Two Hour Quality??

[RobertScorpio]

Not including TOS, because it really only had one two-part.

Which of the modern TREK shows (TNG-DS9-VOY-ENT) had a better winning percentage of two parters/two hour episodes (meaning, not the most, but were better at putting together two solid hours of a quality for a two part Or a two hour episode)...

Rob
Scorpio

 

[Pahwraith]

Well that's hard to say, because TNG had stand-alone two parters, as most of their episodes weren't connected. But when you look at VOY and DS9, that's basically one continuing story so even their two parters are part of the main deal.

So that's basically my answer:
For stand-alone stories, TNG wins.
But for continuing sagas, DS9 wins.

 

[Mr. B]

DS9 is my favorite series and "Past Tense" was good television, but TNG definitely used the two parter more frequently and they generally did a good job of it IMO... Best of Both Worlds, Redemption, Unification, Time's Arrow, Chain of Command, Birthright, Descent and Gambit.

 

[RobertScorpio]

DS9 is my favorite series and "Past Tense" was good television, but TNG definitely used the two parter more frequently and they generally did a good job of it IMO... Best of Both Worlds, Redemption, Unification, Time's Arrow, Chain of Command, Birthright, Descent and Gambit.

And this is where taste comes in...I didn't care for TIME's ARROW at all...Descent either and I think BOBW part two dropped the ball...

But I did like Redemption and Gambit and Chain of Command..

As for DS9? I liked WAY OF THE WARRIOR better than any of the TNG's I liked on your list. I also liked Die is Cast/Improbable Cause as much as the TNG's listed...Past Tense was okay, not great, right there with Time's Arrow and Descent..

And I definately thought EMISSARY (Ds9 pilot) was far better than Encounter at Low Point...

Rob
scorpio

 

[JNG]

I was really a big fan of Voyager's "Year of Hell" two-parter.

 

[Cicero]

^ The Killing Game was my favorite of Voyager's.

 

[ialfan]

I would say DS9 had the best two parters followed by Voyager. I can't think of a bad DS9 two part episode. I would say the weakest was 'In Purgatory's Shadow'/'By Inferno's Light' but that's just me. Voyager had 'Flesh and Blood' which was horrible while TNG had 'Descent', 'Birthright', and 'Gambit' which just can't compare to DS9.

ENT had the best three parters though (Azati Prime/Damage/The Forgotten, The Council/Countdown/Zero Hour, The Forge/Awakening/Kir'Shara, Babel One/United/The Aenar, Borderland/Cold Station 12/The Augments). All of them were excellent.

 

[I am not Spock]

DS9 and VOY both had great two parters. 'Way Of The Warrior', 'Improbable Cause/Die is Cast', 'Year of Hell', 'Killing Game', etc.

DS9 wins for me, by a hair. But VOY has many underrated two hour episodes.

 

[Sector 7]

I'm old school here... TNG had the best two-part episodes, IMO (of course it is ALL In Our Opinion). The episodes have already been mentioned. I think they made the two-parters work to benefit the series better than later shows.

 

[Mistral]

The Way of the Warrior really stands out. I think DS 9 pretty much takes it, although Year of Hell and BOBW were good too.

 

[RobertScorpio]

The Way of the Warrior really stands out. I think DS 9 pretty much takes it, although Year of Hell and BOBW were good too.

Yeah I see it this way...and although TOS can't be considered, it only did one two parter, I do like The Menagerie and think it is one of the best two parters..ever..

Rob

 

[The Wormhole]

The Menagerie barely counts as a two parter, since Part 2 is largely just The Cage anyway.

 

[BillJ]

The Next Generation: Time's Arrow I/II
Deep Space Nine: Improbable Cause/The Die is Cast
Voyager: Basics I/II
Enterprise: Storm Front I/II