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Best Star Trek the Next Generation Ever
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Posted by: trausch

For me it is either the one where Picard lives an entire lifetime in 20 minutes or the two part episode where Picard is captured by the borg.

Posted by: Skittles

It's either Yesterday's Enterprise, or the Best of Both Worlds (both parts) for me.

Posted by: michad

The one with Piccard and the flute, the "all hands abandon ship" time loop ep with Fraiser Crane at the end, another vote for yesterday's enterprise.

Posted by: keirgrey

The Best of Both Worlds is my absolute favorite. I also liked All Good Things.

Posted by: Turtleboy

I utterly hate hate hate hate loathe the one where Picard lives the entire lifetime in 20 minutes (a/k/a the one with the flute).

If that had happened to me, the first thing I would do when I got back would be to commit suicide. I figure, ok, I've lived an entire life, it's time for me to go.

Posted by: Kicker3

The Best of Both Worlds (both parts) was the best for me as well.

Posted by: Redleg

Hard to pick... Best of Both Worlds, All Good things, Cause and Effect, all great. Inner Light (the twenty minute lifetime) was good too.

Though I couldn't call it the best, I think Lower Decks deserves an honorable mention for what it was.

Posted by: harvscar

I liked Relics and the one where the kid latches onto Data and starts impersonating him. Good stories and acting, IMHO, in both.

Posted by: mgk

Yesterday's Enterprise

Posted by: allan

Best of Both Worlds.

Posted by: jcayer

This thread has finally gotten me to register.

You guys are right with TBOBW, Yesterday's Enterprise, and Inner Light, they are all great.

I still think there is one more "great" one that nobody mentioned ...Darmok.

In case you don't remember, here is a synopsis I found online:

While trying to initiate contact with an alien race, known as the Tamarians, Picard, is transported down to the planet below, for what he believes is a duel with the Tamarian captain, but the Tamarian language seems to be incomprehensible.

Posted by: lalouque

Inner Light, I found that flute tune just haunting at the end of that episode.

Posted by: doom1701

jcayer, I was going to mention Darmok. Incredible episode.

My favorite, though, would have to be Brothers. I just really loved that episode--Brent Spiner is a great actor, and having him play just about every role worked perfectly.

Others would be The Inner Light, Q Who (the original one with the Borg), Best of Both Worlds Part 1 (Part 2 was a little too Deux Ex Machina), The Inner Light, The nth Degree...I could go on. Basically seasons 3 and 4 were some of the best Television ever made.

Ironically, they were also done in a large part by Berman & Bragga.

As for "Episode that everyone loves but nobody remembers": The Neutral Zone. It was the season 1 cliffhanger that was never resolved.

Posted by: HTH

The episode where he says, "Magnify."

Posted by: Skittles

Oh, and for the least serious episode that I enjoy the most.... a Fistful of Datas. The shot at the end, of Brent Spiner as the saloon lady, still makes me erupt in giggles.

Posted by: tomlouie

"The Lower Decks". An entire episode about these 4 young ensigns onboard the Enterprise.

Tom

Posted by: pyrite504

quote:
Originally posted by tomlouie
"The Lower Decks". An entire episode about these 4 young ensigns onboard the Enterprise.

Tom

I thought it was called "Below Decks"

And it was my favorite too!

Posted by: scooterboy

I don't know the episode titles, but I'm partial to the episodes that feature Ro Laren.

My favorite is probably when she and LaForge are "phased" by an explosion while on a Romulan ship and are running around the Enterprise trying to get people to see them. They finally get Data to figure it out at their memorial service.

Posted by: tgr131

Paul Winfield, the actor who played DARMOK, and Captain Terrell in ST: The Wrath of Khan, and Gen Franklin on Babylon 5, passed away a few weeks ago. Fine genre actor.

David

Posted by: JYoung

quote:
Originally posted by doom1701

Others would be The Inner Light, Q Who (the original one with the Borg), Best of Both Worlds Part 1 (Part 2 was a little too Deux Ex Machina), The Inner Light, The nth Degree...I could go on. Basically seasons 3 and 4 were some of the best Television ever made.

