What was the best Star Trek (original series) Episode, in your opinion?

[Gothic Sponge]

IMO City on the Edge of Forever

[wyldwolf]

1. Mirror Mirror

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. The Menagerie

"Captain Pike has his illusion and you have reality. May you find your way as pleasing."

[Fovea]

3. the trouble with tribbles

I think

[King Of Paperboys]

4. Journey to Babel

Vulcans! Andorians! Tellarites! Lassie's Mom!

[Deja Q]

5. Amok Time is *the* best but there are many high ranking ones

Journey to Babel
Where No Man Has Gone Before
Mudd's Women (it's a hoot)
The Doomsday Machine
The Immunity Syndrome
The Naked Now
Space Seed
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Day of the Dove
The Enterprise Incident
The Tholian Web
Turnabout Intruder
Bread and Circuses (dunno how a 'parallel earth' story managed to work, but this one does... oddly.)

[flamingyouth]

6. The Way To Eden

Flame me if you must, but nothing beats the Spock jamming with the alien hippies on his Vulcan harp.

And Charles Napier is in that episode.

[Gothic Sponge]

7. Yay brother!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. Headin' out to Eden... Yeah brother!

I would imagine those guys would have known where to get the best, erm, "supplies" for the journey to Eden.

I'm gonna crack my knuckles and jump for joy, got a clean bill of health from Dr. McCoy!

[Deja Q]

9. Well I'll crack my knuckles and jump for joy, I got a clean bill of health

from Doctor McCoy!

Chekov being Mr. Kiss-Ass (tm) didn't fly (I agree with the sentiment that characters changed so the plot could work), but I sure as hell think it's a fun romp of an episode.

<drool> And Charles Napier is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-9 (well, the blond curly wig was horrid, but otherwise he was yummm-mmeeee!) </drool>

Spock seemed passably in character, as was McCoy.

[reprehensor]

10. Space Seed n/t

[Blue-Jay]

11. City on the Edge of Forever

It was written by Harlan Ellison.

The worst? Gotta be Spock's Brain. That episode was a huge crapfest.

[King Of Paperboys]

12. Depends, BlueJay.

Sometimes Harlan takes credit, sometimes he doesn't.

He was seriously pissed at Roddenberry for fucking up his original script.

The show itself won an award for Roddenberry, and the original script (not even CLOSE to what was filmed) won an award for Harlan. They despised each other thereafter... but then again, Harlan despises everybody.

[Blue-Jay]

14. Yeah, Harlan doesn't like anybody.

Screenplays are changed all the time by the people who actually know something about how a story will translate to the screen. He probably just threw one of his patented shit-fits that someone DARED to alter his story.

It's still probably the best, though. Solid acting (even Shatner), good story, etc...

My favotite episode for the sheer hammy-ness is A Piece Of The Action.

[Gothic Sponge]

15. Harlan is a bit full of himself, but he is a liberal

;)

[King Of Paperboys]

16. Great Harlan Ellsison Story

I have documentation for this, so it's not slander/libel.

Harlan, a notorious, albeit diminutive, womanizer, approaches a statuesque beauty at a gathering. With all his Ellisonian charm he says "What would you say to a little fuck?"

Without pause, the broad looks down on him and says "Hello, little fuck."

[Aristus]

26. Okay, don't be ragging on Harlan. He's the man.

BTW, what is your documentation? H.E. is a longtime feminist and Equal Rights advocate. I mean, he CAN be very abrasive, but this sounds apocryphal.

[King Of Paperboys]

29. I'm sure I can cite a credible source.

Want to make it worth my while?

You're convinced it can't be true. I know for a fact I can document it beyond reproach.

Make it interesting.

[Musashi]

13. City on the Edge of Forever

Space Seed, Mirror Mirror, and the Doomsday Machine are all a close second.

[Cpt Spaulding]

17. I am not Herbert

Are you one, Herbert?

[King Of Paperboys]

18. Hooray For Cpt Spaulding!

Welcome! :hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

22. The African explorer!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[SW FL Dem]

19. Too many to choose.

My top three are already listed

Mirror Mirror
City on the Edge of Forever
The Trouble with Tribbles

[No2W2004]

20. Balance of Terror

I know the script is just a rip off of submarine warfare, but the whole episode is tense and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's our first look at the Romulans as well. The ending was great, with Kirk and the Romulan commander saluting each other.

[reprehensor]

27. That was Spock's Dad!

Continuity, continuity...

[Enraged_Ape]

21. City on the Edge of Forever. Absolutely. Nothing else comes close.

Harlan Ellison is the man.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. A Taste of Armageddon

It's my favorite, though I don't think I'd say it's the best.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

24. "The Changeling" or "The Doomsday Machine"

[SaveElmer]

25. Delet - Wrong question

[reprehensor]

28. Changed my mind. 'the Corbomite Maneuver'

In honor of your icon.

[solinvictus]

30. Balance of Terror

I loved the cat-&-mouse game with the Romulans, but they're my favorite aliens in the series.