So as a new crew goes boldly, we examine the canon to rank star trek. To find out, we painstakingly compiled the 100 greatest trek episodes, from any of the series. From the original series to discovery, were ranking all the star treks. It was a place the franchise would return to in five episodes of deep space nine and a twoparter on enterprise. 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. The star trek universe kicked off in 1966 with the original series, created by science fiction visionary gene roddenberry, and later exploded into a massive film and tv juggernaut. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Crazy person ranks every single star trek episode almost. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Jan 28, 2020 viacomcbs claims that picard also ranked as the biggest debut in the streaming services history since it launched 2014, even besting the record set by the very successful star trek. Star trek s final, 24 episode season began in september 1968 with spocks brain.
It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. The next generation tng is an american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. It takes place in the years 23692375 and takes place primarily on a space station as opposed to aboard a star ship. The drone begins to reassert his individuality, but his presence causes differing levels of fear and sympathy from various crew members. We look back on all films movies ive plucked off my fathers.
Visualize 7 seasons and 173 episodes ratings and trends of the star trek. Many episodes felt very familiar to those that had aired just a few years earlier. Deep space nine which made its debut on television with the twopart opener emissary broadcast january 3, 1993. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original star trek tv series. Star treks 100 most important crew members, ranked wired. All told, its over 700 episodes that range from some of the best television has ever had to. Took more advice from umawbles and color coded them by star trek series instead of by ranking number all of the 9. In each of these episodes, youre guaranteed to learn something. Jan 08, 2020 the star trek saga has spread out over 50 years of television. The first bluray release was in the united states on april 30, 20. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old enterprise, montgomery scott, locked in the transporter cycle.
The original series episode mirror, mirror showed us a parallel world with an empire instead of a starfleet and united federation of planets. It takes place in the years 23692375 and takes place primarily on a space station as opposed to aboard a star. Jan 15, 2016 in roughly one year, theres going to be a new star trek series. They encounter jemhadar who crashed there earlier, and have taken nog and garak hostage in exchange for medical aid for their vorta overseer. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network series space. Discovery premiering tonight, its only fitting that we rank every star trek pilot episode from worst to best. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst william shatner as capt. In 2018, cbr ranked bashir the 16th best starfleet character of star trek.
The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. It began as a shortlived television series, and yet its a highly influential and long lasting franchise that has. The enterprise stumbles upon a dyson sphere, with a ship crashed on the outer surface. In 2018, the wrap placed bashir as 15th out 39 in a ranking of main cast characters of the star trek franchise prior to star trek. Deep space nine tv show based on 223780 user ratings.
It dealt with heavy themes on a weektoweek basis, occasionally suffering in the ratings because of it. The best star trek bottle episodes to watch during quarantine. The seventh season was the next generations last, running from 1993 to 1994. Deep space nine television episodes in honor of its 25th anniversary. 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. Spock commits mutiny on the enterprise in order to get christopher pike. Sep 08, 2016 here, the hollywood reporter and those who worked on the show look back on the 100 best star trek episodes to celebrate the 50th anniversary though not everyone could pick just one. Star trek deep space nine is the most mature of the prediscoverypicard era of star trek.
In 2019, said that shades of grey was the lowest ranked episode of all episodes of star trek based on imdb rankings, with a significantly lower ranking episode than any other episode. Every star trek tv series ranked from worst to best. Star treks discussion of disability could use more nuance. The ultimate ranking of the best star trek captains. The next generation episode the host may 11, 1991, and were further developed as the species of successive maincast characters of the television show star trek. Discoverys premiere compare with the pilots from star treks past. To do so, we thought it might be a good time to rank all of the star trek crew members. Get another space fix with our shortlist of the best scifi tv shows, ranked.
Which commanding officer in star trek ranks the hig. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting. From the original series to the next generation to deep space 9, we rank every star trek tv show from the worst to the very best. Aug 06, 2016 10 best star trek episodes, according to the fans. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show star trek. As i watch each trek series again, i am ranking the episodes and compiling a few vital statistics. Celebrating the best series in the franchise on its 25th anniversary. It featured the voices of the original star trek actors. Deep space nine was a scifi series that ran from 1993 to 1999, spanning 176 episodes. 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. Star trek s final, 24episode season began in september 1968 with spocks brain. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes. But then star trek nemesis happens although im sure many wish it didnt and theres wes, attending riker and. The inner light was ranked among the top five episodes in a viewers choice marathon that was broadcast just before the premiere of the series finale.
