The ultimate episode ranking thread

Captrek · September 25 2011, 08:45 AM

We’ve rated episodes with threads like Hurt/Heal and top episode lists.

This is intended to be the ultimate TOS episode ratings thread. You rate all the episodes (or all the episodes you want to) and post your ratings in this thread. When we have enough participants, they’ll be analyzed with the Shulze method to produce a communal ranking.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Post your ballot in this thread. Each line of your ballot consists of a score followed by an episode title. Scores range from a low of 1 (the worst episodes) to whatever top score you choose. The only information taken from your ballot is relative preferences, so use whatever scale is most comfortable for you.

If there is an episode that you have not seen or on which you do not have an opinion, you may either leave it out of your ballot or use a dash (-) for the score.

Example #1:

Alice has seen ten episodes of TOS. She chooses a 3-point scale where 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is poor. Her ballot looks like this:

Code:

     3  Where No Man Has Gone Before
     2  The Corbomite Manuever
     1  Mudd’s Women
     2  The Enemy Within
     2  The Man Trap
     3  The Naked Time
     1  Charlie X
     3  Balance of Terror
     2  What Are Little Girls Made Of?
     2  Dagger of the Mind
     -  Miri
     -  The Conscience of the King

Example #2:

Bob has seen ten episodes. He chooses a top score of 100 and gives a complete ranking with this ballot:

Code:

    100  Balance of Terror
     90  The Naked Time
     80  Where No Man Has Gone Before
     70  The Corbomite Manuever
     60  The Enemy Within
     50  What are Little Girls Made Of?
     40  The Man Trap
     30  Miri
     20  Charlie X
     10  Mudd’s Women

Example #3:

Charlie grades episodes:

Code:

        78  The Naked Time
        81  Arena
        86  Journey to Babel
        52  And the Children Shall Lead
        82  The Tholian Web
        90  The Trouble With Tribbles
        74  I, Mudd

Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot.

Example #4:

David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites:

Code:

         50  The City on the Edge of Forever
         40  Mirror, Mirror
         30  The Trouble With Tribbles
         20  Amok Time
         10  Balance of Terror
        truncate

Simple as that!

You may replace your ballot at any time if you change your mind, want to rate episodes that you had not previously rated, or want to change your ballot for any reason. To do so, simply post your new ballot. Please don’t go back and edit old ballots, because the edits may go unnoticed and the changes uncounted.

Captrek · September 25 2011, 08:46 AM

Here is a blank ballot for your convenience:

Code:

 -  Where No Man Has Gone Before
 -  The Corbomite Maneuver
 -  Mudd's Women
 -  The Enemy Within
 -  The Man Trap
 -  The Naked Time
 -  Charlie X
 -  Balance of Terror
 -  What Are Little Girls Made Of?
 -  Dagger of the Mind
 -  Miri
 -  The Conscience of the King
 -  The Galileo Seven
 -  Court Martial
 -  The Menagerie, Part I
 -  The Menagerie, Part II
 -  Shore Leave
 -  The Squire of Gothos
 -  Arena
 -  The Alternative Factor
 -  Tomorrow is Yesterday
 -  The Return of the Archons
 -  A Taste of Armageddon
 -  Space Seed
 -  This Side of Paradise
 -  The Devil in the Dark
 -  Errand of Mercy
 -  The City on the Edge of Forever
 -  Operation -- Annihilate!
 -  Catspaw
 -  Metamorphosis
 -  Friday's Child
 -  Who Mourns for Adonais?
 -  Amok Time
 -  The Doomsday Machine
 -  Wolf in the Fold
 -  The Changeling
 -  The Apple
 -  Mirror, Mirror
 -  The Deadly Years
 -  I, Mudd
 -  The Trouble with Tribbles
 -  Bread and Circuses
 -  Journey to Babel
 -  A Private Little War
 -  The Gamesters of Triskelion
 -  Obsession
 -  The Immunity Syndrome
 -  A Piece of the Action
 -  By Any Other Name
 -  Return to Tomorrow
 -  Patterns of Force
 -  The Ultimate Computer
 -  The Omega Glory
 -  Assignment: Earth
 -  Spectre of the Gun
 -  Elaan of Troyius
 -  The Paradise Syndrome
 -  The Enterprise Incident
 -  And the Children Shall Lead
 -  Spock's Brain
 -  Is There in Truth No Beauty?
 -  The Empath
 -  The Tholian Web
 -  For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
 -  Day of the Dove
 -  Plato's Stepchildren
 -  Wink of an Eye
 -  That Which Survives
 -  Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
 -  Whom Gods Destroy
 -  The Mark of Gideon
 -  The Lights of Zetar
 -  The Cloud Minders
 -  The Way to Eden
 -  Requiem for Methuselah
 -  The Savage Curtain
 -  All Our Yesterdays
 -  Turnabout Intruder