Ironically, they were also done in a large part by Berman & Bragga.

More like Pillar and Moore.
While Brothers was written by Rick Berman, the rest breaks down as follows:

The Inner Light: Teleplay By: Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields
Story By: Morgan Gendel

Q Who: Written By: Maurice Hurley

Best of Both Worlds: Written By: Michael Piller

The Nth Degree: Written By: Joe Menosky

Oh and Btw, it was Pillar's suggestion to Berman that brought Lore into Brothers as Berman couldn't figure out how to strengthen the script.

As for the question, I'm going to throw out a couple of different ones:
Family and Sarek. Both featured show stopping perfomances by Patrick Stewart.
I also liked The Mind's Eye and The Drumhead.

Posted by: whitson77

Give me the Inner Light as well, but there wasn't too many episodes I didn't like. I wasn't the biggest fan of Q to be honest. I forget the episode where we first see the Borg, but I thought it was pretty great.

Posted by: Hippster

I am in the minority... I couldn't stand "The Inner Light". Best of Both Worlds & Yesterday's Enterprise are at the top of my list.

Posted by: Demandred

quote:
Originally posted by whitson77
Give me the Inner Light as well, but there wasn't too many episodes I didn't like. I wasn't the biggest fan of Q to be honest. I forget the episode where we first see the Borg, but I thought it was pretty great.

We first see the Borg in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".

A couple of my favorites - "The Game" and "Paralells".

Posted by: whitson77

quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
We first see the Borg in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".

A couple of my favorites - "The Game" and "Paralells".

Is The game the one where every gets hooked on that coney game and Wes is trying to save the ship. If so I give it :down: I am a spare so don't feel bad :D

Posted by: ccouger

The Best of Both Worlds, because it had so much going on in the story and characters, yet it doesn't feel like a story that's basically confined within the ship and the Borg ship. I also liked the one where they kept retracing their steps because there were anomalies and clues that something had gone wrong and they suspected Data was lying about the events. Not sure of the name of that one. And I liked the Lal episode, the one about Data's daughter. Lots of good shows. I still miss this show!

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by ccouger
I also liked the one where they kept retracing their steps because there were anomalies and clues that something had gone wrong and they suspected Data was lying about the events. Not sure of the name of that one.

It's called "Clues". :)

Demandred, where were the Borg in Encounter at Farpoint?

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by whitson77
Is The game the one where every gets hooked on that coney game and Wes is trying to save the ship. If so I give it :down: I am a spare so don't feel bad :D

Awww, c'mon. Even *I* thought Ashley Judd looked good as Ensign Robin Leffler. :)

Posted by: SparkleMotion

quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
We first see the Borg in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".

I thought it was in "Q Who"? :confused:

Posted by: swizzlest

-Any episode where they mess with Riker's mind
-Or, alternatively, the episode (Phantasms? Future Imperfect?) where Worf says (of a cake of Deanna) "It is a cellular peptide cake.....with mint frosting!"

Posted by: Ruth

TBOBW, Part 1. Another vote for Lower Decks. I also like the one where Riker is alternatively in the play and in an insane asylum. And how can you not love the peptide cake?

OK apparently I can't choose just one.

I hated The Game, though. It's one of my least favorites. I mean, why not just forget the show and show an hour-long Say No To Drugs commercial?

Posted by: NJChris

quote:
Originally posted by doom1701

As for "Episode that everyone loves but nobody remembers": The Neutral Zone. It was the season 1 cliffhanger that was never resolved.

Didn't that turn out that it was the Borg who destroyed those colonies/outposts? I thought they mentioned that in Best of Both worlds (or was it the first borg episode).

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
We first see the Borg in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".

I suppose there could have been some spectators that looked like Borg in Q's courtroom, but the first Borg appearance was in "Q Who?".

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by doom1701
As for "Episode that everyone loves but nobody remembers": The Neutral Zone. It was the season 1 cliffhanger that was never resolved.

One of my favorites as well.

Posted by: Redleg

Ooh, Clues is another great one!

