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Question :

Taken as a whole, what is the best season of TOS?

Answer		%	Graph
Season 2	90	52.6
Season 1	57	33.3
Season 3	24	14
Total		171

Question :

We've polled the worst writer from each trek series... so who is the worst writer in the history of Star Trek?

Answer		%	Graph
Brannon Braga for Voyager and Enterprise	174	80.9
Rick Berman for DS9	17	7.9
Maurice Hurley for TNG	14	6.5
Arthur Heinemann for TOS	10	4.7
Total		215

Question :

Of the writers who worked on Enterprise, who was the worst?

Answer		%	Graph
Brannon Braga	58	58
Rick Berman	32	32
David Wilcox	2	2
Garfield Reeves-Stevens	2	2
Andre Bormanis	1	1
Fred Dekker	1	1
James Duff	1	1
Manny Coto	1	1
Maria Jacquemetton	1	1
Tim Finch	1	1
All other entries received zero votes
Total		100

Question :

Of the writers who worked on Voyager, who was the worst?

Answer		%	Graph
Brannon Braga	54	47.4
Richard Gadas	22	19.3
Rick Berman	21	18.4
Michael De Luca	5	4.4
Andre Bormanis	2	1.8
Lisa Klink	2	1.8
Clayvon C. Harris	1	0.9
Geo Cameron	1	0.9
Joe Menosky	1	0.9
Kevin J. Ryan	1	0.9
Larry Brody	1	0.9
Michael Sussman	1	0.9
Naren Shankar	1	0.9
Tom Szollosi	1	0.9
All other entries received zero votes
Total		114

Question :

Of the writers who worked on DS9, who was the worst?

Answer		%	Graph
Rick Berman	10	21.7
Kurt Michael Bensmiller	5	10.9
Ira Steven Behr	4	8.7
Majel Barrett Roddenberry	4	8.7
Hilary J. Bader	2	4.3
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	2	4.3
William L. Crawford	2	4.3
Barbara J. Lee	1	2.2
D. Thomas Maio	1	2.2
Edmund Newton	1	2.2
Evan Carlos Somers	1	2.2
Gabe Essoe	1	2.2
Hannah Louise Shearer	1	2.2
Hans Beimler	1	2.2
Joe Menosky	1	2.2
Marc Scott Zicree	1	2.2
Michael Piller	1	2.2
Neil McCue Crawford	1	2.2
Pam Pietroforte	1	2.2
Pam Wigginton	1	2.2
Ronald D. Moore	1	2.2
Sally Caves	1	2.2
Spike Steingasser	1	2.2
Steve Warnek	1	2.2
All other entries received zero votes
Total		46

Question :

Of the writers who worked on TNG, who was the worst?

Answer		%	Graph
Maurice Hurley	25	30.9
Brannon Braga	24	29.6
Rick Berman	4	4.9
Naren Shankar	3	3.7
Worley Thorne	3	3.7
Hannah Louise Shearer	2	2.5
Ira Steven Behr	2	2.5
Keith Mills	2	2.5
Adam Belanoff	1	1.2
Beth Woods	1	1.2
Casey Arnold-Ince	1	1.2
Christopher Hatton	1	1.2
D.C. Fontana	1	1.2
Frank Abatemarco	1	1.2
Gary Perconte	1	1.2
Gene Roddenberry	1	1.2
Jeanna F. Gallo	1	1.2
Jeri Taylor	1	1.2
Joe Menosky	1	1.2
Joseph Stefano	1	1.2
Michael Piller	1	1.2
Nick Sagan	1	1.2
Sandy Fries	1	1.2
Ward Botsford	1	1.2
All other entries received zero votes
Total		81

Question :

Of the writers who worked on TOS, who was the worst?