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. 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. Star trek first aired more than 50 years ago, and with five network liveaction tv. In 2019, they ranked it the 6th worst episode of the franchise based on imdb rankings. Spock, james doohan as montgomery scotty scott and.
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. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked. In another episode, the corbomite maneuver, kirk tells the. It was the third sequel to the original star trek series, after the animated series and next generation.
Heres a totally subjective ranking of every star trek show from worst to best. Five seventhseason episodes were nominated for nine. Io9 ranked the inner light as the 8th best episode of all star trek episodes up to 2011. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Aug 05, 2016 10 worst star trek episodes, according to the fans. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. Deep space nine is an acclaimed series from the star trek franchise, but these ten episodes, ranked according to imdb, are the shows worst. Tin man was first released on vhs cassette on august 8, 1991 in the united states and canada. It built on the found of the original series in quantity and scope in a way that no one ever thought possible.
Counting down spiners best performances through trek history. The latest trek boasts strong special effects via the. Star trek tv shows ranked by tomatometer star trek tv shows ranked by tomatometer. Resilient, janeway was unyielding in her efforts to get her.
To celebrate, here are eight of the best practical jokes from the star trek universe. It helps that even ds9s worst episode has a level of quality thats above the. Or, check out our shortlist of the best star trek villains. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first. Every star trek uss enterprise, ranked popular mechanics. And while its true every star trek series has its high points and rough patches, there are some that come out far, far better than the others. Judgment rites is a computer game first produced by interplay productions in 1993, featuring the original cast of the classic star trek in a series of new adventures, including one featuring trelane, the omnipotent child from the original episode the squire of gothos. Here are 10 episodes two from each liveaction series that we rank as the best. Sisko and his crew crash on a barren world when their commandeered jemhadar ship is shot down. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. The trill made their debut on television in the star trek. 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. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years.
Here, the hollywood reporter and those who worked on the show look back on the 100 best star trek episodes to celebrate the 50th anniversary though not everyone could pick just one. With almost 50 years of historical baggage attached to the star trek franchise and the new shows risky choice to favor digital distribution over a standard network release, theres even more pressure on this new iterations pilot than average. One of the most popular television shows ever developed for the star trek franchise, deep space nine ds9, came to an end in june of 1999. Dec 11, 2014 crazy person ranks every single star trek episode almost 700. Voyager was a series with a great premise and stories that somewhat frequently but not always lived up to it. We ranked them from absolute worst to best of the best. In 2016, syfy ranked bashir as the fifth best of the six maincast space doctors of the star trek franchise. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. Keep in mind, this is not the same as ranking the series as a whole. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The next generation episode you dont see here, you can add it below. Based on my many interactions with fans over the years, i believe star trek. The next generation is the star trek of choice for most trekkies. Sep 08, 2016 star trek this ship is a oneshot hero.
Crazy person ranks every single star trek episode almost 700. After a 12year television drought, star trek fans welcome a new series, discovery, which premieres on cbs sunday night. I will say, it has the best setting, the best storyline, the best group. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Ranking every mirror universe episode of star trek syfy wire. Sep 22, 2017 6 star trek captains, ranked from worst to best. Star trek movies ranked from worst to best collider. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Ds9 or ds9 is a science fiction television program that premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999. Americas impeachment hearings can, admittedly, get kind of dull especially if you dont live here. I have tried to compile this same list in head but can easily be swayed. Sep 22, 2017 in honour of the franchises return to television, we ranked the best episodes from the original star trek. Here are some of the best episodes of star trek that center on the legal system.
The star trek saga has spread out over 50 years of television. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. It originally aired from september 28, 1987 to may 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos thewrap critic russ fischer ranks star trek beyond among all of the enterprise crews bigscreen adventures. Star treks toughest fans rate the best and worst episodes of star trek. The animated series tas, originally aired as star trek and as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, is an american animated science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry.
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