Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to. Ive only seen 3 episodes of enterprise so its not fair to rate it. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first. 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. To do so, we thought it might be a good time to rank all of the star trek crew members. Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad. Enterprise offered a bold new take on star trek, where andorians were the big bad, transporters were experimental and dangerous, and vulcans were, well, kind of jerks.
Enterprise, the lovable and wise beagle named porthos was captain archers best friend, and also, very easily, the greatest dog in star trek history. 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. The greatest star trek movies, series, episodes, villains. Star trek gave us six tv series, spanning over 700 episodes, because its such a rich universe. Jul 29, 2016 so, about a month ago i decided to write a post ranking all the trek episodes ever, from the original series to enterprise.
Whether our characters were traveling through time, being visited by people from the future, living through changed timelines, or dealing with something else time related, weve seen the characters of. The pin was the same as the captains rank pin, but with two additional flags attached to the long edges of the pin. The 10 all time best and 10 worst episodes, officially ranked. Dec 16, 2011 enterprise is indisputably the least popular of the star trek tv series, but theres bad, and then there are these five continuityconfounding franchisekillers. The character was never named onscreen, but is called mallora in the expanse by j. I decided to look through the many episodes involving time travel across all the tv series.
Enterprises low ratings saw it canceled after just four seasons. They are the first deep space explorers in starfleet, using the first warp 5 equippe. Enterprise is a science fiction tv series and a prequel to the original star trek. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting. Season, episodes, originally aired, viewers millions, rank. The series premiered september 26, 2001, on the upn television network with the final episode airing on may, 2005. Jarrah hodge examines every single episode of every single liveaction star trek series to see if they pass the bechdel test. Mar 21, 2018 star trek first contact 1996 the best of the next gen movies fuses borg invasion and time travel plots, throwing the enterprise e into earths past on the trail of the cybernetic collective as.
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. The star trek saga has spread out over 50 years of television. Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally aired on the. And while its true every star trek series has its high points and rough patches, there are some that come out far, far better than the others. Nov 04, 2009 still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. In this video i am giving my opinion about the different main captains of all the star trek series to date and will reveal who i believed to be the best, based on a ranking system. 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. Jul 27, 2016 empire counts down the 50 best star trek episodes of all time, spanning the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. Today in slate, matthew yglesias explains just why star trek is greatand why the franchises natural home is television, not the movies.
Kathryn janeway, played by actress kate mulgrew like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the. A powerful being claiming to be the greek god apollo appears and demands that the crew of the enterprise disembark onto. Narrowing them to 15, here are my choices counting down to the best of the top star trek time travel episodes. Comprehensive rank of each episode of enterprise, from 1 to 97 with the trekranks five. Q tries to prove that picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the borg for the first time. The series aired for 98 episodes across four seasons, centering on the adventures of the 22nd century starship enterprise. Although this title was not used in canon at any point after tos, fleet captain was assigned a rank pin in the star trek encyclopedia, as part of a movieera set of ranks established for star trek ii through star trek vi. 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. The series aired for 98 episodes across four seasons, centering on the adventures of the 22nd century. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier.
Every star trek series included episodes that dealt with time travel. It was the last star trek program to end its run on television. Heres a totally subjective ranking of every star trek show from worst to best. Disagree with the rankings, or just want to debate the finer points of enterprises fouryear mission. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. 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. Enterprise had many terrific episodes, especially its later episodes. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos a look back at the franchises many memorable charactersand its handful of duds. Enterprise 20012005 the fourth star trek series in the rick berman era, this show ran on upn for four seasons, making it the shortest of the modern trek series so far. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst.
