Michael and denise okuda, in the official but not necessarily canonical or accurate star trek. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. A tribute to every episode of the beloved classic series of star trek in the order they were broadcast. The next generation tng, and all of the star trek feature films, including the three newest j. Discovery is set in the original timeline of the other shows and takes place about 10 years before the original series. What is the official sequence for star trek the original. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. Captain kirk orders shore leave for the enterprise crew on a seemingly. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. Aug 05, 2016 with so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. Here are all the star trek movies and series, by order of when they premiered in theatres or on tv.
Top 10 star trek the original series episodes youtube. The original series 19661969 1966 1967 1968 1969 1988. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. A chronological order of episodes is presented in the series article. My girlfriend and i have been watching and very much enjoying star trek. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Episodic missions tell the story of star trek in 2409 and 2410. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The original star trek series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t. Top 10 star trek the original series episodes all trailers in this video are property of their respective owners and cbs, and i in no way intend to profit from this video star trek has been a. What is the release date order for all of star trek.
Ent is also one of the more serialized series at least the last two seasons, so this one was pretty easy. In several episodes, the positions of people being beamed updown change. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Discovery these episodes will teach you about klingon culture, spanning the best moments of the star trek franchise. Abrams reboot films, or kelvin timeline based on the original series. 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.
The problem is that we have no idea what that order actually is. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. There are several types of missions in star trek online. From the outside, its easy to see why people would laugh at this episode.
Star trek, season 1, episode 23 1967 this was the first original series episode i ever saw and it still blows my mind, says jordan hoffman, u. Im thinking of someone whos never seen the show and wants to watch only the best. Star trek the original series in production order imdb. Michael and denise okuda, in the official but not necessarily canonical or accurate star trek chronology. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and. Nov 02, 2018 unfortunately, it was cut short, but there are still some solid even great episodes of star trek here despite some slogs. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to. 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. 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. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed.
The original series recently, resulting in us deciding to try to watch the whole lot in the order it was released. Star trek tos episode listings by airdate and production order. As far as i know, none of the films were released until a long time after star trek. The original series is an american science fiction television series produced by fred freiberger, and. Devil in the dark is a favorite for people to goof on. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia.
So i talked to some pepoles 24 hours ago on rmovies about how should i watch star trek and i came to realise that the movies and seriess are divided to groups. In which order should i watch tos episodes and films. What is the official sequence for star trek the original series. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. Mirror, mirror 1967 when the landing party is being beamed up, kirks arm is positioned down, then up as he starts to materialize the first time, then down again as.
Jan 18, 2019 in between the original series and the movie revival, the cast took part in a 1970s animated series. During the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. The latter two focus on either ground or space combat, but episodic tend to make use of both. Picard piggybacking so many episodes of the original series with their plots and storylines, its important to remember that what made it unique sometimes came down to captain kirks captaincy. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. In between the original series and the movie revival, the cast took part in a 1970s animated series. And its not just for trek land of the giants i know, not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath, but still aired its episodes in a very different order to how they were made, leading to some real jumps between developments in the early part of season one, and watching now in anything other than production order is a very odd experience. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. 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. You should watch them in chronological order and not by the released order because they flow one to the other and then the things that people want to complain and nitpick about become 100% understandable and seen as the truth based on the dialogue. It thus made sense to do a full sequel to one of the best tos episodes ever. Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his own life by saying.
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. Below, i present star trek tos by stardate, just for kicks. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. They also appeared in the star trek movie first contact. Discovery takes place roughly a decade before captain kirk leads the enterprises fiveyear mission to explore strange new worlds. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek.
Some of these ideas were never produced, whereas others were. This category includes all episodes of the original star trek. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. The first season will run for 15 episodes, which is more than most shows get nowadays but a shorter run than any normal star trek season before it. The original series is a series of science fiction novels based on the popular television show 19661969 and movies created by gene roddenberry. In the corbomite maneuver, the enterprise encounters a mysterious alien intent on attacking it. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star trek. 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 episode guide lets watch star trek. Episodic missions focusing on the main story, found missions acquired in sector space and queued missions. 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. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an. Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, the new battlestar galactica, the orville, and the star wars movies.
Furthermore, ent is set before tos chronologically. It featured the voices of the original star trek actors. The borg are star treks most feared and most loved adversaries they appear in a total twentyone episodes in the star trek franchise in enterprise, the next generation and voyager, every television incarnation other than the original series and deep space nine. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an awful series finale to find the. The animated format allowed for storylines that couldnt be done in live action and often played on past tos episodes.
The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. I created this list because i am currently in the process of watching all the star trek series in order. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. 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. Introduces the greatest star trek villain of all time, a superhuman with enhanced strength and intelligence named khan. Some shots hold for longer on my favourite episodes. Sep 08, 2016 from a modern tv viewers perspective, the original series, with all of its 1960s storytelling quirks and anachronisms, was the hardest entry in star trek canon to get through. Jan 25, 2019 top 10 star trek the original series episodes all trailers in this video are property of their respective owners and cbs, and i in no way intend to profit from this video star trek has been a. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. Note that the last quarter of the list is not very interesting since it contains an unordered mix of the episodes for which the star date is not known. Since ent was the latest show to be produced, the writers and producers had a pretty good bearing on when and where these episodes fit into the rest of star trek lore.
The original series, premiered on nbc on friday, september 20, 1968 and concluded on tuesday, june 3, 1969. In short, im looking for a simple, easy to read list of all the tv seriesseasonsmovies in the star trek franchise in release date order, including special mention of any crossover episodes if there are any. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. When the show first aired on tv, and until lowering budget issues in its third season resulted in a noticable drop in quality episodes and placed in a 10pm friday night death slot by the network. A transporter malfunction splits captain kirk into two halves. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. The third and final season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the. The list above seems like it might be a valid way of understanding tos, as good or better than airdate ignoring, of course, things like the pc props of star trek series from which in some cases notes seasonbyseason variants of little set pieces and. I would think that the episode ordering on the official dvds would be correct. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began the show is set in the milky way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s.
These stories were submitted or developed for production, but for various reasons never aired. The list above seems like it might be a valid way of understanding tos, as good or better than airdate ignoring, of course, things like the pc props of star trek series from which in some cases notes seasonbyseason variants of little set pieces and, of course, shatners harsher thirdseason hair. Numerous undeveloped star trek episodes were written for star trek. The show lasted three seasons until canceled in 1969. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek. Nbc chose the man trap the fifth episode in production order to air first. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed. As part of its ongoing mission to document the art and production history of star trek, this site will present technical articles on star trek prop and costume authentication focusing on the original series with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented. Unfortunately, it was cut short, but there are still some solid even great episodes of star trek here despite some slogs. The original series was aired, and some of them were. Aug 06, 2016 10 best star trek episodes, according to the fans. List of star trek borg episodes in chronological order. Discovery bringing the franchise back to television after a 12year absence, now is the best time to see why star trek has endured since the original series first aired in 1966. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise and its cre.