Jan 08, 20 interface written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 3 production episode 40276255 original air date. Kirk played by william shatner is almost like a modern odysseus. Dec 01, 2016 for many star trek fans, this twopart episode ranks as one of the best of any of the series, if only for its full introduction to the borg a race that is really a singular consciousness. Impulse drive jefferies tube lcars medicine replicator spacecraft. The original star trek was something of a revolution. Geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his. Despite its heavy science fiction elements or perhaps because of them, the show was able to garner an enormous fan base, quickly becoming the. Until the episode extinction towards the start of the third season, the series was. New threats included the ferengi although they were later used more for comic relief, the cardassians, and the borg. Most of these rankings may seem natural and obvious to many readers, but its just a testament to the strength and timelessness of these star trek episodes. And sure at the top of that list is probably the fact that i was lucky enough to appear in an episode. Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally aired on the upn network from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005. A supergenius kid who would on more than one occasion save the enterprise while others with infinitely.
Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. After a 12year television drought, star trek fans welcome a new series, discovery, which premieres on cbs sunday night. City on the edge of forever of course, this would be the best episode of the original star trek series, though there were many notable contenders. I enjoyed both series quite a bit, and it is almost unfair to rank one above the other, but im going to, and when we get to 3, ill tell you why it lands higher on the list for me. The enterprise stumbles upon a dyson sphere, with a ship crashed on the outer surface. 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. The best and worst of star trek ranking the films and. Short treks, and it teases a story set 1,000 years after star trek. The best star trek episodes from every series digital trends. Discovery, and comparing it to first seasons of the other shows, so i decided to broaden the scope a bit and pull info for the 716 episodes currently with ratings on imdb.
Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order of. 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. Few episodes test this premise as thoroughly and terrifyingly as the devil in the dark, the story of a giant pizzablob and the eggs it would kill to. The episode proved to be so popular that the concept was reutilized in an episode of star trek. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. In reality, this was the second star trek episode produced for the actual series and it shows. Sep 08, 2016 star trek is not solely the story of enterprise. She ends up tragically shutting down because of her rapidlyadvancing interface. Interface written by joe menosky directed by robert wiemerseason 7, episode 3 production episode 40276255 original air date. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting.
The next generation is an american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry twentyone years after the original star trek series debuted in 1966. Like the previous episode, it was a lot to take in, which means youll be forgiven if you missed the huge canon retcon that was slipped into the opening. Moore felt tng had gone as far as it could be taken. Those numbers added to the subscriber increase for cbs all access for star trek are more than ideal. Like its predecessors, it was created by gene roddenberry. Star treks 100 most important crew members, ranked wired. This show has aged better then it had any right to. The series depicted a new age in which the klingons were allies of the federation, though the romulans remained adversaries. At the heart of star trek is an essential optimism, a faith in the hope that, with enough time and effort, intelligent life of every variety can find a way to live together in peace. Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. The ultimate ranking of the best star trek captains.
Heres your chance to beam out to avoid spoilers for episode 6 of star trek. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best. The highlight of this episode is the crusherpicard breakfast the first time we see them share a meal and the. A rating of 0 means i think the episode is so bad that i have usually, but not always personally dropped it from star trek canon. This post continues a discussion of ranking star trek. Star trek the original series, is where it all started. The canadian actress is a movie and tv veteran who has appeared in the likes of hill street blues, wolf, quantum leap, total recall 2070, lost and delirious, the day after tomorrow, castle, special correspondents, unreal and. 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. 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.
Wesley crusher the next generation by far the most hated character in trek history. After the first few weeks of episodes, the ratings were considered to be solid. A star trek podcast to rank the star trek series before discovery i am currently not comfortable or willing to give star trek discovery a ranking on this list. The motion picture would have plenty of time to work out all the kinks but alas, as the movies dismal tomatometer and decades of fan gags about the motionless picture can attest, all of treks time off didnt translate into an auspicious bigscreen debut for the crew of the. Enterprise were wise enough to revisit this parallel universe. Apr 07, 2016 star trek ii 1977 later to become known as star trek phase ii, this was the attempted television series that would have seen the original crew with the exception of nimoy reunited for what was.
Jordan hoffman of playboy has ranked all 695 episodes of every star trek series, with comments on each episode. The next generation, the third episode of the seventh season. While the original series, which starred william shatner as captain james t. An episode rated 10 would be one of the best episodes star trek has ever done. The next generation interface tv episode 1993 imdb. Based on my many interactions with fans over the years, i believe star trek. It was during the production of this episode that ronald d. The best and worst of star trek ranking the films and tv. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. For a galaxyspanning show set in the far future, star trek is really fond of playing around in earths past, and theres no episode that does it better than this selfconsciously silly love. The next generation is a seminal addition to scifi television, and were ranking its greatest triumphs, as well as its worst offenses. Thankfully, the showrunners behind the spinoff shows, star trek. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original star trek tv series. I, borg season 5, episode 23 where does one go after portraying a series big bad as.
