Star treks future technology shows how replicators can create virtually anything out of reconstituted matter, but theres something that no advanced computational array could ever reproduce. Star trek the next generation fun episodes rewatchable. These are the star trek episodes that you know are terrible, but cant stop watching. Three of the funniest scenes in star trek, the original series. Voyager, season 1, episodes 1 and 2 1995 the series premiere for voyager promised a star trek like none before it, with it boasting a female lead, a mixed crew of starfleet and. Airing for only three seasons in its first series, the franchise now spans a wide range of byproducts from figurines, games and even novels. The original series are, according to the fans over at imdb. To create this countdown i looked at episodes from the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise. Yet somehow, it makes for one of the few true joys of tos final season. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. But deep space nine, it was just there, waiting to be noticed related.
This is not a list of the ten best episodes of star trek. The 20 funniest star trek episodes 20 the way to eden, tos. But next gen absolutely served up the most horror episodes, as you can see. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps.
Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will. Deep space nine is typically considered a hardhitting, gritty entry in star trek s canon. And while undertaking the task of picking the greatest star trek tv episodes out of the 725 or so stories from all the different series is something of a. With its streamlined sets, updated aesthetic, and stentorian acting style, it was here to be taken seriously. The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. The weirdest episodes, from tribbles to the rock videos tribbles, holodeck fantasies and abe lincoln are a part of the goofy side of the star trek universe. Here are 20 of the funniest star trek episodes ever to show how it brought the laughs as much as drama for a scifi icon. Star trek new voyages, 4x03, world enough and time, subtitles.
Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. The next generation stood as the start of the renaissance. Mccoy vehemently refuses believing it to be nancy, so spock grabs for mccoys phaser before getting between kirk and creature. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. In this video i countdown the top 10 funniest episodes from all 5 star trek series. On the first anniversary of her assignment to enterprise, tpol tells archer and trip about the first contact between humans and vulcans, which involves three vulcans becoming stranded in the town of carbon creek, pennsylvania in 1957. You can find many such rankings highlighting the top moments aboard the. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories.
Trapped in an alien laboratory, kirk, spock and mccoy. Star trek debuted as long ago as 1966 and has been a phenomenon ever since. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. 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. Its not just one of the funniest star trek episodes, its also one of the cleverest. Episodes pilots 19641965 star trek s pilot episode, the cage, was completed between. Its a cult, an injoke, a war cry, and, for the uninitiated, a prime example of all that is obsessive and bizarre in nerd culture.
After spock enters the room to find the salt vampire, in nancy craters form, advancing on kirk, he turns to mccoy and yells for the doctor to shoot the creature. While this is definitely true, some of my favorite episodes are when it decides to embrace its pulpier. The original series was an attempt to show morality plays as depicted in the future, touching on racism, biggotry, greed and inequality. 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. In the world of star trek, there was a time when deep space nine was the nearly forgotten child. Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his own life by saying. From the moment seven of nine joined voyager, she and the doctor connected. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post.
My journey through all of star trek is one series nearer to completion. Discovery is now, and paving the way for three further series to. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. True, the funny in this mostly comes from how bad it is. To create this countdown i looked at episodes from the original series, the next generation, deep space nine. Is serious business moment near the end is a fine example of narm. When beverly crusher visits the house of her recently deceased grandmother, a ghost called ronin bewitches her. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman. It has transcended its cheap sets and rubber prosthetics to become a part of. The reason i did it for tos is because the general consensus seems to be that the overall caliber of the series is lower altogether, and it has the added result that many star trek fans who otherwise love the franchise and watch every show will just skip tos entirely. Bones mccoy, the old country doctor with a nearfanatical dedication to his hippocratic oath, was a space adventurer.
Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Its hard to think of any other 1960s tv series with as much stayingpower as star trek. I wonder how many takes it took them to get through it without laughing. We took the time to find out what the 10 best episodes of star trek. Season after season, the many tv shows which chronicle the cosmic adventures of majestic starship. With a new crew, led by a new captain, aboard a new enterprise, it set the pace for every star trek series after it. The original series has spawned spinoffs, movies, and more. The weirdest star trek episodes, from tribbles to the rock. The horta has a funny story, says original series story editor d.
Best star trek original series episodes ranked business insider. Star wars star trek tos star trek meme star trek voyager tumblr stars leonard mccoy spock and kirk starship enterprise funny times 18 times star trek fans were the funniest part of. The next generation ran for seven full seasons and cemented star trek as a scifi powerhouse. Star trek, season 1, episode 26 1967 the horta has a funny story, says original series story editor d. 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.
Though the series had a rocky beginning, it eventually hit its stride and had many. The original series episodes a piece of the action is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Leading the charge back to television for the star trek franchise just as star trek. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone.
Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of. Stuntman, actor, creature creator janos prohaska did. Premiering on september 8, 1966, star trek was on the air for just three years on nbc, but the series about the crew of the starship enterprise, starring william shatner and leonard nimoy, lived. 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 menagerie pts i and ii are the episodes that rehash that first one i always skip. Ironically, the kickoff to this episode is everyone on. 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.
Coon, and directed by james komack, it was first broadcast on january 12, 1968. In this late episode, we get a classic haunted house tale. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. When star trek was rebooted in the late eighties, it came back with a wildly different crew, an updated enterprise, and sir patrick stewart as the articulate captain jeanluc picard. Deep space nine is certainly the darkest of the star trek series, literally in its lighting and in its overall tone. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. The foundations of star trek there are no story arcs in star trek films 24 excepted. Often lauded as the funniest or cutest episode in any star trek incarnation, this cautionary tale of petanimal control gone wild remains a universal fan favorite. These are the 15 worst star trek episodes of all time. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic. The next generation was the series that carried the torch of the star trek franchise into a new era of television.