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[bigheadfred]

doesn't look too bad, but 10 years before Kirk and they look higher-tech.

It is reverse engineering.

[Cripplecreek]

doesn't look too bad, but 10 years before Kirk and they look higher-tech.

And the Klingons look different.....again.

[Machiavelli]

15 Worst Star Trek Episodes Of All Time

Matthew Byrd
Screen Rant
May 23, 2017

At some point in life, you learn to take the good with the bad. It’s not that you necessarily become better at dealing with the bad things in life, but rather that you learn to appreciate that the bad is simply a companion to the good. If you grew up a Star Trek fan, you likely got a head start on this valuable life lesson. Regardless of which Star Trek series you became hopelessly addicted to, you eventually learned that you had a roughly equal chance of seeing something truly great or something truly awful on a weekly basis. Eventually, you come to accept that the bad episodes add a little flavor to the great ones.

Just because bad Star Trek episodes are a vital thread in the franchise’s rich tapestry, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t still some of the worst episodes to ever be broadcast on television. We’re not talking about episodes which stomp on the series’ continuity or ruin certain plot developments. These are the entries which Trek fans and non-Trek fans alike watch with their jaws agape. “How?” they say while struggling to reach some semblance of understanding. “How did this episode ever make it on-air?”

These are the 15 Worst Star Trek Episodes Of All Time.

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[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

15 Worst Star Trek Episodes Of All Time

Hmm.  I thought Voyager went on a lot longer than 15 episodes.

[Ghost Bear]

Hmm.  I thought Voyager went on a lot longer than 15 episodes.

 

[Doug Loss]

Hmm.  I thought Voyager went on a lot longer than 15 episodes.

Well, for me it ended when they came up with a completely successful way to get the entire crew back to Earth, but no one on the ship seemed to notice.  Too stupid to survive, and certainly too stupid to continue watching.

[Sanguine]

Well, for me it ended when they came up with a completely successful way to get the entire crew back to Earth, but no one on the ship seemed to notice.  Too stupid to survive, and certainly too stupid to continue watching.

 

[sneakypete]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you know very little about the history of science.

@LetsTalk

I suspect you live out on a limb.

[sneakypete]

Or Christianity.

@Doug Loss

Superstitious much?

Quick,how old is the Earth?

[sneakypete]

Video's blocked already. 

@Ghost Bear

Why would a production company release a trailer and then block it?

[Ghost Bear]

@Ghost Bear

Why would a production company release a trailer and then block it?

It wasn't the production company's YouTube account, it was a third party who had downloaded the video and then uploaded it to YouTube under their own account.  Technically, that's a copyright violation; some production companies care more about that sort of thing than others.   

[sneakypete]

It wasn't the production company's YouTube account, it was a third party who had downloaded the video and then uploaded it to YouTube under their own account.  Technically, that's a copyright violation; some production companies care more about that sort of thing than others.   

@Ghost Bear

Ok,thanks. It still doesn't make any sense to me why the production company would care,but I don't even pretend to be a businessman.

[Smokin Joe]

Well, for me it ended when they came up with a completely successful way to get the entire crew back to Earth, but no one on the ship seemed to notice.  Too stupid to survive, and certainly too stupid to continue watching.

Nah, with the time dilation effect, by the time they get back they should have 40,000 years of back pay coming...

[Smokin Joe]

@Doug Loss

Superstitious much?

Quick,how old is the Earth?

Mother Earth is 29. She lies about her age, though.

[Machiavelli]

We Ranked the 40 Greatest Star Wars Moments

Eliana Dockterman, Alex Fitzpatrick, Megan McCluskey, Matt Vella
Time
May 23, 2017

No science fiction franchise has been more influential than Star Wars. (Sorry, Star Trek fans!) Over the last 40 years, the space opera saga created by George Lucas has delivered 1,062 minutes of lightsaber duels, intergalactic dogfights and dynastic drama. Even non-fans are likely to immediately recognize iconic imagery like Darth Vader’s helmet, the Millennium Falcon, or Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber. Which begs the question: of the hundreds, maybe thousands, to choose from which Star Wars moments are the best?

The series, now owned by Disney, turns 40 on May 25. So TIME's entertainment team and sundry Star Wars super fans on staff ranked the top 40 scenes. We included only moments from the original trilogy, the prequels, The Force Awakens and Rogue One. (The 1978 Holiday Special not so much.) This list was debated at length. What did we miss?

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[dfwgator]

I'll give you my Top Star Wars Moments

- The moment Star Wars I ended
- The moment Star Wars II ended
- The moment Star Wars III ended
- The moment Star Wars IV ended
- The moment Star Wars V ended
- The moment Star Wars VI ended
- The moment Star Wars VII ended
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[kevindavis007]

Well, here is my B5 update..  I completed Season 2 and 3.. Love those seasons and I'm almost halfway on Season 4.  To me, Babylon 5 is like Lord of the Rings in space (as I sensed it from the beginning when I first watched it).


I wasn't a B5 fan from the beginning..


I didn't care for the pilot (but the original music was cool)..


Season 1 was meh.. Even though it had it's moments...


Season 2 started out meh, but it improved. What got me hooked on B5 was the episode that the Centauri Emperor died and the Narn - Centauri war started. Couldn't stand that starfury pilot.....


Season 3 was good from the beginning.. Especially Severed Dreams and Z'ha'dum


Season 4 was good but rushed. But I understand why it was.


Season 5 was meh... It could have been better..

[kevindavis007]

[LateForLunch]

Well, here is my B5 update..  I completed Season 2 and 3.. Love those seasons and I'm almost halfway on Season 4.  To me, Babylon 5 is like Lord of the Rings in space (as I sensed it from the beginning when I first watched it).

NOTE: Ferengi means "foreigner" in Arabic.

[Cripplecreek]

NOTE: Ferengi means "foreigner" in Arabic.

Its not unusual for writers to use obscure foreign terms in their fiction. In this case its quite fitting since in this case "Foreigner" seems to be interchangeable with "Trader"

[kevindavis007]

Synopsis of JMS's synopsis of the "original arc for B5" **SPOILERS**
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/synopsis-of-jmss-synopsis-of-the-original-arc-for-b5-spoilers.53739/

[Ghost Bear]

Synopsis of JMS's synopsis of the "original arc for B5" **SPOILERS**
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/synopsis-of-jmss-synopsis-of-the-original-arc-for-b5-spoilers.53739/

Have you found your way to The Lurker's Guide?  It's an invaluable resource for B5-related information...

[kevindavis007]

Have you found your way to The Lurker's Guide?  It's an invaluable resource for B5-related information...

I remember going there all of the time..

[Ghost Bear]

I remember going there all of the time..

Same here... I don't remember exactly when I stopped going there *sigh*....

[kevindavis007]

Same here... I don't remember exactly when I stopped going there *sigh*....

I think I stopped going there after the attempted Spin Off... Also, after reading the original story, I'm glad it changed. I feel bad that O'hare had a illness.