Answer		%	Graph
Arthur Heinemann	18	31
Gene Roddenberry	16	27.6
Harland Ellison	3	5.2
Steven W. Carabatsos	3	5.2
Lee Cronin	2	3.4
Robert Bloch	2	3.4
Art Wallace	1	1.7
Don Ingalls	1	1.7
Edward J. Lakso	1	1.7
Gean Lisette Aroeste	1	1.7
George F. Slavin	1	1.7
Jerry Sohl	1	1.7
John Kingsbridge	1	1.7
John Meredyth Lucas	1	1.7
Jud Crucis	1	1.7
Michael Richards	1	1.7
Paul Schneider	1	1.7
Rik Vollaerts	1	1.7
S. Bar-David	1	1.7
Theodore Sturgeon	1	1.7
All other entries received zero votes
Total		58

Question :

We've polled the best writer from each trek series... so who is the best writer in the history of Star Trek?

Answer		%	Graph
Ronald D. Moore	55	31.1
Ira Steven Behr	50	28.2
D.C. Fontana	34	19.2
Manny Coto	21	11.9
Michael Piller	17	9.6
Total		177

Question :

Of the writers who worked on ENT, who was the best?

Answer		%	Graph
Manny Coto	87	58.4
Michael Sussman	20	13.4
Garfield Reeves-Stevens	12	8.1
Mike Sussman	7	4.7
Judith Reeves-Stevens	7	4.7
Rick Berman	5	3.4
Brannon Braga	4	2.7
Tim Finch	1	0.7
Taylor Elmore	1	0.7
Stephen Beck	1	0.7
Paul Brown	1	0.7
Andre Jacquemetton	1	0.7
Andre Bormanis	1	0.7
Alan Cross	1	0.7
All other entries received zero votes
Total		149

Question :

Of the writers who worked on VOY, who was the best?

Answer		%	Graph
Michael Piller	12	16
Jeri Taylor	11	14.7
Robert Picardo	9	12
Ronald D. Moore	9	12
Brannon Braga	6	8
Joe Menosky	5	6.7
Andre Bormanis	4	5.3
David Zabel	3	4
Michael Jan Friedman	3	4
Kenneth Biller	2	2.7
Michael Taylor	2	2.7
Rick Berman	2	2.7
Tom Szollosi	2	2.7
Bryan Fuller	1	1.3
Mark Gaberman	1	1.3
Michael Perricone	1	1.3
Michael Sussman	1	1.3
Robert Doherty	1	1.3
All other entries received zero votes
Total		75

Question :

Of the writers who worked on DS9, who was the best?

Answer		%	Graph
Ira Steven Behr	67	52.3
Ronald D. Moore	24	18.8
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	7	5.5
Michael Taylor	6	4.7
Michael Piller	5	3.9
Peter Allan Fields	3	2.3
Rick Berman	3	2.3
David Livingston	2	1.6
John J. Ordover	2	1.6
Marc Scott Zicree	2	1.6
Flip Kobler	1	0.8
Hans Beimler	1	0.8
Kathryn Powers	1	0.8
Lynn Barker	1	0.8
Rene Echevarria	1	0.8
Robert Lederman	1	0.8
William L. Crawford	1	0.8
All other entries received zero votes
Total		128

Question :

Of the writers who worked on TNG, who was the best?

Answer		%	Graph
Ronald D. Moore	54	41.5
Michael Piller	14	10.8
Gene Roddenberry	13	10
Ira Steven Behr	11	8.5
Brannon Braga	9	6.9
D.C. Fontana	5	3.8
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	4	3.1
Jeri Taylor	3	2.3
Melinda M. Snodgrass	2	1.5
Deborah McIntyre	1	0.8
Diane Duane	1	0.8
Eric A. Stillwell	1	0.8
Frank Abatemarco	1	0.8
Jean Louise Matthias	1	0.8
Marc Scott Zicree	1	0.8
Morgan Gendel	1	0.8
Paul Schiffer	1	0.8
Rene Echevarria	1	0.8
Rick Berman	1	0.8
Ron Roman	1	0.8
Sara Charno	1	0.8
Sheri Goodhartz	1	0.8
Susan Sackett	1	0.8
Tracy Torme	1	0.8
All other entries received zero votes
Total		130

Question :

Of the writers who worked on TOS, who was the best?