And it is Lower Decks, not Below Decks. Very cool episode.

Posted by: DougF

"Cause and Effect" has been my favorite TNG episode since the day it aired. I also have to mention "All Good Things..." as my favorite series finale.

Props to "The Inner Light", "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "Best of Both Worlds".

Sentimental favorites are, of course, "Relics" and "Unification". There was something strangely fitting that "Unification" was the first episode to air after Gene Roddenberry died.

Posted by: NJChris

My 10 favorites:

#1 The Best of Both Worlds
#2 Yesterday's Enterprise
#3 Remember Me
#4 Night Terrors
#5 Time's Arrow Part 1 & 2
#6 11001001
#7 Conspiracy
#8 All Good Things
#9 Where no one has gone before
#10 The Drumhead

Posted by: stark

The Best of Both Worlds is my favorite. One that hasn't been mentioned yet that I really enjoyed was "Tapestry". That was episode where Q lets Picard relive his greatest regret (he got stabbed in the heart in a bar fight because he was too cocky).

Posted by: ccouger

I kind of forgot about the Tapestry episode. Lots of good scenes in that one. I love the line when Q tells Picard, who is reluctant to do anything that might risk changing history: "You're not that important." Also love the look Q gives Picard at the endof that episode, when Picard says Q has won, and Q says something like Are you asking me for something, Jean-Luc? And then he gives him a very strong, powerful look. John De Lancie was great in that, I always enjoyed the Q episodes because of his performance. Now I keep dwelling on other episodes. We need a marathon!

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by ccouger
We need a marathon!

There's a marathon on Spike this Friday. Although, it's mostly season 1 episodes.

Posted by: Fustanella

quote:
Originally posted by trausch
Picard lives an entire lifetime in 20 minutes

That's the one that does it for me; there's a poignancy to it that gets me every time. Episodes with Q are a close second.

Posted by: JYoung

quote:
Originally posted by Ruth

I hated The Game, though. It's one of my least favorites. I mean, why not just forget the show and show an hour-long Say No To Drugs commercial?

I thought that was Symbiosis ;)

Posted by: Talon

Yesterdays Enterprise

Posted by: sa-gamer

quote:
Originally posted by trausch
For me it is either the one where Picard lives an entire lifetime in 20 minutes or the two part episode where Picard is captured by the borg.

Ha - I know the names for both of those (I think...).

"The Inner Light " and "The Best of Both Worlds".

I like both of those but my favorite is "Yesterday's Enterprise" - that's the one where the Enterprise encounters a giant space-time wedgie and spends most of the episode experiencing an alternate time-line where the Federation is still at war with the Klingons.

Most third and some fifths season episodes where pretty good.

OH - the one i hate the most was "The Royale"......god that was awful.

Posted by: aaronw

Combing through the list on epguides:

Clues - very interesting to just keep them trying to probe at what is going on until they finally get back to where they were, again.
The Inner Light - very good because it really doesn't give away anything until the very end and is a well told story.
Parallels - It's so interesting to watch worf's reactions to all the different 'times'.. also, once he arrives at the last one the interplay with him and Troi is very well written.
Thine Own Self - I think this is the one where he starts the show in this pre-industrial place and doesn't know how he got there.. I thought it was good, I enjoyed Data's talke on the fire/water/dirt elements.
Time's Arrow - time travel episodes are always troublesome, but I think they did a fairly good job in this one. It was a nice change from the usual stuff, I think.
Schims - I think this is the one where at the end they inject someone with something that allows them to wake up and actually see the aliens. Very bizzare, but interesting.
Frame of Mind - totally neat, couldn't figure out which parts were 'real' and which parts were not.. kept me guessing.
Cause & Effect - this is the one where they start each timeline playing cards? Enjoyed it a great deal.
Remember me - I think this is where Crusher is in the ever-shrinking warp bubble? liked the way it evolved.
In Theory - had some well-delivered lines by Data.

Posted by: sa-gamer

quote:
Originally posted by jcayer
I still think there is one more "great" one that nobody mentioned ...Darmok.

