Nov 27, 2004 for such a short lived stint, the original star trek series sure had great high points and horrible pitfalls. Because the original series was just that compelling. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. Star trek had its share of brilliant influential classics like space seed, amok time, the corbomite maneuver, and charlie x, but it. The top 10 star trek episodes ever washington post. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. We took the time to find out what the 10 best episodes of star trek. But even those who subscribe to this logic would have a hard time arguing the merits of the savage curtain. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman. 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 episodes a list of 10 titles see all lists by chestnutprophecy clear your history. But next gen absolutely served up the most horror episodes, as you can see. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes youtube.
The original series well still watch no matter how painful it gets. Introduces the greatest star trek villain of all time, a superhuman with enhanced strength and intelligence named khan. Weve had a look at the best, now lets look at the worst. Nov 04, 2009 still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from.
Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his. Mar 22, 2020 premiering eighteen years after star trek. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek. Spocks brain is considered to be one of the worst episodes in the original series run. Theres an unabashed corniness to the 60s star trek episodes which is so lovable blatant that the worst episodes are sometimes written off as charming. Mar 23, 2020 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. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest.
Lets go boldly where no one has gone before and decide once and for all the 10 greatest episodes of star trek. For the best, i must go the popular route and vote for the trouble with tribbles episode 44, season 2. The last episode of any star trek series to be made for television to date, this episode managed to be the second biggest tram smash in the entire franchise. Sep 08, 2016 fifty years later, the mission continues as star trek castmembers from the original series, next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise pick their top episodes and share. Somehow, the actual cast of the show end up being supporting characters. The third season of star trek is the weakest of the three, and out of its 24 episodes, spocks brain is the worst. May 18, 20 turnabout intruder the very last episode of the original star trek series is also its worst, a dispiritingly sexist commentary on gender roles that sees capt. The original series, i thought id share my opinions on which episodes deserve to be regarded as the greatest ever made. The various star trek series have been known to produce some of the. Generally considered to be the worst episode of any star trek series ever a title of. Just because bad star trek episodes are a vital thread in the.
The 10 best star trek episodes including all network series. 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. Turnabout intruder the very last episode of the original star trek series is also its worst, a dispiritingly sexist commentary on gender roles that sees capt. Returning the franchise to its tv roots while the original series cast was making movies, next generation ran for seven seasons and paved the way for a more mature. 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. Aug 06, 2016 10 best star trek episodes, according to the fans.
With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to. Deep space nine was a scifi series that ran from 1993 to 1999, spanning 176 episodes. Setting the trend for the rest of the season, it was no surprise that nbc would go on to cancel the original star trek series. Returning the franchise to its tv roots while the original series cast was making movies, next generation ran for seven seasons and paved the way for a more mature version of gene. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a. Aug 05, 2016 10 worst star trek episodes, according to the fans. Only 79 episodes were created for the original series, with many gems of scifi. Even when it was bad and it could be a bad a lot it was. Sep 08, 2016 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. Before his passing, leonard nimoy revealed that he was embarrassed during shooting.
The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. 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. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Follow the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone.
What do people feel were the best and the worst episodes in the original star trek series. The original series with my wife just so i could write a bunch of lists about it. Deep space nine is an acclaimed series from the star trek franchise, but these ten episodes, ranked according to imdb, are the shows worst. At the end of a long series of prime directive violation episodes came this installment which put the. Next 10 scifi tv shows that wasted incredible premises. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. Just five episodes into the series, we get a taste of the dark side, as an evil kirk struts through the corridors of the enterprise. Sep, 2016 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. Teleporting through a transporter may seem like a magnificent dream for the future, but the things do seem to regularly malfunction. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Luckily, star trek serves to accomplish both of these goals. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series science.
The 10 worst star trek episodes ever according to imdb june 30, 2019 41153. More than a few of kirk and spocks original voyages were ahem less than stellar. 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. The 10 worst star trek episodes ever according to imdb. Fifty years later, the mission continues as star trek castmembers from the original series, next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise pick their top episodes and share. 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 long and prospered in syndication, before making the jump to the big screen. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. The original series tos may seem a little campy compared to its modern counterparts, but credit is due to the show that helped popularized the key ideas and the successful storytelling techniques found in the star trek canon.
Sep 18, 2017 villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. Star trek has given us some of the greatest scifi of all time, but also some of the worst, and were ranking episodes from both ends of the spectrum. Though the future of the movie series might be in doubt, what. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. Apr 09, 2012 a few days ago, i weighed in with my top ten episodes of the classic star trek series available here. The original series are, according to the fans over at imdb. In this late episode, we get a classic haunted house tale. At least 20 episodes are so well crafted that they hold up to modern standards, despite the outdated production design. The original series was filled with more bad episodes then good, and nothing symbolizes the bad more for me then this episode, and the children shall lead. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. 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. The original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967.
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. When beverly crusher visits the house of her recently deceased grandmother, a ghost called ronin bewitches. Still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. In some ways, the worst episodes of the original series tend to get a pass. The original series broke new ground in the 60s, challenging societal norms with. Whether we can forgive these entries or not remains to be seen, but here are the 25 worst episodes of star trek ever so far. For such a short lived stint, the original star trek series sure had great high points and horrible pitfalls. Easily the worst episode of the original series, spocks brain requires that viewers to turn off their own. The original series episodes a list of 15 titles favourite directors a list of 32 people worst star trek. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an awful series finale to find the worst of them all. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. 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. The best and worst original star trek episodes pictures cbs.
It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. Sep 05, 2016 the top 10 classic star trek episodes. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked. 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 10 worst episodes of ds9 ever, according to imdb.
It takes place in the years 23692375 and takes place primarily on a space station as opposed to aboard a star ship. So it is with a certain degree of fondness that we present the 15 best worst episodes of star trek. Here are 10 episodes that took starfleet through some of its worst epidemics and quarantines. The original series seemed destined to be a forgotten relic before syndication brought it a whole new fanbase in the 1970s, relaunching the franchise to grand new heights that continue to this day. Although it is to be congratulated for what is possibly. The next generation debuted in 1987 and has seen its fanbase grow every year since. Trying to make an important decision, commander riker replays a key moment of federation history from the holodeck.
Driven by the deadly mating urge known as pon farr, spock returns to the planet vulcan in order to satisfy the most primal and compelling instinct of all. The thing is, star trek is a generally wonderful television series and it offers an optimistic view of the future that is very promising and enlightened. These are the worst ten episodes that star trek produced and if given the opportunity to watch them, you might want to strongly consider watching something. 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. From mirror, mirror to the city on the edge of forever, the staff remembers the top 5 star trek original series episodes. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. The original series episodes ranked by their metascore aggregated from several sites star trek all. Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. Deep space nine is certainly the darkest of the star trek series, literally in its lighting and in its overall tone.