I don't think it's fair to even try to compare ST:TNG to BSG. They're not even in the same ballpark as each other, but they're not even playing the same sport.
ST:TNG was scifi, plain and simple. The episodes (in general) revolved around scifi technology and were solved in terms of that technology (how many episodes were solved by "modulating the shields" or similar stuff that a character just pulled out of their ass?). Character development and meaningful drama just didn't exist.
BSG was a drama. It was a drama set in a scifi universe, but it wasn't about the technology, it was about the characters. Problems were solved in terms of the characters, not in terms of the technology. You could tell a similar story without the scifi setting at all and still have a compelling story.
I'm not trying to knock ST:TNG here, just saying that the comparison really isn't even applicable. I mean, I watched every single episode of TNG when it originally aired, and it's very good for what it is. But it's not a drama.
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Date: 2009-03-24 19:29 (UTC)ST:TNG was scifi, plain and simple. The episodes (in general) revolved around scifi technology and were solved in terms of that technology (how many episodes were solved by "modulating the shields" or similar stuff that a character just pulled out of their ass?). Character development and meaningful drama just didn't exist.
BSG was a drama. It was a drama set in a scifi universe, but it wasn't about the technology, it was about the characters. Problems were solved in terms of the characters, not in terms of the technology. You could tell a similar story without the scifi setting at all and still have a compelling story.
I'm not trying to knock ST:TNG here, just saying that the comparison really isn't even applicable. I mean, I watched every single episode of TNG when it originally aired, and it's very good for what it is. But it's not a drama.