspect. Tos had a lot of banter between William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, and DeForest Kelley’s Dr. Leonard McCoy. This holy trinity of sorts was missing in Tng as it did not center around any one protagonist.
Jonathan Frakes has a valid reason for feeling Tng fell short of the brilliance of the original series Jonathan Frakes in Star Trek: The Next Generation | Credits: Paramount...
Frakes has all the love for his show, but he did mention that Tng fell short of the original series in one aspect. Tos had a lot of banter between William Shatner’s Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, and DeForest Kelley’s Dr. Leonard McCoy. This holy trinity of sorts was missing in Tng as it did not center around any one protagonist.
Jonathan Frakes has a valid reason for feeling Tng fell short of the brilliance of the original series Jonathan Frakes in Star Trek: The Next Generation | Credits: Paramount...
- 4/28/2025
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
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