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Old 03-16-2011, 06:42 PM  
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What was your favorite episode of Star Trek: TNG?
Okay okay okay... quit calling me late to the party. I do this with every popular show out there-- I start watching after it's been off the air for at least a few years. I did it with Frasier, Red Dwarf (although there are new episodes being made) and now I'm doing it with the Star Trek franchise. Back off. I know there are Star Trek fans on this forum, and if you've noticed my posting style (although I have no idea why you would) a lot of my posts are Star Trek-centric. This is why:

My job in the past few months had late hours, so I'd get home and be able to watch one episode per day at 1 in the morning. But man, it was great. I just turned it on one day and started watching and never stopped. Anyway, the series has run its cycle now. I've seen all seven seasons plus the movies (except for Insurrection, which I'll get around to eventually). I've also seen the new one by JJ Abrams. At the moment I'm slowly progressing through DS9 and a handful of the original series.

But until I get through it all, I know TNG is pretty much the only series beloved by ALL Trek fans, not just some.

Here are my personal top 5 episodes in no particular order. I couldn't rank them accurately.

1. "The Most Toys" (S3E22)- There's nothing incredibly powerful or ground-breaking about the plot or the way it was written. But it's very dramatic and quite colorful, which I think is what Star Trek is all about. I kind of have a weakness for Data-centered episodes, and this one is particularly good. It's odd, esoteric, and particularly intense considering he's being held captive as an object in a collection of toys, when really he's the being with the highest code of ethics on the entire rogue ship

2. "The Silicon Avatar" (S5E4)- Perhaps the most tragic of all the TNG episodes. I mean, TNG does this all the time where something bad happens but it ends on a hopeful note- Tasha Yar's death, Worf's vengeance against Duras, etc. Not in this one. It ends on a tragic note, with the doctor now only left to her own madness and questioning of her actions for the rest of her life.

3. "Yesterday's Enterprise" (S3E15)- This episode is on most peoples' lists. I normally hate causality/time travel shit in sci-fi movies/stories. It almost never works out. Here it DOES work out and it's absolutely brilliant. People claim that Picard's decision-making is totally irrational and not at all what a starfleet officer would even consider. Well guess what? He's Picard, and when his back is to the wall he often makes decisions that violate starfleet regulation/the prime directive. And it's not THAT unrealistic. He knows what Guinan is capable of and he also knows that the Federation is going to lose the war. May as well send Tasha Yar back, right?

4. "The Chase" (S6E20)- This is one of those episodes that years from now will be considered genius in a Jules Verne kind of way. This is exactly what science fiction is all about- create a universe and try to explain it. If/when humans discover life elsewhere in the universe we're going to have to answer some real tough biological questions. In the Star Trek universe, this one does a brilliant job of it. I was totally blown away. That takes some real creative-ass minds to think of that kind of shit.

5. "I, Borg" (S5E23)- I chose this borg episode instead of The Best of Both Worlds mainly because it exposes a different side to the story instead of just "We need to find a way to kill the borg nao!" And that different story is: "When we DO find a way to eradicate the borg, are we going to have the balls to do it?" Picard's actions in this episode come up time and time again later in the series/movies (especially First Contact, obviously) and here is one of the most questionable decisions he makes in his entire career as captain of the Enterprise. And yet it's so well-written that viewers of this episode more often than not finding themselves siding with Picard, even though they face a fictional race/character who is more violent, hated, and ire-raising than Nazis.

These are just some episodes I brought up. I'm not bringing up more incase this thread dies quickly. I've already wasted enough time typing this out as it is.
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Old 06-18-2011, 10:10 PM   #241
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I get your point, but that's what makes these episodes so juicy. These decisions have long-term negative consequences. Most of the episodes are spent deliberating and debating these decisions, and the obvious choice isn't always the one that gets chosen. If it was just the Enterprise running around blowing shit up and owning faces, that would be badass but the drama would be missing. It also wouldn't make Picard as deep of a character, and as a result his decisions to use force and rape shit in the future wouldn't have as much meaning.
It makes for good drama, but if these were real people and I had to live with the results of their decision making, I'd send Picard off to be a diplomat and put Riker in the captain's chair.

Or better yet, Kirk. Do you think Kirk would give two shits about establishing communications with the crystalline entity? Not likely.
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Old 06-18-2011, 10:59 PM   #242
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:07 PM   #243
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I'm into Season 6 of DS9 now.

Now I know what Jem'Hadar soldiers feel like. This show is ****ing ketracel white at this point.

I keep waiting for an episode to give full closure. But it never happens.

This is my fourth episode today
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:15 PM   #244
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DS9 definitely went from an "eh, I'll watch it if it's on" to must see the longer it went on. Great storytelling and battle scenes.
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Old 07-16-2011, 11:16 PM   #245
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I'm into Season 6 of DS9 now.

Now I know what Jem'Hadar soldiers feel like. This show is ****ing ketracel white at this point.
When I was rewatching the show as an adult for the first time a year or so ago I would get into bed with my laptop and watch an episode.

And then watch another one.

Well, maybe one more.

Perhaps another.

Oh, that sounds good....yes, one more.

Next thing I know I'm waking up with the laptop on my chest and DS9 playing.
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****ing finally.

That story arc took the last episode of 5 and went all the way to episode 6 of season 6.

Seven goddamned episodes. But **** that was glorious
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Old 07-17-2011, 01:53 AM   #247
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If you haven't already, I suggest reading the Memory Alpha entry for each episode after viewing them. The background info on each episode is interesting.

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/DS9_Season_6
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Old 07-17-2011, 01:56 AM   #248
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Anyway, that arc is probably the best Trek ever.

Epic shit.

You just want to high five Sisko and do a pelvic thrust in Dukat's face. MOTHER****ER GOT HIS BASEBALL BACK!

NOW just wait until you see what happens to Dukat. SERIOUSLY AWESOME SHIT!
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Old 07-17-2011, 01:57 AM   #249
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In a couple of episodes you will be treated to this:

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_the_Stars

One of the best Trek episodes EVER.
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Finished DS9.

I'm on Season 2 of Voyager.

I gotta agree with everybody here. DS9 > TNG by the slightest of margins. But it's the pinnacle of Star Trek. It's got the greatest moments, the best writing, the best acting, everything.
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Old 09-02-2011, 11:38 PM   #254
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I was never able to really get into DS9. Maybe it is time for me to revisit that.
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The video says to check out the books.

I mean, I'm curious to see what happens to the future of Cardassia, but not interested enough to check out all the glorified fan fiction.

Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll make another Star Trek series. I'm willing to let it be for now though
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