Recruiting by showing episodes

[nessaancalime.livejournal.com]

This is an interesting discussion which I can not remember seeing in this fandom before:
If you had to select just one episode to show to someone that would
a) convince them that this is a really good show, and
b) show them the Rimmer/Lister thingie (remembering they have not seen anything else),
Which would you pick?

Comments

[kahvi.livejournal.com]

I'd go for a) every time. I feel the slash is so obvious in RD that those who are interested will see it eventually if they do get into the show. But if they see the slashy ep and don't like it, they might dismiss the show altogether, and that would be a shame, for a fine show it is!

[nessaancalime.livejournal.com]

But which episode would be a) to you?

[kahvi.livejournal.com]

Gah, sorry; I'm jetlagged. ;)

A lot of the episodes I think are good are character driven, and loose a lot when you don't know the characters. I might have to go with roadstergal's suggestion of Thanks For The Memory.