T'POL: You were obviously looking forward to it, and since you’re not going to be able to attend tonight.
ARCHER: Thanks. Would you mind bringing me another pillow? (She does.) Would you turn down the lights just a little?
The complete line-by-line times ordered by length (latest one in bold).... MOVIE - Insurrection_________________________53 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes VOY - Bride of Chaotica_______________________42 days, 1 hour, 1 minute DS9 - Trials and Tribble-ations_________________36 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes VOY - Dark Frontier__________________________33 days, 14 hours, 31 minutes ENT - The Forge/Awakenings/Kir'Shara___________32 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes VOY - Message in a Bottle_____________________30 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes VOY - Scorpion______________________________27 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes MOVIE - Nemesis____________________________26 days, 14 hours, 23 minutes MOVIE - Star Trek XI_________________________26 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes MOVIE - The Voyage Home____________________25 days, 4 hours, 36 minutes TOS - The Menagerie_________________________23 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes DS9 - The Homecoming/The Circle/The Siege______23 days, 18 hours, 38 minutes ENT - In a Mirror, Darkly_______________________23 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes MOVIE - First Contact_________________________22 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes MOVIE - The Motion Picture____________________21 days, 2 hours, 20 minutes ENT - Borderland/Cold Station 12/The Augments___20 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes TNG - Measure of a Man______________________18 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes MOVIE - The Wrath of Khan___________________18 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes DS9 - Improbable Cause/The Die is Cast_________18 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes DS9 - The Visitor____________________________17 days, 9 hours, 7 minutes DS9 - The Way of the Warrior__________________16 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes TNG - Peak Performance______________________16 days, 22 hours, 49 minutes TOS - Bread and Circuses_____________________16 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes VOY - The Voyager Conspiracy_________________15 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes MOVIE - The Final Frontier____________________15 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes VOY - Counterpoint__________________________15 days, 1 hour, 36 minutes TOS - Requiem for Methuselah_________________14 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes VOY - Future's End__________________________14 days, 12 hours, 19 minutes VOY - Body and Soul_________________________14 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes TOS - Spock's Brain_________________________14 days, 8 hours, 47 minutes TOS - The Man Trap_________________________13 days, 22 hours, 6 minutes MOVIE - The Undiscovered Country_____________13 days, 3 hours, 58 minutes MOVIE - The Search for Spock_________________12 days, 20 hours, 31 minutes TOS - Journey to Babel_______________________12 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes MOVIE - Generations________________________12 days, 10 hours, 50 minutes DS9 - The Maquis___________________________12 days, 2 hours, 31 minutes TOS - Where No Man Has Gone Before__________11 days, 19 hours, 57 minutes TOS - The City on the Edge of Forever__________11 days, 11 hours, 9 minutes TNG - Lower Decks_________________________10 days, 18 hours, 19 minutes TNG - Chain of Command____________________10 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes DS9 - Favor The Bold/The Sacrifice of Angels_____10 days, 1 hour, 21 minutes TOS - Balance of Terror______________________ 9 days, 8 hours, 18 minutes TNG - The Enemy___________________________8 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes TNG - Yesterday's Enterprise__________________8 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes TOS - The Trouble with Tribbles________________8 days, 1 hour, 59 minutes DS9 - Whispers____________________________8 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes TNG - The First Duty________________________7 days, 21 hours, 13 minutes TNG - Sins of the Father_____________________6 days, 7 hours, 45 minutes TOS - The Doomsday Machine________________6 days, 1 hour, 27 minutes TAS - The Counter-Clock Incident______________5 days, 22 hours, 27 minutes TOS - Space Seed__________________________5 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes ENT - Shuttlepod One_______________________5 days, 13 hours, 6 minutes DS9 - Far Beyond the Stars__________________5 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes TNG - Contagion___________________________5 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes TOS - Amok Time__________________________4 days, 23 hours, 17 minutes TNG - The Best of Both Worlds________________4 days, 15 hours, 34 minutes TOS - Tomorrow is Yesterday_________________4 days, 13 hours, 8 minutes TNG - All Good Things..._____________________4 days, 10 hours, 0 minutes ENT - Twilight_________________________4 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes DS9 - In the Pale Moonlight__________________4 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes TNG - Remember Me_______________________4 days, 0 hours, 2 minutes TAS - Yesteryear__________________________3 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes TNG - Deja Q_____________________________3 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes TOS - The Tholian Web_____________________3 days, 5 hours, 20 minutes TNG - Face of the Enemy____________________3 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes TOS - Mirror, Mirror________________________3 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes TOS - The Corbomite Maneuver______________2 days, 12 hours, 14 minutes TNG - Sarek_____________________________2 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes TNG - Cause and Effect____________________0 days, 17 hours, 51 minutes TNG - Data's Day_________________________0 days, 11 hours, 48 minutes VOY - Basics_____________________________0 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes TNG - Q Who?___________________________0 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes
I wonder what effect intentionally choosing a terrible episode would have? Would it last for ever as people struggle through it, or would it be over very quickly as people try to get it over and done with?
