It featured the voices of the original star trek actors. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. Erika ashley around here at girl geek headquarters were getting ready for star trek s 50th anniversary. Star trek s original series might be decades old, but these top rated episodes, according to imdb, are. Fortunately, it lives on today in re runs, giving trekkies the ongoing excitement of regularly boldly going where no man has gone before. Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of. From mirror, mirror to the city on the edge of forever, the staff remembers the top 5 star trek original series episodes.
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. If you enjoyed this video, check out my star trek podcast. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which. The original series is my personal favourite in the star trek line up. The star trek franchise marks its 50th anniversary with a new feature film star trek beyond and, in may 2017, a new tv series on cbs all access, star trek.
The original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. If i missed an episode that you like, comment below. Listen to every episode of survivor brothers here 1. Possibly the greatest episode in the entire history of the franchise, this introduction to the. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman. Deep space nine, season 6, episodes 16 1997 the fifth season finale of deep space nine hadnt just broken the utopian pacifism of the franchise as a whole, it had broken the very concept of the series by kicking starfleet off deep space nine and placing the station into the hands of. Space the final frontier that captain kirk and his crew explored for three of the scheduled five years of their mission. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. 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. The original series 19661969 without gene roddenberrys original series, there simply is no franchise, period, as it created the template that five of the series that followed it. Featuring new hit original series the rook, sweetbitter, power, the spanish princess, vida, outlander, wrong man, american gods, now apocalypse as well as warriors of liberty city, america to me, ash vs evil dead, black sails, survivors remorse, the.
There is a series, star trek continues that uses a reconstructed set and costumes of the original series. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch. While star trek is indisputably the most influential scifi tv series ever, its successor, star trek. The five best episodes from the entire series of star trek. One of the goofiest original series episodes also has a major dark side, as the crew arrives on a planet where anything they imagine can become real. 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. Lists of the best episodes of television, movies, novels, broadway musicals, burgers and fries you name it are completely subjective and irrelevant.
Most popular star trek episodes on netflix are shocking cbs heres how many episodes from the original 1960s star trek are considered to be in the top 10 most rewatchable on netflix. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the airing of the original star trek, thr counted down the best 100 episodes across all 6 series. It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The idea was landed on to do a callback to the trouble with tribbles which you might see further down this lis and the team.
It is often ranked among the top five or ten must see episodes of the series. As a tribute to one of my personal heroes, i have compiled this list of my favorite episodes of star trek. Lets now look at 8 of the most unforgettable episodes from the series that started it all. The original series episodes 1 city on the edge of forever this one is a memorable episode with a spin on society in a earthly city and their own understanding of it where coming from a future very different. Now this is a real tease of a teaser because all you get are some generic space images, a sweeping star trek score and the text new worlds, new characters, new planets blah blah blah. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. And the special effects were redone for highdefinition. There are so many good episodes that it was hard for me to pick my favourites, but i finally managed to narrow it down to five. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series.
For the first time in the original series, leonard nimoy comes center stage and proves that spock can effectively serve as the driving force of a star trek episode. 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. The city on the edge of forever season 1, episode 28. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. With trek s thirtiethanniversary right around the corner, the show runners of deep space nine wanted to do a special episode to pay homage to the original series.
Star trek is simply an incredibly fun and entertaining science fiction series, though it was hardly appreciated back in the 1960s when it originally aired. The original star trek adventure that started the enduring scifi pop culture phenomenon. Newsweeks top 10 episodes from the original star trek series. Star trek universe trivia quizzes in our television category. After losing his entire crew to an alien planeteating machine, commodore matthew decker pulls rank on kirk in order to play a game of catandmouse with the mechanical adversary. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Now we at the house of geekery look back at the top 5 episodes of the original series that launched a franchise, star trek. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. All series in total amount to 774 episodes across 35 seasons of television. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Star trek is still a scifi powerhouse after 50 years.
Top five favourite star trek tos episodes as i have said a few times on this blog, star trek. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. Starz official website containing schedules, original content, movie information, on demand, starz play and extras, online video and more. So, what better way than to kick off the festivities by counting down or top 5 favorite episodes of star trek. There are only 3 episodes, but i think theres a kickstarter to make more. The original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, short treks and picard, along with multiple upcoming series which includes lower decks. Devil in the dark is a favorite for people to goof on. Eight television series and one shortform companion series make up the bulk of the star trek franchise. To celebrate star trek and what its meant to tv and scifi fans around the globe, put together a list of our five favorite episodes from the original series.
List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. So cbs has released the latest image and teaser for the star trek tv series for its streaming service see the video at the end of this post. Star trek, the original 196669 series, created by gene roddenberry. The classic series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t.
If you thought i was done talking about star trek you would be wrong. 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. Top rated star trek tos episodes, according to imdb. Enterprise, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. This is a quiz that will cover star trek, from the original tv series of the 1960s to the movies and enterprise.
December 29, 1966 in this episode the enterprise encounters. This is the top 10 star trek the original series 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 past three months has left the crew of the enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain mccoys encounter with a humansized white rabbit or kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at starfleet academy. But the crew of the uss enterprise made the most of their short journey and made television history in the process. Most popular star trek episodes on netflix are shocking. Top 10 star trek the original series episodes by mystery steamboat. Top 10 star trek the original series episodes youtube.
Best star trek original series episodes ranked business insider. Though it introduced the greatest villain in star trek historyricardo. Top five favourite star trek tos episodes nerd rambles. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. Palmer august 5, 2014 i have just completed a fouryear mission to boldly watch what i have never seen before. Theres deep space nine and voyager and a whole galaxy full of other vessels and settings. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek episode ever aired. The 8 most memorable episodes the original series cbr. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. Ricardo montabans single appearance on the original series as the 1990s warlord khan noonien singh set the stage for the undisputed greatest star trek film ever, the wrath of khan, set 15 years. The next generation, was almost certainly a better show and weve got the top five.
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