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I'd say that the first episode comes in second, and the middle two both tie for "shitty".

That is how I rank 'em too!

I haven't read that other short story, and in fact I really don't read many Sci-Fi short stories because I tend to get sucked into the epic series types (yes, I even read the entire Mission Earth series!). My limited experience with Sci-Fi shorts is pretty much Asimov and his robot stories. Speaking of which, with a title of Masters of Sci-Fi, I was a little surprised they didn't pick one of his short stories. Certainly would have been better than some of the ones they did do.