a PEPSI bottle show

[RobertScorpio]

Due to budget contraints, many episodes of Star Trek(s) are whay they call "bottle shows." No new sets built, and they show takes place totally on the ship, with stock footage of the ship as well. What are your three favorite bottle shows from any of the Trek TV shows?

The Offspring
I love this episode, it is one of my all time TREK favorite episodes. And it is totally all aboard the ship and well done. This show is the one I show people when I want to prove to them that Star Trek is not just about space battles and phaser fights.

Ship in A Bottle
The second of the Moriarty episodes is another all ship episode (no London sets) that ranks up there with some of the best TREKs of all time. Another well done bottle show!

Charlie-X
I have always liked this episode. It seems dated now, but it is still creepy. The fact they are stuck on that ship with that kid actually adds to the tension as the episode continues. There is no escaping him; they were all his prisoners.

What are some of your favorite Bottle shows. Remember the rules. EVERY scene must be on the ship (or DS9) and not have any scenes depicted anywhere else (thus Mirror Mirror can not apply)

Rob
Scorpio

 

[Trekwatcher]

I am not sure I am totally okay with your definition of a bottle show. ENT's "Shuttlepod One" would seem to me to be a bottle show but it mostly takes place aboard the shuttlepod itself.

 

[RobertScorpio]

I am not sure I am totally okay with your definition of a bottle show. ENT's "Shuttlepod One" would seem to me to be a bottle show but it mostly takes place aboard the shuttlepod itself.

Umm...okay I agree. As long as a new set wasn't built for the show, then it does count.

Rob

 

[stupidname]

My vote is for 'Civil Defence'.

 

[RobertScorpio]

My vote is for 'Civil Defence'.

Is that the one on the other station that looks like Ds9?

Rob

 

[TigerOfDarkness]

As shuttles are OK, I'll vote for The Doomsday Machine and The Ultimate Computer and Is There In Truth No Beauty.

 

[RoJoHen]

Um...the one where the Ent-D is broken, Picard is stuck singing to a bunch of kids in the turbolift, Worf delivers Keiko's baby, and for some reason Deanna is in charge.

 

[RobertScorpio]

As shuttles are OK, I'll vote for The Doomsday Machine and The Ultimate Computer and Is There In Truth No Beauty.

I would say no to either, though I could go the other way. Both DOOMSDAY and ULTIMATE COMPUTER relied heavily on new optical effects. So yes, they do meet most of the criteria. But saving money for future episodes was the goal here. So no new sets, and stock footage only.

Rob

 

[RobertScorpio]

Um...the one where the Ent-D is broken, Picard is stuck singing to a bunch of kids in the turbolift, Worf delivers Keiko's baby, and for some reason Deanna is in charge.

This one, I think, would be legit. The elevator shaft was probably the one from FINAL FRONTIER so yeah....I think that is a good choice.

Rob

 

[OmahaStar]

Charlie-X
I have always liked this episode. It seems dated now, but it is still creepy. The fact they are stuck on that ship with that kid actually adds to the tension as the episode continues. There is no escaping him; they were all his prisoners.

I don't think this qualifies by your definition ... I seem to recall the gym set from this episode was new, so that rules it out. No new sets, no new fx.

 

[Michael]

My vote is for 'Civil Defence'.

Is that the one on the other station that looks like Ds9?

Rob

No, that would be "Empok Nor" (or for that matter "The Magnificent Ferengi" or "Covenant").

 

[RobertScorpio]

My vote is for 'Civil Defence'.

Is that the one on the other station that looks like Ds9?

Rob

No, that would be "Empok Nor" (or for that matter "The Magnificent Ferengi" or "Covenant").

Then its the one where some of our crew are stuck in a part of the station that thinks they are escaped Bajoran slaves or something like that, and a recorded Dukat is warning them to give up or they will be in trouble. Hmmm?? I think thats the one!

 

[Michael]

Is that the one on the other station that looks like Ds9?

Rob

No, that would be "Empok Nor" (or for that matter "The Magnificent Ferengi" or "Covenant").

Then its the one where some of our crew are stuck in a part of the station that thinks they are escaped Bajoran slaves or something like that, and a recorded Dukat is warning them to give up or they will be in trouble. Hmmm?? I think thats the one!

Exactly so.