My father was a tos trekkie and since i was a kid, weve gathered in front of the tv to watch tng, ds9, voyager, and all of the movies but i never got around to watch tos all the way through. Sir patrick stewarts announcement that he would be returning to the role of jeanluc picard at star trek las vegas 2018 didnt give fans many details, but that didnt matter, because stewart was coming back. Below, you can find all of our episodes, vignettes, and other content including behindthescenes videos, set walkthroughs, and much more. 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. What are the absolute must see episodes of the original series. At this point, star trek fans have been talking about and anticipating star trek. The mind behind many great trek episodes, fontana delved into vulcan and romulan culture, explored ai, and even received a hugo award nomination for cowriting the series premiere of the next generation, encounter at farpoint with gene. One of star treks most popular characters, data has appeared in quite a few episodes, and today, were looking at the ones where the sentient android shined the brightest. Everything you need to read, see, and watch before star trek. Get an idea of a typical episode of the next generation before taking the dive. The best star trek stories to understand picards f. The next generation greatness, stream all seven seasons here. 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 pil. Picard the essential trek episodes to watch before the.
The best star trek episodes every trekkie should watch. This skip itwatch it guide comes courtesy of whitney bishop, who has found herself in the midst of watching the trek universes voyage into progressive gender roles, and volunteered for. The next generation episode guide lets watch star trek. A complete guide to what star trek to watch before star trek. 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. Data is placed in charge of watching him, and over the course of the episode we see how q must adjust to being a vulnerable human. In 2016, ign ranked mirror, mirror the 3rd best episode of the original series. The next generation tng is important and worth your time in 2015, and i want to suggest about. You can use this as a short list if you dont feel like watching the entire seven seasons. We provide the latest updates on star trek beyond, star trek. In those days before the federation had continuity, there was star trek. Weve seen tantalizing clues of what to expect from star trek.
The star trek continues webseries boldly completes the original fiveyear mission. Heres our essential trek viewing guide for star trek. A complete guide to what star trek to watch before star. Each story plays out over a single episode only with one exception in three years of star trek, thereby not allowing for much character development each season of star treks original run is really. If you are totally new to star trek or next generation, we recommend a taste test before a chronological viewing. Into darkness already out in the uk and opening in the us this week nows as good a time as any to check out the original series. Discovery, will actually be on cbs all access, cbs streaming service, though it. Top 15 star trek episodes as ranked by imdb users a list of 15 images. These are the top 25 mustwatch episodes, not necessarily the top 25 for. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes. Jan 02, 2015 but i want to make the case star trek.
The theme of exploration continued in star trek with a new federation starship, the. Designed to celebrate star treks 30 anniversary, this glorious episode steps away from deep space nines traditional gloom and doom by flinging the cast back in time and into the original series. Star trek s final, 24episode season began in september 1968 with spocks brain. This might be one of the greatest public services liz tells frank has ever performed and i say that as a star trek fan. I have compiled a list of ten episodes, ordered from my. Mar 25, 2020 this week, the star trek community suffered a great loss when writer dorothy catherine d. A prequel to the original star trek, enterprise let producers reset the franchise from the increasingly safe era of the next generation and voyager, where technology could be relied upon to save. The next generation in 40 hours maxistentialism blog. Hello fellow trekkies, at the moment im watching star trek enterprise and am at the beginning of season two.
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. Renegades is a series of fan films which is a spinoff of star trek 1966 tv series and it takes place after star trek. The 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked. Uss voyager, being transported to the previously unexplored delta quadrant. 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 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked screenrant. The next generation, these are they, at least in my opinion.
Its one of the most quintessential pieces of sciencefiction television around. Off these episodes i can say i can say they all bought something different and unique to the star trek lore and sci fi in general and demand attention, just in my opinion of course. Out of all 7 seasons of the original star trek series, this is my list of episodes that you must see, either because they are outstanding, exceptionally fun or because they are key episodes in the series. Mar 22, 2020 over the years, the original star trek episodes have taken their fair share of jabs, due in part to the many cheesy looking aliens the shows have had. From the outside, its easy to see why people would laugh at this episode. Voyager brought us a new crew, a new ship, and a journey through space never seen before. Captain kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17yearold boy with the psychic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.
We get to see alternate timelines, the ship falling apart, and our. Ive slowly worked my way through almost all of season one and ive been really enjoying it. Picard on cbs all access a mere days away, its time for you to engage with the good captains history. For anyone interested in seeing the enterprised crew at their finest, these are the most must see episodes the series has to offer. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek starred william shatner as captain james t.
