Discovery due to leave spacedock on the 24th september, youve still got plenty of time to quickly get in a few classic. In a plot worthy of a star trek movie, janeway and her crew encounter another starship stuck in the. Fifteen years in the future, survivors chakotay, kim and the doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy. The five worst star trek episodes of all time by jay garmon in geekend, in after hours on august 25, 2011, 10. The best trek episodes entertain but also make you think and backed by a topnotch cast. Not just in great storylines but also the social commentary and how it speak to the human condition. A holodeck program he wrote as a training exercise in case his maquis shipmates. Yes, we all know, threshold the one where paris and. Fans often call threshold the worst star trek voyager episode ever. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad. Kathryn janeway, played by actress kate mulgrew like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the. Ive been browsing around star trek episodes on netflix recently and mature ds9 blows voy and ent out of the water. The worst episode of star trek voyager by brendaniel.
Voyager, season 3, episode 25 1997 tuvok, it turns out, is quite the author. Even when voyager was at its best, the show struggled to replicate the brilliance of other star trek series. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Top 5 worst episodes of star trek tos by antitrekker. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows.
Discovery, which premieres on cbs on september 24, heres a ranking of every liveaction star trek series from worst to best. Four episodes of voyager caretaker, dark frontier, flesh. 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. The voyager passes through a region of space controlled by the despotic krenim. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001.
Top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by genre tv news india tv spotlight. Voyager episodes continues with the third season episode favorite son, which shows voyager encountering a planet of women who are out to lure unsuspecting men into a deadly trap. No longer content with stealing from any single nextgen episode, fair haven rips off three or four and were not talking best of both worlds. The top 10 star trek episodes ever washington post. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years. If i made a list of my top 10 episodes of all trek, not just voyager, tuvix would probably make that list. The pilot was rejected by nbc as being too cerebral among other complaints. Top 5 worst star trek the original series episodes youtube. The star trek pilot episodes, ranked according to imdb. Top 10 worst star trek voyager episodes by rowan j coleman. My journey through all of star trek is one series nearer to completion. Janeway and the crew soon find out that the krenim uses time as a weapon by altering timelines.
Fair haven is the eleventh episode from the sixth season of the science fiction television series star trek. When fans think of star trek, they naturally think of the best the show has to offer. The crew of voyager explore a holodeck program crafted by tom paris, set in ireland, meanwhile voyager encounters a space storm. Jeffrey hunter chose to withdraw from the role of pike when creator gene. Voyager had many epic twopart episodes and this one wasnt only the best of those, but the best episode for the entire series. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Another episode with a guest star who poses a huge ethical question the. The theme of exploration continued in star trek with a new federation starship, the uss voyager, being transported to the previously unexplored delta quadrant. In honor of the latest addition to the franchise, star trek. 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. We boldly go and revisit the top episodes from star. 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. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. 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.
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. Voyager, the third spin off in the star trek franchise, follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, under the command of captain kathryn janeway. The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. What were the five worst seasons in all of star trek. Here are the top ten star trek pilot episodes, ranked according to imdb. I loved the tenseness of the situation that janeway was put in. The show focuses on the experiences of captain janeway during this time. Chakotay was ranked as the 34th best character in 2018, but was ranked the 12th worst star trek character in 2016. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Though voyager has its many highlights, it also gave us what i believe to be one of the worst episodes of not just voyager, but also all of star. No matter what side of the fence youre on, you have to agree that the show had some dizzying highs and lows. These are the 15 worst star trek episodes of all time. Its always interesting to me to read someones take on an episode like withers take on tuvix.
This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. A miscalculation by ensign kim causes a fatal crash during voyagers first test with slipstream travel. Voyager s worst episode was published by a scientific journal. The outrageous okona season 2, episode 4 a thing thats important to keep in mind when youre talking about star trek. The next generation is that even when its bad, its usually. Voyager is rarely held up as the high point of the trek franchise, but these five delta quadrant dumpsterfires are indisputably the lowest episodes of the low. The characters struggled with dwindling supplies and unfamiliar territory as they tried to make their way home. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. Shangchi set footage gives us a glimpse of marvels.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Season 5, episode 2 1992 having successfully defined the borg as an almost unbeatable hive mind of destructive force, i, borg sets out to do the seemingly. Tng episodes i think its safe to say that most longrunning scifi series, no matter how good or revered they may be, feature some pretty abysmal episodes here and there that push the boundaries of disbelief just a bit too far. With this voyager episode, levar burton took a turn though it was not his first time in the center seat. That being said, star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are. Voyager, the fight was ranked last of all episodes of the series with a rating of 5. Its wacky, zany and a bit crazy, but thats why i love it. Voyager episodes by jonhatchell created 24 jul 2012 updated 25 jul 2012 public i count each twoparter as one episode, so i only list part 1 of each of them. Janeway and paris turn into slugs star trek voyager by clipsfrom badepisodes. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic. But with so much screen time, nothing can be all good.
Star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair. Weve had a look at the best, now lets look at the worst. Between five tv series, twelve films and five decades of footage, there are plenty of brilliant times to admire. Top 10 most polarizing star trek tos episodes by helenagi. And hey, i love andorians, but i would have much preferred that time period with the level of writing of first season b5. The greatest star trek movies, series, episodes, villains. These are the 5 worst star trek the original series episodes.
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