In case you don't remember, here is a synopsis I found online:

While trying to initiate contact with an alien race, known as the Tamarians, Picard, is transported down to the planet below, for what he believes is a duel with the Tamarian captain, but the Tamarian language seems to be incomprehensible.

ARRGHH... that episode was bad. I didn't like it at all....course that didn't stop my friends and me from making fun of it for the next few weeks. We would make up stupid lines like:

"Darmok and Jalad at the movies...their shoulders slumped... their thumbs down...."
- ...can't remember what bad movie we saw. Obviously it made less of an impression that the episode of STNG.

Posted by: HTH

quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
We first see the Borg in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".

Only if Q was a Borg. (Talk about the futility of resistance!)

We first see Q in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint", not the Borg.

Posted by: Demandred

quote:
Originally posted by HTH
Only if Q was a Borg. (Talk about the futility of resistance!)

We first see Q in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint", not the Borg.

I knew that...I was just uh...testing all of you. Congratulations, you passed!

Seriously, I thought the Borg were in the pilot, when Q throws them however far across the galaxy just to show them how inexperienced they are, and they meet the Borg. I guess it could have been one of the later episodes, and I mixed them together in my head.

Posted by: allan

quote:
Originally posted by Demandred
I knew that...I was just uh...testing all of you. Congratulations, you passed!

Seriously, I thought the Borg were in the pilot, when Q throws them however far across the galaxy just to show them how inexperienced they are, and they meet the Borg. I guess it could have been one of the later episodes, and I mixed them together in my head.

Yes, that was "Q Who".

Posted by: HTH

The first sign of the Borg though was in "The Neutral Zone", though neither named nor appearing.

Posted by: spelcheker

I'm late to the party, as usual..

I have always preferred the straight adventure stuff, which is why I prefer 'Wrath of Khan' to any of the other movies, and the STNG that I remember really enjoying was the one where the brain-stem worm creatures were taking over starfleet. Simple paranoid storyline, was it a 2-parter?

I don't know the titles, so forgive me if it's one of the ones everyone is mentioning.

Saddened to hear Paul Winfield died, great character actor.

Oh... and I always hated any episode with "Deus ex Ma..." err, Q.

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by spelcheker
...the STNG that I remember really enjoying was the one where the brain-stem worm creatures were taking over starfleet. Simple paranoid storyline, was it a 2-parter?

Conspiracy is the episode you're thinking of, I believe. It was actually a standalone episode in season 1 (though it's recently been expanded upon in the Deep Space Nine 10th anniversary books)

Posted by: HTH

quote:
Originally posted by spelcheker
the STNG that I remember really enjoying was the one where the brain-stem worm creatures were taking over starfleet. Simple paranoid storyline, was it a 2-parter?

Yes, that's the one with the unresolved cliffhanger. Despite a signal being sent out and foreboding at the end, there was no followup to that one episode.

Well, at least in on-screen canon.

Posted by: Peter000

I've skimmed this discussion and haven't seen any mention of the 2-Parter where Picard gets captured by the Cardassians and tortured for information. AWESOME Picard episodes. Can't remember what the name of the ep was though.

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by Peter000
I've skimmed this discussion and haven't seen any mention of the 2-Parter where Picard gets captured by the Cardassians and tortured for information. AWESOME Picard episodes. Can't remember what the name of the ep was though.

The Chain of Command is the name. An excellent performance by both Patrick Stewart and David Warner (formerly the Human Ambassador in Star Trek 5 and Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek 6).

"There are.... four lights!"

Classic.

Posted by: allan

quote:
Originally posted by HTH
Yes, that's the one with the unresolved cliffhanger. Despite a signal being sent out and foreboding at the end, there was no followup to that one episode.

Well, at least in on-screen canon.

I remember that one! At the time, I was really looking forward to Part 2. :(

Posted by: whitson77

quote:
Originally posted by Skittles
The Chain of Command is the name. An excellent performance by both Patrick Stewart and David Warner (formerly the Human Ambassador in Star Trek 5 and Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek 6).

"There are.... four lights!"

Classic.