The next generation, often abbreviated to tng, is the third star trek television series, and the first set in the 24th century. Star trek movies, 19791994 paramount the tv version of capt. Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order of average episode rating. Roddenberry, maurice hurley, rick berman and michael piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best jul 20, 2016 with a full decade between it and the end of the original series, you might think 1979s star trek. A supergenius kid who would on more than one occasion save the. The first season of the new star trek discovery is in the books, and we brought in david duncan, host of synthaholics. Every episode of every star trek series ever, ranked boing. Cbs all access has released the teaser trailer for the next episode of star trek. For many star trek fans, this twopart episode ranks as one of the best of any of the series, if only for its full introduction to the borg a race that is really a singular consciousness. Spock, saw only three seasons, it made an indelible. Insurrection 1998 more bland than outright offensive or bad, this is like a midlevel quality tv episode of star trek. Star trek tv shows ranked by tomatometer 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.
To do so, we thought it might be a good time to rank all of the star trek crew members. But despite some idiotic fan criticism about the ship being too advanced and canon being violated, i truly love the fact that from a. The third season of star trek is the weakest of the three, and out of its 24 episodes, spocks brain is the worst. Keep in mind, this is not the same as ranking the series as a whole. Every episode of every star trek series ever, ranked. Produced at paramount pictures, it aired in firstrun syndication, by viacom in the us, from september 1987 to may 1994. The best episodes of the original star trek series, the one that started the whole franchise. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. I had a preconceived notion of what the rankings would be, but was very, very shocked as to what came out as the highest rated of the entire series. The next generation moved the universe forward roughly a century past the days of james t. Burnham has her rank in starfleet reinstated and her mutiny pardoned.
The second star trek episode ever telecast on september 15, 1966. Mccoy, now insane becauses of something with which he injected himself, starts to change time. The truth is that, had paramount executives not taken a chance on rebooting star. It built on the found of the original series in quantity and scope in a way that no one ever thought possible. Emily bosch barbara eve harris appears on raffis hologram comms interface. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old enterprise, montgomery scott, locked in the transporter cycle. 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. Theres deep space nine and voyager and a whole galaxy full of other vessels and settings. Mimi kuzyk played siobhan tilly, the mother of sylvia tilly, in runaway, the first star trek. The episodes script spells the uss nobel as uss noble, however the former spelling later appeared on screen, indicating the apparently correct spelling. All episodes 176 next geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his mother while he uses a new remote probe technology to search for a downed spacecraft. 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.
Until the episode extinction towards the start of the third season, the series was called simply enterprise without the star trek prefix. We had cbs all access whenit first started and it was a mess, including its interface. Discovery premiering tonight, its only fitting that we rank every star trek pilot episode from worst to best. Join me as i rank the 5 live action star trek tv series dwfaa follow me webpage. The next generation the 25 best episodes hollywood. Discovery an obol for charon is jampacked with tons of twists and turns, including not one but two different misunderstood aliens threatening the ship, not to mention major drama for saru. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star. The next generation is the star trek of choice for most trekkies. The series aired for 98 episodes across four seasons, centering on the adventures of the 22nd century.
This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. We only have one season of the series and it has the fewest episodes of any live action star trek series. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. So as a new crew goes boldly, we examine the canon to rank. The lowlight for me was the series finale, which was sudden, to say the least, and felt more like an episode of the next generation, as a result of the appearances of troi and riker, and that they were observing all the events from a holodeck. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best trek.
The next generation episodes and the first two parts. In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Were celebrating the star trek discoverys upcoming premiere with a list of star. Interface is the 155th episode of the american syndicated science fiction television series star trek. The next generation episode guides all tng episodes. Star trek ii 1977 later to become known as star trek phase ii, this was the attempted television series that would have seen the original crew with the exception of.
Voyager alright, ill be honest, numbers 4 and 3 are almost interchangeable for me. The ultimate ranking of the best star trek captains the. Oct 24, 2018 cbs all access has released the teaser trailer for the next episode of star trek. The episode commonly thought of as the greatest episode of the original series. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation starship enterprised. Another poster has been pulling imdb data for star trek. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. This is mostly due to the wonderful remasters that brought the show to hd added in better looking effects for planets and the external shots of the ship. Ranked list of all 30 seasons of star trek, in order.
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