Star trek is also full of episodes that stand among the best in television. So, ahead, from worst to best, and without any further commentary, here are your star trek. In honor of this historic landmark, we went back through all 79 episodes of the original series and ranked each villain. But fourplus decades after the original tv series, it was a. But i genuinely stand by my prognosis phlox is the best doctor in the history of star trek. 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. It featured the voices of the original star trek actors. Abrams into three star trek feature films starring chris pine as kirk and zachary quinto as spock from 20092016. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked. 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. It built on the found of the original series in quantity and scope in a way that no one ever thought possible. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season.
Phlox has it all hes got a great bedside manner, his medical know how stretches across innumerable worlds, hes a real frontier doctor who knows how to work with whatever he has in front of him, and hes pretty solid at doctorpatient confidentiality. Fifty years later, the mission continues as star trek castmembers from the original series, next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise pick their top episodes and share. The original series episodes ranked by their metascore aggregated from several sites. The original series to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. A transporter malfunction splits captain kirk into two halves. Arena the gorn were only seen once in star trek until nearly 40 years later when they finally. But the ships doctors would have an exceedingly difficult time without the dedicated support staff making sure the hyposprays are full, the medical tricorders are charged, and holding things together both literally and figuratively. City on the edge of forever from the original series has.
The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. The ships fiveyear mission may have only lasted three seasons on nbc, but. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The city on the edge of forever star trek s greatest episode has challenged all storytellers since not to use. In honour of the franchises return to television, we ranked the best episodes from the original star trek. Odd couples are people who, despite their many personality differences and clashes, form friendships, and many such relationships develop in the star trek universe. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked.
All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. From mirror, mirror to the city on the edge of forever, the staff remembers the top 5 star trek original series episodes. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. Yes, there are episodes among the original series 79 episodes that will make you howl with unintended laughter, just as there are episodes that look produced. The original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967. Discovery, we decided to spend some time talking about our top five episodes of star trek the original series tos. The original series villains, ranked in a visual gallery from least to most compelling. The original series are, according to the fans over at imdb. From the introduction of khan to profound moral dilemmas, here are. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Hat tip to dad for having the sixvhs set of the original cast star trek movies that formed a. Star trek is an american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise and its crew. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first.
The next generation is the star trek of choice for most trekkies. The original series continues to stand the test of time and is the inspirational foundation the entire franchise was built upon. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Theres deep space nine and voyager and a whole galaxy full of other vessels and settings. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. Way past where any star trek series has ever gone before. Star trek, season 1, episode 23 1967 this was the first original series episode i ever saw and it still blows my mind, says jordan hoffman, u. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant.
When the next generation era of star trek came to an end in 2001, enterprise probably seemed like a really good idea. Based on my many interactions with fans over the years, i believe star trek. The foundations of star trek there are no story arcs in star trek films 24 excepted. In 2018, indiewire ranked star trek the original series as the 8th best space science fiction show set in outer space, including 18 overall shows from this genre.
The motion picture 1979 the series first film is slow even by 1979 standards, though a 2001 directors cut has better pacing and. Tv series ranked a list of 46 titles created 7 months ago visti 2020 a list of 36 titles created 4 months ago series a list of 35 titles created 01 feb 2017. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business insider. In 2017, vulture ranked the original star trek the third best liveaction star trek television show, while at the same time praising it for laying down the foundation. Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. Top 15 star trek episodes as ranked by imdb users a list of 15 images. Seeing as how 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the uss enterprise and its faithful crew, it seems fitting to take a look back at the series that started it all. The franchise had, after all, spent over a decade chronicling what happened in the century after the original star trek, and since prequels were all the rage at the time, going back to show humanitys first steps into the depths of space was logical. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star.
The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. The fourth star trek series in the rick berman era. The original series seemed destined to be a forgotten relic before syndication brought it a whole new fanbase in the 1970s, relaunching the franchise to grand new heights that continue to this day. Easily the worst episode of the original series, spocks brain requires that viewers to turn off their own.
Keep in mind, this is not the same as ranking the series as a whole. The 10 best star trek time travel episodes, ranked nerdist. The role of captain janeway was recast while filming was occurring, and due to the reshoots the pilot episode of the series actually cost more than star trek ii. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series.
The original series episodes 1 city on the edge of forever this one is a memorable episode with a spin on society in a earthly city and their own understanding of it where coming from a future very different. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch, ranked. 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. We took the time to find out what the 10 best episodes of star trek. Discovery premiering tonight, its only fitting that we rank every star trek pilot episode from worst to best. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch. 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. But time travel is a trek staple, and has some of the best episodes of the franchise have dealt with crazy temporal adventures. Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his own life by saying. Here are 10 of the most memorable odd couples of star trek, ranked. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which eventually acquired the retronym star trek.
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