Great episode. Whatever happened to cool captains? Archer, bleech. Janeway, pardon the gag reflex!

Posted by: NJChris

quote:
Originally posted by allan
I remember that one! At the time, I was really looking forward to Part 2. :(

I wish they had continued this in one of the movies. Too bad the last movie was so awful.

Posted by: michad

quote:
Originally posted by Skittles
The Chain of Command is the name. An excellent performance by both Patrick Stewart and David Warner (formerly the Human Ambassador in Star Trek 5 and Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek 6).

"There are.... four lights!"

Classic.

Add that episode(s) to my list in position 2. Dang good story!

Posted by: doom1701

quote:
Originally posted by Skittles
Conspiracy is the episode you're thinking of, I believe. It was actually a standalone episode in season 1 (though it's recently been expanded upon in the Deep Space Nine 10th anniversary books)

Ooops, you're right. I listed "The Neutral Zone" earlier--trick of the eyes on an episode listing page.

HTH, how were the borg referenced in "The Neutral Zone"?

Posted by: trausch

quote:
Originally posted by stark
The Best of Both Worlds is my favorite. One that hasn't been mentioned yet that I really enjoyed was "Tapestry". That was episode where Q lets Picard relive his greatest regret (he got stabbed in the heart in a bar fight because he was too cocky).

I agree this one was good. Remeber he was some junior officer and riker wouldn't even give him the time of day!

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by sa-gamer
OH - the one i hate the most was "The Royale"......god that was awful.

I have to go with "Shades of Grey", the second season finale. Pure crap!

Posted by: trausch

Ok....ok...I have another one. How about the one where Barkley become a super genious. I think I would need to add that one as well.

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by Frozen Solid
I have to go with "Shades of Grey", the second season finale. Pure crap!

I agree. I never thought Next Gen would stoop to the level of a clip show. In retrospect (and after reading a few books about the writer's strike at the time), it's understandable why they did it, but still not acceptable.

Of course, a lot of season 2 was garbage. If only Gates McFadden hadn't left that year.

Posted by: Frank_M

Wow, some great episodes mentioned so far.

One I haven't seen mention that is one of my very favorites is "Measure of a Man." I believe that's the title.

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by trausch
Ok....ok...I have another one. How about the one where Barkley become a super genious. I think I would need to add that one as well.

The Nth Degree

Posted by: Thaed

Time's Arrow Part 1 & 2 seems to stick with me. The image of Data's head in the dirt was particularly vivid. The concept of the creatures out of synch in our time was cool too. I remember thinking while watching The Best of Both Worlds that it was the best episode ever.

Posted by: TivoGeezer

Wow, there are so many...Time's Arrow, Darmok, Cause and Effect. But the one I bought on video tape when I had the chance was, and I haven't seen it mentioned here yet, Timescape. The Enterprise and a Romulan warship are stopped in time and Picard, Data, Troy, and LeForge have to figure out what happened and how to set things right again. Despite some obvious flaws in the plot, I love this show.

I just thought of the one where Jordie congers up a holo-image of the designer of the Enterprises engines to help him figure out a problem. That coupled with the one where the real person comes on board and discovers his program. Those are great. Has anyone else recognized that actress as the one playing the DA in Crossing Jordan (Susan Gibney)?

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Originally posted by TivoGeezer
I just thought of the one where Jordie congers up a holo-image of the designer of the Enterprises engines to help him figure out a problem. That coupled with the one where the real person comes on board and discovers his program. Those are great. Has anyone else recognized that actress as the one playing the DA in Crossing Jordan (Susan Gibney)?

An interesting tidbit about Susan Gibney is that she was a finalist for the role of Capt. Janeway on Voyager. I hear there is a tape that makes the rounds at the cons that show her, Genvieve Bujold and Kate Mulgrew all screen-testing as Capt. Janeway.

Bujold actually was cast but quit/got fired after just a few days of shooting. Some of that that footage is available in the Voyager Season 1 DVD set.

Posted by: sotapoppy

quote:
Originally posted by trausch
For me it is either the one where Picard lives an entire lifetime in 20 minutes ....

