In december 2018, screen rant ranked year of hell as one of the top ten episodes of all star trek. The hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek across all six tv series. Lists of the best episodes of television, movies, novels, broadway musicals, burgers and fries you name it are completely subjective and irrelevant. Here are our top 10 star trek episodes for kids that are cool for reasons besides bygone innovations in technology. 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. Also, it was directed by jonathan frakes, who, in my opinion, is hands down the best director star trek has had he also directed some of the greatest tng and ds9 episodes. The next generation, get started with these top 10 episodes. I cant say i remember all voyager episodes, but one of the very best is the episode where barkley sorta the forrest gump of star trek risks everything to attempt to communicate with voyager, while everyone else on earth assumes voyager is history. Aug 14, 2018 weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of which has withstood the test of time in delivering stories that, despite their spectacle and imagination, are. Returning to the star trek franchise, this time we look at the best episodes from the good but not great star trek voyager. The original series episodes 1 city on the edge of forever this one is a memorable episode with a spin on society in a earthly city and their own understanding of it where coming from a future very different. The borg has to be one of the greatest ever threats. Voyager was a series with a great premise and stories that somewhat frequently but not always lived up to it 25 years ago today, voyager premiered with the twohour pilot caretaker and forever changed the franchise with its introduction to the first female captain, kathyrn janeway a perfect kate mulgrew.
That is a somewhat unfair claim, although many episodes were formulaic there were many that were worthy of the star trek name. Voyager, though different in many ways than other star trek series, is nonetheless a great chapter in the star trek saga. While there are certainly more than ten good episodes in star trek tng, were wheedling it down to the best of the best. Discovery premiere, the streaming service has released some, well, fascinating, factoids including most rewatched episodes based on their examination of subscriber viewing habits and thats 104 million people across 190 countries. The 10 best episodes in star trek tv history, ranked.
These are the 10 star trek episodes people watch the most on netflix. Video of captain janeway, report to your ready room. Most watched episodes of star trek on netflix business. This is just a selection of what i think are the top 10 episodes in star trek voyager. After saying their goodbyes, voyager returns course to home, with janeway considering their brief time with the alliance like being part of the federation again. Jan 16, 2015 today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek.
Gizmodo ranked the void as the 29th best of the top 100 star trek episodes in 2016. Sep 06, 2011 i cant say i remember all voyager episodes, but one of the very best is the episode where barkley sorta the forrest gump of star trek risks everything to attempt to communicate with voyager, while everyone else on earth assumes voyager is history. With this voyager episode, levar burton took a turn though it was not his first time in the center seat. In a 2016 article highlighting the best episode from each star trek series, digital trends. 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. With five liveaction tv series, each ranging from three to seven seasons, theres been a ton of great star trek over the years.
Star trek,the next generation, deep space nine and the voyager. Netflix is currently streaming 695 episodes of star trek and, in advance of the upcoming star trek. Voyager was a series with a great premise and stories that somewhat frequently but not always lived up to it. The top 10 star trek episodes ever the washington post. Voyager turns 25, were ranking captain janeways finest hours. Aug 15, 20 as such, one could arguably do a list of top 10 episodes of star trek. Voyager and just populate it exclusively with doctorseven of ninecentric episodes. The 10 best star trek episodes including all network. Sep 23, 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of star trek this month, the hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek across all six tv series. And if you liked this gallery, be sure to check out our top next generation episodes to get to know data, and the 10. If youve only seen the recent star trek movies, you might be eager to jump into the star trek universe. Conventiongoing star trek fans sort through the highlights from across the entire television franchise to seek out the single greatest trek. Voyager boasts more than a mere cult of adoring fans, but also an oftenoverlooked set of redeeming episodes.
Voyager when voyager gets trapped in a pocket space with a bunch of. The show featured the first female captain heading a series, kate mulgrew as kathryn janeway. Its the best episode the show manages in the first couple of years, but it. Netflixs top10 most rewatched trek episodes star trek. Sep, 2016 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. Jul 27, 2016 empire counts down the 50 best star trek episodes of all time, spanning the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise. Its the show that brought us a female captain and a sexy borg.
