The original series 19661969 1966 1967 1968 1969 1988. Join as we count down our picks for the top 10 star trek. The 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked. 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. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an awful series finale to find the.
New star trek series featuring spock and pike will be. Coon and directed by ralph senensky, it was first broadcast on march 15, 1968. The final original series episode to be filmed and aired is either a an unintentionally campy and downright sexist disaster or b a subtly aheadofitstime commentary on gender and the. The quality of the transfer is on a par with the other 2 seasons ive purchased. Kirk, and eventually kirks middle name is revealed to be tiberius on star trek. We took the time to find out what the 10 best episodes of star trek. Watch star trek episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in.
Star trek tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide tv. Were here to give you some options to make your way through the original series, without necessarily having to watch all 79 episodes. 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. Sep 16, 2017 with just 79 episodes in its total run, star trek. 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. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek. Jul 30, 2016 star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. Star trek aired on nbc from september 8, 1966, to june 3, 1969, and was actually seen first on september 6, 1966, on canadas ctv network.
Top 10 most polarizing star trek tos episodes by helenagi. The series was produced from september 1966 to december 1967 by norway productions and desilu productions, and by paramount television from january 1968 to june 1969. 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. Spock, even though, later in star trek canon, we learn that the romulans did split away from the vulcans in ancient history. Newsweeks top 10 episodes from the original star trek series. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The original series episode guide lets watch star trek. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. Nbc ordered 16 episodes of star trek, besides where no man has gone before. Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of. The foundations of star trek there are no story arcs in star trek films 24 excepted. 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.
Discovery and soon picard, there have been over 800 episodes of the franchise. 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. The series tells the tale of the crew of the starship enterprise and its fiveyear mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. 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. Arm the photon torpedoes and set your phaser to stun. Through multiple tv series, even more movies, and innumerable offshoot properties and fan versions, star trek has become a cultural juggernaut and science fiction touchstone. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star trek episodes from any of the series were their favorites. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. 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. Funnily enough, this very first romulan is played by mark lenard, who, in season 2 of the original trek would play sarek, spocks dad.
The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. The original series starred william shatner as captain james t. The galileo seven episode 15this isnt just the origins of a great star trek episode concept shuttlecraft mission goes awry. After roddenberrys second pilot episode, where no man has gone before, received a more favorable response from nbc, star trek finally aired its first episode. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. Since the original star trek premiered in 1966, through the 90s when no less than three star trek series were on at one time, and finally to the emergence of star trek. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi series. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. How to watch star trek in order, including picard techradar. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise and its cre. Earth 1968s robert lansing is the only guest star on this series to be billed at the top of the program just after the episodes title rather than in the end credits.
Earth, came, guest star robert lansing as mister seven. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. Kirk, leonard nimoy as spock, and deforest kelley as leonard mccoy. Some of these ideas were never produced, whereas others were. Following the original series, star trek has spawned movies and seven additional television shows. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. The original series series 3 complete bluray completes the availability of the original series on bluray, with brand new cgi effects to replace the original shots. Numerous undeveloped star trek episodes were written for star trek. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. 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. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. 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 first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The original series, often abbreviated as tos, debuted in the united states on nbc on september 8, 1966. These stories were submitted or developed for production, but for various reasons never aired. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america. Cbs knew they needed to do something to be sure the one that started it all, the original series. 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 original series, originally created by gene roddenberry, premiered on nbc on september 8, 1966 and concluded on april, 1967. The original series episodes bread and circuses is the twentyfifth and penultimate episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to.
Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which eventually acquired the retronym star trek. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols, bill blackburn, james doohan, eddie paskey, frank da vinci, george takei, jeannie malone, walter koenig, majel barrett, gene roddenberry. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. The ships fiveyear mission may have only lasted three seasons on nbc, but. Leonard bones mccoy aboard the fictional federation starship uss enterprise. The original series are, according to the fans over at imdb. The original star trek series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t. Its one of the most quintessential pieces of sciencefiction television around. 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. Sep 08, 2016 it drives home one of star trek s main themes, that the needs of many outweigh the wants of one and is one of the most beloved episodes in the entire series.
With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on. Where no man has gone before the corbomite maneuver. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. 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. Hayesgehrke star trek the original series is the first science fiction series that i watched. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. I started watching it in afternoon reruns when i was in junior high. Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship. The original star trek, in keeping with tv conventions of the late 60s, told stories so selfcontained that events that seemed to traumatize characters in one episode would never be. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed.