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From: barmar@mit-eddie.UUCP (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: worst episodes
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Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 02:57:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 02:57:21 1985
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In article <242@unm-cvax.UUCP> cwayne@unm-cvax.UUCP (Chris Wayne) writes:
>     What do you mean by worst episode?  Writing, direction, acting, overall, or
>what?
...
>So if your going to say that episode such and such is bad, please state why!
>And while you do that try to find what might redeem it as a good episode as 
>well.

Not everyone has detailed reasons why they think particular episodes are
best or worst.  I think most of us just don't like certain episodes very
much.  It has nothing to do with technical problems, they are just not
as enjoyable.  For example, I find "The Omega Glory" and "Friday's
Child" relatively boring.  I even acknowledge the technical merits of
"Balance of Terror," but I won't go out of my way to watch it.
Actually, I no longer watch the TV series much at all, although until
about five years ago I was an avid Trekker (I attended conventions and
collected posters and stuff); it isn't on at a convenient time in
Boston, and I have seen every episode several dozen times (I laugh every
time I read someone use 6 or 10 as an excuse).  However, I may start
watching some more, as I noticed when I watch "Charlie X" a few days ago
that the Boston station cuts out less than the New York station I did
most of my watching on.

Other least-enjoyable episodes:

"That Which Survives" (I think that's the title - the one with the Salt
Vampire).

The one with Dr Cory, Chapel's old flame, who builds an android copy of
Kirk.

It's probably not a coincidence that these are both early episodes.
They hadn't really developed the characters and their interactions, and
they didn't really know how they wanted their stories to go.  They were
overly dependent on the alien rather than the characters.
-- 
    Barry Margolin
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