With star trek into darkness now in theaters, weve been on a bit of a starfleet bender of late read. Nov 15, 2016 using this concept led to some of the best, and some of the worst, episodes in the series, so which stand apart from the rest. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. Star trek nemesis utter trash not only the worst star trek film, but one of the worst films ever made. The prequel to the star trek phenomena was derided by many for its bland and derivative nature. May, 2015 the prequel to the star trek phenomena was derided by many for its bland and derivative nature. While many of enterprise s stories felt like retreads that were done better by the prior series, there were bright spots, like its innovative mirror universe episodes. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. If youre not sure where to start when it comes to star trek. These are the best episodes of the fifth and to date final star trek tv show. Star treks 100 most important crew members, ranked wired. Two and three part story arcs are combined, else those would be my entire list. Every star trek pilot episode, ranked from worst to best.
Star trek first contact 1996 the best of the next gen movies fuses borg invasion and time travel plots, throwing the enterprisee into earths past on the trail of the cybernetic collective as. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Smallwood came up with his own name for his character, depac, based on the celebrity deepak chopra. Ranking the star trek series by their first seasons fandom. Jan 16, 2015 today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. As i watch each trek series again, i am ranking the episodes and compiling a few vital statistics. Jan 08, 2020 the star trek saga has spread out over 50 years of television. The next generation, imdb has you covered with its ranking of the series best episodes. Some, including me, would argue that, even at its worst which, for reference, was during the execrable yearlong xindi arc in season 3, it never.
Jul 12, 2012 star trek is at its best when it uses scifi allegories to tackle real ethical quandaries, and this chapter of enterprise is a proud contributor to that tradition. Similar to episodes about holoprograms, time travel was a classic device used in the franchise to tell all types of stories. While many of enterprises stories felt like retreads that were done better by the prior series, there were bright spots, like its innovative mirror universe episodes. A prequel to the original star trek, enterprise let producers reset the. Still, four seasons gives us almost 100 episodes to choose from. Enterprise is indisputably the least popular of the star trek tv series, but theres bad, and then there are these five continuityconfounding franchisekillers.
In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Mar 21, 2019 enterprise offered a bold new take on star trek, where andorians were the big bad, transporters were experimental and dangerous, and vulcans were, well, kind of jerks. Basically the beta version of discovery, enterprise turned star trek tropes on their heads and presented a more nuanced and critical look at what would someday become the federation. Enterprise is perhaps the most maligned series in the franchises history, so much so that its credited with star treks long absence from pop culture until the sleek j. But a careful and objective look reveals that star trek. Six enterprise episodes that are just as good as your favorite star. Probably the finest moment of the entire series, this twoparter deals with a. Theres deep space nine and voyager and a whole galaxy full of other vessels and settings. I started ranking the tng episodes and it became immediately apparent. Star trek is at its best when it uses scifi allegories to tackle real ethical quandaries, and this chapter of enterprise is a proud contributor to that tradition. Q tries to prove that picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the. So, about a month ago i decided to write a post ranking all the trek episodes ever, from the original series to enterprise. Enterprise crew members are being kidnapped at night and tortured in a. Enterprise is an american science fiction television series that originally aired on the upn network from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005.
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. Sep 08, 2016 ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first to worst. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original star trek tv series. With star trek into darkness now in theaters, weve been on a bit of a starfleet bender of late read our ranking the star trek movies story here. 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. The enterprise is guided to a distant, longdead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race existing only as disembodied energy desiring the bodies of kirk, spock and astrobiologist ann mulhall so that they may live again.
This time were looking at the best episodes of star trek enterprise. May 18, 2017 in this video i am giving my opinion about the different main captains of all the star trek series to date and will reveal who i believed to be the best, based on a ranking system. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. Enterprise is the latest entry in the star trek television saga and takes place during the mid22nd century.
To get through this herculean task, i first ranked the episodes in each season, then merged those into a single comprehensive ranking for each series, and then merged all of that into a massive list of my alltime star trek episode ranking list coming soon. Until the episode extinction towards the start of the third season, the series was called simply enterprise without the star trek prefix. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best. Enterprise s low ratings saw it canceled after just four seasons. Patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn.
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