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 season is produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout, roddenberry entertainment, and living dead guy productions, with gretchen j. The third and final season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The top 10 original star trek episodes by newsweek special edition on 1216 at 9. The first season of the american television series star trek. The iconic original gene roddenberry series that inspired a generation earned emmy nominations. 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. Star trek the original series the complete seasons.
In these untouched, original versions of the first seasons episodes, you can watch the evolution of spocks vulcanian coolness, the spockmccoy debates, the vulcan neck pinch. Picard features jeanluc picard after he retired from starfleet following the destruction of the planet romulus. This was the first original series episode i ever saw and it still blows my mind, says jordan hoffman. The second pilot was accepted, and production on star trek began in earnest with the filming of its first regular episode, the corbomite maneuver. And of course the season where we meet khan from star trek 2 for the first time. Its one of the most quintessential pieces of sciencefiction television around.
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. Romulans first appeared in one of the greatest star trek. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, ricardo montalban, madlyn rhue. 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. It began airing in the fall season on nbc, running new episodes until the spring of 1967, and continuing in repeats until the premiere of tos season 2 in the fall of 1967. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the starfleet starship enterprised. 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.
It began airing in the fall season on nbc, running new episodes until the. A shapeshifting, saltcraving creature terrorizes the crew of enterprise air date. Star trek beyond is the first of the new trek films that embodies the classic series adventurous spirit and hopeful tone. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season of the original series of star trek. 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. A powerful artificially intelligent earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the enterprise and mistakes capt. The 10 best star trek original series episodes fandom. The series originally aired from september 1966 through june 1969 on nbc. 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. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to. In a new special edition, newsweek celebrates 50 years of star trek, gene roddenberrys legendary.
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. Here at last is the first season of the original series all in one box, 29 episodes in their original broadcast order. I recommend that anyone wanting to get into tos start here and experience the raw and original quality of star trek. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Star trek the original series season 1 episodes luke the adventures of cape cod h. The original series season 1 the first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. 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.
Archer scott bakula takes command of earths first warpspeed space vessel. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. I started watching it in afternoon reruns when i was in junior high. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Broken bow pilot september 26, 2001 season 1, episode 1. Kirk has the enterprise deliberately enter the romulan neutral zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy. 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. Net is in no way associated with, nor endorsed by, paramount pictures andor viacom. 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.
The original series, premiered on nbc on friday, september 20, 1968 and concluded on tuesday, june 3, 1969. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. The first season of the american web television series star trek. Jeanluc picard patrick stewart and his loyal crew aboard the allnew uss enterprise ncc1701d, as they explore new worlds. Picking up decades after gene roddenberrys original star trek series, the next generation follows the intergalactic adventures of capt. But dont get me wrong season 1 also has a few silly episodes as does any of the tos seasons. 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 stop this illusion or ill twist your head off. A tribute to star trek is maintained by john patuto.
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 is an american science fiction television series produced by fred freiberger, and created by gene roddenberry, and the original. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. 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. 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. The infinite chain multiverse crisis part 1 star trek fan production duration. 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. Star trek episodes that were based on actual events. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs.
Star trek the original series season 1 episodes youtube. Devil in the dark is a favorite for people to goof on. If you are experiencing problems, please describe them. 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.
Here are the ten best episodes of star trek, as chosen by a trek nerd who will endanger his own life by saying. The original series was produced and filmed from may 1966 to february 1967 by desilu. About 30 good episodes a list of 32 titles created 2 months ago star trek the original series season 1 1966 8. Hayesgehrke star trek the original series is the first science fiction series that i watched. The crew of the enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted spocks brain. The original series 19661969 1966 1967 1968 1969 1988. 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. The first season of the american television science fiction series star trek. 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. The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. Top 15 star trek episodes as ranked by imdb users a list of 15 images updated 19 may 2016 2016 oscars in memoriam.
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