A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. Here at last is the first season of the original series all in one box, 29 episodes in their original broadcast order. The next generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the united states on september 28, 1987, and concluded on may 16, 1988, after 26 episodes were broadcast. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. A shapeshifting, saltcraving creature terrorizes the crew of enterprise air date. The season was produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout, weed road pictures, escapist fare, and roddenberry entertainment, with michael chabon serving as showrunner. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. And of course the season where we meet khan from star trek 2 for the first time. Debuting on september 8, 1966, star trek rolled out the first seasons 29 episodes and quickly proved it wasnt just another one of the scifi shows currently in vogue. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. Jeanluc picard patrick stewart and his loyal crew aboard the allnew uss enterprise ncc1701d, as they explore new worlds. Seeing as how 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the uss enterprise and its faithful crew, it seems fitting to take a look back at the series that started it all. Star trek the original series the complete seasons.
Season 3 was the final season of the original series of star trek and we were lucky to get this as the show was cancelled after the second season but fans sent in letters of support, inundating the studios who relented and gave it a third season. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. But dont get me wrong season 1 also has a few silly episodes as does any of the tos seasons. Romulans first appeared in one of the greatest star trek. The original series is an american science fiction television series produced by fred freiberger, and created by gene roddenberry, and the original.
The infinite chain multiverse crisis part 1 star trek fan production duration. Star trek stop this illusion or ill twist your head off. It contained interviews with gene roddenberry, maurice hurley, rick berman, mel harris, cast members from star trek and star trek. It was later rebroadcast on upn in 1996 with a behind the scenes look at star trek. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. 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. Star trek episodes that were based on actual events.
Star trek the original series season 1 episodes youtube. Sure, tribbles may seem like an odd choice for a list of underrated star trek episodes it is, after all, a wellknown and much loved installment of the original series but. In a new special edition, newsweek celebrates 50 years of star trek, gene roddenberrys legendary. Kirk has the enterprise deliberately enter the romulan neutral zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy. Picard features jeanluc picard after he retired from starfleet following the destruction of the planet romulus. Devil in the dark is a favorite for people to goof on. Fan favorite episodes from season 3 include spocks brain, the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes, platos stepchildren, featuring the unforgettable kiss between kirk and uhura, and the savage curtain, where spock and kirk are forced into a contest of good vs. Discovery is set roughly a decade before the events of the original star trek series, and follows the crew of the uss discovery during the federationklingon war.
Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his own life by saying. The first season of the american television science fiction series star trek. Over the years, the original star trek episodes have taken their fair share of jabs, due in part to the many cheesy looking aliens the shows have had. It began airing in the fall season on nbc, running new episodes until the. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. The original series was produced and filmed from may 1966 to february 1967 by desilu. 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.
While on patrol in deep space, captain kirk and his crew find and revive a genetically engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from earths 20th century. About 30 good episodes a list of 32 titles created 2 months ago star trek the original series season 1 1966 8. The original series, premiered on nbc on friday, september 20, 1968 and concluded on tuesday, june 3, 1969. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets. The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. Hayesgehrke star trek the original series is the first science fiction series that i watched. This set features all twentynine episodes of the first season of the original trek. The second pilot was accepted, and production on star trek began in earnest with the filming of its first regular episode, the corbomite maneuver. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Picard was loaded with romulan schemes and intrigue, it is only proper that we go back to the episode when we first met this warlike offshoot of the vulcans romulans first appeared in the star trek original series episode balance of terror and have been a mainstay in the lore of trek ever since. The season is produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout, roddenberry entertainment, and living dead guy productions, with gretchen j. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season of the original series of star trek. I recommend that anyone wanting to get into tos start here and experience the raw and original quality of star trek. The crew of the enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted spocks brain.
Top 15 star trek episodes as ranked by imdb users a list of 15 images updated 19 may 2016 2016 oscars in memoriam. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The original series season 1 the first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship enterprised.
From the outside, its easy to see why people would laugh at this episode. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in. The original series was produced and filmed from may. The first season of the american web television series star trek. The original series 19661969 1966 1967 1968 1969 1988. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. Never a ratings success despite a growing population of devoted fans, star trek was canceled after its second season, prompting a letterwriting campaign that resulted in the series thirdseason. Part 1 in star treks only twoparter fans should note the remastered edition features more realistic and populated views of the starbase 11 complex, detailed graphics on kirk and commodore mendezs pursuit shuttlecraft from the base, and of course upgraded scenes. I started watching it in afternoon reruns when i was in junior high.
Archer scott bakula takes command of earths first warpspeed space vessel. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. A powerful artificially intelligent earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the enterprise and mistakes capt. The first season of the american television series star trek. A powerful being claiming to be the greek god apollo appears and demands that the crew of the enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.