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It is a rare occasion for an episode not to have a teaser. An example of this in {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}, which starts with the opening credits. {{TNG|Descent}} is the only example of an episode having the title and opening credits appearing during the teaser. |
It is a rare occasion for an episode not to have a teaser. An example of this in {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}}, which starts with the opening credits. {{TNG|Descent}} is the only example of an episode having the title and opening credits appearing during the teaser. |
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| − | Possibly the shortest teaser to appear in a ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode was from the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode {{e|Impulse}}. This scene, in which a deranged, screaming [[T'Pol]] is carried into [[sickbay]] and restrained by [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] and [[Phlox]], clocks in at just over 18 seconds. |
+ | Possibly the shortest teaser to appear in a ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode was from the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode {{e|Impulse}}. This scene, in which a deranged, screaming [[T'Pol]] is carried into [[sickbay]] and restrained by [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] and [[Phlox]], clocks in at just over 18 seconds. The second shortest teaser may be the one from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s {{e|Scorpion}}. This teaser, which has the [[Borg]] saying their trademark "greeting" just prior to their destruction by [[Species 8472]], last just under 20 seconds. |
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Template:Realworld A teaser is essentially the portion of an episode shown before the opening credits. As described by Michael and Denise Okuda, it is "a brief scene at the beginning of an episode, designed to to make the viewer want to stay tuned." (ENT Season 3 DVD "Impulse" text commentary) It is usually one to two minutes long (or less), though can sometimes exceed five minutes. Examples of these longer teasers include TNG: "Booby Trap", TNG: "Ship in a Bottle" and DS9: "A Time to Stand".
It is a rare occasion for an episode not to have a teaser. An example of this in TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", which starts with the opening credits. TNG: "Descent" is the only example of an episode having the title and opening credits appearing during the teaser.
Possibly the shortest teaser to appear in a Star Trek episode was from the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Impulse". This scene, in which a deranged, screaming T'Pol is carried into sickbay and restrained by Archer and Phlox, clocks in at just over 18 seconds. The second shortest teaser may be the one from Star Trek: Voyager's "Scorpion". This teaser, which has the Borg saying their trademark "greeting" just prior to their destruction by Species 8472, last just under 20 seconds.