Answer		%	Graph
D.C. Fontana	48	40.7
Gene Roddenberry	42	35.6
Harland Ellison	7	5.9
Gene L. Coon	4	3.4
David Gerrold	2	1.7
Jerome Bixby	2	1.7
Paul Schneider	2	1.7
Theodore Sturgeon	2	1.7
Don Ingalls	1	0.8
Don M. Mankiewicz	1	0.8
Edward J. Lakso	1	0.8
Frederic Brown	1	0.8
Lee Cronin	1	0.8
Norman Spinrad	1	0.8
Oliver Crawford	1	0.8
Robert Bloch	1	0.8
Samuel A. Peeples	1	0.8
All other entries received zero votes
Total		118

Question :

So, what is the most thought-provoking episode of our previous poll winners?

Answer		%	Graph
In the Pale Moonlight	111	32.5
The Measure of a Man	78	22.8
The City on the Edge of Forever	61	17.8
Tuvix	50	14.6
Similitude	42	12.3
Total		342

Question :

What is the most thought-provoking episode of Enterprise?

Answer		%	Graph
Similitude	56	28.9
Cogenitor	17	8.8
Damage	9	4.6
These Are The Voyages...	9	4.6
Carbon Creek	8	4.1
A Night In Sickbay	7	3.6
In A Mirror, Darkly	7	3.6
Chosen Realm	6	3.1
In A Mirror, Darkly, Part 2	6	3.1
Terra Prime	6	3.1
Daedalus	4	2.1
Dear Doctor	4	2.1
Stigma	4	2.1
Observer Effect	3	1.5
Azati Prime	2	1
Broken Bow	2	1
Cold Station 12	2	1
Demons	2	1
Divergence	2	1
E2	2	1
The Augments	2	1
The Communicator	2	1
The Forge	2	1
Vanishing Point	2	1
Zero Hour	2	1
Affliction	1	0.5
Anomaly	1	0.5
Awakening	1	0.5
Borderland	1	0.5
Bounty	1	0.5
Cease Fire	1	0.5
Dead Stop	1	0.5
Desert Crossing	1	0.5
Doctor's Orders	1	0.5
Extinction	1	0.5
Fight or Flight	1	0.5
Harbinger	1	0.5
Home	1	0.5
Horizon	1	0.5
North Star	1	0.5
Precious Cargo	1	0.5
Regeneration	1	0.5
Shockwave, Part 1	1	0.5
Terra Nova	1	0.5
The Expanse	1	0.5
The Forgotten	1	0.5
The Shipment	1	0.5
The Xindi	1	0.5
Twilight	1	0.5
Unexpected	1	0.5
Vox Sola	1	0.5
All other entries received zero votes
Total		194

Question :

What is the most thought-provoking episode of Voyager?

