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. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. The original series broke new ground in the 60s, challenging societal norms with. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. Top 10 star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman.
The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. In the world of star trek, there was a time when deep space nine was the nearly forgotten child. 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. The next generation stood as the start of the renaissance. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. The 10 worst star trek episodes ever according to imdb. Responding to a distress signal, kirk finds captain tracey of the u. Heres the final bottom 10 as decided by the fans in order of slightlylesshorrendous all the way down to the absolute pits. Generally considered to be the worst episode of any star trek series ever a title of. For some things, being the best not only means being of high quality, but also being incredibly iconic and wellknown, and the. Today, some of its ideas are laughable, such as a computer dedicated entirely to library holdings.
Turnabout intruder the very last episode of the original star trek series is also its worst, a dispiritingly sexist commentary on gender roles. But deep space nine, it was just there, waiting to be noticed related. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. The next generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the trek franchise, which makes these five bottomfeeder episodes even more embarrassing. The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the yangs and the kohms to find the secret of their longevity. Introduces the greatest star trek villain of all time, a superhuman with enhanced strength and intelligence named khan. Star trek, in all its iterations, has created some great episodes, but in all that time, there have also been some pretty bad ones, as well. 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. Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. While only 20 years later for us, it was set 100 years after the events of star trek. These are the star trek episodes that you know are terrible, but cant stop watching. In some ways, the worst episodes of the original series tend to get a pass. But even those who subscribe to this logic would have a hard time arguing the merits of the savage curtain.
When beverly crusher visits the house of her recently deceased grandmother, a ghost called ronin bewitches her. These are the 5 worst star trek the original series episodes. 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. With that said, here are the 10 all time best and 10 worst star trek episodes, officially ranked. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. The third season of star trek is the weakest of the three, and out of its 24 episodes, spocks brain is the worst.
The episodes are listed in order by original air date, 2 which match the episode order in each seasons original, 3 4 5 remastered, 6 7 8 and. Before his passing, leonard nimoy revealed that he was embarrassed during shooting. 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. I have my personal favorite choices for worst episode.
More than a few of kirk and spocks original voyages were ahem less than stellar. The original series with my wife just so i could write a bunch of lists about it. Star trek is also full of episodes that stand among the best in television. But next gen absolutely served up the most horror episodes, as you can see. In honor of star treks 50th anniversary this month, the hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek ranking them across all six tv series with help from the stars and.
Kirk falls in love again with a beautiful woman named odona sharon acker whom he meets. The trouble with tribbles tos sometimes being the best doesnt just pertain to pure quality. Kirk, spock and mccoy beam down to a planet belonging to the mysterious flint james. Spocks brain from the original series comes to mind. Maybe as little as ten minutes of footage is actually original and some of the clips involve events that riker couldnt possibly have witnessed. As tight as the race was for worst episode, the competition for the finest is even tougher. Every fan has their favorite star trek episode, but there are a lot that dont get nearly as much love as they deserve. Weve had a look at the best, now lets look at the worst. And the children shall lead is the fourth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Lakso and directed by marvin chomsky, it was first broadcast on october 11, 1968 in the episode, the crew of. In this late episode, we get a classic haunted house tale. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. 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. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best.
Deep space nine is certainly the darkest of the star trek series, literally in its lighting and in its overall tone. The alternative factor 1967 tvpg 50 min action, adventure. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek. Star trek convention in 2016, the following were listed as the worst episodes of. With 7 episodes there are bound to be some duds, even in a show as beloved as star trek. This delightful sciencefiction adventure romp through space was the late 80s addition to the canon that originally began with star trek in the 60s. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes youtube. The best and worst original star trek episodes pictures cbs. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman.
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