Gates McFadden and James cromwell at first contact premiere

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MrSinisterStar@reddit

Ok you might think this is revisionist history. All the Trek fans I remember in the 80s and 90s were all about Seven, Dax, Troi, TPol, etc.

I was all about Mrs. Crusher. She was a smart, fierce, and dripped of sexiness. Gates had that locked down.

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Global_Theme864@reddit

It’s unquestionably the best TNG film but Generations and Insurrection are at least half decent. They may not live up to First Contact or the better TOS films but they hold up on rewatch.

I’m not going to defend Nemesis though. I honestly feel bad for Tom Hardy every time I watch it.

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dplafoll@reddit

I'll defend Nemesis for one of the best space battles in the whole franchise where we get to see the -E really go all out.

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Frasier_C@reddit

I mean his career took off and he's a household name so there's no need to feel too bad for him.

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Global_Theme864@reddit

Apparently he got heavily addicted to crack after being in it though.

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Frasier_C@reddit

Wait really? I've never followed his life/career so that's news to me.

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RhodySeth@reddit

My favorite Star Trek movie...of any era. Probably why ST: Insurrection felt like such a fall from grace, especially considering Frakes directed both of them.

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Global_Theme864@reddit

Insurrection is honestly not bad taken on its own merits, it just feels like such a comedown from First Contact.

This is coming from someone who just watched it for the first time since it came out.

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RhodySeth@reddit

I'm sure it's not. It was at the height of my fanboy era, Riker was flying the Enterprise with a joystick and I just couldn't.

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Global_Theme864@reddit

Yeah that was about my experience seeing it opening night at 12 years old. It comes off better with the benefit of lower expectations in my late 30s.

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solwolf101@reddit

Insurrection is the only TNG movie that feels like a TNG episode and I love it for that.

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BigConstruction4247@reddit

I enjoyed all of them, but this one is clearly the best.

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Same here. As someone who watched TOS (in syndication) as little kid, saw the classic 80s movies in theaters, then finally got a star trek I could call my own (TNG), I loved it. Of course it's flawed, but that scene with the saucer separation is worth the whole film :)

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P-Jean@reddit

It just felt like a few okay-good tng episodes strung together. I didn’t like Kirk’s death, but that’s nothing new for TNG.

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UYscutipuff_JR@reddit

I’m with you. I know it gets panned but I thought it was pretty good! It might just be nostalgia though as 10 year old me was just psyched for a TNG movie and I’ve loved it ever since

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Used-Gas-6525@reddit

The one that Nimoy refused to appear in? Yeah, not Trek's finest hour IMHO.

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fryamtheeggguy@reddit

Nailed it.

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solemn_penguin@reddit

I always preferred her over Marina Sirtis. She may be the reason why I have a thing for redheads...

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dplafoll@reddit

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SnazzberryEnt@reddit

Dr Baddie

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Delicious-Flower-574@reddit

I want to CRUSH HER 😋🚀

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revivalfx@reddit

As a young teenager, every time she graced the screen, I was spellbound. She's even more stunning here than on the show.

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rorzri@reddit

On some kind of Star Trek

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insideabookmobile@reddit

Wonder why I grew up with a thing for Irish gals?

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CrazyGunnerr@reddit

You love Miles, but found out you prefer women?

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Overall_Falcon_8526@reddit

Between this and Brenna O'Dell... though "McFadden" may be Scottish.

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CraftsyDad@reddit

Och Nooooooo

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Stilcho1@reddit

if you're old, was because of Maureen O'Hara

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HTired89@reddit

If you're an elder millennial, I present to you B*witched 🥵

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fryamtheeggguy@reddit

As someone else has said, Gates always rates.

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atreidessun@reddit

What is she? 70?

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ItsPronouncedJod@reddit

You cannot have a little grace, you either have grace or you don’t.

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Goadfang@reddit

Yes, yes she does indeed.

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Johnsendall@reddit

This absolute most beautiful moment is her looking down at Geordi in Generations. This human female is far from repulsive.

https://i.redd.it/35u4cqel4e7f1.gif

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stellarinterstitium@reddit

This was hilarious, just super sublime engagement with the Gatesgoodsquad. I felt seen.

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No-Magazine-2739@reddit

Buuuuuu… bhuuuuuu…. (I want Bev to, you get the idea)

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calculon68@reddit

still wish they cast her as Dr Cathy Ryan in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan movies. (she had a cameo in the Hunt for Red October)

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Seeker80@reddit

Oh, she'd have been a great Cathy.

I remember being underwhelmed with that Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit film that Chris Pine was in. I like Keira Knightley, but she didn't seem right for a Cathy.

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