Answer		%	Graph
Tuvix	49	24.1
Jetrel	18	8.9
Equinox, Part 2	15	7.4
Death Wish	9	4.4
Author, Author	8	3.9
Year of Hell, Part 2	8	3.9
Latent Image	7	3.4
Critical Care	5	2.5
Distant Origin	5	2.5
Equinox, Part 1	4	2
Living Witness	4	2
Memorial	4	2
The Omega Directive	4	2
Timeless	4	2
Course: Oblivion	3	1.5
Flashback	3	1.5
One	3	1.5
Threshold	3	1.5
Barge of the Dead	2	1
Blink of an Eye	2	1
Drone	2	1
Message in a Bottle	2	1
Nothing Human	2	1
The Killing Game, Part 1	2	1
The Voyager Conspiracy	2	1
Unimatrix Zero, Part 2	2	1
Year of Hell, Part 1	2	1
11:59	1	0.5
Alliances	1	0.5
Bride of Chaotica!	1	0.5
Counterpoint	1	0.5
Dark Frontier, Part 2	1	0.5
Dragon's Teeth	1	0.5
Fair Haven	1	0.5
Flesh and Blood	1	0.5
Friendship One	1	0.5
Future's End, Part 2	1	0.5
Gravity	1	0.5
Lineage	1	0.5
Nemesis	1	0.5
One Small Step	1	0.5
Prey	1	0.5
Q2	1	0.5
Repentance	1	0.5
Scientific Method	1	0.5
Scorpion, Part 1	1	0.5
Scorpion, Part 2	1	0.5
The 37's	1	0.5
The Raven	1	0.5
Think Tank	1	0.5
Thirty Days	1	0.5
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy	1	0.5
Unimatrix Zero, Part 1	1	0.5
Virtuoso	1	0.5
Warhead	1	0.5
Workforce, Part 1	1	0.5
All other entries received zero votes
Total		203

Question :

What is the most thought-provoking episode of Deep Space Nine?

Answer		%	Graph
In the Pale Moonlight	55	22.8
The Siege of AR-558	37	15.4
Far Beyond the Stars	25	10.4
For the Uniform	13	5.4
Duet	8	3.3
Children of Time	8	3.3
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges	7	2.9
Paradise Lost	6	2.5
The Visitor	6	2.5
Sacrifice of Angels	4	1.7
Emissary	3	1.2
Doctor Bashir, I Presume?	3	1.2
...Nor the Battle to the Strong	3	1.2
What You Leave Behind	3	1.2
Rules of Engagement	2	0.8
Past Tense, Part 1	2	0.8
If Wishes Were Horses	2	0.8
Honor Among Thieves	2	0.8
Hippocratic Oath	2	0.8
Destiny	2	0.8
Defiant	2	0.8
Dax	2	0.8
The Sound of Her Voice	2	0.8
The Way of the Warrior	2	0.8
Treachery, Faith, and the Great River	2	0.8
Valiant	2	0.8
Wrongs Darker than Death or Night	2	0.8
Tears of the Prophets	1	0.4
Take Me Out to the Holosuite	1	0.4
Soldiers of the Empire	1	0.4
Rapture	1	0.4
Prophet Motive	1	0.4
Once More Unto the Breach	1	0.4
Necessary Evil	1	0.4
Little Green Men	1	0.4
Let He Who Is Without Sin...	1	0.4
It's Only a Paper Moon	1	0.4
Inquisition	1	0.4
In the Hands of the Prophets	1	0.4
In the Cards	1	0.4
Hard Time	1	0.4
For the Cause	1	0.4
Field of Fire	1	0.4
Empok Nor	1	0.4
Crossfire	1	0.4
Chrysalis	1	0.4
Change of Heart	1	0.4
Captive Pursuit	1	0.4
Behind the Lines	1	0.4
Babel	1	0.4
The Changing Face of Evil	1	0.4
The Darkness and the Light	1	0.4
The Emperor's New Cloak	1	0.4
The Maquis, Part 1	1	0.4
The Quickening	1	0.4
The Sons of Mogh	1	0.4
The Wire	1	0.4
Things Past	1	0.4
Through the Looking Glass	1	0.4
Who Mourns for Morn?	1	0.4
You are Cordially Invited...	1	0.4
All other entries received zero votes
Total		241

Question :

What is the most thought-provoking episode of The Next Generation?

