At least 20 episodes are so well crafted that they hold up to modern standards, despite the outdated production design. Most popular star trek episodes on netflix are shocking. Of course, everyone knows the great vulcan parting phrase, live long and prosper. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business insider. Leonard bones mccoy aboard the fictional federation starship uss enterprise. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. 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. It has transcended its cheap sets and rubber prosthetics to become a part of. In fact, chronologically speaking, the backstory of the star trek reboot is the closest thing to a direct prequel to star trek.
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. Star trek won both years for the episodes the menagerie and the city on the edge of forever, respectively. 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. Star trek, the doomsday machine revealed concept demo special edition duration. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
If youve only seen the recent star trek movies, you might be eager to jump into the star trek universe. The next generation is a terrific show, but you might not be ready to binge watch all seven seasons. Amok time, mirror, mirror, the doomsday machine, the trouble with tribbles, and the city on the edge of forever. We dutifully unpacked our most and least memorable episodes of the. The original series has featured some memorable guest stars alongside its iconic regular cast it was rare that an episode of star trek didnt feature any guest stars. This is a timeless list of 20 thrilling star trek episodes that delight, excite, and. We find a human world has been attacked by an unknown spaceship. The 10 best episodes of the original series to rewatch.
It featured the voices of the original star trek actors. Amok time by far the best known and most satisfying kirkspock episode. Spock acting oddly and demonstrating an uncharacteristically short temper. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. The next generation turned 25 recently, we voyaged back to where no one has gone since the show went off the air. Lists of the best episodes of television, movies, novels, broadway musicals, burgers and fries you name it are completely subjective and irrelevant. Ted cassidy, best known as lurch on another 60s classic, the addams family. Spectre of the gun star trek the original series spectre of the gun 1968 doesnt usually crop up on lists of the best star trek episodes, but this thirdseason entry is my favorite for. Star trek, in all its various incarnations, has changed the way we see science fiction on television not once, but over and over. 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.
By 1986, 17 years after entering syndication, star trek was the most popular syndicated series. The origins of 11 famous star trek lines mental floss. And a federation starship is the perfect vehicle to tell unforgettable stories. Due to this approach, star trek is not only about space adventure and exploration. In doomsday machine, the enterprise finds another federation starship, the constellation, badly. Its a cult, an injoke, a war cry, and, for the uninitiated, a prime example of all that is obsessive and bizarre in nerd culture. In june 1976, star trek fans launched a letter campaign petitioning the bbc to show the banned episodes. The original series the best star trek time travel. 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 stars. Heres how many episodes from the original 1960s star trek are considered to be in the top10 most rewatchable on netflix. Future generation star trek episodes have tried to emulate this original emmy winning back in time on earth formula most recently enterprise, carbon creek in which i love lucy is extolled, but the fact is, the sentiment, the feeling, the heartwarming relationships in this joan collins guesting episode have never been equalled.
None of the writers on the original series of star trek could have. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which eventually acquired the retronym star trek. The most popular is, by and large, the next generation. He was the best of the tyrants and the most dangerous. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. As good as the series has been about exploring social issues, they generally suffer an epic fail when dealing with sexism turnabout intruder episode kirk runs into an old flame who feels she was never allowed to advance in star fleet due to her. The original star trek series and its spinoffs include some of the best television episodes ever aired. The streaming site has all six iterations of the star trek series, but only two contained the mostwatched episodes in the franchise. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek.
The original series starred william shatner as captain james t. Known as the doomsday machine, its being hunted by captain kirk and. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal.
The original series, it is hard to look at the alien and not get a case of the giggles. Personally not my favorite though it carries 2 of my favorite episodes of alltime, but i respect it for the culture it generated and some of the timeless episodes it produced. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. Here are the best original star trek episodes, ranked. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. The arena is one of the most famous original series episodes thanks to the. This episode is one of the most inspiring and wellrealized presentations of treks famous. Most watched episodes of star trek on netflix business. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the airing of the original star trek, thr counted down the best 100 episodes across all 6 series. Abramsdirected star trek reboot may have tried to kill captain kirk, captain pike, and spock, but these romulans are actually from the 24th century, not the 23rd. Its star treks 50th anniversary, which is funny in way because its hard for many of us to think about a time when there wasnt such a thing as trek. The star trek world was full of wisdom and great lines, but here are 22 of the most meaningful quotes from its. Star trekseveral members of the original enterprise crew were. All 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos.
Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. What are the most controversial star trek episodes. Cbs knew they needed to do something to be sure the one that started it all, the original series. The original series has spawned spinoffs, movies, and more. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. Best known as the episode where spock has a beard, mirror, mirror takes the crew. Every fan has their favorite star trek episode, but there are a lot that dont get nearly as much love as they deserve. The original series makes a strong case for being the most. Not only that, but trek has made us think about human nature. While the introduction of the horta is one of the most loved episodes from star trek. 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 naked time season 1, episode 6 in one of the series most famous episodes, the enterprise crew finds they are under the spell.
The cage never aired during star treks original run on nbc. Their most famous fighting move is the vulcan nerve pinch. The original series 1966, star trek 1979 and star trek. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news. S1e19 arena probably the single most iconic episode of star trek, this episode features the famous oneonone battle between captain kirk and the gorn. Here, we look at the best of the original series, which ran from 196669 saw gene roddenberrys vision brought to life by actors william shatner spock, leonard nimoy spock, deforest kelley.
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