The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. The best and worst of star trek ranking the films and. Sep 08, 2016 star trek faced long odds on its way to redefining what scifi could be. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked. To do so, we thought it might be a good time to rank all of the star trek crew members. 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. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old enterprise, montgomery scott, locked in the transporter cycle.
Discovery, and comparing it to first seasons of the other shows, so i decided to broaden the scope a bit and pull info for the 716 episodes currently with ratings on imdb. In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Season one regular cast members include scott bakula, jolene blalock, connor trinneer, dominic keating, linda park, anthony. Crazy person ranks every single star trek episode almost 700.
It featured the voices of the original star trek actors except for. Either way, this episode may mark the latest known events in star trek s fictional chronology. Enterprise, an american television series, began airing on september 26, 2001, on upn. Jan 16, 2017 star trek was gene roddenberrys hopeful ideal for humanitys future, as well as an exploration of what it is that makes us humanflaws and all. Before lore can run risky experiments on geordi, troi and picard, the three seek a way to reboot datas ethical program that lore switched off to pull data to his side. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene.
The borg uttered the phrase in several star trek episodes and the film star trek. The next generation episode guide below is a rated list of every episode of the next generation, letting you know which episodes we think are worth checking out if you are new to star trek. Several tng episodes make it into the top 10, including yesterdays enterprise, darmok, and the best of both worlds. This is mostly due to the wonderful remasters that brought the show to hd added in better looking effects for planets and the external shots of the ship. I remember the fatigue and the tension every season, of wondering if we would be canceled or not, recalls william shatner. Star trek is one of the most popular and longestrunning franchises in all of tv history. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between november 1964 and january 1965, and starred jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike, majel barrett as number one, and leonard nimoy as spock. Every episode of every star trek series ever, ranked. Star trek faced long odds on its way to redefining what scifi could be. While most episodes do explore an optimistic future where all human war, disease, and suffering have been eradicated, there is still more to trek than solvable problems. 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. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked.
Rated 2 points posted 10 years ago by artofwar11 in category television. So heres our list of the 100 best star trek episodes. Written by series creator gene roddenberry and directed by marc daniels part one and robert butler part two, it is the only twopart story in the original series. But if youd like to do a quicker watchthrough, hitting only the essential episodes of the series, weve provided a 20 episode list to brush up on. Fifteen years in the future, survivors chakotay, kim and the doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original star trek tv series. Sep 22, 2017 in honour of the franchises return to television, we ranked the best episodes from the original star trek. From kirk to picard to sisko to janeway and more, the captains of the various ships and their crews have imprinted themselves on our cultural consciousness. This show has aged better then it had any right to. The series was developed by rick berman and brannon braga, who also served as executive producers. During the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these. Tos episodes miri, platos stepchildren, the empath, and whom gods destroy which were banned in the uk for a time the essay was published in betaniobe in february 1985 and gives a little history, describes the four episodes, and ends with the opinion that all four episodes should be shown, but two are. First contact which used the phrase as the tagline for the 1996 film. A lifelong star trek fan, he introduces his list as follows.
Star trek beyond, the latest entry in one of the oldest and grandest scifi franchises of all time, hits theaters this weekend. Arriving as trekkies around the world celebrate the 50th anniversary. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. 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. The show has given us hundreds of great stories, and countless themes to dwell on. Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order of. I created this list because i am currently in the process of watching all the star trek series in order. Premiering on september 8, 1966, star trek was on the air for just three years on nbc, but the series about the crew of the starship enterprise, starring william shatner and leonard nimoy, lived. I remember the fatigue and the tension every season, of wondering if we would be canceled or. Episodes rated zero often have incredible technical. Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order of average episode rating.