Captrek · September 25 2011, 08:47 AM

Here’s my ballot:

Code:

 5  Where No Man Has Gone Before
 4  The Corbomite Maneuver
 3  Mudd's Women
 4  The Enemy Within
 3  The Man Trap
 4  The Naked Time
 3  Charlie X
 6  Balance of Terror
 3  What Are Little Girls Made Of?
 3  Dagger of the Mind
 1  Miri
 4  The Conscience of the King
 6  The Galileo Seven
 4  Court Martial
 5  The Menagerie, Part I
 5  The Menagerie, Part II
 5  Shore Leave
 4  The Squire of Gothos
 5  Arena
 1  The Alternative Factor
 4  Tomorrow is Yesterday
 3  The Return of the Archons
 3  A Taste of Armageddon
 5  Space Seed
 4  This Side of Paradise
 4  The Devil in the Dark
 5  Errand of Mercy
 6  The City on the Edge of Forever
 4  Operation -- Annihilate!
 3  Catspaw
 3  Metamorphosis
 2  Friday's Child
 3  Who Mourns for Adonais?
 6  Amok Time
 6  The Doomsday Machine
 1  Wolf in the Fold
 3  The Changeling
 2  The Apple
 5  Mirror, Mirror
 3  The Deadly Years
 4  I, Mudd
 4  The Trouble with Tribbles
 2  Bread and Circuses
 6  Journey to Babel
 3  A Private Little War
 3  The Gamesters of Triskelion
 3  Obsession
 3  The Immunity Syndrome
 4  A Piece of the Action
 3  By Any Other Name
 2  Return to Tomorrow
 3  Patterns of Force
 4  The Ultimate Computer
 2  The Omega Glory
 4  Assignment: Earth
 3  Spectre of the Gun
 2  Elaan of Troyius
 4  The Paradise Syndrome
 4  The Enterprise Incident
 1  And the Children Shall Lead
 1  Spock's Brain
 2  Is There in Truth No Beauty?
 1  The Empath
 4  The Tholian Web
 3  For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
 3  Day of the Dove
 1  Plato's Stepchildren
 1  Wink of an Eye
 1  That Which Survives
 3  Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
 3  Whom Gods Destroy
 1  The Mark of Gideon
 2  The Lights of Zetar
 3  The Cloud Minders
 2  The Way to Eden
 3  Requiem for Methuselah
 1  The Savage Curtain
 3  All Our Yesterdays
 1  Turnabout Intruder

CorporalCaptain · September 25 2011, 09:31 AM

Golly, this is really snazzy! I will participate, but this ballot will take at least a few days, maybe even a week. k?

I'm reading up on the Schulze method now. Looks fascinating.

Captrek · September 25 2011, 09:42 AM

CorporalCaptain wrote:

Golly, this is really snazzy! I will participate, but this ballot will take at least a few days, maybe even a week. k?

More than k.

Rating 79 episodes is naturally going to take more time than picking a top 10. Take all the time you need. There’s no deadline. I’ll update results on a regular basis as long as ballots keep coming in.

jk82 · September 25 2011, 09:46 AM

Scale: 0-5

Code:

