The stardates are links as well, clicking on them will take the user to that particular episode s date in the timeline page. Written by adrian spies and directed by vincent mceveety, it. Earth, an attempt to launch a spinoff television series set in the 1960s. Stc as a production continues to battle it out with new voyages for.
The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. Written by adrian spies and directed by vincent mceveety, it first aired on october 27, 1966. Here was a tv program that, to quote its opening voiceover, went where no man has gone before, just as rock music was going into wholly unexpected and even unsuspected territory. This is a comprehensive listing of every star trek episode, including episode titles, production numbers, air dates, stardates, and notes of every major guest character, alien, and starship that has ever appeared in any star trek series. From 1993 to 1999, except for one film in 2002, episodes and films for different star trek series were airing at the same time. The original, singledisc dvd releases placed the episodes by production order. May 02, 2010 star trek episode name screenshots in production order. When the first episode of a new series called star trek aired on nbctv on.
The past three months has left the crew of the enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain mccoys encounter with a humansized white rabbit or kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at starfleet academy. Star trek tos episode listings by airdate and production order. Nov 02, 2018 it may not be the worst episode of star trek, but it is the most insulting. The number of the crew has been as few as 125 and as many as 160. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length. Jul 20, 2016 the star trek franchise was born on television, but its bigscreen incarnations have become a central part of the trek canon. Earth 1968s robert lansing is the only guest star on this series to be billed at the top of the program just after the episode s title rather than in the end credits.
Sep 08, 2016 for star trek, hippies were no better than misguided and entitled brats who needed to be shown that authority brought order and safety. What was a nifty oneoff episode would inspire the best of the star trek movies, 1982s star trek ii. George takei, of the original star trek tv series and films, arrives at the singapore social star awards at the marina bay sands, may 23, 20. Memory alpha lists the episodes in production order, but just as information. In some ways, star trek seemed part of the zeitgeist that fueled so much warpdrive change in music, the arts, and society in the last half of the 60s. Nbc chose the man trap the fifth episode in production order to air first. Say hello to the cast and crew of star trek continues with vic. Star trek s nielsen ratings while on nbc were low, and the network cancelled it after three seasons and 79 episodes.
Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. The series tells the tale of the crew of the starship enterprise and its fiveyear mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. How the original series changed from pitch to execution. Star trek was canceled in 1969, after its third season.
The enterprise is thrown back in time to 1960s earth. However, the seasons for each show didnt always start end at the same time so instead of do it exactly as it was aired im going to just watch 1 episode of tng then 1 episode of ds9 and do the same with ds9 and voy. The star trek continues crew has come out with their sixth episode, come not between the dragons. This list shows the order in which these were released. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Star trek the original series in production order imdb. With a new star trek on the horizon, its time to recap all 30 seasons, 727 episodes, and films.
In 1968, all five nominees for a hugo award were individual episodes of star trek, as were three of the five nominees in 1967 231 the only star trek series not to receive a hugo award nomination are the animated series and voyager, though the original series and next generation never won in any nominated category. The next movie in the longrunning star wars saga is being shot in london, and director jj abrams has tweeted the first image from the set and paid. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which. By the time the final star trek episode aired in june 1969, the vietnam war seemed endless, hopeless, and catastrophic. A 1960s scifi action adventure series set in the 23rd century based around the crew of the uss enterprise, representing the united federation of planets including earth on a fiveyear mission in outer space to explore new worlds, seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before. Enterprise seasons 14 sure, this series gets plenty. I like broadcast order better, but it probably doesnt matter that much for tos. Early production history for all events prior to 1964. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars.
Discovery fan group a friendly group for real fans who actually love the show. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Miri is the eighth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. What is the official sequence for star trek the original. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. Star trek aired on nbc from september 8, 1966, to june 3, 1969, and was actually seen first on september 6, 1966, on canadas ctv network. There was no lost animated star trek episode produced. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Star trek and 60s rock folkrocks richie unterberger.
What is the official sequence for star trek the original series episodes. Enterprise star trek original series 11 foot filming model on display at the smithsonian. 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. And its not just for trek land of the giants i know, not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath, but still aired its episodes in a very different order to how they were made, leading to some real jumps between developments in the early part of season one, and watching now in anything other than production order is a very odd experience. 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. Some of these ideas were never produced, whereas others were. I have to say i prefer viewing the tos episodes in production order over original.
How did star trek reflect 1960s sentiments about war, peace. Jan 10, 2020 you should watch them in chronological order and not by the released order because they flow one to the other and then the things that people want to complain and nitpick about become 100% understandable and seen as the truth based on the dialogue. The original series 1966 grace lee whitney in star trek. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. The kirkera part of star trek generations is set 78 years before 2371 established by way of an onscreen caption, thus is set in 2293 and soon after star trek vi the gap between the 1986 film star trek iv. Roddenberry had been developing the basic idea for star trek as far back as 1960, but it. This is a list of people who were producers, directors, designers and other production staff on the star trek television series and films the series column uses the following abbreviations. Earth, came, guest star robert lansing as mister seven. Star trek viewing order i looked up airdates and was going to stagger each series accordingly. Cbs knew they needed to do something to be sure the one that started it all, the original series. Decades later, its considered by many including us to be one of the third seasons better efforts.
Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. In the infobox at each episode page theres an arrow for next episode in production order and another one for next in broadcast order. The next generation, the 49th episode overall, first airing on september 25, 1989. The final frontier is filmed between october and december. The animated series tas, originally aired as star trek and as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, is an american animated science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. For comparison, the production order can be found in the production order section of the list of star trek. Today marks 50 years since the first broadcast of the star trek. The last episode of the series, turnabout intruder, aired on june 3, 1969, but star trek would eventually return to television in animated form when the animated star trek debuted in september 1973. April is listed in the star trek chronology, the star trek encyclopedia, and at. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. Numerous undeveloped star trek episodes were written for star trek. But in the 60s, there was little or no intentional continuity in the.
It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. