Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of. Ranking every season is a task bigger than vger itself. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. From the introduction of khan to profound moral dilemmas, here are. It only took two episodes into star treks first liveaction spinoff for teen wesley crusher to save the enterprise, a trope the show would use five more times during the next generations rocky first season. Star treks taken a trip or two or twenty to the holodeck on occasion. The 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked screenrant. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business insider. Sep 05, 2016 the top 10 classic star trek episodes. The next generation the 25 best episodes hollywood. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best cbr.
It built on the found of the original series in quantity and scope in a way that no one ever thought possible. May 18, 20 star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old enterprise, montgomery scott, locked in the transporter cycle. Star trek movies ranked from worst to best collider. The star trek franchise may be best known for hugoaward winning episodes like the city on the edge of forever, the inner light, and the trouble with tribbles, but no television behemoth. Episodes rated zero often have incredible technical. Discovery premiering tonight, its only fitting that we rank every star trek pilot episode from worst to best. To get through this herculean task, i first ranked the episodes in each season, then merged those into a single comprehensive ranking for each series, and then merged all of that into a massive list of my alltime star trek episode ranking list coming soon. The enterprise stumbles upon a dyson sphere, with a ship crashed on the outer surface.
Sep 08, 2016 ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked 1. Comprehensive rank of each episode of the next generation, from 1 to 176. The final frontier 1989 william shatners directorial outing is all about kirk as an 80s action hero, but the film oddly undermines the captain as often as it beefs him up.
Matt goldberg ranks the star trek movies from 1979s the motion picture through the next generation films and through 2016s star trek beyond. Fontana, the animated series was, at the time, considered to be the fourth season of star trek and won an emmy in 1975 for outstanding entertainment childrens series. Here are some of the best episodes from each of the five liveaction series. If episodes set in the past entertain, that goes double for episodes that deal with the future. Additional parts can be found here part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 as well as the picard tea pot series. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Much has happened in star trek since the franchise debuted in 1966. Sep, 2016 in honor of star trek s 50th anniversary, my idiosyncratic but nonetheless definitive ranking of the best episodes of the trek franchise. The 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular episodes over the series three seasons, along with the series original pilot episode, the cage.
Celebrating the best series in the franchise on its 25th anniversary. Trek fans still marvel over the one scene in enterprise where archer. Based on my many interactions with fans over the years, i believe star trek. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Enterprise 20012005 the fourth star trek series in the rick berman era, this show ran on upn for four seasons, making it the shortest of the modern trek series so far. Star treks foundation is discussing the themes of today through the setting of tomorrow. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier.
The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. Star trek has survived through many different iterations, and each one had its own share. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch, ranked. The fourth star trek series in the rick berman era, this show ran on upn for four seasons, making it the shortest of the modern trek series so. The next generation is the star trek of choice for most trekkies. Wesleys heroics were not the only flaw of a season mired in an. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. Klingon ambassador kell is just as scheming and plotting and honour. Voyager was a series with a great premise and stories that somewhat frequently but not always lived up to it.
Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst. One example is the drumhead, a statement on mccarthyism and the dangers of fanaticism. And while undertaking the task of picking the greatest star trek tv episodes out of the 725 or so stories. A rating of 0 means i think the episode is so bad that i have usually, but not always personally dropped it from star trek canon. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Star trek is at its best when it uses scifi allegories to tackle real ethical quandaries, and this chapter of enterprise is a proud contributor to that tradition. Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. And while undertaking the task of picking the greatest star trek tv episodes.
The fourth star trek series in the rick berman era, this show ran on upn for four seasons, making it the shortest of the modern trek series so far. Of course, it is even more difficult when you are trying to weave your way through all 694 episodes of the greatest science fiction masterpiece of alltime. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Deep space nine television episodes in honor of its 25th anniversary. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. Its star treks 50th anniversary, which is funny in way because its hard for many of us to think about a time when there wasnt such a thing as trek. The best star trek episodes from every series digital trends. Voyager, season 1, episodes 1 and 2 1995 the series premiere for voyager promised a star trek like none before it, with it boasting a female lead, a mixed crew of starfleet and. Sure, tribbles may seem like an odd choice for a list of underrated star trek episodes it is, after all, a wellknown and much loved installment of the original series but. Keep in mind, this is not the same as ranking the series as a whole. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Star trek s taken a trip or two or twenty to the holodeck on occasion. Bashir is contacted by sloane of section 31 and recruited to determine the health.
Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between. In honor of star treks 50th anniversary, my idiosyncratic but nonetheless definitive ranking of the best episodes of the trek franchise. Every episode of every star trek series ever, ranked max melzer. The series premiered september 26, 2001, on the upn television network with the final episode airing on may, 2005. Besides being huge fans and watching countless hours of star trek remember, theres been over 50 years of star trek. It was the last star trek program to end its run on television.
Star trek has given us some of the greatest scifi of all time, but also some of the worst, and were ranking episodes from both ends of the spectrum. Some episodes, perhaps when they first aired, were good, but. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it had its stinkers too so were ranking all 79 episodes. Resilient, janeway was unyielding in her efforts to get her. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. Sep 19, 2019 matt goldberg ranks the star trek movies from 1979s the motion picture through the next generation films and through 2016s star trek beyond.
Unlike anything ever created, star trek is a true modern day mythology, with an incredible amount of consistency and continuity layered throughout five expansive series and hundreds of years on the calendar. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. Its star trek s 50th anniversary, which is funny in way because its hard for many of us to think about a time when there wasnt such a thing as trek. Picard is a continuous story, more like a tenhour movie than a tenepisode season of regular television few if any of these episodes can be watched. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked. May 23, 2019 star trek s foundation is discussing the themes of today through the setting of tomorrow. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best.
Ranking the star trek series by their first seasons fandom. We look back on all films movies ive plucked off my fathers. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. I never thought i would ever link to, but here it is. Enterprise is a science fiction tv series and a prequel to the original star trek. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch. Voyager, season 3, episode 26 and season 4, episode 1 1997 wait, there is an alien race out there more powerful than the borg. The greatest star trek movies, series, episodes, villains, and crew members from best to worst.
The hollywood reporter highlights the greatest episodes of the immortal star trek series starring patrick stewart. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. An episode rated 10 would be one of the best episodes star trek has ever done. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Enterprise, the lovable and wise beagle named porthos was captain archers best friend, and also, very easily, the greatest dog in star trek history.
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