 
4  Where No Man Has Gone Before
5  The Corbomite Maneuver
3  Mudd's Women
4  The Enemy Within
3  The Man Trap
4  The Naked Time
3  Charlie X
5  Balance of Terror
4  What Are Little Girls Made Of?
4  Dagger of the Mind
3  Miri
3  The Conscience of the King
3  The Galileo Seven
4  Court Martial
3  The Menagerie, Part I
3  The Menagerie, Part II
5  Shore Leave
3  The Squire of Gothos
5  Arena
1  The Alternative Factor
3  Tomorrow is Yesterday
3  The Return of the Archons
4  A Taste of Armageddon
4  Space Seed
4  This Side of Paradise
5  The Devil in the Dark
4  Errand of Mercy
5  The City on the Edge of Forever
4  Operation -- Annihilate!
2  Catspaw
2  Metamorphosis
2  Friday's Child
3  Who Mourns for Adonais?
3  Amok Time
4  The Doomsday Machine
2  Wolf in the Fold
3  The Changeling
2  The Apple
4  Mirror, Mirror
3  The Deadly Years
2  I, Mudd
5  The Trouble with Tribbles
3  Bread and Circuses
5  Journey to Babel
3  A Private Little War
3  The Gamesters of Triskelion
3  Obsession
3  The Immunity Syndrome
3  A Piece of the Action
2  By Any Other Name
3 Return to Tomorrow
3  Patterns of Force
3  The Ultimate Computer
2  The Omega Glory
2  Assignment: Earth
3  Spectre of the Gun
1  Elaan of Troyius
2  The Paradise Syndrome
2 The Enterprise Incident
1  And the Children Shall Lead
0  Spock's Brain
2  Is There in Truth No Beauty?
2  The Empath
2 The Tholian Web
2  For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
2  Day of the Dove
0  Plato's Stepchildren
2 Wink of an Eye
2 That Which Survives
2  Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
2 Whom Gods Destroy
1  The Mark of Gideon
1  The Lights of Zetar
1 The Cloud Minders
1  The Way to Eden
2  Requiem for Methuselah
1  The Savage Curtain
1  All Our Yesterdays
1  Turnabout Intruder

Scrambo · September 25 2011, 10:43 AM

ooh this will give me something to do at work hee hee

CorporalCaptain · September 26 2011, 08:44 AM

Question. Although it seemed to be implied that the answer to this is "yes", I just want to be sure. There can be gaps in my scale right? For example, my top score could be 1000. Right?

Also, captrek, you should lobby to get this thread pinned.

Captrek · September 26 2011, 11:40 AM

CorporalCaptain wrote:

Question. Although it seemed to be implied that the answer to this is "yes", I just want to be sure. There can be gaps in my scale right? For example, my top score could be 1000. Right?

Good question. The answer is yes. I'll edit the examples above to demonstrate that.

Also, captrek, you should lobby to get this thread pinned.

I was thinking about that. I decided it would be premature to ask before more people have shown an interest.

Captrek · September 26 2011, 12:26 PM

I’m going to need a mod to add the example to the OP.

Example #3:

Charlie grades episodes:

Code:

78  The Naked Time
81  Arena
86  Journey to Babel
52  And the Children Shall Lead
82  The Tholian Web
90  The Trouble With Tribbles
74  I, Mudd

Captrek · September 26 2011, 01:21 PM

Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot.

Example #4:

David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites:
Code:
 5  The City on the Edge of Forever
 4  Mirror, Mirror
 3  The Trouble With Tribbles
 2  Amok Time
 1  Balance of Terror
truncate

Isis · September 27 2011, 11:45 AM

Looks interesting. Will definitely submit a ballot, probably this weekend.

erastus25 · October 4 2011, 05:07 PM

Still time to submit a ballot?

Captrek · October 8 2011, 07:34 PM

Yes, there is still plenty of time.

My original plan was to pin the thread and periodically update the results as votes continue to trickle in. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been enough interest to justify asking for the pin, so the election will end when the thread dies its natural death.

With only two non-sample ballots in so far (my own and jk82’s), there’s little point to a tally. If and when we get a few more ballots, I’ll post a tally and update it as needed.

For personal reasons, I probably won’t be around much for the next week or so.

Captrek · October 9 2011, 06:41 AM

We’ve rated episodes with threads like Hurt/Heal and top episode lists.

This is intended to be the ultimate TOS episode ratings thread. You rate all the episodes (or all the episodes you want to) and post your ratings in this thread. When we have enough participants, they’ll be analyzed with the Shulze method to produce a communal ranking.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Post your ballot in this thread. Each line of your ballot consists of a score followed by an episode title. Scores range from a low of 1 (the worst episodes) to whatever top score you choose. The only information taken from your ballot is relative preferences, so use whatever scale is most comfortable for you.

