Favorite episodes - TOS

Captain Picard's Hair · Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:02 am

On to the series that started it all - some of the classics of TOS were truly great episodes. "The City on the Edge of Forever" is a classic not only of Trek, but of television in general. "Balance of Terror" was the first great episode of Trek to air, and one of the best. "The Doomsday Machine" and "A piece of the Action" were terrific and "The Trouble with Tribbles" is more lighthearted Trek and a lot of fun. Other episodes had their moments but don't reach this level.

mwhittington · Post by **mwhittington** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:17 am

Gotta agree, CPH. CotEoF is my favorite TOS ep of all time. I haven't seen it in a long time, wasn't Kirk's love interest named Edith?

Captain Picard's Hair · Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:19 am

Edith Keeler.

Spock - "Edith Keeler must die."

Enkidu · Post by **Enkidu** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:44 am

I'll go with Balance of Terror.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:14 am

mwhittington wrote:Gotta agree, CPH. CotEoF is my favorite TOS ep of all time. I haven't seen it in a long time, wasn't Kirk's love interest named Edith?

As in the song "William Shatner" by Huntington, Long Island's The Scofflaws: "And he did Joan Collins in 1932."

(warning: the following is a live version, and includes a word not for the kiddies to hear:)
http://pop.vox.com/library/audio/6a00b8 ... 8685e.html

As far as eps... of course CotEoF, For the Wold Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky, BoT, Errand of Mercy.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:31 pm

City on the Edge of Forever
Balance of Terror
The Trouble with Tribbles
The Doomsday Machine
For All the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

That'd probably be my top 5.

Enkidu · Post by **Enkidu** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:40 pm

For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky must be a contender for the best episode title in ST, maybe even in television history.....

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:00 pm

Enkidu wrote:For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky must be a contender for the best episode title in ST, maybe even in television history.....

IMHO, it really is a summation of all that was right with 'Trek.

Captain Picard's Hair · Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:43 pm

Everyone seems to love "For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky," but I have to confess I don't recall that episode. Since it's so popular, I'll try to see if I can download it (there's plenty of pirated Trek floating around). For now, could someone give me a brief summary?

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:39 pm

There's this little site you may have heard of which does reviews of episodes.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:49 pm

Balance of Terror without question, it was tense as well as melancholy with the Romulan Commander choosing duty over his doubt and the lives of his crew.

Captain Picard's Hair · Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:22 pm

I recall that episode vaguely now that I've read the recap, but don't remember it well. I'm sure I haven't seen it in quite some time.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:33 am

It was one of the best examples of 'Trek pathos, while doing a great job with a hackneyed plot idea.

Zanarkand · Post by **Zanarkand** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:44 pm

My TOS fav is Mirror Mirror. That and The Omega Glory.

Mirror Mirror had everybody we know and like...but slightly different, and the idea of the Mirror Universe opened up many possibilties, I liked it.

The Omega Glory I liked, I liked the possibilty that humans had found a
fountain of youth. And it showed just what a thing like that would do
to an otherwisse normal person. Of course, in the end, it was nothing of the sort. I thought it was a good view of the depths of the human mind.

jnadreth · Post by **jnadreth** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:39 pm

Definatly Doomsday Machine for me-I wonder what SFC did with it afterwards-surely all that neutonium could come in handy some day???