Skipable TOS episodes?

[Delta Vega]

Wasn't "Miri" the reason the other three got banned after its initial transmission here in the UK ? After the violence by the kids, the BBC reviwed the rest of the series, resulting in the four being banned for years.

I'm not sure tbh, but I remember "Miri" being missing from viewing order for a while on the BBC, after an initial airing, and as I've said, I've no idea why.
The other three episodes were banned for many years, whether they were independently banned, or banned due to something they had in common with "Miri", I couldn't say.

 

[Methuselah Flint]

When I was much younger, I used to hate it when "Metamorphosis" was on and would often skip the episode. The themes were a bit too romantic for my young mind. Having recently rewatched it on MeTV, I have to say that it plays much better as an adult than as a 10 year old. That makes sense given that I can more easily relate to the story and find the idea that an alien creature and a human could be in love with each other. It's a very smart episode though a bit talky at times. The moment when the Companion, in the body of Eleanor Donahue, looks at Cochrane through her scarf is inspired and perhaps the most lyrical moment of the original run of Star Trek.

I agree! When I got the 3-per tape UK re-release as a young teenager for my Easter present, I remember finding the episode very boring and seemed to go on forever. But now, as an adult, it is one of my favourites.

 

[johnnybear]

Wasn't "Miri" the reason the other three got banned after its initial transmission here in the UK ? After the violence by the kids, the BBC reviwed the rest of the series, resulting in the four being banned for years.

I'm not sure tbh, but I remember "Miri" being missing from viewing order for a while on the BBC, after an initial airing, and as I've said, I've no idea why.
The other three episodes were banned for many years, whether they were independently banned, or banned due to something they had in common with "Miri", I couldn't say.

My Trek memories were mainly from the early to mid seventies although I remember Court Martial on it's initial BBC transmission but I've never seen Miri ever on the BBC!!! I know they finally caved in and showed it and the other three sometime in the nineties but I was more into my videos of the series by that time anyway!
JB

 

[Delta Vega]

My Trek memories were mainly from the early to mid seventies although I remember Court Martial on it's initial BBC transmission but I've never seen Miri ever on the BBC!!! I know they finally caved in and showed it and the other three sometime in the nineties but I was more into my videos of the series by that time anyway!
JB

Some of the things the BBC deemed "unsuitable" back in the day, you really have to wonder what sort of dinosaurs ran the Corporation

 

[uniderth]

None of then are skippable. But the only one I'm ever really tempted to skip is "The Empath". That episode is chloroform on screen.

Not only must you not skip any you must watch them over and over until their seared into your brain. To the point were actual real life memories are displaced for accurate memories of the episodes. It's goodbye favorite childhood pet or first kiss and hello, Spock's Brain and The Children Shall Lead. Later comes the mandatory trivia like Kirk's shoe size and how many shuttles Starbase 11 has but don't worry about that right now. Jason

This is the correct answer. You can only skip watching them, once you have them memorized so perfectly that you can watch them in your mind.

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

"The Alternative Factor" is completely skippable. "And the Children Shall Lead" is a close second.

 

[Grant]

For me it's patterns of force piece of the action the Apple and the children shall lead and Miri

 

[Maurice]

You can skip every episode except The Empath. It single handedly is the greatest 45 minutes in television history.

Your room at the Tantalus colony is ready for you.

 

[johnnybear]

Miri is an episode that I've always liked along with The Alternative Factor and And The Children Shall Lead! The Empath can be a little unpalatable and Whom Gods Destroy can be a little dull! I, Mudd can be embarrassing to watch in company but only Plato's Stepchildren embarrasses when watching it alone!!! Could be worse viewing it with others though...
JB

 

[johnnybear]

Something has to be done while watching that one agreed!
JB

 

[Talos IV]

"And the Children Shall Lead" is delightfully skippable.
Kor

It's the only episode I've decided to change from skippable, to I'm-pretending-it-was-never-produced. A recent re-watch of it confirmed this for me. If there was a way to remove it from my Blu-ray disc, I probably would.

 

[Herbert]

You can skip every episode except The Empath. It single handedly is the greatest 45 minutes in television history.

That's very funny. Well played

 

[drt]

LOL!!

Skip actually does a decent job of acting, though I'd wager he's sleepacting through "Eden" for most scenes. A shame, I'd love to see him do over the top ham... But it's hard being nigh on 40 years old and playing a young 20-something hippie cult leader.

For what it's worth, I think he is supposed to be 40-something, which adds to his creepiness.

 

[johnnybear]

There is no reference to Doctor Sevrin being the same age as the others in the episode and it's pretty obvious that he's older! He's like their Guru and he has had more experience of the bad things in the Federation and they believe him, even if he is carrying a dangerous disease they know absolutely nothing about!
JB