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Title: The Weakest Link, Star Trek Edition - 11/26/2001 - 1/7
Added: May 6, 2010
Author: bnewall1
Duration: 6:46
Description:
The Weakest Link: Star Trek Edition, aired on November 26, 2001. Part 1 of 7.The Weakest Link was a game show in which 8 contestants played as a team and attempted to answer questions within a fixed period of time. The show ran one season, with 27 episodes, from 2001-2002. The basic gameplay is as follows:The show's host, Anne Robinson, would sequentially ask each team member a question. For every correct answer, a sum of money was added to the pot, and if 8 questions were correctly answered in a row, the "chain" would be complete and the team would automatically bank $125,000. If a question was answered incorrectly, though, the chain would be broken and they would start over. However, before the next question was asked, the contestant had the opportunity to say "Bank", at which point whatever amount of money won thus far would be banked, and a new chain would be started.Once the fixed time period had elapsed, whatever amount of money had been banked would carry over to the next round. Before starting the next round, though, each contestant would cast a vote to eliminate the person who they felt contributed the least. Hence the name, "The Weakest Link". During the voting process, a voiceover would tell home viewers who the strongest and weakest players were. In the event of a tie, the strongest link casts the vote. Each voted-off contestant would have an opportunity to say a few parting words on camera, away from the rest of the contestants, before leaving.The first round would be 2.5 minutes long, and each successive round would be 10 seconds shorter. The first 6 rounds were worth up to $125,000; the 7th was worth $250,000, for a potential jackpot of $1 Million for the winner. When only 2 players remained, the game would shift to a "best-of-five" mode -- the first player to correctly answer the most questions out of a potential total of 5 would be declared the winner.Normally, the prize money went to the winning contestant. In this particular installment, though, the contestants were playing for various charities, as also happened in other episodes involving celebrities.Contestants included (in order of introduction):* Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation)* LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge, Star TreK: The Next Generation)* Robert Picardo (The Doctor, Star Trek: Voyager)* Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar, Star Trek: The Next Generation)* Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres, Star Trek: Voyager; she eventually dropped "Biggs" from her hyphenated last name)* John DeLancie (Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager)* William Shatner (James T. Kirk, Star Trek: The Original Series)* Armin Shimmerman (Quark, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)Anne came up with some pretty good Trek-related puns! I won't give anything away here, though. :)
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retroflashbackdude Says:
Mar 31, 2012 - I'm surprised leonard nimoy didn't play. spock would've been able to do the live long and prosper sign if he was voted the weakest link.
hackebeilhaus Says:
Mar 31, 2012 - weaaaaaaatooooon!!!!!
rozasupreme Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - I just came here for John DeLancie.
ItsTurningGreen002 Says:
Apr 4, 2012 - Shatner seems overjoyed by these proceedings.
TheMurdaDon Says:
Apr 6, 2012 - wow Wil Wheaton looked so much different back then
oferbenavraham1967 Says:
Apr 14, 2012 - wowwwwwwwwwwww i never knew they were on w.l
oferbenavraham1967 Says:
Apr 14, 2012 - WHO WON IT?
KissesLoveKawaii Says:
Apr 16, 2012 - lol Armin Shimerman DAT glowing ears !
savethesalmon123 Says:
Apr 16, 2012 - Those got hard rather quickly, hahah.
aeroldoth Says:
Apr 17, 2012 - I love Levar's "huh?" look at 3:14-3:17
Ajr5691 Says:
Apr 19, 2012 - They should of had Lenord Nemoy and Patrick Stewart.
Hybridblood7 Says:
Apr 29, 2012 - LOL at "O Canada" reaction face. 6:00 - 6:09
hackmo Says:
May 1, 2012 - They can't be in the same room together for too long, the sheer awesomeness would cause the universe to explode.
sargentaaron2004 Says:
May 1, 2012 - ROXANNE!!!!You don't have to put on the red lightROXANNE!!!!!!!!
Ajr5691 Says:
May 1, 2012 - Good point.
kingpinelliott Says:
May 1, 2012 - why bank they couldve got the jackpot !
SteveSabbai Says:
May 2, 2012 - ...Wil wHeaton had the Weakest Charity...online privacy?! cmon now!
SteveSabbai Says:
May 2, 2012 - ...well we all know who will win, Q!!!
SteveSabbai Says:
May 2, 2012 - ...ok, where the Frak is "The Weakest Link, Star Wars Edition"
spededpat Says:
May 3, 2012 - I hated Tasha Yar
Daehawk666 Says:
May 4, 2012 - I think its interesting to note now with the new privacy acts for the internet that seem to be coming up. That this was released 11 years ago and was eerie foreshadowing.
soLoisLane Says:
May 4, 2012 - Did anyone else pick up on how the host's voice "changes" every time Levar gets one right? As if she can't believe it. LOL! (j/k, but I did think it was funny)
gspendlove Says:
May 7, 2012 - 1:04 "Hello, Karen. I'm going to give you a piece of my mind."
ashthecat3 Says:
May 7, 2012 - The stage floor looks kind of like the Cardassian logo
CaptRicoSakara Says:
Mar 25, 2012 - "Who's phaser was set to 'Stupid'?" XD