All Good Things

         I did it! Technically I did it a few days ago, but it is nice to be able to look back and enjoy it. I put all the scores into Excel and my wife helped me crunch the numbers a bit and the final score is: DS9 6.49, TOS 6.25, TNG 6.16, TAS 6.09, VOY 5.48, and ENT 4.66. Not really all that shocking, but what stands out to me is that while DS9 has the highest average score, both TOS and TNG have significantly more episodes with perfect scores but also more terrible episodes that drag down the average. VOY and TAS both lack perfect episodes which isn't surprising. ENT was literally off the chart on the season averages when I started but is right in the pack season 4. Not enough to get it anywhere close to the other shows though. I think VOY is the series that surprised me the most with its occasional inspired episodes. I think DS9 had the least "hard science fiction" elements which may account partly for its lack of "perfect" episodes. Also obviously all these scores are individual to what I felt at the moment I reviewed them so I may be reading too much into this. At the same time I feel like I always knew when I had watched an episode that I was going to give a 10.

         The movies meanwhile had few surprises other than maybe that Nemesis wasn't quite as awful as I remembered. Certainly not something I want to, say, watch again or anything, but noticeably better than Insurrection (although they have the same score, I just remember hating it less I guess). The odd/even pattern I remember noticing in my youth is very apparent, at least until you get to the TNG movies. Not sure where the movies will go from here, but at least we are getting something enjoyable to watch again.

         As for me, I am taking a break from this daily review schedule for the immediate future. The arrival of the twins in a month and a half is going to take up more time than I have right now. After I get settled in though I may come back, but what to watch? No show is as ingrained in my subconscious as Star Trek. The show I care second most about is The Simpsons as my brother pointed out, but that is another two year mission. Something like Babylon 5 or Farscape might come first. But that is at least a few months away. For now I am going to relax and maybe watch the episodes and movies that got perfect scores. Below is a list of my 10's.

TOS: 
Space Seed
The City on the Edge of Forever
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

TNG:
The Measure of a Man
Darmok
The Inner Light
Lower Decks

DS9:
Far Beyond the Stars

ENT:
The Forge