I agree -

Next favorites are Times Arrow and All Good Things.

Posted by: HTH

quote:
Originally posted by doom1701
HTH, how were the borg referenced in "The Neutral Zone"?

That the outposts were essentially scooped off of the surfaces of the planets/asteroids they were on. It was later revealed that this is one of the things the Borg does. (And then this behavior is suddenly forgotten about.)

Posted by: MikeekiM

Put me in the "Inner Light" column...

Posted by: jmenjes

The Best of Both Worlds is my favorite also.

Honorable mentions go to Relics, Time's Arrow, All Good Things..., Deja Q, and Data's Day.

Posted by: Snappa77

quote:
Originally posted by HTH
That the outposts were essentially scooped off of the surfaces of the planets/asteroids they were on. It was later revealed that this is one of the things the Borg does. (And then this behavior is suddenly forgotten about.)

I thought this was the work of the "Crystiline Entity"?

I love this thread. I have enjoyed all versions of of Star Trek that have STAR TREK in the title (yes i am leaving out Enterpise). Can't wait for DS:9 to come to Spike.

I too did not enjoy the 'Royale'. One of my least favorites.

Anyone know the name of the ep when Picard and Crusher are fleeing some bad guys on a planet and thye are somehow mentally connected?

Posted by: HTH

How about "Shades of Grey"? A Trek clip show.

Posted by: David Ortiz

All Good Things..., Cause and Effect, The Pegasus (Federation cloaking device), Redemption, Part II (Data captaining the Sutherland)

Posted by: Skittles

quote:
Originally posted by Snappa77
Anyone know the name of the ep when Picard and Crusher are fleeing some bad guys on a planet and thye are somehow mentally connected?

It's called Attached. It's one of the best 7th season episodes IMHO, because McFadden and Stewart play it SO well. :)

Posted by: EchoBravo

quote:
I think Lower Decks deserves an honorable mention...

Good to see this one represented. It's probably my second favorite. My favorite is Chains of Command.

"How many lights do you see?"

Unlike the majority, I guess, I can't stand Times Arrow or most Q episodes. Other losers include most Laxwana Troi episodes, all Barclay episodes, all Sherlock Holmes/holodeck episodes and just about any episode with Geordi as the focus (Aquiel, anyone!?).

I'm indifferent on SuperEpisodes like Darmok or Inner Light. I prefer later fare, such as The First Duty or Rascals.

Posted by: jimborst

I have always liked "Cause and Effect" my personal favorite, but the series ending was great-Picard joining the poker game "I should have done this years ago" or something to that effect.

Posted by: cwerdna

I liked Yesterday's Enterprise, Best of Both Worlds part 1 and 2, Parallels, All Good Things Must End and Relics.

Even though Inner Light is one of the top favorite eps amognst TNG viewers, I thought it was only ok. I do like Phantasms as an example of a REALLY weird ep, but it's not a favorite. I'm surprised a # of put down some season 1 eps as their faves, as I felt most of it was terrible.

Posted by: Weezoh

quote:
Originally posted by lalouque
Inner Light, I found that flute tune just haunting at the end of that episode.

Inner Light is my favorite too which might be because I play pennywhistle. Also, this piece of music has been arranged for Band (in case that's useful info for someone). We performed it a few years ago.

Posted by: sschwart

I think my favorite is the Best of Both Worlds, and a very close second is Chains of Command (which I was very surprised took so long to get mentioned here).

My favorite quote is still from a silly Q episode. There's just something strangely hysterical for me to see Worf say "I am not a merry man!"

Posted by: LoadStar

Best of Both Worlds Part One was excellent. Part two - not as good, and the producers admit it. They admit that they wrote themselves into a corner and spent the entire summer trying to come up with a script to get them out of it, and in the end a week before filming they gave in to using a Deus ex Machina conclusion. They weren't happy with Part Two either.

I find it interesting that Inner Light, Tapestry, Darmok, and Chains of Command are all mentioned - all are Picard-heavy episodes. I do like Inner Light and Chains of Command as well.