Whew! That was a close one! Archer got the parasites out of his head and can save Earth! Good thing he didn't know how badly things would go without him, narcissism would be inevitable. The participants from our current thread are as follows: 1. Leadhead 2. Vanyel 3. Enterprise1981 4. Alienesse 5. BlueStuff 6. Zeratul 7. leandar 8. Admiral Shran 9. Ziz 10. Athena28 Special thanks to BlueStuff for doing the list! Those names should be in the order in which each person first posted to the thread. No "weight" is given for who posted more or less often. And, now the moment you've all been waiting for! Random.org, may I have the envelope please? *drumroll* BlueStuff! Congratulations to you! You've been getting the lucky numbers a lot recently! So, BlueStuff, the next move is yours. Would you like to select the next episode we are going to do line-by-line? You are free to select the next episode or pass and I will re-run the randomization. You can pick any episode from any of the Trek series that you like. For reference, the ones we've done so far, ordered by series, are: The Original Series Where No Man Has Gone Before The Man Trap The Menagerie Journey to Babel The City on the Edge of Forever The Doomsday Machine Requiem for Methuselah The Trouble with Tribbles Spock's Brain Space Seed Mirror, Mirror The Tholian Web Bread and Circuses Amok Time The Corbomite Maneuver Balance of Terror Tomorrow is Yesterday The Animated Series The Counter-Clock Incident Yesteryear The Next Generation Measure of a Man Yesterday's Enterprise Peak Performance The First Duty The Best of Both Worlds Sins of the Father All Good Things... Contagion Sarek Face of the Enemy Cause and Effect Chain of Command Q Who? Lower Decks Deja Q The Enemy Remember Me Data's Day Deep Space Nine The Visitor Trials and Tribble-ations The Way of the Warrior Improbable Cause/The Die is Cast Favor The Bold/The Sacrifice of Angels Far Beyond the Stars The Homecoming/The Circle/The Siege The Maquis Whispers In the Pale Moonlight Voyager Bride of Chaotica Dark Frontier Scorpion Counterpoint Future's End Basics Message in a Bottle The Voyager Conspiracy Body and Soul Enterprise Shuttlepod One Borderland/Cold Station 12/The Augments In a Mirror, Darkly The Forge/Awakenings/Kir'Shara Twilight Once a new episode has been chosen, I will fire up the next line-by-line thread in the appropriate forum and post the link here. NOTE: As has been agreed, when a person is selected as the "chooser," they will have 48 hours to post their selection. After 48 hours, I will assume they "pass" and will re-run the randomization.
Oh boy. Shall I torture everyone by making us suffer through "Move Along Home?" This time, I think not. Set course for.. The Squire of Gothos, The Original Series.
Thank you! I hate that episode more than any other in the entire franchise. "Squire of Gothos" will do just fine.