"24"

Almost every episode of the show ends with a cliffhanger. Jack Bauer is always trying to defuse a bomb, trying to control the bleeding, getting defibrillated, being held at gunpoint, etc. Do you know why? So they can instantly write the character off of the show if Kiefer Sutherland gets arrested again.

In the third Star Trek trailer, Pike tells Kirk that his father was a starship captain for 12 minutes and saved 800 lives. Right there you figure that George Kirk's career ended quite badly:
CAPTAIN GEORGE KIRK: Sir! I pleased to report in my 12th minute as captain, I have saved 800 lives.
ADMIRAL: You were supposed to save 2000 lives. Where are the other 1200?
CAPTAIN GEORGE KIRK: Ummm....
ADMIRAL: Your services are no longer required.

Trek Trivia

Name the episodes that have plots similar to the movies listed below.
Rashomon
Home Alone
Die Hard
The Enemy Below
Jurassic Park