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Star Trek: The Next Germination: “The multigrain sandwich and war”

Multigrain for Picard 

Made chewing very hard 

On the bridge to make it so. 

Because of that special dough 

When the Romulans did appear 

The sandwich would not clear

His throat so he could order

“Data, warp 8 to the boarder!”

Now, over 20 years have passed

And his days in Starfleet amassed

In history books where stories are told

Of his feats, both brave and bold.

But there is one footnote aside

About the one mission that was tried.

Enterprise and crew were almost lost

Until Number One grabbed and tossed

The multi-grain demon across the bridge

Striking Worf upon his ridge,

And then he slapped Picard on the back

Which caused the Captain to go “Hack-ack-ack.”

Worf thought that meant aim and fire

Photons and phaser banks entire.

When the weapons were all depleted 

And Picard was finally seated

Worf peeled the sandwich from his head

Took a bite and boldly said,

“Needs mustard.”

Photo used courtesy of Michael Chabon.

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The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time

The Top 100 Star Trek Episodes Of All Time!.

Star Trek gave us six TV series, spanning over 700 episodes, because it’s such a rich universe. And a Federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. But which Star Trek stories are the best? To find out, we painstakingly compiled the 100 greatest Trek episodes, from any of the series.

What makes for a great Star Trek episode? Obviously, the fun quotient has to be high, and there need to be awesome character moments. But I’d argue that a really notable Trek story explores some ideas, or some ethical quandaries, in a way that sticks with you after you’re done watching. If one thing has defined Trek throughout its run, it’s that.

So here’s our list of the 100 best Star Trek episodes. Please let us know which episodes we missed, or ranked incorrectly!

Warning: some spoilers below, although we try not to give away all the plot twists.

The rest of the article: http://io9.com/the-top-100-star-trek-episodes-of-all-time-1641565699?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[Blog editor’s note: While I’m not sure I agree with the ranking in all cases here (Who would?), the fact that many episodes of the original Star Trek made it onto this list and even the number in the top twenty, shows the writing level of the original series.]

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8 Starship Enterprise Facts Every Trekker Should Know – Neatorama

8 Starship Enterprise Facts Every Trekker Should Know – Neatorama.

 

To boldly go where no man has gone before, you’d need a really good starship – and to launch Star Trek, the pop culture phenomenon that entertained and inspired millions, you’d need a pretty darned good one! And that is exactly what the United Space Starship Enterprise delivered. Here are 8 Starship Enterprise facts every Trekker should know:

1. Meet the REAL Enterprise (Several of Them, Actually)

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Relax in this $30,000 ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise basement | Crave – CNET

Relax in this $30,000 'Star Trek' Enterprise basement | Crave – CNET.

Home Improvement at warp speed.

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