Answer		%	Graph
The Measure of a Man	59	22.6
All Good Things	28	10.7
The Inner Light	17	6.5
Darmok	16	6.1
Tapestry	15	5.7
I, Borg	11	4.2
The Drumhead	10	3.8
The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2	5	1.9
The Wounded	5	1.9
Lower Decks	5	1.9
Preemptive Strike	5	1.9
Encounter at Farpoint	4	1.5
Who Watches The Watchers?	4	1.5
The Offspring	4	1.5
Justice	3	1.1
Yesterday's Enterprise	3	1.1
Family	3	1.1
The Outcast	3	1.1
The Pegasus	3	1.1
Where No One Has Gone Before	2	0.8
Skin of Evil	2	0.8
The Hunted	2	0.8
The High Ground	2	0.8
Brothers	2	0.8
The N'th Degree	2	0.8
Half a Life	2	0.8
Chain of Command, Part 2	2	0.8
Lessons	2	0.8
Frame of Mind	2	0.8
Parallels	2	0.8
The Naked Now	1	0.4
Code of Honor	1	0.4
11001001	1	0.4
Home Soil	1	0.4
Symbiosis	1	0.4
The Neutral Zone	1	0.4
The Outrageous Okona	1	0.4
Loud as a Whisper	1	0.4
The Royale	1	0.4
Time Squared	1	0.4
Q Who?	1	0.4
Shades of Gray	1	0.4
The Ensigns of Command	1	0.4
The Survivors	1	0.4
The Enemy	1	0.4
A Matter of Perspective	1	0.4
Captain's Holiday	1	0.4
Tin Man	1	0.4
The Most Toys	1	0.4
The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1	1	0.4
Reunion	1	0.4
Data's Day	1	0.4
First Contact	1	0.4
The Host	1	0.4
Redemption, Part 2	1	0.4
Silicon Avatar	1	0.4
Unification, Part 2	1	0.4
Conundrum	1	0.4
Ethics	1	0.4
Schisms	1	0.4
Ship in a Bottle	1	0.4
The Chase	1	0.4
Descent, Part 2	1	0.4
Sub Rosa	1	0.4
Genesis	1	0.4
Journey's End	1	0.4
All other entries received zero votes
Total		261

Question :

What is the most thought-provoking episode of The Original Series?

Answer		%	Graph
The City on the Edge of Forever	64	30.2
Let that be Your Last Battlefield	33	15.6
Balance of Terror	17	8
Mirror, Mirror	10	4.7
A Private Little War	8	3.8
A Taste of Armageddon	5	2.4
For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky	5	2.4
Spock's Brain	5	2.4
The Doomsday Machine	5	2.4
Patterns of Force	4	1.9
The Ultimate Computer	4	1.9
Where No Man Has Gone Before	4	1.9
Arena	3	1.4
The Devil in the Dark	3	1.4
The Trouble With Tribbles	3	1.4
What Are Little Girls Made Of?	3	1.4
A Piece of the Action	2	0.9
Day of the Dove	2	0.9
Errand of Mercy	2	0.9
Mudd's Women	2	0.9
Plato's Stepchildren	2	0.9
Space Seed	2	0.9
The Cage	2	0.9
The Conscience of the King	2	0.9
The Enterprise Incident	2	0.9
The Tholian Web	2	0.9
Assignment: Earth	1	0.5
Dagger of the Mind	1	0.5
Miri	1	0.5
Obsession	1	0.5
Requiem for Methuselah	1	0.5
Return to Tomorrow	1	0.5
The Alternative Factor	1	0.5
The Apple	1	0.5
The Corbomite Maneuver	1	0.5
The Menagerie, Part 2	1	0.5
The Naked Time	1	0.5
The Omega Glory	1	0.5
The Way to Eden	1	0.5
Turnabout Intruder	1	0.5
Who Mourns for Adonais?	1	0.5
Whom Gods Destroy	1	0.5
All other entries received zero votes
Total		212

Question :

So after voting for each series, what's the funniest overall episode from the finalists?

Answer		%	Graph
Trials and Tribble-ations	158	43.4
The Trouble With Tribbles	78	21.4
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy	78	21.4
Qpid	37	10.2
These Are The Voyages...	13	3.6
Total		364

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