Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 +MULTI+2.11; site stc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!pete From: pete@stc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.startrek Subject: Re: Archetypal episodes Message-ID: <679@stc-b.stc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 05:39:06 EST Article-I.D.: stc-b.679 Posted: Thu Oct 31 05:39:06 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 14:43:26 EST References: <206@argon.kcl-cs.UUCP> <2268@iddic.UUCP> Reply-To: pete@stc.UUCP (Peter Kendell) Organization: STC Telecoms, London N11 1HB. Lines: 25 Xref: linus net.sf-lovers:9831 net.startrek:3561 Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Keywords: Xpath: stc stc-b stc-b stc-a Xref: ukc net.sf-lovers:5676 net.startrek:57 In article <2268@iddic.UUCP> dorettas@iddic.UUCP writes: >Or how about this formula, from the same series: > >:00 opening credits >:02 setting described >:04 problem-of-the-week portrayed >:20 initial solution well under way >:31 Kirk (sometimes Spock or McCoy or Scotty) discovers the *REAL* > nature of the problem, which is impossible to solve >:40 Principal (usually Kirk or Spock) proposes radical solution >:47 Radical solution attempted...with only seconds to spare >:55 Solution works perfectly; all counters reset to normal >:58 Witticism by principal (usually Kirk) >:59 closing credits > >This formula works unbelievably well, within a few minutes either way. Well, yes, it would. The main points occur just before the commercial breaks. They're not silly, y'know... |+) -- Peter Kendell...mcvax!ukc!stc!pete `Turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening'