A day late, but Happy First Contact Day! Hope everyone enjoyed their salmon.
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 holiday episodes from TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, DIS, ST, PIC, LD, and SNW. (Everyone except Prodigy!)
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!
FIRST CONTACT DAY - APRIL 5th
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 4: "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part I"
ST, Season 2: “Children Of Mars”
PIC, Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
LD, Season 3: "Grounded"
FRONTIER DAY
ENT, Season 1: "Broken Bow"
PIC, Season 3 (whole season)
FEDERATION DAY
ENT, Season 4: "These Are The Voyages..."
DIS, Season 5: "Red Directive"
PIKE'S BIRTHDAY
SNW, Season 2: "Those Old Scientists"
MEMORIAL DAY (and STARFLEET REMEMBRANCE DAY)
SNW, Season 1: "Memento Mori"
VALENTINE'S DAY
ENT, Season 3: "Zero Hour"
DIWALI
TNG, Season 4: "Data's Day"
HALLOWEEN
TOS, Season 2: "Catspaw"
TAS, Season 1: "The Magicks Of Megas-Tu"
TNG, Season 4: "Remember Me"
TNG, Season 5: "The Game"
TNG, Season 6: "Schisms"
TNG, Season 7: "Phantasms"
VOY, Season 2: "Persistence Of Vision"
VOY, Season 4: "Scientific Method"
VOY, Season 6: "Alice"
ENT, Season 3: "Impulse"
LD, Season 5: "Upper Decks"
VETERANS DAY
DS9, Season 7: “Once More Unto The Breach”
THANKSGIVING
TOS, Season 1: “Charlie X”
DS9, Season 5: "Blaze Of Glory"
BAJORAN GRATITUDE FESTIVAL
DS9, Season 3: "Fascination"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
HA'MARA
DS9, Season 1: "Emissary"
DS9, Season 4: "Starship Down"
BAJORAN TIME OF CLEANSING
DS9, Season 4: "Bar Association"
CHRISTMAS
TOS, Season 1: "Dagger Of The Mind"
TNG, Season 4: "Devil's Due"
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Generations"
VOY, Season 2: "Death Wish"
VOY, Season 4: "Mortal Coil" (also PRIXIN)
VOY, Season 5: "11:59" (also NEW YEARS EVE and ANCESTORS EVE)
CAPTAIN PICARD DAY
TNG, Season 7: "The Pegasus"
CAPTAIN FREEMAN DAY
LD, Season 2: "First First Contact"
I'M MARRIED TO THE MOST WONDERFUL WOMAN IN THE GALAXY DAY
DS9, Season 3: "House Of Quark"
THE DAY OF HONOR
VOY, Season 4: “Day Of Honor”
KOT'BAVAL FESTIVAL
TNG, Season 7: "Firstborn"
FIRST MEAL
DS9, Season 3: "Meridian"
KAL REKK & RUMARIE
VOY, Season 2: "Meld"
THE RED HOUR FESTIVAL
TOS, Season 1: "The Return Of The Archons"
LD, Season 1: "No Small Parts"
ERADICATION DAY
PIC, Season 2: "Penance"
LISSEPIAN MOTHERS DAY
DS9, Season 6: "Who Mourns For Morn?"
LOHLUNAT -- RISAN FESTIVAL OF THE MOONS
ENT, Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights"
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 holiday episodes from TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, DIS, ST, PIC, LD, and SNW. (Everyone except Prodigy!)
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!
FIRST CONTACT DAY - APRIL 5th
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 4: "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part I"
ST, Season 2: “Children Of Mars”
PIC, Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
LD, Season 3: "Grounded"
FRONTIER DAY
ENT, Season 1: "Broken Bow"
PIC, Season 3 (whole season)
FEDERATION DAY
ENT, Season 4: "These Are The Voyages..."
DIS, Season 5: "Red Directive"
PIKE'S BIRTHDAY
SNW, Season 2: "Those Old Scientists"
MEMORIAL DAY (and STARFLEET REMEMBRANCE DAY)
SNW, Season 1: "Memento Mori"
VALENTINE'S DAY
ENT, Season 3: "Zero Hour"
DIWALI
TNG, Season 4: "Data's Day"
HALLOWEEN
TOS, Season 2: "Catspaw"
TAS, Season 1: "The Magicks Of Megas-Tu"
TNG, Season 4: "Remember Me"
TNG, Season 5: "The Game"
TNG, Season 6: "Schisms"
TNG, Season 7: "Phantasms"
VOY, Season 2: "Persistence Of Vision"
VOY, Season 4: "Scientific Method"
VOY, Season 6: "Alice"
ENT, Season 3: "Impulse"
LD, Season 5: "Upper Decks"
VETERANS DAY
DS9, Season 7: “Once More Unto The Breach”
THANKSGIVING
TOS, Season 1: “Charlie X”
DS9, Season 5: "Blaze Of Glory"
BAJORAN GRATITUDE FESTIVAL
DS9, Season 3: "Fascination"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
HA'MARA
DS9, Season 1: "Emissary"
DS9, Season 4: "Starship Down"
BAJORAN TIME OF CLEANSING
DS9, Season 4: "Bar Association"
CHRISTMAS
TOS, Season 1: "Dagger Of The Mind"
TNG, Season 4: "Devil's Due"
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Generations"
VOY, Season 2: "Death Wish"
VOY, Season 4: "Mortal Coil" (also PRIXIN)
VOY, Season 5: "11:59" (also NEW YEARS EVE and ANCESTORS EVE)
CAPTAIN PICARD DAY
TNG, Season 7: "The Pegasus"
CAPTAIN FREEMAN DAY
LD, Season 2: "First First Contact"
I'M MARRIED TO THE MOST WONDERFUL WOMAN IN THE GALAXY DAY
DS9, Season 3: "House Of Quark"
THE DAY OF HONOR
VOY, Season 4: “Day Of Honor”
KOT'BAVAL FESTIVAL
TNG, Season 7: "Firstborn"
FIRST MEAL
DS9, Season 3: "Meridian"
KAL REKK & RUMARIE
VOY, Season 2: "Meld"
THE RED HOUR FESTIVAL
TOS, Season 1: "The Return Of The Archons"
LD, Season 1: "No Small Parts"
ERADICATION DAY
PIC, Season 2: "Penance"
LISSEPIAN MOTHERS DAY
DS9, Season 6: "Who Mourns For Morn?"
LOHLUNAT -- RISAN FESTIVAL OF THE MOONS
ENT, Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights"
