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I like all the original series, and it's damned hard to pick a fave; but I'd hafta go with the space Nazi and Gangster ones. They were SOOOO weird, but perfectly plausible given the setting. The "Doomsday Machine" is another good one, with a killer "horn of plenty" as we used to call it. And the one with Lincoln is a persona fave 'cos it led to a popular quote from one of our Trek RPG games: "Why is it that when a godlike being wants to learn about love they always make you arm wrestle Abraham Lincoln or somesuch?"
I liked the animated one too; but the episdoe where Kirk ends up defending the Devil was a personal fave.
I didn't really like the Next Gen. I saw them all 'cos my girlfriend at the time was a HUGE Trekkie; but the crew always seemed so.... retentive to me. They were all so intellectual and well adjusted I just wanted to smack them all. One episode I DID think was interesting was the one where the ship was struck by a random space plot-device and Troi was the acting commander. Where they were gonna ditch the back half of the ship so the saucer (containing the majority of the crew at the time) could escape destruction. Ro was pushing for that, and when you hear her argument SHE WAS RIGHT! I woulda liked to see more debate over that one. There was an episode afterwards where Troi went for her actual commission; and THAT one was pretty good, 'cos it featured a crew member who was less than perfect.
DS9 wasn't a fave; and I think I'm the only person who DIDN'T like the Dominion War stories. (So.... you're fighting invading aliens? Gee.... haven't seen THAT before....) But the season BEFORE that was pretty good. Mostly 'cos it showed what the crew does during their non-plot related time. THAT was something I hadn't seen before. Stuff like where you find out the Doc is the product of an illegal augmentation program that his folks put him through when he was a kid. And how him and O'Brien used his superhuman abilities to shake folks down at darts. Or the kid trying to get the baseball card for his dad. (Best. Episode EVER!)
Voyager was pretty bad; but during the last few seasons they actually had some interesting ideas. But they never went anywhere with 'em. Like when Neelix died, was recussitated, and sufered a crisis of faith 'cos it wasn't how his religion said it would be. THAT'S a great idea; but come the end of the episode it sort of goes away.
Enterprise I didn't care for. It looked too much like the producers trying really hard to erase the established continuity, which I thought was a waste.
Don C.
I like all the original series, and it's damned hard to pick a fave; but I'd hafta go with the space Nazi and Gangster ones. They were SOOOO weird, but perfectly plausible given the setting. The "Doomsday Machine" is another good one, with a killer "horn of plenty" as we used to call it. And the one with Lincoln is a persona fave 'cos it led to a popular quote from one of our Trek RPG games: "Why is it that when a godlike being wants to learn about love they always make you arm wrestle Abraham Lincoln or somesuch?"
I liked the animated one too; but the episdoe where Kirk ends up defending the Devil was a personal fave.
I didn't really like the Next Gen. I saw them all 'cos my girlfriend at the time was a HUGE Trekkie; but the crew always seemed so.... retentive to me. They were all so intellectual and well adjusted I just wanted to smack them all. One episode I DID think was interesting was the one where the ship was struck by a random space plot-device and Troi was the acting commander. Where they were gonna ditch the back half of the ship so the saucer (containing the majority of the crew at the time) could escape destruction. Ro was pushing for that, and when you hear her argument SHE WAS RIGHT! I woulda liked to see more debate over that one. There was an episode afterwards where Troi went for her actual commission; and THAT one was pretty good, 'cos it featured a crew member who was less than perfect.
DS9 wasn't a fave; and I think I'm the only person who DIDN'T like the Dominion War stories. (So.... you're fighting invading aliens? Gee.... haven't seen THAT before....) But the season BEFORE that was pretty good. Mostly 'cos it showed what the crew does during their non-plot related time. THAT was something I hadn't seen before. Stuff like where you find out the Doc is the product of an illegal augmentation program that his folks put him through when he was a kid. And how him and O'Brien used his superhuman abilities to shake folks down at darts. Or the kid trying to get the baseball card for his dad. (Best. Episode EVER!)
Voyager was pretty bad; but during the last few seasons they actually had some interesting ideas. But they never went anywhere with 'em. Like when Neelix died, was recussitated, and sufered a crisis of faith 'cos it wasn't how his religion said it would be. THAT'S a great idea; but come the end of the episode it sort of goes away.
Enterprise I didn't care for. It looked too much like the producers trying really hard to erase the established continuity, which I thought was a waste.
Don C.
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