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#45: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 19 "A Private Little War"

Written by Jud Crucis, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate 4211.4 through 4211.8 (May 2268)

"I thought my people would grow tired of killing." - Apella

The Enterprise returns to a planet that was the first away mission Captain Kirk commanded for further scientific research. He reminisces making friends with a local tribe of humanoids and particularly a man named Tyree when he and Commmander Spock hear yelling over the rise. They see a rival tribe of humanoids called Hill People laying an ambush with what look like Earth flintlock weapons, which the people of this planet should be centuries away from inventing. Kirk spots Tyree himself and some of his people simply using bows and arrows slowly walking into the trap and startles the Hill People, giving their position away. In the resulting crossfire, Spock is shot in the back and rushed back to the ship. With Spock fighting for his life under the care of Doctor M'Benga (Booker Bradshaw), and a Klingon ship detected entering the system, Kirk and Doctor McCoy beam down to the planet dressed as locals to figure out how just the Hill People's technology could have leapfrogged and to make sure Tyree's tribe is alright.

Originally released: 2 February 1968

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They’re gonna make Star Trek: Legacy!

That "little-known fact" should of course be read in Cliff Clavin from Cheers' voice!

Of course I'm just being silly, here. But I found a photo or two whilst going through my archives lately, tried to upscale it a bit (only mildly succeeding), and figured I'd share. I've also read in passing that TOS and Batman were two shows in the 60's that didn't necessarily get the highest ratings, but were highly sought-after in terms of famous guest actors wanting to appear. Indeed...

All 14 wall-walking cameos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQr6AOxj4c0

Well, a man can dream... a man can dream:

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#44: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 6 "The Doomsday Machine"

Written by Norman Spinrad, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate 4202.1 (May 2268)

"They called me. They begged me for help, 400 of them." - Commodore Decker

The Enterprise picks up a garbled distress call that seems to have originated from the USS Constellation. When they trace its origin into a previously surveyed star system they discover that almost all the planets that were there had been destroyed without explanation. Among the planetary fragments they find the Constellation, adrift and almost completely obliterated. When they beam aboard, none of the crew can be located until Commodore Matthew Decker (William Windom), the Constellations's commanding officer, is found collapsed at the auxiliary controls station. When he is brought to he immediately goes into shock and starts rambling about a planet killer, an impossibly-large beast that can devour entire planets... including the one Decker's entire crew had beamed down to when they were forced to abandon ship.

Originally released: 20 October 1967

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#43: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 25 "Bread and Circuses"

Written by Gene Roddenberry & Gene L. Coon, directed by Ralph Senensky.

Stardates 4040.7 through 4041.7 (April 2268)

"You're a Roman, Kirk, or you should have been." - Claudius

The Enterprise encounters the remains of the SS Beagle six years after it went missing. The Commander was R.M. Merik (William Smithers), an Academy friend of Captain James Kirk. Commander Spock plots the drift of the debris back to the fourth planet of the unexplored 892 system. When they arrive, they find a very Earth-like planet that followed Hodgkin's Law of parallel development and roughly resembles Earth's own mid 20th-century. Except their version of the Roman Empire never fell, and a planet with radio, television, and automobiles still has gladiators and deathmatches.

Originally released: 15 March 1968

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#42: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 10 "Journey to Babel"

Written by D.C. Fontana, directed by Joseph Pevney.

Stardates 3842.3 through 3843.3 (February 2268)

"Threats are illogical. And payment is usually expensive." - Ambassador Sarek

The Enterprise hosts multiple dignitaries from Federation member worlds to escort them to a conference on the planet Babel. One of those dignitaries is the Vulcan Ambassador Sarek and his human wife Amanda Grayson… who also happen to be Commander Spock's parents. During the voyage, tempers flare over a controversial vote to admit a new world into the Federation. This leads to one of the dignitaries being found murdered shortly afterward and Sarek being the prime suspect.

Originally released: 17 November 1967

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#41: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 5 "The Apple"

Written by Max Ehrlich & Gene L. Coon, directed by Joseph Pevney.

Stardates 3715.3 through 3715.6 (February 2268)

"Just go on the way you're going, you'll find out." - Captain James Kirk

The Enterprise is at Gamma Trianguli Vi, following up on a report of strange readings from another ship that passed by. The surface of the planet is, for all intents and purposes, a garden paradise... until thorns from a flower target and kill one of the security guards. As they continue on they discover that rocks explode and random lightning storms can vaporize a person where they stood. An attempt to beam everyone back to the ship fails as Commander Scott reports that the ship's antimatter has gone completely inert, rendering the Enterprise powerless and in a decaying orbit. Spock detects a very strong, artificial energy reading coming from somewhere on the surface of the planet. In addition to that, the party notices what remains of the survey group is being shadowed by some kind of humanoid creature.