Ultimately, however, many tos episodes are retconned into prequel stories e. The series follows the adventures of a crew of renegades by lexxa singh adrienne wilkinson whom is the direct descendant of khan nooniensingh. Another of the very best the next generation episodes, we see for. Serialization and thus continuity was essentially nonexistent. Io9 ranked mirror, mirror as the tenth best episode of all star trek episodes up to 2011. Discussion been searching here and rstartrek for something i saw a few months ago i think it might have been a much older post though, basically someone had written out a list of the entire tng series of which eps to watch and why which includes some stinkers but he gave reasons because it.
With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. Sep, 2016 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. Ive been wanting to get into trek for the past few months but i dont have as much time as id like. The only rules in place are that they have to be from the tv series no films, and. This week, the star trek community suffered a great loss when writer dorothy catherine d. Here are our picks for the top ten star trek time travel episodes from the.
Over the years, the original star trek episodes have taken their fair share of jabs, due in part to the many cheesy looking aliens the shows have had. Captain archer and his crew must take an injured klingon back to kronos, but get drawn into a mysterious time war that would go on to. What are the absolute mustsee episodes of the original. Ive heard mixed feelings toward the series and instead of watching every episode, i was wondering which are the bestmust see episodes of tos. The mind behind many great trek episodes, fontana delved into vulcan and romulan culture, explored ai, and even received a hugo award nomination for cowriting the series premiere of the next generation, encounter at farpoint with gene roddenberry. Sep 05, 2016 the top 10 classic star trek episodes. Since i want to also rewatch the next generation, deep space nine and voyager i now want to rush through the show. On the one hand, the introduction of species 8472 was. A prequel to the original star trek, enterprise let producers reset the franchise from the increasingly safe era of the next generation and voyager, where technology could be relied upon to. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The next generation tng is important and worth your time in 2015, and i want to suggest about 40 hours of star trek viewing that will cover all of the. If you have no interest in trying out a few episodes of star trek, theres probably very little i can do to persuade you otherwise. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001.
There are no story arcs in star trek films 24 excepted. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. 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. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Whether youre a longtime fan or looking for a starting point, let this top 20 episodes list from the original series of star trek be your guide to the stars. Delivering passionate and comprehensive entertainment coverage to millions of users worldwide each month. The original enterprise crew appeared in six star trek movies seven for shatner, walter koenig, and james doohan, and the second, the wrath of khan, is the best. The next generation, the apex of gene roddenberrys. He enjoys food for the first time, gets attacked by guinan, and then is later assailed by the calamarain, who are seeking revenge for previous crimes. If space was the final frontier, the thinking behind star trek. Deep space nines must watch episodes last week, we gave you a guide to the highs of star trek at its apex of idealistic scifi in the read more. What are the absolute mustsee episodes of the original series. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in.
The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. Leonard bones mccoy aboard the fictional federation starship uss enterprise. Chain of command is an iconic popculture moment, and sets up one of the best star trek villains. Star trek has survived through many different iterations, and each one had its own share. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Combine this with a twist ending that resolves the story with an entirely satisfying cheat, and its a mustwatch. For anyone interested in seeing the enterprised crew at their finest, these are the most mustsee episodes the series has to offer.
Jan 23, 2020 heres our essential trek viewing guide for star trek. The theme of exploration continued in star trek with a new federation starship, the uss voyager, being transported to the previously unexplored delta quadrant. Devil in the dark is a favorite for people to goof on. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. May, 20 if you have no interest in trying out a few episodes of star trek, theres probably very little i can do to persuade you otherwise. Club ranked this episode as one of top ten must see episodes of the original series. Feb 05, 2020 one of star treks most popular characters, data has appeared in quite a few episodes, and today, were looking at the ones where the sentient android shined the brightest. Voyager goes, then a whollyunexplored region of space must be the most finalest frontier of all thats why the crew of the. The characters struggled with dwindling supplies and unfamiliar territory as they tried to make their way home. Then watch these 22 episodes that capture the essence of gene. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. While there are certainly more than 15 good episodes in tng, were wheedling it down to the best of the best. Picard 10 things about season one that made no sense.
The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. The show featured the first female captain heading a series, kate mulgrew as kathryn janeway. Plus, if you feel like beaming back in time to see jeanluc picard in all his star trek. Cue the best courtroom drama episode of star trek ever produced. Star trek is one of the most beloved bits of scifi tv around, but perhaps most beloved of all is its sophomore entry into the franchise. Oct 18, 2017 if you only ever watch 25 stories from star trek. The star trek franchise has had many time travel adventures over the course of five decades. Ive heard mixed feelings toward the series and instead of watching every episode, i was wondering which are the best must see episodes of tos. Theyre fun, thoughtful stand alone stories from across the run of tng, and you dont need to know.