As for Shades of Grey - yes, it was a clip show. I, however, don't think it was nearly as bad as some people seem to. At least there was something that passed to some degree as a storyline in that episode, which with the writers on strike was an accomplishment.

I do think that two real stinkers actually came in season 7. "Genesis" which featured the crew "devolved" was a really big turd, and "Masks" which featured Data doing funny voices while wearing masks was almost as bad.

(Oh - and chalk me up as another Robin Leffler fan!)

Posted by: DLSith

I can't believe the hate for The Game! Thats one of my all time favorites. It was so great to see Wesley finally kick some ass. And Ashley Judd!

The other one I always like is the one where Riker is captured and put in the mental hospital and he keeps having flashbacks to the hospital and real life and doesnt know what is going on.

Of course, All good things and BOBW, and Encounter are all really good.

Posted by: Timbeau

Add me to the "Inner Light" crowd.

I couldn't stand any of the Q episodes, I thought it ridiculous that Picard would be so incensed that Q would act in such a manner.

I thought that the Darmok episode was pretty good up until the point where they figured out the communication form. I could never understand how someone said "Where's the bathroom?"

Another favorite was 11001001, I fell in love with Carolyn McCormick during that episode.

Posted by: rhuntington3

Inner Light
Darmok
Best of Both Worlds

Posted by: SparkleMotion

quote:
Originally posted by Timbeau
I thought that the Darmok episode was pretty good up until the point where they figured out the communication form. I could never understand how someone said "Where's the bathroom?"

Q: "Jadnak, dancing frantically."

A: "Fremall, where the children swam."

:D

Posted by: SparkleMotion

quote:
Originally posted by HTH
Yes, that's the one with the unresolved cliffhanger. Despite a signal being sent out and foreboding at the end, there was no followup to that one episode.

Well, at least in on-screen canon.

Wow--their arrival would have made a great movie instead of that silly one they did last year. After all, Wrath of Khan was a sequel to a one-off episode. Didn't they say they wanted to emulate the successful parts of that movie? They should have made a sequel to an episode or something.

Posted by: DougF

quote:
As for Shades of Grey - yes, it was a clip show. I, however, don't think it was nearly as bad as some people seem to. At least there was something that passed to some degree as a storyline in that episode, which with the writers on strike was an accomplishment.

The fact that it's a clip show isn't why I hate it. Writers Guild strike or not, there was no effort put into that story. Watching Dr. Pulaski trying to "focus that beam just a little more" repeatedly was just bad.

Posted by: DougF

quote:
Another favorite was 11001001, I fell in love with Carolyn McCormick during that episode.

Did you catch her second appearance in "Future Imperfect"?

Posted by: Sromkie

My favorite was "Ship in a Bottle." I usually don't like Holodeck episodes too much, but I like how they executed this one.

Of course Best of Both Worlds and All Good Things are up there for me too.

I also liked the one where Ro joined the Maquis.

Posted by: cwoody222

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Originally posted by jcayer
This thread has finally gotten me to register.

You guys are right with TBOBW, Yesterday's Enterprise, and Inner Light, they are all great.

I still think there is one more "great" one that nobody mentioned ...Darmok.

In case you don't remember, here is a synopsis I found online:

While trying to initiate contact with an alien race, known as the Tamarians, Picard, is transported down to the planet below, for what he believes is a duel with the Tamarian captain, but the Tamarian language seems to be incomprehensible.

I agree with Darmok. I love that episode.

Posted by: HTH

Or how about that episode where Picard says, "Engage"?

Posted by: TiVangelist

What's the episode where Data leaves Spot with Worf? I crack up just thinking about Worf holding Spot at arm's length, with Spot's legs dangling down.

Posted by: Zevida

Oh geez this thread takes me back. I was in elementary school when TNG was airing original episodes, and even though I never purposefully watched them, the fact that my Mom is a devoted fan means I saw more than my fair share of TNG, DS9, and Voyager!

Can I say that my favorite TNG was Star Trek: First Contact? Seriously, I love that movie, I think it's great. And not just for a Start Trek movie, I think it's a great movie period.

