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From: fishkin@degas.BERKELEY.EDU (Ken &)
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Subject: Re: Archetypal episodes
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 23:56:34 EST
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In article <2432@sdcrdcf.UUCP> barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) writes:
>Some years ago, some humorist at TV Guide amused himerself by summarizing
>Star Trek for several weeks as "The Enterprise encounters a seemingly
>idyllic planet, but Captain Kirk senses all is not well."  This was
>followed by several weeks of episodes summariced as "The Enterprise gets
>into trouble and only Captain Kirk can save it."
>
>--Lee Gold

There are also any number of episodes in which a variant of the following
exchange occurs:
	Kirk: "What *is* it, Mr. Spock?"
	Spock: "A Strange Blend of Matter and Energy, unlike anything
    we've ever seen before"

Off the top of my head: 1) the big amoeba thing, 2) Apollo, 3) the rock
creature that ran the contest between good & evil, 4) the spirit of
Jack the Ripper, 5) the creature that smelled of honey that Kirk was
obsessed with
		Ken Fishkin
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