So, if the present is all automatic doors and microwaves, what will hold a kids interest. Ever since the third star trek spinoff made its debut on the upn channel its been considered as an inferior star trek show. Here are my top 10 voyager episodes, ranked in order from 10 to 1. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. Voyager is my favorite trek and if that makes me an anomaly, it just means i fit right in. Enterprise, which completes all of the live action series. Star trek has survived through many different iterations, and each one had its own share of memorable episodes. If space was the final frontier, the thinking behind star trek. Maybe when they make a new star trek, they should give us a new vision of the future that we havent seen already. The theme of exploration continued in star trek with a new federation starship, the uss voyager, being transported to the previously unexplored delta quadrant. You can find chestbursting aliens, haunted spaceships, psychological torment, split personalities and. Sep 15, 2016 voyager is my favorite trek and if that makes me an anomaly, it just means i fit right in.
In 2016, ign ranked year of hell the 16th best episode of all star trek series. Sep 12, 2017 netflix is currently streaming 695 episodes of star trek and, in advance of the upcoming star trek. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. Voyager series is available on dvd through amazon and via streaming on netflix and amazon prime. With so many episodes of star trek out there, there were bound to be some horrible missteps. Kathryn janeway, played by actress kate mulgrew like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the. I would not call voyager the strongest of the trek series, but i had a lot of fun with it. The next generation is a terrific show, but you might not be ready to binge watch all seven seasons. In honor of its 25th anniversary, here are the top 15 episodes of deep space nine, all available on hulu. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, its hard to trust just one persons opinion of what the top star trek.
Barring a small fraction of the episodes all others are good. My journey through all of star trek is one series nearer to completion. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in a dangerous part of the galaxy when it is suddenly thrown thousands of light years away into the delta quadrant. We boldly go and revisit the top episodes from star. Counterpoint as voyager travels through devore space, they are stopped and boarded at regular intervals to be certain they are not carrying any telepathic refugees over the borders. Michelle her interests range from star trek, to history, archaeology. Aug 05, 2016 10 worst star trek episodes, according to the fans. Her amazing journey from young human to borg to human again brought a lot of depth to the show, and the potential of this story arc was revealed early on with her introduction in scorpion heres how seven enters the picture. Star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair.
Every day through friday, were breaking that list down even. However, that would do a disservice to an ensemble cast show which ran for 7 seasons and 172 episodes. Theres a lot to like in the very first episode of voyager, especially if youre a fan of other star trek shows. These are twenty of the best episodes of star trek. Voyager was at its best from season four onwards, partly because of seven of nine jeri ryan.
The star trek universe may be known for its heady, philosophical take on sciencefiction, and its utopian future, but it has occassionally dipped into the horror genre. The characters struggled with dwindling supplies and unfamiliar territory as they tried to make their way home. Weve assembled a list of star treks 20 best original series episodes, each of which has withstood the test of time in delivering stories that, despite their spectacle and imagination, are. Jan 29, 2019 if you arent ready to binge watch all seven seasons of star trek. The series finale of voyager is the most watched and rewatched episode in the. May, 20 20 comments on top 10 episodes of star trek. Top 10 star trek episodes for kids nerdy with children.
To mark the 50th anniversary of star trek this month, the hollywood reporter counted down the top 100 episodes of star trek across all six tv series. Resilient, janeway was unyielding in her efforts to get her. Voyager, season 1, episodes 1 and 2 1995 the series premiere for voyager promised a star trek like none before it, with it boasting a female lead, a mixed crew of starfleet and. 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 characters are well developed, and the unusual situation allows for a creative array of episodes. In 2011, they had ranked it as the 9th best star trek episode. Voyager episodes, as determined by voters like you. Oblivion barge of the dead drive the thaw resolutions someone to watch over me life line the killing game sacred ground.