H: A while ago Jason and I read some random internet post ranking the best 100 episodes of Star Trek - a list we both immediately were personally offended by. One of our main issues was the uneven distribution of series. The author was obviously a TOS fan, and as such the top 10 episodes were very TOS heavy, which (in my opinion) seriously snubbed some amazing episodes from other series. So we decided to make our own list with all the best episodes from each series, and then compare these best of episodes head-to-head for a more representative snapshot of the best Star Trek episodes. Although in making this list we quickly realized that it's really hard to directly compare Star Trek series to each other. The series all have distinct strengths and weaknesses, and our interpretation of these pros vs. cons seriously affects how much we enjoy that series. For example, DS9 is my favorite series because I really like the character-driven story lines and long story arcs that last many episodes, or even season.
J: Call me old fashioned, but I always liked the self-contained episodes with a beginning middle and end. I'm the same way with long series like star wars, the sword of truth, etc. The first one is always my favorite, because its always designed to be a complete story on its own. I like it because each story can be new- you can hop topics, you can watch them in whatever order you want, etc. Anyway, we decided that comparing such different series would be apples and oranges, so elected to compromise by picking our favorite episodes from each series. We're going to do a blog post for at least our top three from each of the five star trek series.
H: Here's our list as of now. As TNG and DS9 are our favorite series, we have a lot of contenders to watch. If you have any suggestions of episodes we should add (from any series) it would be most appreciated!
Origianl Series (TOS)
Balance of Terror
City on the Edge of Forever
The Trouble with Tribbles
Devil in the Dark
Amok Time
Space Seed
The Next Generation (TNG)
The Best of Both Worlds
Darmok
Inner Light
Measure of a Man
Tapestry
Attached
Deja Q
In Theory
A Fistful of Datas
Naked Now
Genesis
Q Who
The Offspring
Deep Space Nine (DS9)
The Visitor
In the Pale Moonlight
Far Beyond the Stars
Nor the Battle to the Strong ✓ Blog post here.
The Wire
In the Cards
Trials and Tribbulations
Hard Time
Voyager (VOY)
The Equinox
Year of Hell Parts 1&2
The Void
One
Deadlock
Living Witness
Enterprise (ENT)
Twilight
In A Mirror, Darkly Parts 1&2
Dear Doctor
Carbon Creek
Similitude
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