Originally released: 13 October 1967

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I had absolutely no idea there was any controversy surrounding her death. What a shitty thing to have happen to you after such a long and accomplished life.

I wanted to time parts of each episode of TNG that takes place on the Enterprise D and get the percentage of each episode. It takes me about 7 minutes to do an episode. Is anybody interested on taking on a season and adding it below?

I count time per episode spend on the Enterprise D. This includes internal and external shots. The holodeck does not count as the Enterprise D, unless part of the ship is visible (eg, the arch or grid), or part of the ship is replicated in a way (such as Geordi with Dr. Brahms). I include the credits as Enterprise D time just because it seemed unfair to count that time as being located elsewhere. I did not count brief switches to another location as this would have taken a lot of effort while only amounting to a couple of seconds.

Note that to save time, after recording the start and end times for each episode in the season, I put it all into an LLM and asked it to calculate the totals and overall percentage for the episode. I can supply the prompt for that too.

#Season 1 Ep1+2 Encounter at Farpoint: 63.6%
00:00 - 19:15 | 19:15
36:01 - 50:40 | 14:39
53:28 - 54:35 | 01:07
58:17 - 59:43 | 01:26
1:02:41 - 1:07:43 | 05:02
1:08:14 - 1:08:52 | 00:38
1:10:48 - 1:12:57 | 02:09
1:14:32 - 1:18:43 | 04:11
1:21:41 - 1:31:22 | 09:41

Ep3 The Naked Now: 94.8%
00:00 - 01:44 | 01:44
04:05 - 45:34 | 41:29

Ep4 Code of Honour: 58.2%
00:00 - 18:56 | 18:56
24:46 - 25:11 | 00:25
28:11 - 29:52 | 01:41
31:49 - 32:18 | 00:29
36:17 - 37:13 | 00:56
41:27 - 45:30 | 04:03

Ep5 The Last Outpost: 66.3%
00:00 - 26:04 | 26:04
29:14 - 29:57 | 00:43
32:31 - 33:19 | 00:48
41:10 - 41:57 | 00:47
43:43 - 45:36 | 01:53

Ep6 Where No One Has Gone Before: 100%

Ep7 Lonely Among Us: 100%

Ep8 Justice: 50.5%
00:00 - 04:18 | 04:18
09:29 - 14:30 | 05:01
22:52 - 24:10 | 01:18
29:10 - 39:21 | 10:11
43:23 - 45:34 | 02:11

Ep9 The Battle: 81.3%
00:00 - 15:26 | 15:26
18:43 - 34:15 | 15:32
34:52 - 35:26 | 00:34
36:56 - 39:44 | 02:48
40:17 - 41:57 | 01:40
44:30 - 45:31 | 01:01

Ep10 Hide and Q: 66.2%
00:00 - 06:33 | 06:33
07:10 - 08:00 | 00:50
12:34 - 16:07 | 03:33
17:00 - 19:03 | 02:03
21:40 - 23:28 | 01:48
28:18 - 30:25 | 02:07
32:16 - 45:32 | 13:16

Ep11 Haven: 91.6%
00:00 - 27:22 | 27:22
31:10 - 45:33 | 14:23

Ep12 The Big Goodbye: 43%
00:00 - 02:00 | 02:00
03:55 - 05:45 | 01:50
08:07 - 08:30 | 00:23
08:40 - 13:55 | 05:15
16:48 - 18:36 | 01:48
20:14 - 21:26 | 01:12
23:05 - 23:49 | 00:44
37:00 - 37:59 | 00:59
38:38 - 41:17 | 02:39
42:48 - 45:33 | 02:45

Ep13 Datalore: 83.1%
00:00 - 05:12 | 5:12
12:54 - 45:33 | 32:39

Ep14 Angel One: 34.3%
00:00 - 05:12 | 05:12
08:08 - 09:15 | 01:07
11:40 - 12:26 | 00:46
14:31 - 15:45 | 01:14
19:02 - 20:37 | 01:35
25:25 - 26:38 | 01:13
28:56 - 30:22 | 01:26
36:48 - 37:27 | 00:39
41:36 - 42:04 | 00:28
43:35 - 45:32 | 01:57

Ep15 11001001: 78.2%
00:00 - 15:37 | 15:37
21:35 - 25:43 | 04:08
26:50 - 27:15 | 00:25
28:48 - 30:37 | 01:49
31:09 - 33:50 | 02:41
34:41 - 43:53 | 09:12
43:49 - 45:32 | 01:43

Ep16 Too Short a Season: 77.1%
00:00 - 30:50 | 30:50
34:12 - 36:46 | 02:34
43:50 - 45:32 | 01:42

