The original, singledisc dvd releases placed the episodes by production order, with the cage on the final disc. The star trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this mirror universe. The corbomite maneuver episode 10an incredible example of what could make star trek s more strategic take on space combat so fascinating, as kirk brings the enterprise through a tough. These stories were submitted or developed for production, but for various reasons never aired. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed. The original series season 1, episode 21 the return of the archons series. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series star trek. Kirk and psychiatrist helen noel are trapped on a maximum security penal colony that experiments with mind control and spock must use the vulcan mindmeld to find a way to save them. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes.
The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Discovery season 1 the first season of the american television series star trek. In 1968, star trek s most critically acclaimed episode, the city on the edge of forever, written by harlan ellison, won the prestigious writers guild of america award for best original teleplay, although this was for ellisons original draft script, and not for the screenplay of the episode as it aired. In those days before the federation had continuity, there was. The original star trek series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t. Star trek tos restoration of original galileo shuttle duration. The original series dagger of the mind tv episode 1966 on imdb. Season 1 after starting with the excellent broken bow, quite possibly the strongest of any star trek series opener, most season one scripts are quite thin of plot andor highly derivative. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The eighty episode television series, which was produced from 1966 to 1969, has now cult characters and has fans all over the world. I, mudd harry mudd and the crew outwit a colony of androids.
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. Set roughly ten years before the events of the original star trek, the series follows the crew of the uss discovery as they discover new worlds and civilizations, while exploring the franchises signature contemporary themes. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the. The seasonlong story line revolves around an incident. A tribute to every episode of the beloved classic series of star trek in the order they were broadcast.
It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season of the original series of star trek. If you want to understand the origins of various elements of the later films and series in the star trek franchise, these are the episodes to catch up on. The original series the corbomite maneuver tv episode 1966 on imdb. 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 pil. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which eventually acquired the retronym star trek.
In the 23rd century, a starship is sent on a five year mission to seek out new life forms and new civilizations and to boldly go where no man has gone. It also produced the only episode seriously considered as a rival to spocks brain for the position of worst episode of star trek. The city on the edge of forever is frequently claimed as the best star trek episode of all time certainly of the original series, sometimes of the franchise as a whole. The original series episode guide lets watch star trek. Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship enterprise. The original series season 1, episode 27 the alternative factor. The third and final season of the american science fiction television series star trek. 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. A quick overview of star treks 50year journey through space. Picard is an american web television series featuring the character jeanluc picard, created for cbs all access by akiva goldsman, michael chabon, kirsten beyer, and alex kurtzman.
Through the looking cage a bold dip into original series canon goes a long way toward justifying bringing spock and pike into the disco fold. Some shots hold for longer on my favourite episodes. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. Robert butler starring jeffrey hunter as captain christopher pike guest star susan oliver as vina costarring leonard nimoy as lt. Covers all 80 episodes with extensive, detailed plot summaries. The mind behind many great trek episodes, fontana delved into vulcan and romulan culture, explored ai, and even received a hugo award nomination for cowriting the series premiere of the next generation, encounter at farpoint with gene roddenberry. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise and its cre. Kirk, spock, and mccoy become trapped in the past of another world. They are often amongst the strongest storytelling of their respective series and. Picard will take place after the destruction of the romulan empire and find picards life having been radically altered by the event. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. John erman guest stars kathryn hays as gem alan bergmann as lal davis roberts as dr.
Discovery bringing the franchise back to television after a 12year absence, now is the best time to see why star trek has endured since the original series first aired in 1966. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship. A transporter malfunction splits captain kirk into two halves. Star trek 40th anniversary tribute 1966 2006 by enterprisenx01. Journey to babel sarek, spocks ill father, accompanies other diplomats on the enterprise. 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.
Leonard bones mccoy aboard the fictional federation starship uss enterprise. Numerous undeveloped star trek episodes were written for star trek. It is the eighth series in the star trek franchise, and was launched in 2020 as part of kurtzmans expansion of the franchise. Throughout season 1 are numerous spooky abandoned spacecraft and vulcans are. The enterprise is in danger when janice lester, one of kirks former lovers, steals his body.
Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. Top 10 star trek the original series episodes by rowan j coleman. The original series season 3, episode 12 the empath series. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek starred william shatner as captain james t. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. Kirk and spock meet abraham lincoln and surak of vulcan and must do battle with some of historys most terrible villains.
Kirk and crew are put in a dungeon in star trek s halloween episode. The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. The original series starred william shatner as captain james t. The original series, premiered on nbc on friday, september 20, 1968 and concluded on tuesday, june 3, 1969. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. Metamorphosis the crew find zephram cochran, kept alive for years by a cloudentity.
It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Marty mckee it is the twentythird century and together with the crew of the federation starship enterprise we travel across the galaxy to meet new and exciting life forms on distant planets. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america.
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