90s Trek was a weird blend of stage-like acting and regular tv acting. I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s often kind of stiff and sometimes exaggerated and doesn’t feel very natural at all, but it’s weird how well it works and feels almost timeless as a result of that. It sits firmly below realism which counterintuitively seems to actually aid the suspension of disbelief at times?
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@csilverman yeah all the new trek tries for… normal, I guess? And as a result it doesn’t feel right!
@bigzaphod I noticed the same thing, especially in the first few seasons. The acting in TOS was pretty theatrical also, and I wonder if the TNG actors were influenced by that.
That's not a style I'd normally say I like, but I think the reason I never got into more recent Trek shows is because they *didn't* have that quality. Something about the way TNG doesn't feel as TV-ish does feel very timeless.
Maybe not a good comparison, but it reminds me of the appeal of 8-bit games for some reason.