From: jsnell@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jason Snell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: RESULTS: Five-Season TNG Poll
Date: 16 Oct 1992 07:27:06 GMT
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Summary: Sorry I'm late!

Here they are -- the results of my annual poll of favorite and 
least-favorite ST:TNG episodes. 51 people voted; thanks to all.

This year there were some surprising responses. Last year's poll 
really didn't change much from the previous year, but there was 
lots of movement thanks to season 5...

So now the top ten, from 10 to 1 to make it exciting:

10. "Family" (Season Four) (1 First-Place Vote)
    Obviously many TNG fans enjoy "quiet" episodes like this one.

 9. "I, Borg" (Season Five)
    A hint: this was the LOWEST ranking Borg episode.

 8. "Cause and Effect" (Season Five)
    Total points for usual favorite "Time Squared" really
    dropped this year. I'm thinking it's because voters chose
    to honor this one instead...

 7. "The Measure of a Man" (Season Two) (4)
    A usual favorite, dropping in status this year. Could
    be because of a couple Fifth Season shows which might appeal
    to the same folks who liked "Measure of a Man"...

 6. "Q Who" (Season Two) (1)
    The old standby, the first Borg episode, and the oldest
    episode to crack the top ten.

 5. "Darmok" (Season Five) (4)
    Believe it or not, I'm surprised this one's only fifth.
    This was my favorite of the year.

 4. "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" (Season Four) (3)
    Considered by most to be inferior to Part I. Voters seem to
    think so -- but not VERY inferior.

 3. "The Inner Light" (Season Five) (11)
    A large number of people ranked this episode as their favorite,
    and it comes in an incredibly strong third here. "Inner Light"
    was neck-and-neck with the top two for much of the poll,
    which surprised me because I was convinced the top two episodes
    were never going to be approached.

 2. "The Best of Both Worlds (Part I)" (Season Three) (9)
    Second place for three straight years. Yawn.

 1. "Yesterday's Enterprise" (Season Three) (12)
    First place for three straight years. What else is new?
 

First place received 10 points. Tenth received one. Here's a 
listing of the big vote-getters.

pl# Title                    Pts 1st place votes
 1. Yesterday's Enterprise   329 (12)
 2. Best of Both Worlds I    310 (9)
 3. The Inner Light          277 (11)
 4. Best of Both Worlds II   191 (3)
 5. Darmok                   146 (4)
 6. Q Who                    133 (1)
 7. The Measure of a Man     123 (4)
 8. Cause and Effect          93
 9. I, Borg                   77
10. Family                    60 (1)
11. Redemption I              49
    A Matter of Honor         49
13. Who Watches the Watchers  42 (1)
14. The First Duty            40
15. Sins of the Father        37
16. Conspiracy                35
17. Deja Q                    34
18. Remember Me               31
    The Mind's Eye            31
20. Conundrum                 30

Other first-place vote-getters: The Nth Degree (2), Disaster (1), 
Tin Man (1), and The Next Phase (1).

Not mentioned on a top ten list: Code of Honor, The Last Outpost, 
Lonely Among Us, Justice, Haven, Angel One, Too Short a Season, 
When the Bough Breaks, Coming of Age, The Arsenal of Freedom, We'll 
Always Have Paris, The Child, Where Silence Has Lease, The 
Outrageous Okona, The Schizoid Man, Unnatural Selection, The 
Dauphin, The Royale, The Icarus Factor, Samaritan Snare, Up the 
Long Ladder, Manhunt, The Emissary, Shades of Gray, Evolution, The 
Price, The Vengeance Factor, The Hunted, A Matter of Perspective, 
Allegiance, Menage a Troi, Legacy, The Loss, Galaxy's Child, Night 
Terrors, The Host, In Theory, Ensign Ro, Silicon Avatar, A Matter 
of Time, New Ground, Hero Worship, Ethics, Cost of Living, 
Imaginary Friend.


--AND NOW, THE WORST--

Ow. Without further ado...

 #  title                pts last place votes
 1. Cost of Living       77 (7)
 2. The Royale           53 (4)
 3. Shades of Gray       51 (4.3)
 4. Imaginary Friend     50 (2)
 5. Code of Honor        35 (3)
 6. New Ground           33
 7. The Loss             31 (2)
 8. Justice              24 (4)
 9. Angel One            23 (3.3)
10. The Game             20 (.3)

Also receiving worst votes: Haven (2 votes), and The Naked Now, 
Ethics, Menage a Troi, Qpid, Manhunt, Lonely Among Us, The Child, 
11001001, The Price, The Inner Light, The Host, Galaxy's Child, Up 
the Long Ladder, Where No One Has Gone Before, and Encounter at 
Farpoint (1 vote each).

Never mentioned on any list (the forgotten shows...): The Arsenal 
of Freedom, We'll Always have Paris, Where Silence Has Lease, 
Unnatural Selection, The Emissary, The Vengeance Factor, The 
Hunted, Allegiance, Legacy, Night Terrors, Ensign Ro, Silicon 
Avatar, A Matter of Time, Hero Worship.

That's all for this year. I'll be back for a six-season poll
next year.. probably.

-jason

-- 
  Jason Snell / jsnell@ocf.berkeley.edu / Cal Graduate School of Journalism
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