Ep17 When the Bough Breaks: 47.3%
00:00 - 09:11 | 09:11
11:17 - 12:56 | 01:39
14:00 - 15:25 | 01:25
18:09 - 19:43 | 01:34
22:25 - 23:25 | 01:00
26:07 - 27:31 | 01:24
29:40 - 30:56 | 01:16
34:00 - 34:17 | 00:17
35:15 - 36:00 | 00:45
36:40 - 37:14 | 00:34
43:07 - 45:35 | 02:28

Ep18 Home Soil: 74.5%
00:00 - 05:05 | 05:05
15:00 - 17:10 | 02:10
18:50 - 45:33 | 26:43

Ep19 Coming of Age: 81.7%
00:00 - 09:48 | 09:48
11:28 - 27:51 | 16:23
29:47 - 33:30 | 03:43
37:50 - 38:52 | 01:02
40:26 - 46:29 | 06:03

Ep20 Heart of Glory: 86.5%
00:00 - 08:10 | 08:10
14:23 - 46:04 | 31:41

Ep21 The Arsenal of Freedom: 50.3%
00:00 - 05:55 | 05:55
11:40 - 13:01 | 01:21
17:41 - 21:19 | 03:38
25:59 - 33:12 | 07:13
39:00 - 39:53 | 00:53
41:54 - 46:04 | 04:10

Ep22 Symbiosis: 100%

Ep23 Skin of Evil: 29.8%
00:00 - 07:22 | 07:22
10:12 - 10:38 | 00:26
12:20 - 14:44 | 02:24
16:58 - 18:58 | 02:00
26:32 - 27:21 | 00:49
35:10 - 35:20 | 00:10
38:08 - 38:40 | 00:32

Ep24 We'll Always Have Paris: 81.7%
00:00 - 08:49 | 08:49
11:51 - 35:32 | 23:41
39:23 - 42:10 | 02:47
43:43 - 46:04 | 02:21

Ep25 Conspiracy: 68.5%
00:00 - 08:56 | 08:56
14:15 - 28:27 | 14:12
29:17 - 30:50 | 01:33
31:59 - 34:38 | 02:39
35:39 - 37:10 | 01:31
43:21 - 46:04 | 02:43

Ep26 The Neutral Zone: 93.9%
00:00 - 01:10 | 01:10
03:21 - 05:03 | 01:42
05:40 - 46:04 | 40:42

Episode reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_episodes#Season_1_(1987%E2%80%931988)

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#40: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 13 "Obsession"

Written by Art Wallace, directed by Ralph Senensky.

Stardates 3619.2 through 3620.7 (January 2268)

"Monsters come in many forms." - Doctor Leonard McCoy

Captain Kirk and Commander Spock are surveying Argus X for natural deposits of tritanium when the air is suddenly filled with a sweet oder. Kirk stops working and remembers the exact same smell from somewhere else, long ago. He then looks very worried and orders their security detail to sweep the area for signs of smoke. Moments later, all but one of them are found dead and the other in critical condition. After beaming back aboard, Kirk orders the Enterprise to remain in orbit of Argus X against standing orders from Starfleet and has the crew begin to scan the planet for the source of that smoke. As more people die following Kirk's orders to scour the planet surface in search of the daedly phenomenon, Spock and Doctor McCoy start to become worried about Kirk's sudden obsession with something from his past that he seems to believe is alive.

Originally released: 15 December 1967

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#39: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 14 "Wolf in the Fold"

Written by Robert Bloch, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate 3614.9 through 3615.4 (January 2268)

"An entire race which feeds on fear and terror would find a perfect hunting ground on Argelius." - Commander Spock

The Enterprise is docked at Argelius II to allow Commander Scott to recover from a severe accident. The psychological damage he suffered, and the fact that accident was the result of a female crewmember's error, caused Scotty to possess a temporary resentment towards all women. Doctor McCoy and Captain Kirk believes that the pleasures of Argelius will help speed Scotty's recovery and they send him off with one the female dancers that was entertaining the group. Shortly after, while outside the venue, Kirk and McCoy hear screaming and rush down an alley to find the dancer stabbed to death with Scotty standing over her holding a bloody dagger.

Originally released: 22 December 1967

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BONUS #1: Star Trek Continues, episode 3 "Fairest of Them All"

Written by James Kerwin & Vic Mignogna, directed by James Kerwin.

Stardate unknown (December 2267)
(Entire episode takes place in the Mirror Universe)

"James T. Kirk chose his path. It is time we choose ours." - Spock

After Prime Captain James Kirk and his team restore themselves back to their own universe, their Mirror counterparts return to the ISS Enterprise. The Terran Captain Kirk immediately orders a torpedo barrage of the Halkin homeworld due to their refusal to turn over the planet's immense dilithium deposits. This results in cascading explosions within the dilithium substrate that slowly starts to rip the entire planet apart. This misstep, combined with the words of the peaceful version of Captain Kirk, encourages Commander Spock and Lieutenant Moreau (Asia DeMarcos) to sow descent among the crew, professing that peaceful coexistence is the only future for the beleaguered Terran Empire.

