THE OBJECTIVE: A sudden-death elimination game in which we remove our personal favorite episodes/movies from a themed list, until we arrive at the episode that is, if not the worst, at least the most disliked.
It's a framework to say positive things about episodes from across the franchise.
THE RULES: Below is a list of TNG, DS9, and VOY episodes written (at least partially) by Michael Piller.
Eliminate/save your favorite, or the one you deem the ‘best' of what currently remains.
Post something you enjoy about the episode you are saving, and copy-and-paste the list with your choice removed.
You can use any standard you like to judge which option is "best." You can save episodes for being widely recognized “best Trek” classics, or for idiosyncratic qualities that no one appreciates but you.
As you get down the list, you might have to reach more and more for something to enjoy about an episode, and it's OK to eventually save episodes for being "less bad."
But -- no tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you don’t think anyone else will, or because you feel it would threaten your preferred episode's chance to “win.”
You can take multiple turns.
Leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you eliminate another episode.
New players are always welcome. You do not have to already be a "most disliked game" regular to dive in.
Much thanks to @Farscape One for helping me vet the list!
Enjoy!
TNG Season 3: "Evolution" (teleplay, story with Michael Wagner)
TNG Season 3: "Booby Trap" (teleplay with Ron Roman and Richard Danus)
TNG Season 3: "The Enemy" (with David Kemper)
TNG Season 3: "The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I" (written)
TNG Season 4: "The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II" (written)
TNG Season 4: "First Contact" (teleplay with Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, Joe Menosky, and Ronald D. Moore)
TNG Season 5: "Ensign Ro" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "Unification I" (story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "Unification II" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "The Masterpiece Society" (teleplay with Adam Belanoff)
TNG Season 5: "The Perfect Mate" (teleplay with Gary Perconte)
TNG Season 5: "Time's Arrow, Part I" (teleplay with Joe Menosky)
TNG Season 6: "Rascals" (story with Ward Botsford and Diana Dru Botsford)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection" (screenplay, story with Rick Berman)
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
DS9 Season 1: "A Man Alone" (teleplay, story with Gerald Sanford)
DS9 Season 1: "Captive Pursuit" (teleplay with Jill Sherman Donner)
DS9 Season 1: "The Passenger" (teleplay with Morgan Gendel and Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
DS9 Season 1: "Move Along Home" (story)
DS9 Season 1: "If Wishes Were Horses" (teleplay with Neil McCue Crawford and William L. Crawford)
DS9 Season 1: "The Forsaken" (teleplay with Don Carlos Dunaway)
DS9 Season 2: "The Siege" (written)
DS9 Season 2: "Melora" (teleplay with Evan Carlos Somers and James Crocker)
DS9 Season 2: "Rivals" (story with Jim Trombetta)
DS9 Season 2: "Playing God" (teleplay with Jim Trombetta)
DS9 Season 2: "The Maquis, Part I" (story with Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor, and James Crocker)
DS9 Season 2: "The Maquis, Part II" (story with Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor, and Ira Steven Behr)
DS9 Season 2: "Crossover" (teleplay with Peter Allan Fields)
VOY Season 1: "Caretaker" (teleplay with Jeri Taylor, story with Rick Berman and Jeri Taylor)
VOY Season 1: "Time And Again" (teleplay with David Kemper)
VOY Season 1: "The Cloud" (teleplay with Tom Szollosi)
VOY Season 1: "Ex Post Facto" (teleplay with Evan Carlos Somers)
VOY Season 2: "Tattoo" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Death Wish" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Meld" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Basics, Part I" (written)
VOY Season 3: "Basics, Part II" (written)
It's a framework to say positive things about episodes from across the franchise.
THE RULES: Below is a list of TNG, DS9, and VOY episodes written (at least partially) by Michael Piller.
Eliminate/save your favorite, or the one you deem the ‘best' of what currently remains.
Post something you enjoy about the episode you are saving, and copy-and-paste the list with your choice removed.
You can use any standard you like to judge which option is "best." You can save episodes for being widely recognized “best Trek” classics, or for idiosyncratic qualities that no one appreciates but you.
As you get down the list, you might have to reach more and more for something to enjoy about an episode, and it's OK to eventually save episodes for being "less bad."
But -- no tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you don’t think anyone else will, or because you feel it would threaten your preferred episode's chance to “win.”
You can take multiple turns.
Leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you eliminate another episode.
New players are always welcome. You do not have to already be a "most disliked game" regular to dive in.
Much thanks to @Farscape One for helping me vet the list!
Enjoy!
TNG Season 3: "Evolution" (teleplay, story with Michael Wagner)
TNG Season 3: "Booby Trap" (teleplay with Ron Roman and Richard Danus)
TNG Season 3: "The Enemy" (with David Kemper)
TNG Season 3: "The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I" (written)
TNG Season 4: "The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II" (written)
TNG Season 4: "First Contact" (teleplay with Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, Joe Menosky, and Ronald D. Moore)
TNG Season 5: "Ensign Ro" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "Unification I" (story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "Unification II" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
TNG Season 5: "The Masterpiece Society" (teleplay with Adam Belanoff)
TNG Season 5: "The Perfect Mate" (teleplay with Gary Perconte)
TNG Season 5: "Time's Arrow, Part I" (teleplay with Joe Menosky)
TNG Season 6: "Rascals" (story with Ward Botsford and Diana Dru Botsford)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection" (screenplay, story with Rick Berman)
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman)
DS9 Season 1: "A Man Alone" (teleplay, story with Gerald Sanford)
DS9 Season 1: "Captive Pursuit" (teleplay with Jill Sherman Donner)
DS9 Season 1: "The Passenger" (teleplay with Morgan Gendel and Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
DS9 Season 1: "Move Along Home" (story)
DS9 Season 1: "If Wishes Were Horses" (teleplay with Neil McCue Crawford and William L. Crawford)
DS9 Season 1: "The Forsaken" (teleplay with Don Carlos Dunaway)
DS9 Season 2: "The Siege" (written)
DS9 Season 2: "Melora" (teleplay with Evan Carlos Somers and James Crocker)
DS9 Season 2: "Rivals" (story with Jim Trombetta)
DS9 Season 2: "Playing God" (teleplay with Jim Trombetta)
DS9 Season 2: "The Maquis, Part I" (story with Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor, and James Crocker)
DS9 Season 2: "The Maquis, Part II" (story with Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor, and Ira Steven Behr)
DS9 Season 2: "Crossover" (teleplay with Peter Allan Fields)
VOY Season 1: "Caretaker" (teleplay with Jeri Taylor, story with Rick Berman and Jeri Taylor)
VOY Season 1: "Time And Again" (teleplay with David Kemper)
VOY Season 1: "The Cloud" (teleplay with Tom Szollosi)
VOY Season 1: "Ex Post Facto" (teleplay with Evan Carlos Somers)
VOY Season 2: "Tattoo" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Death Wish" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Meld" (teleplay)
VOY Season 2: "Basics, Part I" (written)
VOY Season 3: "Basics, Part II" (written)