I decided to write a post ranking all the trek episodes ever. Even when voyager was at its best, the show struggled to replicate the brilliance of other star trek series. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek. For such a short lived stint, the original star trek series sure had great high points and horrible pitfalls. Choosing 10 episodes out of 726 episodes of the original series tos, the next generation tng, deep space nine ds9, voyager voy and. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. Worst 10 star trek episodes of all time by final frontier. Every fan has their favorite star trek episode, but there are a lot that dont get nearly as much love as they deserve. The next generation 1987 began its run as a television series, it did so at well below warp speed. It combines the utopian vision of the future imagined by roddenberry with cerebral, sciencedriven stories of.
The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. Then shouldnt you be declaring tng worst star trek series ever. It seems like everyone is looking for things to relate to and, just as importantly, things to watch as we enter our new normal of socialdistancing in our homes. 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. These are the 15 worst star trek episodes of all time. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it.
Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. For me, its the two episodes that offensively take swipes at evolution and play on most of treks audiences ignorance. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. With 7 episodes there are bound to be some duds, even in a show as beloved as star trek. 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. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years.
The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. But with so much screen time, nothing can be all good. Between five tv series, twelve films and five decades of footage, there are plenty of brilliant times to admire. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news.
Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best. While only 20 years later for us, it was set 100 years after the events of star trek. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. Holodeck episodes became a mainstay of star trek beginning with next generation and the greatest contribution to this genre came courtesy of datas love of sherlock holmes. They didnt hit the bullseye with every single one, however. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series. You want the worst 10 star trek episodes of all time. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos.
It can be hard to believe that such a fantastic, iconic television show was founded on such murky material. Star trek has almost always been about optimism and a bright future, with some exceptions looking at you, discovery s1. Whatever the case may be, rather than generating thoughtprovoking questions on humanity and our place in the universe like the best scifi, all these episodes manage to produce are eyerolls and facepalms. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. The outrageous okona season 2, episode 4 a thing thats important to keep in mind when youre talking about star trek. Deep space nine was, for my money, the best of the star trek series. The series, which almost instantly mortgaged its potential as a prequel to star trek had some real low points and the worst ten episodes of star trek. Still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. The next generation episodes which sadly fit into this category. To mark the 50th anniversary of star trek this month, the hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek across all six tv series. 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. 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. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network.
We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Luckily, star trek serves to accomplish both of these goals. There arent just a lot of candidates for the worst episode of star trek. Number one because william shatner is hot and i love him, and i love the romance in this. The next generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the trek franchise, which makes these five bottomfeeder episodes even more embarrassing.
The original series episodes a list of 15 titles favourite directors a list of 32 people worst star trek. The various star trek series have been known to produce some of the best episodic television known to man, but along the way there were some stinkers. 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 episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets.
Generally considered to be the worst episode of any star trek series ever a title of disgrace that has endured despite the later invention of both star trek. Weve beamed up our picks for the best and worst episodes and feature films in the gallery above for. By jay garmon jay garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. Tng contains the most mindbending episodes as well as the ethical quandaries that made the show famous. Staff the ars staff picks our leastfavorite star trek. The wrath of khan 1982 to counter the heady and slowmoving debut film, director and cowriter nicholas meyer. This show went deeper and further than any other one had before, and any would thereafter, and the writers produced many compelling storylines with topnotch acting. Top 10 star trek the next generation episodes duration. Spocks brain is considered to be one of the worst episodes in the. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best 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. Top 10 worst star trek deep space nine episodes duration. The next generation, i would contend there are a lot of worst episodes, period. What do people feel were the best and the worst episodes in the original star trek series. Top 10 worst star trek the next generation episodes.
The only bit i liked was the cool battle with the borg at the beginning, im not sure if they ever had something like that before, but it was the first time id seen it. The next generation now, of course all of trek swipes at. The first two seasons of tng are famously weak, offering only a couple decent installments within dozens of mostlyforgettable episodes. Here are 10 episodes that took starfleet through some of its worst epidemics and quarantines.
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