These are the voyages
I have begun watching Star Trek with my sons.
Our fourteen-episode mission:
- Where No Man Has Gone Before
- The Corbomite Maneuver
- The Devil in the Dark
- Errand of Mercy
- The Squire of Gothos
- This Side of Paradise
- City on the Edge of Forever
- Amok Time
- The Deadly Years
- A Piece of the Action
- Mirror, Mirror
- The Trouble with Tribbles
- The Ultimate Computer
- Day of the Dove
This roster was crafted, in response to my call for recommendations, by dearest friend and Trekkie nonpareil Alec—with “The Corbomite Maneuver” and “City on the Edge of Forever” added at my suggestion. I further advocated for “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,” but I have heeded his advice to omit it from this run. Perhaps we’ll catch that later.
Jen is 14 and Kels is almost 12. This is their first Trek. It is most certainly not mine.
Perry E. Metzger / April 28, 2010 / 10:49 am / Commalink
“Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” is pretty trite—you can explain the whole thing in about ten seconds, without much loss of content.
I’m partial to the two “Mudd” episodes, but I realize they’re not that amazing. “City on the Edge of Forever” is probably the best or nearly the best of the series, so I’m surprised it was ever in dispute. “The Corbomite Maneuver” I could live without.