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gaius on April 11, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: All Star Trek Episodes from Every Series to Stream...

Data didn't really do much, he was just there as a foil to other characters. He was basically Scooby Doo (Wesley was Scrappy).

Contrast to TOS where Spock was a fully developed character and an equal participant in the Kirk-McCoy-Spock trinity.

thwarted on April 11, 2011 [–]

I disagree. The majority of the really good, well written episodes are about either Picard or Data. Picard and Data stories seriously advanced the plot of the TNG series, and had a greater influence on later episodes.

Although, I do really like your comparison to Scooby Doo and Scrappy.

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