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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Darmok (1991)
The Best Episode of The Next Generation
Everything gu ou want from an episode of The Next Generation. Brilliant performances by both paul Winfield as the Tamarian captain and by Patrick Stewart.
Also, an intriguing mystery as we try to understand the Tamarian language along with Picard, and unlike other Next Generation mystery episodes, this one is not telegraphed to the audience.
And in the end, Picard finally has his "Kirk" moment, where he waltzes onto the bridge in the middle of a crisis, takes charge, and resolves the siruation, leaving everyone on the bridge awestruck.
All in all, a perfectly episode.
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
Read the Book
The book is amazing. The movie suffers in two ways: first, the main character Cotton is badly miscast. You never really buy that he is the kind of kid who could whip a bunch of rejects into shape. Secondly, it has too much of a TV movie feel to it, where it should on a grander scale.