Nov 04, 2009 still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. Really surprised that tos spocks brain or ds9 move along home wasnt on. 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. Introduces the greatest star trek villain of all time, a superhuman with enhanced strength and intelligence named khan. Theres no doubt watching the syndicated reruns everyday after school as a 10 yearold helped shape my world view, which is that of a humanist purveyor of whateverfloatsyourboat acceptance. Sep 16, 2017 with just 79 episodes in its total run, star trek. The original series tos may seem a little campy compared to its modern counterparts, but credit is due to the show that helped popularized the key ideas and the successful storytelling techniques found in the star trek canon. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. Though the future of the movie series might be in doubt, what.
Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Deep space nine is certainly the darkest of the star trek series, literally in its lighting and in its overall tone. Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. What do people feel were the best and the worst episodes in the original star trek series. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest.
The original series well still watch no matter how painful it gets. Yet, most fans agree on this being one of the single worst episodes of. So it is with a certain degree of fondness that we present the 15 best worst episodes of star trek. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked. The five worst episodes from the entire series of star trek. May 31, 2017 top 10 star trek uniforms, worst to best may 31, 2017 2 comments in 80s and 90s central, blogs by richb i really should have done this one last year. Turnabout intruder the very last episode of the original star trek series is also its worst, a dispiritingly sexist.
With that said, here are the 10 all time best and 10 worst star trek episodes, officially ranked. 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 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. Whatever you do, do not watch the episodes on this list if youre looking for good 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 10 worst star trek episodes ever according to imdb. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. I grew up watching star trek s original series as a young boy in the 1970s and it will always have a special place in my heart. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs.
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. This delightful sciencefiction adventure romp through space was the late 80s addition to the canon that originally began with star trek in the 60s. They are not punished, nor do they attempt to maintain diplomatic relations. Thats the worst the franchise has to offer though id make the case that some of the films are worse than some of these episodes. But with so much screen time, nothing can be all good. Sep 18, 2017 villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic. The original series, i thought id share my opinions on which episodes deserve to be regarded as the greatest ever made.
Theres no doubt watching the syndicated reruns everyday after school as a 10yearold helped shape my world view, which is that of a humanist purveyor of whateverfloatsyourboat acceptance. Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his. There seems to be a following for this famous episode, in which kirk, spock, mccoy, scotty and sulu. 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. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series science. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom.
My journey through all of star trek is one series nearer to completion. May 07, 2016 the fasterthanlightspeed measurement in star trek is known as warp. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. But next gen absolutely served up the most horror episodes, as you can see. Sep 05, 2016 the top 10 classic star trek episodes. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an awful series finale to find the worst of them all. 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. Singer based on a story by gene roddenberry and directed by herb wallerstein, it was first broadcast on june 3, 1969 in the episode, a woman switches bodies with captain kirk and then tries to take over command of. 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 original series episodes a list of 10 titles see all lists by chestnutprophecy clear your history. As tight as the race was for worst episode, the competition. 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. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series.
This is a funny little episode that is on this list for perhaps an unfair reason. The fasterthanlightspeed measurement in star trek is known as warp. Lists of the best episodes of television, movies, novels, broadway musicals, burgers and fries you name it are completely subjective and irrelevant. Here are 20 star trek episodes that must be seen just to marvel at how wretched they are and that you have to take the bad of the franchise with the good. After surviving cancellation, the third season of tos was not what fans had hoped. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. 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. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek.
The worst part, of course, is that he thinks he can live with it, forcing both sisko and the audience who have grown to respect and admire him. I have my personal favorite choices for worst episode. At least 20 episodes are so well crafted that they hold up to modern standards, despite the outdated production design. 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. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. While voyager s highs may have rarely been quite as high as the best star trek adventures, its lows certainly rank among the lowest points in the franchise.
If youre watching star trek to relax, then skip these episodes. Lets go boldly where no one has gone before and decide once and for all the 10 greatest episodes of star trek. 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. Transwarp isnt actually given a clear explanation in the star trek franchise. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a. Between five tv series, twelve films and five decades of footage, there are plenty of brilliant times to admire. In this late episode, we get a classic haunted house tale. It drives home one of star treks main themes, that the needs of many outweigh the wants of one and is one of the most beloved episodes in the entire series. Top 10 star trek uniforms, worst to best manic expression. From classic tos through the new movies, the uniforms were always awesome and were as much a part of the show as any other element.
I grew up watching star treks original series as a young boy in the 1970s and it will always have a special place in my heart. After reading this list, please feel free to cleanse your palate with my previous list of the 10 most entertaining episodes of star trek. 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. Still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. So it basically ends up as meaning fasterthanfasterthanlight travel. In honor of star treks 50th anniversary this month, the hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek ranking them across all six tv series with help from the stars and. The original series episodes a list of 15 titles favourite directors a list of 32 people worst star trek.
The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. 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. The 10 worst episodes of ds9 ever, according to imdb. The original series with my wife just so i could write a bunch of lists about it. In a poll of star trek fans at the 50th anniversary star trek convention in 2016, the following were listed as the worst episodes of all time. The third season of star trek is the weakest of the three, and out of its 24 episodes, spocks brain is the worst. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it. The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. With 7 episodes there are bound to be some duds, even in a show as beloved as star trek. Spocks brain from the original series comes to mind. When beverly crusher visits the house of her recently deceased grandmother, a ghost called ronin bewitches. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. Deep space nine is an acclaimed series from the star trek franchise, but these ten episodes, ranked according to imdb, are the shows worst.
Even when voyager was at its best, the show struggled to replicate the brilliance of other star trek series. If you enjoyed this video, check out my star trek podcast. The various star trek series have been known to produce some of the. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. The lights of zetar 1969 tvpg 51 min action, adventure, scifi.
The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Only 79 episodes were created for the original series, with many gems of scifi entertainment and some, notsomuch. At the 50th anniversary star trek convention in las vegas, this episode made the list of 10 worst episodes in the entire star trek franchise. For such a short lived stint, the original star trek series sure had great high points and horrible pitfalls. You can find chestbursting aliens, haunted spaceships, psychological torment, split personalities and nightmares come to life across all of the star trek tv series. Driven by the deadly mating urge known as pon farr, spock returns to the planet vulcan in order to satisfy the most primal and compelling instinct of all. For the best, i must go the popular route and vote for the trouble with tribbles episode 44, season 2. Sep 08, 2016 it drives home one of star trek s main themes, that the needs of many outweigh the wants of one and is one of the most beloved episodes in the entire series. The trouble with tribbles tos sometimes being the best doesnt just pertain to pure quality. Aug 05, 2016 10 worst star trek episodes, according to the fans. Underratedepisodeadvocate this episode works on a couple levels but the writers must have thought there was something more there since they made a movie from the original premise.
Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. These are the 15 worst star trek episodes of all time. We took the time to find out what the 10 best episodes of star trek. The original series are, according to the fans over at imdb.
Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike. While only 20 years later for us, it was set 100 years after the events of star trek. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. As tight as the race was for worst episode, the competition for the finest is even tougher. Turnabout intruder is the twentyfourth and final episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Star trek is also full of episodes that stand among the best in television. The star trek universe may be known for its heady, philosophical take on sciencefiction, and its utopian future, but it has occassionally dipped into the horror genre.
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