Aug 14, 2018 like any series, star trek has its ups and downs. Discovery, netflix dropped a list of the 10 most watched star trek episodes, and its filled with the adventures of capt. While trying to avoid enemy territory, voyager encounters. Okay, ive finished rewatching voyager, and i am ready to confirm it was the worst in the franchise shocking, i know. Voyager tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide. Most popular star trek episodes on netflix are shocking. Jul 23, 2018 the most popular is, by and large, the next generation. Voyager boasts more than a mere cult of adoring fans, but also an oftenoverlooked set of redeeming episodes. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons.
Star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Throughout the series, the number of crewmen on voyager has fluctuated despite the fact that several have died over the course of the series, and only around eight have been added. May 23, 2016 star trek has a long history of seeing popular actors enter the directors chair. The titular world is a place where all borg drones briefly become.
Here are the 10 episodes, from throughout star treks history, that are the most timeless and mindexpanding. Voyager was the first star trek series to use computergenerated imagery cgi, rather than models, for exterior space shots. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. Personally not my favorite though it carries 2 of my favorite episodes of alltime, but i respect it for the culture it generated and some of the timeless episodes it produced. Jay garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and. Voyager episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show.
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. The theme of exploration continued in star trek with a new federation starship, the uss voyager, being transported to the previously unexplored delta quadrant. On the one hand, the introduction of species 8472 was. Sep 12, 2017 netflix is currently streaming 695 episodes of star trek and, in advance of the upcoming star trek. Oct 31, 2017 since its debut episode aired on september 8, 1967, star trek has become one of the most iconic cornerstones of popular culture. Poor voyager is probably star trek s least loved child overall. Sep 12, 2017 heres how many episodes from the original 1960s star trek are considered to be in the top10 most rewatchable on netflix. Voyager follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, which is under the command of captain kathryn janeway. The 10 best star trek episodes to watch with your kids. Ever since the third star trek spinoff made its debut on the upn channel its been considered as an inferior star trek show.
Voyager, season 3, episode 26 and season 4, episode 1 1997 wait, there is an alien race out there more powerful than the borg. Star trek, a scifi franchise, has been known to tackle all kinds of genres within its series. Voyager often gets criticized for its episodes feeling like they could easily be done on star trek. Orange is the new black star kate mulgrew on star trek. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in the alpha.
The show featured the first female captain heading a series, kate mulgrew as kathryn janeway. We had geordi, we had a seasoned, embittered harry kim probably still. Voyager aired for seven seasons from 19952001 as the flagship series of the upn network and broke new ground as the first star trek series with a female lead, kate mulgrew as captain kathryn janeway. A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal. The best episodes, though, rank among televisions very finest. Deep space nine broke all the rules of trek, and became one of the best series. Voyager premiered on the nowdefunct upn 18 years ago this past january. Sure, trying to pick the 10 greatest installments of trek, out of 726 episodes total, is as foolish as fighting in a burning house. Netflix reveals which star trek episodes are most rewatched.
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. From blink of an eye to living witness to counterpoint, voyager managed to build classic star trek morality plays around intense scifi e lements. Picard reintroduced the popular emergency medical holograms from voyager, even though synths remain banned by starfleet. Best star trek original series episodes ranked business. 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. I was going to do a top 5 worst characters, but that seemed to easy, so i passed up the lowhanging fruit and and went with the top 5 best voyager characters.
Enjoy these episodes for the first time or once again. Voyager was a show that brought a spirit of exploration and the unknown back to the franchise. The streaming site has all six iterations of the star trek series, but only two contained the most watched episodes in the franchise. 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. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. That is a somewhat unfair claim, although many episodes were formulaic there were many that were worthy of the star trek name. Voyager s 100th episode is one of the greatest ever produced on any star trek series. Neelix notwithstanding including star treks best fullblooded vulcan and the second most popular doctorwithoutaname in science fiction. Complete list of appearances of the borg in star trek the borg are star trek s most feared and most loved adversaries they appear in a total twentyone episodes in the star trek franchise in enterprise, the next generation and voyager, every television incarnation other. In fact, according to a new netflix study, the most rewatched.
Actor tim russ, who portrayed vulcan chief of security tuvok, told blastr, it seems voyagers legacy will live on for a very long time. This list of the most rewatched star trek episodes is baffling. With this voyager episode, levar burton took a turn though it was not his first time in the center seat. Weve assembled a list of star trek s 20 best original series episodes. Voyager commenced with the conclusion of the previous seasons cliffhanger finale, unimatrix zero. These are the 10 star trek episodes people watch the. The top 10 most viewed list is made up of a further five voyager episodes, and four. In some areas without local access to upn, it was offered to independent stations through paramount pictures, for its first six seasons. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. 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. Netflix looked at data from over 100 million subscribers, in 190 different countries, to see which episodes of star trek were the most popular. Most popular star trek episodes on netflix are shocking cbs heres how many episodes from the original 1960s star trek are considered to be in the top10 most rewatchable on netflix.
