My brother said that he will watch an episode of Trek with me when I visit my family in October.
I am wonder what the best single episode to show him is. He has not seen anything Trek before.
I am thinking something that is newer, but not necessarily.
Anyway, what do you think would be good?
If you are talking TOS then for me it’s “The City on the Edge of Forever”.
This 100%.
It was written by Harlan Ellison, and adjusted much to his chagrin. It was such a spectacular episode that it won a Hugo award in 1968. Not many episodes from any of the other series can say the same.
Edit: Oh yes, Joan Collins was the main guest star and did a great job.
I think TOS is too difficult to be someone’s first trek experience.
I must disagree. ToS was where it all started. It was many people’s first trek experience. It was not “too difficult”. It was exceptional. The stories were interesting, easy to follow, and they were not dumbed down or used “big words” like TNG did to make it seem more intelligent. In my humble opinion, ToS is the best place for people new to Star Trek to venture forth. Thanks for reading.
I think the pacing of the episodes has not held up well. I admit that there were good episodes, but it can be hard to really enjoy if you’re not prepared for it.