Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best. Earth this is the infamous second season closer that star trek creator gene roddenberry tried to use as a backdoor pilot for a. Rank the star trek series from best to worst neogaf. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. It can be hard to believe that such a fantastic, iconic television show was founded on such murky material. For such a short lived stint, the original star trek series sure had great high points and horrible pitfalls. Every star trek series ranked worst to best page 6. The star trek movies have supplied their share of action and scifi over the years. Beloved as it is, star trek has some terrible episodes. Why ds9 is the second worst star trek series after ent.
The original series episodes a list of 15 titles favourite directors a list of 32 people worst star trek. Star trek spun itself off into multiple tv series, movies, novels, video games, comic books somewhere, theres probably a puppet kirk putting the moves on. 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. Sex appeal had been a part of the show ever since green women were belly dancing for captain kirk back in the 60s, but enterprise seemed like it. Then shouldnt you be declaring tng worst star trek series ever. Despite the fact that it was released a decade ago and based on arguably the worst television series in the star trek franchise okay, okay, the secondworst star trek voyager.
The star trek saga has spread out over 50 years of television. Those were the reply options to our latest poll question. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. The first two seasons of tng are famously weak, offering only a couple decent installments within dozens of mostlyforgettable episodes. It featured the voices of the original star trek actors except for. Is star trek picard the worst of all star trek series.
In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. Earth this is the infamous second season closer that star trek creator gene roddenberry tried to use as a backdoor pilot for a new series. By my own subjective measure, worst means the highest proportion of poor episodes, and poor episodes could be due to bad scripts, special effects, acting or series continuity. Avery brooks carried this series with a gravitas and emotional heft that will be remembered for all time. And while its true every star trek series has its high points and rough patches. From the original series to discovery, were ranking all the star treks. The only bit i liked was the cool battle with the borg at the beginning, im not sure if they ever had something like that before, but it was the first time id seen it. I know many star trek fans say they hated star trek enterprise, but that is my number one favorite star trek series. The motion picture 1979 the series first film is slow even by 1979 standards, though a 2001 directors cut has better pacing and character work. The search for spock 1984 a film often underappreciated due to its position between two other series entires that tend to.
The best and worst star trek movies, ranked time out. The best and worst of star trek ranking the films and. Star trek series, which debuted in 1966, was not only a vessel for a forwardthinking and incredible scifi drama in its time, but would. Lets rank every star trek film, from worst the first. It began as a shortlived television series, and yet its a highly influential and long lasting franchise that has spawned four sequel series and. In the four decades since the motion picture debuted, star trek has flourished, spawning a dozen more films with. More than 25,000 people voted, and the results are pretty surprising. I managed to make it through the first season, but i wont be going back. An ordering of star trek shows, from best to worst, with discussion. Tng contains the most mindbending episodes as well as the ethical quandaries that made the show famous. Tng this is the series that got me hooked on the star trek franchise a few years ago. Which series do you think is the worst of the star trek spinoffs. Villordsutch on the five worst star trek episodes ever.
While voyager s highs may have rarely been quite as high as the best star trek adventures, its lows certainly rank among the lowest points in the franchise. Wesley crusher the next generation by far the most hated character in trek history. The series kicked off somewhere during the second season, and never really faltered after that. The next generation, the cast of which would also pump out a slew of mediocre sequels. The star trek finales, ranked worst to best according to imdb expectations are high for any series finale, but doubly so when it comes to star trek. Thats why i gave it a chance, despite hating the first few epis. A group of fans hashes through space hippies, stolen brains and an awful series finale to find the. The worst part, though, is the show is just embarrassingly horny, and for star trek, a franchise where theres risa, a canonical sex planet where everyone goes whenever theyre on vacation, thats saying something. Also, the theme song was pretty awful and out of place for star trek. These are the 15 worst star trek episodes of all time.
Every star trek tv show, ranked from worst to best vulture. Every star trek tv series ranked from worst to best. She was the first female captain headlining a star trek series, and nerds arent famous for loving change. Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. Star trek has had a storied history of over 50 years of storytelling to geeks, nerds, and of course trekkies or trekkers for the more politically correct all around the world and still, after countless iterations on film and tv, were getting another two star trek films one to be. What were the five worst seasons in all of star trek. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best cbr. The worst star trek episode of each star trek series. Elite force 86 is still the gold standard against which all other star trek videogames are compared.
The next generation 1987 began its run as a television series, it did so at well below warp speed. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Humanity is united, its truly a great look towards the future. The voyage home did great at the box office, prompting not only a slew of mediocre sequels, but the rollout of a new series, star trek.
The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Ranking every star trek movie and tv series from first. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. There have been a lot of posts lately about how ds9 is the best trek series etc.
From the original series to the next generation to deep space 9, we rank every star trek tv show from the worst to the very best. Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. 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.
I do try to remember that series often take a season or two to find their footing. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The next generation is, without a doubt, the ultimate star trek show. Best and worst star trek episodes, original series. The original series this ensemble doesnt act as well, or get to explore their characters as thoroughly, but what you lose there you gain in pure iconography. Star trek movies, 19791994 paramount the tv version of capt. Star trek had no hand in the making of crappy space movie event. Best series tng maybe its because i grew up in the 80s, but they really hit the essence of star trek in this one. The original series got to be whatever the fuck it wanted to be from week to week, so the constants of kirk, spock, mccoy, and to a lesser degree, uhura, sulu, scotty, and. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. What do people feel were the best and the worst episodes in the original star trek series. Spocks brain full episode video generally considered to be the worst episode of any star trek series ever a title of disgrace that has endured despite the later invention of both star.
Star trek is a bastion of science fiction, offering hundreds of hours of examples of truly superior storytelling. When news broke that patrick stewart was returning to the role of picard, trek fans lost their minds globally. And now there are even articles on the web reenforcing the circlejerk of oh my gosh, ds9 is so much better. 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 star trek movies ranked worst to first blastr. For the best, i must go the popular route and vote for the trouble with tribbles episode 44, season 2. Star trek movies ranked from worst to best collider. Turnabout intruder the very last episode of the original star trek series is also its worst, a dispiritingly sexist commentary on gender. Star trek is arguably the greatest sciencefiction television series of all time if for no other reason than its lasting influence on the genre, 51 years after it first aired. 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. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best trek. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant.
Then, with that super unfair strike already against her, she took command of the ship just before it was sucked through the array and spit out 70,000 light. 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. A supergenius kid who would on more than one occasion save the enterprise while others with infinitely. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting.
With star trek beyond beaming into theaters this friday july 22, its time to take a look back at the franchises bigscreen adventures to date even when you take away the tv component five series and a sixth on the way and all the books, comics and other assorted media, star trek remains an impressive franchise based just on its film output. 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. The original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager or enterprise. Today, well be ranking every star trek finale via imdb. Even when voyager was at its best, the show struggled to replicate the brilliance of other star trek series.
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