If there is an episode that you have not seen or on which you do not have an opinion, you may either leave it out of your ballot or use a dash (-) for the score.

Example #1:

Alice has seen ten episodes of TOS. She chooses a 3-point scale where 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is poor. Her ballot looks like this:
Code:
3  Where No Man Has Gone Before
2  The Corbomite Manuever
1  Mudd’s Women
2  The Enemy Within
2  The Man Trap
3  The Naked Time
1  Charlie X
3  Balance of Terror
2  What Are Little Girls Made Of?
2  Dagger of the Mind
-  Miri
-  The Conscience of the King

Example #2:

Bob has seen ten episodes. He chooses a top score of 100 and gives a complete ranking with this ballot:
Code:
100  Balance of Terror
 90  The Naked Time
 80  Where No Man Has Gone Before
 70  The Corbomite Manuever
 60  The Enemy Within
 50  What are Little Girls Made Of?
 40  The Man Trap
 30  Miri
 20  Charlie X
 10  Mudd’s Women

Example #3:

Charlie grades episodes:

Code:

78  The Naked Time
81  Arena
86  Journey to Babel
52  And the Children Shall Lead
82  The Tholian Web
90  The Trouble With Tribbles
74  I, Mudd

Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot.

Example #4:

David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites:
Code:
50  The City on the Edge of Forever
40  Mirror, Mirror
30  The Trouble With Tribbles
20  Amok Time
10  Balance of Terror
truncate

Simple as that!

You may replace your ballot at any time if you change your mind, want to rate episodes that you had not previously rated, or want to change your ballot for any reason. To do so, simply post a new ballot. Please don’t go back and edit old ballots, because the edits may go unnoticed and the changes uncounted.

September 25 2011, 10:43 AM	#7
Scrambo Lieutenant Commander Location: In the Biochemistry Lab	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread ooh this will give me something to do at work hee hee

September 26 2011, 08:44 AM	#8
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Question. Although it seemed to be implied that the answer to this is "yes", I just want to be sure. There can be gaps in my scale right? For example, my top score could be 1000. Right? Also, captrek, you should lobby to get this thread pinned. __________________ John

September 26 2011, 12:26 PM	#10
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread I’m going to need a mod to add the example to the OP. Example #3: Charlie grades episodes: Code: 78 The Naked Time 81 Arena 86 Journey to Babel 52 And the Children Shall Lead 82 The Tholian Web 90 The Trouble With Tribbles 74 I, Mudd

September 26 2011, 01:21 PM	#11
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot. Example #4: David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites: Code: 5 The City on the Edge of Forever 4 Mirror, Mirror 3 The Trouble With Tribbles 2 Amok Time 1 Balance of Terror truncate

September 27 2011, 11:45 AM	#12
Isis Commodore	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Looks interesting. Will definitely submit a ballot, probably this weekend.

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September 25 2011, 08:45 AM	#1
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	The ultimate episode ranking thread We’ve rated episodes with threads like Hurt/Heal and top episode lists. This is intended to be the ultimate TOS episode ratings thread. You rate all the episodes (or all the episodes you want to) and post your ratings in this thread. When we have enough participants, they’ll be analyzed with the Shulze method to produce a communal ranking. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Post your ballot in this thread. Each line of your ballot consists of a score followed by an episode title. Scores range from a low of 1 (the worst episodes) to whatever top score you choose. The only information taken from your ballot is relative preferences, so use whatever scale is most comfortable for you. If there is an episode that you have not seen or on which you do not have an opinion, you may either leave it out of your ballot or use a dash (-) for the score. Example #1: Alice has seen ten episodes of TOS. She chooses a 3-point scale where 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is poor. Her ballot looks like this: Code: 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before 2 The Corbomite Manuever 1 Mudd’s Women 2 The Enemy Within 2 The Man Trap 3 The Naked Time 1 Charlie X 3 Balance of Terror 2 What Are Little Girls Made Of? 2 Dagger of the Mind - Miri - The Conscience of the King Example #2: Bob has seen ten episodes. He chooses a top score of 100 and gives a complete ranking with this ballot: Code: 100 Balance of Terror 90 The Naked Time 80 Where No Man Has Gone Before 70 The Corbomite Manuever 60 The Enemy Within 50 What are Little Girls Made Of? 40 The Man Trap 30 Miri 20 Charlie X 10 Mudd’s Women Example #3: Charlie grades episodes: Code: 78 The Naked Time 81 Arena 86 Journey to Babel 52 And the Children Shall Lead 82 The Tholian Web 90 The Trouble With Tribbles 74 I, Mudd Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot. Example #4: David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites: Code: 50 The City on the Edge of Forever 40 Mirror, Mirror 30 The Trouble With Tribbles 20 Amok Time 10 Balance of Terror truncate Simple as that! You may replace your ballot at any time if you change your mind, want to rate episodes that you had not previously rated, or want to change your ballot for any reason. To do so, simply post your new ballot. Please don’t go back and edit old ballots, because the edits may go unnoticed and the changes uncounted. Last edited by T'Bonz; October 9 2011 at 06:22 AM.