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. I enjoyed both series quite a bit, and it is almost unfair to rank one above the other, but im going to, and when we get to 3, ill tell you why it lands higher on the list for me. On a diplomatic mission, worf, troi and the captain deal with three aliens who explore foreign concepts with extreme, singular. Every star trek uss enterprise, ranked popular mechanics. The top 10 star trek episodes ever in honor of star treks 50th anniversary, my idiosyncratic but nonetheless definitive ranking of the best episodes of the trek franchise. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. The season concluded after 26 episodes on may 22, 2002. Tbonz on may 14 stewart drops hints on picard season two by. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Top 100 star trek episodes of all time gizmodo australia. Star treks 100 most important crew members, ranked wired. Dec 11, 2014 a lifelong star trek fan, he introduces his list as follows.
Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order. All 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos a look back at the franchises many memorable charactersand its handful of duds. Please let us know which episodes we missed, or ranked incorrectly. The menagerie, parts i and ii, are the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. 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. Additional parts can be found here part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 as well as the picard tea pot series.
The next generation episode guide lets watch star trek. The first full length episode to not feature any uniformed starfleet officers is the star trek. Star trek s taken a trip or two or twenty to the holodeck on occasion. Crazy person ranks every single star trek episode almost. Part i was broadcast by nbc on november 17, 1966, and part ii was broadcast on. Its likely the worst episode of the entire series, give or take an alternative factor, but its a key part of any attempt to understand the show for a couple of. Voyager alright, ill be honest, numbers 4 and 3 are almost interchangeable for me. Discovery, and comparing it to first seasons of the other shows, so i decided to broaden the scope a bit and pull info for the 716 episodes. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked 1. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. 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.
It appears only in yesterdays enterprise, one of the best episodes of the next generation and most thoughtful uses of time travel in the series. Sep 08, 2016 star trek this ship is a oneshot hero. Jul 27, 2016 empire counts down the 50 best star trek episodes of all time, spanning the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Jordan hoffman of playboy has ranked all 695 episodes of every star trek series, with comments on each episode. The 15 darkest episodes of star trek, ranked screenrant. The third season of star trek is the weakest of the three, and out of its 24 episodes, spocks brain is the worst. An episode rated 10 would be one of the best episodes star trek has ever done. In 2017, it was rated as the 9th best time travel episode in star trek. There are an infinite amount of parallel universes but one thing remains constant. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Star trek the original series, is where it all started.
The next generation, season 6, episode 21 1993 if david fincher had directed a star trek episode in the early 90s, perhaps it would have been something along these lines. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Dec 16, 2014 jordan hoffman of playboy has ranked all 695 episodes of every star trek series, with comments on each episode. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. Heres how 20 of the best holodeckthemed episodes rank in star trek lore to show how even in the far future, folks love to indulge in great distractions. Jul 29, 2016 this is part 1 in a seven part series. In 2016, cnet ranked the alternative factor as the ninth worst episode of all star trek, based on rankings between an audience and discussion hosts at a 50th anniversary star trek convention in las vegas. Many of the original series episodes are timeless and just work, however just as many very much show their. Discovery premiering tonight, its only fitting that we rank every star trek pilot episode from worst to best. In honour of the franchises return to television, we ranked the best episodes from the original star trek. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. The banned episodes is an essay by stephen bell about the star trek.
Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. Mar 21, 2018 all 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos a look back at the franchises many memorable charactersand its handful of duds. Interface written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 3 production episode 40276255 original air date. It would be a pretty brave effort for someone to sift through over 700 episodes of star trek in order to find the very best.
Either way, this episode may mark the latest known events in star treks fictional chronology. Star trek was gene roddenberrys hopeful ideal for humanitys future, as well as an exploration of what it is that makes us humanflaws and all. Patrick stewarts delivery of the line, as locutus, in the best of both worlds was ranked no. In may 2019, the hollywood reporter ranked parallels among the top twenty five episodes of star trek. 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.
The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. Jan 08, 20 interface written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 3 production episode 40276255 original air date. Every episode of every star trek series ever, ranked boing. Star trek new voyages, 4x045, blood and fire, the movie, subtitles by startreknewvoyages. 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. While most episodes do explore an optimistic future where all human war, disease, and suffering have been eradicated, there is still more to trek than solvable problems but its not all just tribbles and hot green women either. 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. Keep in mind, this is not the same as ranking the series as a whole. Oct 21, 2015 full episodes from star trek cassie olson.
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