Of TNG episodes, the only one that really stands out in my mind these many years later is the one when they are stuck in the loop and they keep reliving the same events over and over until Data figures out that's what's happening and figures out how to get them unstuck. I'm pretty sure that was a TNG episode, though I haven't a clue which one.

Posted by: DougF

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Of TNG episodes, the only one that really stands out in my mind these many years later is the one when they are stuck in the loop and they keep reliving the same events over and over until Data figures out that's what's happening and figures out how to get them unstuck. I'm pretty sure that was a TNG episode, though I haven't a clue which one.

It's called "Cause and Effect" and yes, it is a TNG episode.

The last sequence features Kelsey Grammar as a guest star.

Posted by: TiVangelist

I think the episode with Worf and Spot is Phantasm. Goes like this:

You must talk to him; tell him that he is a good cat, and a pretty cat, and..." -- Data
"I will feed him" -- Worf (Phantasms)

Posted by: Redleg

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Originally posted by TiVangelist
I think the episode with Worf and Spot is Phantasm. Goes like this:

You must talk to him; tell him that he is a good cat, and a pretty cat, and..." -- Data
"I will feed him" -- Worf (Phantasms)

Hilarious! :D I don't think I ever saw that one!

Posted by: kettledrum

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Originally posted by Zevida
Of TNG episodes, the only one that really stands out in my mind these many years later is the one when they are stuck in the loop and they keep reliving the same events over and over until Data figures out that's what's happening and figures out how to get them unstuck. I'm pretty sure that was a TNG episode, though I haven't a clue which one.

Is that the one where they are playing poker and they start predicting each other's hands after a few times trough the loop?

If so, that was the first TNG I ever saw...I happened across it somehow when I was a teen, and it hooked me.

Posted by: Bardman

I'm glad someone else mentioned "The Pegasus", it's not my top, but up there. BOBW and All good things are my favs, it was good to see Admiral Riker's Enterprise kick some A$$ in that one by attacking from another plane (vertically).

Also, don't forget the episode where Picard says "make it so"

Posted by: PVRGuy

I enjoyed the Dr Crusher gets stuck in a warp bubble episode and the unwelcome alien visit episode...

Also the continuing time loop episode was pretty good too. I find it funny that Stargate SG1 actually did a show on this same theme and even copied (ahem) a line from star trek word for word almost...

It was funny when O'neil said to the "bad guy" who was creating the time loop and he goes" What so you can be king of groundhog day?"

Posted by: kiljoy

My favorite and my g/f's favorite are consecutive episodes. Yesterday's Enterprise and The Offspring.

Such good TV. A pity we must do with Enterprise now. In a vaccuum, ENT would be good, but compared to TNG, DS9 (which I didn't see after it got good), and even VOY (which I liked), it just doesn't stand up.

Tony

Posted by: Dale Sorel

No doubt about it... Darmok :)

Posted by: martinp13

Ick, don't see how you folks can stand Darmok. For years no one has been able to understand them, and then Picard figures it out in 20 minutes. Data and Troi take slightly longer at 28 minutes. So, how do you teach your children anything in this "language"? It's based on historical references, and your children don't have the history background to understand what the hell you're talking about! I don't mind suspending my disbelief, but I don't like having to pack it up and send it off to Alpha Centauri. :)

One of my favorite episodes (don't think it's been mentioned yet, but the part I liked was a subplot) was when Troi decided to become a bridge officer. I looked it up, and it's "Thine Own Self", when Data is radioactive and has amnesia on a planet (one hell of a plot complication!). The realization that Troi has to doom Geordi in order to save the ship (even in the simulation) was probably the best acting she did on the show.

I do like Yesterday's Enterprise, Best of Both Worlds, Cause and Effect, and most of the Lwaxana Troi episodes.

Posted by: PVRGuy

I thought the Darmok eps was horrible. I delete it every time my tivo records it.

Posted by: HTH

It wasn't Data that was radioactive, it was the contaminated metal he had with him that the villiagers turned into pendants and other "jewelry".