Mar 21, 2018 all 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos. This list of the most rewatched star trek episodes is. List of star trek borg episodes in chronological order. The next generation, theres one episode only voyager could have pulled off. Like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the time we said goodbye it had left its unique mark in the franchise. Babylon 5 and seaquest dsv had previously used cgi to avoid the expense of models, but the star trek television department continued using models because they felt they were more realistic. Star trek is one of pop cultures most enduring franchises and has been a staple of television since the original series was created by gene roddenberry in 1966. Sep 12, 2017 netflix looked at data from over 100 million subscribers, in 190 different countries, to see which episodes of star trek were the most popular.
Enterprise is perhaps the most maligned series in the franchises history, so much so that its credited with star treks long absence from pop culture until the sleek j. Sep 21, 2016 how do you follow up one of the most beloved scifi tv shows of all time. Most watched episodes of star trek on netflix business. According to netflix, it is the most popular star trek episode out of the full 695part collection it streams. Her race lived only 9 years and she was something like 3 when the show started and was just finishing her teenage years. It was a show of several firsts for star trek, the first to feature a female captain kate mulgrews catherine janeway and the first to air on a major network as opposed to in firstrun syndication since the original series in. Voyager above the rest of star trek actually thats a lie, because my colleague katharine has beaten me to the. Writer robin bergers underrated and inventive season six episode, which. It competes with enterprise for the dubious honour of the title least popular series of star trek, and unlike enterprise, it is. Netflixs 10 mostwatched star trek episodes totally. Discovery in the midst of its limited run on cbs, you may want to start planning how to introduce your kid to the wonderful world of the starship enterprise. Netflix is currently streaming 695 episodes of star trek and, in advance of the upcoming star trek. Sep 15, 2017 poor voyager is probably star treks least loved child overall. Voyager easily the most popular character in the voyager cast, this sarcastic, overworked medical hologram won.
The original series that everybody needs to rewatch before the star trek discovery premier. Those were the reply options to our latest poll question. Today is the 10year anniversary of the shoes video. I will be the first person to declare my love of the wildly uneven star trek. Most importantly for modern star trek fans, voyager s seven of nine, played by jeri ryan, is going to be on the new star trek picard, which debuts on cbs all. 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. Timeless opens in a future where voyager crashed on an ice planet while on its way home, and centers on ensign harry kims efforts to save his crew in a very timey wimey fashion. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. These are twenty of the best episodes of star trek. Voyager can lay claim to having the most revisited episode of all, its series finale. The next generation can answer that question in a way few in hollywood can, with the. 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. 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.
The writers of voyager had painted themselves into a corner with kes the ocampa. Jan 16, 2015 today marks the 20th anniversary of the premiere of star trek. As it turns out, the first episodes of any trek series are usually the most watched, so in an effort to seek. Netflixs top10 most rewatched trek episodes star trek. For me, voyager is the trek show with the biggest pure science fiction scope and ideas. All 39 star trek main characters ranked, from spock to wesley photos. The number of the crew has been as few as 125 and as many as 160. The characters struggled with dwindling supplies and unfamiliar territory as they tried to make their way home. The streaming site has all six iterations of the star trek series, but only two contained the mostwatched episodes in the franchise.
Lost in space, 70 years from home with no way back and with limited supplies in a hostile unfamiliar environment. Picard 10 essential seven of nine star trek episodes. Neelix notwithstanding including star trek s best fullblooded vulcan and the second most popular doctorwithoutaname in science fiction. Kicking off the list with a short but funny entry, star trek voyager celebrated its 100th episode with a time travel episode. It was created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor, and ran on upn, as the networks first ever series, for seven seasons in the usa, from 1995 to 2001. In fact, every decade since has had at least one new star trek series on the air, with the franchise reaching its peak and oversaturation in the 1990s when star trek. More than 25,000 people voted, and the results are pretty surprising. Voyager is an american science fiction television series created by rick berman, michael piller, and jeri taylor. The original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager or enterprise. Voyager had all the makings of an excellent series. Kathryn janeway, played by actress kate mulgrew like the two star trek series before it, voyager lasted seven seasons, and by the. A series of unusual dreams turn out to be a precursor for far more sinister things in this episode of the popular scifi series star trek. Discovery premiere, the streaming service has released some, well, fascinating, factoids including most rewatched episodes based on their examination of subscriber viewing habits.
It originally aired from january 1995 to may 2001 on upn, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. Suddenly, voyager gets infinite power for replicators, di. Voyager had some dizzying highs and lows, resulting in diverse episodes. These are the 10 star trek episodes people watch the most. Jul 14, 20 the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager or enterprise. The most popular is, by and large, the next generation. Voyager ran for seven seasons between 1995 and 2001 172 episodes and followed the adventures of the uss voyager which finds itself transported 75years away to the delta quadrant while pursuing a renegade maquis ship.