From the original series to the next generation to deep space 9, we rank every star trek tv show from the worst to the very best. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. The next generation, these are they, at least in my opinion. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad. The next generation became the most popular scifi show on television. The next generation episode ranks based on my many interactions with fans over the years, i believe star trek. The next generation follows captain jeanluc picard and the crew of the uss enterprised as it explores the milky way. While the original series, which starred william shatner as captain james t. Considered one of the best sciencefiction shows of alltime, its this tv series in which picard was captain of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701d. With our list, were aiming to define the highest of the highs when it comes to the next generation, but also the worst missteps the show ever took over its seven seasons. 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.
Star trek the next generation feature length episodes. For me its less a ranking and more 3 separate tiers. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. With patrick stewart, brent spiner, jonathan frakes, levar burton. The franchise had, after all, spent over a decade chronicling what happened in the century after the original star trek, and since prequels were all the rage at the time, going back to show humanitys first steps into the depths of space was logical. I actually feel that the single best episode of the series had occurred the previous season, with yesterdays enterprise. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to best cbr. Ssn 1 is forever last place for beardless riker alone. Season 1 of the next generation was shaky but as an. The next generation had a deck called cetacean ops. The video quality of the season five release of star trek the next generation is even better than that of earlier seasons, which were already outstanding. The outrageous okona season 2, episode 4 a thing thats important to keep in mind when youre talking about star trek. Breaking through the dense, selfobsessed fog of the teenaged mind is no easy feat, but i sat there the night all good things went out, attention fully rapt.
Lower decks s7e15 in this seventh season episode, theres no major cosmic threat or temporal disturbance. The next generation ended, the show had seen me grow from an excitable grade school yutz to jaded adolescence. The next generation debuted in 1987 and has seen its fanbase grow every year since. Alonzo chinatown ensures this first next generation movie often looks tremendous, and the opening with kirk, scotty and chekov is a. Discovery returns, the show will be thrust 1,000 years into the future. May 23, 2019 the hollywood reporter compiles the 25 best installments of star trek. Wesley crusher the next generation by far the most hated character in trek history.
It featured the voices of the original star trek actors except for. The 10 best star trek time travel episodes, ranked nerdist. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. The next generation, from major characters, like will riker and data, to recurring enemies, like the borg. The next generation in honor of the 25th anniversary of the series finale. From the original series to discovery, were ranking all the star treks. Comprehensive rank of each episode of the next generation, from 1 to 176 with the. The only rules in place are that they have to be from the tv series no films, and. The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have taken place. Additional parts can be found here part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7 as well as the picard tea pot series. The next generation is that even when its bad, its usually.
The next generation, the awardwinning scifi series that warps into its 25th anniversary friday, was so unique that the show probably wouldnt get the command to. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in. Nbc star trek balance of terror, arguably, captures the spirit of all the treks. I decided to write a post ranking all the trek episodes ever. The next generation often find the crew solving mysteries and avoiding disasters. This weekend i watched the last episode of the second season of star trek. Mar 22, 2020 premiering eighteen years after star trek. The next generation was the pinnacle of the trek franchise, perfecting the formula of highconcept archetypal morality plays set against an idealized future of the human race. A supergenius kid who would on more than one occasion save the enterprise while others with infinitely. With some of the longest running plot elements introduced in the next generation s seven year run, this show has risen from scifi sequel series to one of the most enduring and popular scifi. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant.
The next generation is an american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry twentyone years after the original star trek series debuted in 1966. Star trek tv shows ranked by tomatometer star trek universe kicked off in 1966 with the original series, created by science fiction visionary gene roddenberry, and later exploded into a massive film and tv juggernaut. Tng is my second favorite series to this day, and picard is my alltime no. Spock, saw only three seasons, it made an indelible. If you watch a couple of episodes a day every day itll. The third series in the star trek franchise, it is the second sequel to star trek. Patrick stewart star trek series heads to amazon for global streaming. The series is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1. The next generation the 25 best episodes hollywood. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had. Picard streams exclusively on cbs all access in the united states, on amazon prime video in more than 200 countries and territories and in canada on bell medias ctv scifi channel and ott.
The next generation is a far more brutal task than initially anticipated because, as the series kept telling us the whole time, this wasnt a crew. Oct 18, 2017 if you only ever watch 25 stories from star trek. 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. And ironically, it was only effective due to a screechingly bad episode the p. The 10 best episodes of tng and 10 worst, officially ranked. When the next generation era of star trek came to an end in 2001, doing a show like. Returning the franchise to its tv roots while the original series cast was making movies, next generation ran for seven seasons and paved the way for a more mature. Jan 15, 2016 despite its rocky start, by 1993 star trek. May 25, 2019 in this video i rank all 31 seasons from all star trek shows in order of my least favorite to my favorite support enchantment of eternity on patreon. The next generation is the star trek of choice for most trekkies. The next generation, season 6, episode 21 1993 if david fincher had directed a star trek episode in the early 90s, perhaps it would have been something along these lines.
It originally aired from september 28, 1987, to may 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Unfortunately this is also the year in which gene roddenberry passed away, but even with the man gone, his vision lived on. The next generation to celebrate the shows 30th anniversary. Way past where any star trek series has ever gone before. The hollywood reporter compiles the 25 best installments of star trek. The next generation, changed the franchise forever. Feb 12, 2020 heres a totally subjective, and completely accurate, ranking of every star trek show from worst to best. The next generation and, as i did here for season 1, im going to give a rundown of the best episode and worst episode of the season in my opinion for your enjoyment or, i suppose, rage.
Jan 08, 2020 when the next generation era of star trek came to an end in 2001, enterprise probably seemed like a really good idea. The next generation tng is an american science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. The next generation is a seminal addition to scifi television, and were ranking its greatest triumphs, as well as its worst offenses. Jul 29, 2016 this is part 1 in a seven part series.
It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. There have been seven star trek series over 53 years and counting. I actually feel that the single best episode of the series had occurred the previous season, with yesterdays. It explores bigotry, prejudice, heroism, honor, and duty all in the context of a great science fiction episode. Set almost 100 years after captain kirks fiveyear mission, a new generation of starfleet officers set off in the u.
The series picks up about 95 years after the original series is said to have. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. From the original series to the next generation to deep space 9. The enterprise stumbles upon a dyson sphere, with a ship crashed on the outer surface. The next generation also focus interstellar anomalies. An away team finds some systems still powered up and the chief engineer from the old enterprise, montgomery scott, locked in the transporter cycle.
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