Originally released: 15 June 2014

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#38: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 4 "Mirror, Mirror"

Written by Jerome Bixby, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate unknown (December 2267)
(Some events take place in the Mirror Universe)

"In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." - Captain James Kirk

Captain James Kirk, Commander Scott, Doctor McCoy, and Lieutenant Uhura are on the Halken homeworld negotiating for dilithium mining rights. The Halkens absolutely refuse to allow it. The leader of the Halkin Council, Tharn (Vic Perrin) cites the possibility that, while the Federation is a peaceful organization now, they do not know how they might use the dilithium in the future. Dejected, but not defeated, Kirk insists on further talk in spite of the Halkins' unyielding code of ethics and the landing party returns to the ship due to a building ion storm. While beaming aboard, the ion storm causes interference and the landing party's patterns seem to disappear. Instead, they step off the transporter and onto an Enterprise that is the same... but different.

Originally released: 8 October 1967

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#37: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 3 "The Changeling"

Written by John Meredyth Lucas, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate 3541.9 (December 2267)

"I am perfect. I am Nomad." - Nomad

The Enterprise responds to a distress call sent from the Malurian System, which has since fallen silent. Commander Spock scans the system meant to have over 4 billion people and finds it to be completely devoid of humanoid life. In their place a tiny object floating in space starts firing powerful bolts of energy at the ship. Captain Kirk send a desperate request for peaceful communication and, after several failed translation attempts, gets a response. A being referring to itself as Nomad (Vic Perrin) requests a meeting with Kirk, specifically. Nomad is beamed aboard the ship and to everyone's surprise, instead of tiny beings inside a tiny craft, Nomad is itself a mechanical device of some kind. One that strangely resembles something launched from Earth over 250 years ago.

Originally released: 29 September 1967

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#36: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 11 "Friday's Child"

Written by D.C. Fontana, directed by Joseph Pevney.

Stardates 3497.2 through 3499.1 (December 2267)

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." - Commander Scott

The Enterprise is sent to Capella IV to negotiate mining rights for a rare and essential mineral. They arrive under a warning that Klingons have been seen operating in the sector. Captain Kirk leaves Commander Scott in command, and beams down to the surface with an away team. Just as they offer their greetings to the very particular and ceremonial Capellan people, a Klingon steps forward revealing that they had arrived first and want to secure mining rights on Capella IV in Starfleet's place.

Originally released: 1 December 1967

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#35: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 12 "The Deadly Years"

Written by David P. Harmon, directed by Joseph Pevney.

Stardates 3478.2 through 3479.4 (December 2267)

"The heart is not a logical organ." - Dr. Janet Wallace

The Enterprise arrives at Gamma Hydra IV for a routine check-in of a Federation outpost and are met with silence. Investigating where everyone went, Ensign Chekov startles himself by stumbling upon the body of a very old man in a darkened room. As the landing party questions why such an old person would even be on the planet, they are greeted by two other elderly humans who insist they are only in their late 20s. When they return to the ship, issues with those who went down to the planet lead to a realization that they are all suddenly aging rapidly. All except for Chekov.

Originally released: 8 December 1967

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#34: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 2 "Who Mourns for Adonais?"

Written by Gilbert Ralston, directed by Marc Daniels.

Stardate 3468.1 (December 2267)

"It has been 5,000 years. Have you learned no patience in that time?" - Apollo

The Enterprise is scanning the Pollux system for signs of life and come across an energy field of unknown power that is in the shape of a human hand. Any attempt to evade it fails and the green hand literally grabs the Enterprise and holds it in place above Pollux IV. A face appears on the viewscreen of a being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo (Michael Forest), welcoming Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise "home."

Originally released: 22 September 1967

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#33: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1, episode 24 "This Side of Paradise"

Written by D.C. Fontana & Nathan Butler, directed by Ralph Senensky.

Stardates 3417.3 through 3417.7 (December 2267)

"We've done nothing here. No accomplishments. No progress. Three years wasted." - Elias Sandoval

The Enterprise reluctantly arrives at Omicron Ceti III with the expectation to find all the colonists dead after it's found that the colony planet is being bombarded by Berthold rays - radiation that is deadly to humans and many other forms of life after only a week's exposure. Captain Kirk and a landing party beam down to assess the situation. To their bewilderment, they find all the colonists alive and in perfect health running their township without any technology or mechanical equipment. But the more they examine this little slice of paradise, in addition to not being able to figure out why everyone is still alive after three years, the more things don't add up.

Originally released: 2 March 1967

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