September 25 2011, 09:31 AM	#4
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Golly, this is really snazzy! I will participate, but this ballot will take at least a few days, maybe even a week. k? I'm reading up on the Schulze method now. Looks fascinating. __________________ John

October 4 2011, 05:07 PM	#13
erastus25 Fleet Captain	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Still time to submit a ballot? __________________ "Ford!" he said, "there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out."

October 8 2011, 07:34 PM	#14
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread Yes, there is still plenty of time. My original plan was to pin the thread and periodically update the results as votes continue to trickle in. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been enough interest to justify asking for the pin, so the election will end when the thread dies its natural death. With only two non-sample ballots in so far (my own and jk82’s), there’s little point to a tally. If and when we get a few more ballots, I’ll post a tally and update it as needed. For personal reasons, I probably won’t be around much for the next week or so.

October 9 2011, 06:41 AM	#15
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	Re: The ultimate episode ranking thread We’ve rated episodes with threads like Hurt/Heal and top episode lists. This is intended to be the ultimate TOS episode ratings thread. You rate all the episodes (or all the episodes you want to) and post your ratings in this thread. When we have enough participants, they’ll be analyzed with the Shulze method to produce a communal ranking. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Post your ballot in this thread. Each line of your ballot consists of a score followed by an episode title. Scores range from a low of 1 (the worst episodes) to whatever top score you choose. The only information taken from your ballot is relative preferences, so use whatever scale is most comfortable for you. If there is an episode that you have not seen or on which you do not have an opinion, you may either leave it out of your ballot or use a dash (-) for the score. Example #1: Alice has seen ten episodes of TOS. She chooses a 3-point scale where 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is poor. Her ballot looks like this: Code: 3 Where No Man Has Gone Before 2 The Corbomite Manuever 1 Mudd’s Women 2 The Enemy Within 2 The Man Trap 3 The Naked Time 1 Charlie X 3 Balance of Terror 2 What Are Little Girls Made Of? 2 Dagger of the Mind - Miri - The Conscience of the King Example #2: Bob has seen ten episodes. He chooses a top score of 100 and gives a complete ranking with this ballot: Code: 100 Balance of Terror 90 The Naked Time 80 Where No Man Has Gone Before 70 The Corbomite Manuever 60 The Enemy Within 50 What are Little Girls Made Of? 40 The Man Trap 30 Miri 20 Charlie X 10 Mudd’s Women Example #3: Charlie grades episodes: Code: 78 The Naked Time 81 Arena 86 Journey to Babel 52 And the Children Shall Lead 82 The Tholian Web 90 The Trouble With Tribbles 74 I, Mudd Include the line “truncate” for a truncated ballot. Episodes not on the ballot are scored below episodes on the ballot. Example #4: David has seen the whole series but just knows his favorites: Code: 50 The City on the Edge of Forever 40 Mirror, Mirror 30 The Trouble With Tribbles 20 Amok Time 10 Balance of Terror truncate Simple as that! You may replace your ballot at any time if you change your mind, want to rate episodes that you had not previously rated, or want to change your ballot for any reason. To do so, simply post a new ballot. Please don’t go back and edit old ballots, because the edits may go unnoticed and the changes uncounted.