Kirk vs. the Gorn Captain

[BriRedfern]

This episode was on last night. Is this the greatest of all the original episods, or does "The Terrible Trouble with Tribbles" win out?

I'm going with the Gorn, if for no other reason than because there were giant diamonds just laying around on the planet for Kirk to use as projectiles.

[YouStayClassy]

The Gorn episode is the greatest episode of Star Trek: TOS.

NOTHING captured my imagination as a young 'un more than that particular ep.

[Captain Bloodclot]

I thought it was pretty much universally recognized that City on the Edge of Forever was TOS' finest hour.

That said, I perefer "Balance of Terror" (the first visual encounter with the Romulans)

[YouStayClassy]

I thought it was pretty much universally recognized that City on the Edge of Forever was TOS' finest hour.

That said, I perefer "Balance of Terror" (the first visual encounter with the Romulans)

You make Harlan Ellison weep.

[Gregory]

The Gorn episode was surpassed by the Darmok episode of TNG so it loses its luster. The best TOS featured the giant world-eating machine.

[BriRedfern]

I thought it was pretty much universally recognized that City on the Edge of Forever was TOS' finest hour.

That said, I perefer "Balance of Terror" (the first visual encounter with the Romulans)

Pleas tell me which episodes these were....

[GelfXIII]

It's a good one, no doubt. Not nearly as good as many, but real good none the less.

Eps I'd rank higher:

Piece of the Action. THE all time best. "I'd advise youse to keep dialin', Oxmyx!"
Spectre of the Gun. I just love the surrealism of that sets.
Balance of Terror. Best Submarine combat story ever shot.
Patterns of Force. Kirk vs. Nazis! C'mon!
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky. McCoy's finest moment.
Also deserving recognition:
The City on the Edge of Forever.
Amok Time.
Mirror, Mirror.

[YouStayClassy]

Pleas tell me which episodes these were....

City on the Edge of Forever is the one where Kirk and Spock go back in time, and Kirk has to decide whether to let that one lady die or not.

NOT Harlan Ellison's favorite episode, I'll tell you what.....

[stevapalooza]

My favorite was always "Shore Leave", when they are stuck on that planet that makes their fantasies come alive.
I also like the one where Spock pretends to betray Kirk to the Romulans. I think it eas the "Enterprise Incident." And of course the OK Corral episode.

[BriRedfern]

City on the Edge of Forever is the one where Kirk and Spock go back in time, and Kirk has to decide whether to let that one lady die or not.

NOT Harlan Ellison's favorite episode, I'll tell you what.....

Nice. I'll watch some next generation every now and again, but the original is the only one I really love...