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carrie221 · 11th September 2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

Can I ask why? I like 'Amok Time' because it introduced the Vulcans and their culture.

I grant you that the fight scene, Kirk's ripped shirts and the twist at the end is a little lame, but that is mainly because it has been copied so many times since in other TV shows - Futurama being the best attempt, and Star Trek: Enterprise being the worst attempt.

I am not completely sure but I didn't see this episode until I had seen the movies and watched other series... I just didn't like how Spock acted in this ep... I don't know how to really explain it

steve12553 · 12th September 2006, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie221

I am not completely sure but I didn't see this episode until I had seen the movies and watched other series... I just didn't like how Spock acted in this ep... I don't know how to really explain it

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carrie221 · 12th September 2006, 02:12 AM

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Pon Fahr (sp?)

No bc it didn't bother me in Voyager during "Blood Fever" I think... I think it is just Spock he needs to be logical to be Spock

Paige Turner · 12th September 2006, 03:52 PM

Best: the one where Kirk has to make a bamboo cannon to shoot diamonds at the Gorn. (That knowledge has served me many times over the years.)

Worst: the dopey one where Harry Mudd lives on a planet of fembots. To escape, the crew stages an elaborate nonsense play to short-circuit the androids' logic processors. Then they maroon Harry with three android copies of his shrewish wife.

steve12553 · 13th September 2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Paige Turner

Best: the one where Kirk has to make a bamboo cannon to shoot diamonds at the Gorn. (That knowledge has served me many times over the years.)

Worst: the dopey one where Harry Mudd lives on a planet of fembots. To escape, the crew stages an elaborate nonsense play to short-circuit the androids' logic processors. Then they maroon Harry with three android copies of his shrewish wife.

The bamboo cannon was the episode called "Arena" that was loosely based on the short story of the same name by one of my favorite authors Fredric Brown. As far as the Harry Mudd episode: How many times did Kirk, Spock and McCoy escape during TOS by outwitting a computer and causing it to short circuit? I can think of 4 or 5 off the top of my head.

Brown Rat · 13th September 2006, 04:02 AM

I'm quite fond of "A Piece of the Action" and "Trouble with Tribbles". I also like "Conscience of the King", and I get a kick out of "Mirror, Mirror" (and evil Spock's beard!). Then there's "Doomsday Machine"--some fine acting in that one.

But, yeh, I guess I gotta go with "The City on the Edge of Forever" as being best, because it's the most literary.

My vote for worst is "Turnabout Intruder." The only thing hammier than Shatner playing Kirk is Shatner playing a woman pretending to be Kirk. Gack!

Archimedes · 19th March 2007, 05:22 AM

Best - Amock Time - I think I may have shed a tear when Spock say,s " I have killed my captain and my friend"

Worst - jeez.. was never crazy about that gunfight at the OK corral star trek, but there are a few laughs in it

gigantes · 19th March 2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie221

No bc it didn't bother me in Voyager during "Blood Fever" I think... I think it is just Spock he needs to be logical to be Spock

i think it's fairly well-explained by the rare rutting cycle which gripped him, which also ties in nicely with the historical roots of vulcan civilisation.

anyway, i don't have much of a 'best' or 'worst' episode because i was happy to watch the show regardless.

shatner and nimoy were always fascinating as the leads- the rest of the crew were fine but could have been played by many different people. yet take away nimoy's portrayal of spock (for example replacing him with the original spock-like character, barrett), and the show is far less interesting. take away shatner's kirk (for example replacing him with the more traditional but predictable portrayal of hunter) and the show is far less interesting.

also, most of the scene music was superb and the FX crew did great work with the budget they had available. it was funny reading about the thrift shops they'd have to scour every week to find the basis for that episode's props.

btw it was also fun reading about wil wheaton's traumatic first encounter with shatner he just blogged:
SuicideGirls > Boards > Current Events > NEWS: Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: WILLIAM ******* SHATNER, Part I
SuicideGirls > Boards > Current Events > NEWS: Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: WILLIAM ******* SHATNER, Part II

Dave · 21st March 2007, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Paige Turner

Best: the one where Kirk has to make a bamboo cannon to shoot diamonds at the Gorn. (That knowledge has served me many times over the years.)

You know, I never liked that episode (Arena) when I was a child. I think it was the polystyrene boulders that they threw, and the obvious man-in-a-suit Gorn, but I have to say that it has grown on me over the years. There is nothing wrong with the story, just the special effects, and after watching many BBC SFF shows I can cope with that more easily.

doc123 · 26th September 2007, 02:15 AM

Balance of Terror-Best
Spock's Brain- Worst
The City on the Edge of Forever second place for best

DeckardB26354 · 13th August 2008, 12:48 PM

best, the Trouble with Tribbles
worst, Spock's Brain
most embarrassing, the Way to Eden

12th September 2006, 03:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
Paige Turner Just another busted robot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 703	Re: Best and Worse Star Trek Episodes, Original Series Best: the one where Kirk has to make a bamboo cannon to shoot diamonds at the Gorn. (That knowledge has served me many times over the years.) Worst: the dopey one where Harry Mudd lives on a planet of fembots. To escape, the crew stages an elaborate nonsense play to short-circuit the androids' logic processors. Then they maroon Harry with three android copies of his shrewish wife.

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Brown Rat wandering & wondering Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 946	Re: Best and Worse Star Trek Episodes, Original Series I'm quite fond of "A Piece of the Action" and "Trouble with Tribbles". I also like "Conscience of the King", and I get a kick out of "Mirror, Mirror" (and evil Spock's beard!). Then there's "Doomsday Machine"--some fine acting in that one. But, yeh, I guess I gotta go with "The City on the Edge of Forever" as being best, because it's the most literary. My vote for worst is "Turnabout Intruder." The only thing hammier than Shatner playing Kirk is Shatner playing a woman pretending to be Kirk. Gack!

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Archimedes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 17	Re: Best and Worse Star Trek Episodes, Original Series Best - Amock Time - I think I may have shed a tear when Spock say,s " I have killed my captain and my friend" Worst - jeez.. was never crazy about that gunfight at the OK corral star trek, but there are a few laughs in it

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doc123 Doc Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 24	Re: Best and Worse Star Trek Episodes, Original Series Balance of Terror-Best Spock's Brain- Worst The City on the Edge of Forever second place for best

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DeckardB26354 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 8	Re: Best and Worse Star Trek Episodes, Original Series best, the Trouble with Tribbles worst, Spock's Brain most embarrassing, the Way to Eden