Best TNG episode(s) for someone who doesn't like sci-fi/action

[Chanteuse]

@Zebra

How about the STTNG where Data was “kidnapped” by that collector guy. That was pretty good moralizing and a detective story as well.

The Most Toys. That’s the one I came in to mention.

[BrotherCadfael]

The one where they visit the Planet Of The Scantily Clad Aerobics Instructors. Two things stand out for the non-SF fan: (1) Wesley gets sentenced to death and almost gets killed, and (2) you can gawk at The Scantily Clad Aerobics Instructors.

[AncientHumanoid]

@BrotherCadfael

(2) you can gawk at The Scantily Clad Aerobics Instructors.

Of several genders!

[Eonwe]

@DataX

Thanks for the suggestions - It is my girlfriend - and while we like some of the same movies/TV - I wanted to sort of find a way to connect with her on the sci-fi action front. I don’t see there being any hope with the action - the only action movie I mentioned that she somewhat thought was OK was Raiders - and she only liked the non action parts.

She is very bright and curious, and I think she might actually like some Sci-Fi - I think I was thinking TNG as there are tons of episodes - and I actually like most of them. I thought that age of the original Star Trek might turn her off.

I also knew that some of the episodes of TNG don’t seem really sci-fi - like some very holodeck centric episodes and “The Inner Light”. I loved the first episode of BSG - it really drew me in - while TNG probably took about a season, but I’m pretty sure the Cylons will have her rolling her eyes early on - and I doubt number 6 will intrigue her as much as she did me. I think she might be able to handle Data, but not Worf, and things like that - but don’t know…

This is(was) my girlfriend. We went through the original series. I chose that because:

1. The interpersonal relationships between Kirk/Spock/McCoy surpass by far anything found in TNG, and thus there is much more to hang onto on an episode-by-episode basis. I find it easy to just enjoy Shatner’s Kirk, or the way Nimoy handles Spock, or the way they play off of each other, even when the episode is poorly written.

2. While both shows are dated, TOS is old enough that you ‘know’ it’s old, and can enjoy the camp elements. TNG is just as dated as TOS, but feels more contemporary. I feel like I have to apologize for TNG a lot, while watching TOS I can just say, “the series was written way back in the 60s, let’s have fun!”