Star Trek "The Trouble with Tribbles" on Me TV tonight at 10 p.m.

[HFS]

I'm not a big Star Trek fan but this is apparently a popular episode??

The Trouble with Tribbles
Season 2, Episode 15
Kirk, assigned to protect a grain shipment, finds that he has trouble with "tribbles": balls of purring fluff that live on grain and are incredibly prolific.

 

[Jason Freeland]

Yep, a popular episode.

 

[dlbleak]

It’s a campy episode but well like by trekkies. I know I’m always tuned in when they play it.

 

[Fr Mulcahy]

I'm not a big Star Trek fan but this is apparently a popular episode??

The Trouble with Tribbles
Season 2, Episode 15
Kirk, assigned to protect a grain shipment, finds that he has trouble with "tribbles": balls of purring fluff that live on grain and are incredibly prolific.

Yes, indeed. The screenwriter rote a pretty thick paperback book about the making of it. Back in 1973, when Star Trek TOS was just Star Trek

 

[Jason Freeland]

Yes, indeed. The screenwriter rote a pretty thick paperback book about the making of it. Back in 1973, when Star Trek TOS was just Star Trek

Although I think they have denied it, it was a ripoff of a Robert Heinlein story called The Rolling Stones. The Tribbles were retreads of Martian Flatcats. Edit: That being said, it still was well written. It was written by David Gerrold, another scifi author.

 

[OKCHunter]

I’m a Star Trek fan and this episode is mildly amusing but not a favorite. Star Trek The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 25, “The Inner Light” is my all time favorite. It’s thought provoking - a journey through the moments that lead to a full life and one’s realization of mortality with a surprising final twist.

 

[thor447]

I’m a Star Trek fan and this episode is mildly amusing but not a favorite. Star Trek The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 25, “The Inner Light” is my all time favorite. It’s thought provoking - a journey through the moments that lead to a full life and one’s realization of mortality with a surprising final twist.

I'm with you on that one. Excellent episode.

 

[Jason Freeland]

I’m a Star Trek fan and this episode is mildly amusing but not a favorite. Star Trek The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 25, “The Inner Light” is my all time favorite. It’s thought provoking - a journey through the moments that lead to a full life and one’s realization of mortality with a surprising final twist.

Me too, one of the best hour length TV programs ever. Right up there with The City on the Edge of Forever.

 

[davek]

I’m a Star Trek fan and this episode is mildly amusing but not a favorite. Star Trek The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 25, “The Inner Light” is my all time favorite. It’s thought provoking - a journey through the moments that lead to a full life and one’s realization of mortality with a surprising final twist.

Also a favorite of mine. I read somewhere it was a "filler" episode that wasn't part of the overall story arc but is frequently picked as a "best episode."

 

[Glock 'em down]

One of my favorites too. Star Trek was such an incredible show. But for some strange reason, I never really got into TNG or any of the others.