Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever (1967)
Season 1, Episode 28
1/10
Laughably bad script - the worst
10 September 2016
Apparently mass hysteria is the norm.

Vertigo is now the greatest film and this inane childish episode of Star Trek is thought to be one of the best.

Suffice to say that this is late grade school level writing with a ridiculous plot, absurd dialog and one-dimensional characters plus the absurd casting of the British - accented and five times too glamorous Joan Collins as an American relief worker.

From McCoy inexplicably having 100 times the normal dose in his syringe ( so he can conveniently OD ) to Joan Collins walking zombie - like in front of a car ( to conveniently correct history of which she conveniently is a major player ) this episode is simply ridiculous. Not Star Trek ridiculous, not even Lost in Space ridiculous, but in the entire history of TV ridiculous.

Believe none of the mass clone - like thinking. This is idiot level science fiction from the often over - praised Harlan Ellison.

We have apparently dumbed - down art, entertainment and just about everything so dreck is acceptable, even praised.

Watch it and be prepared to say "Are you kidding" about 100 times.
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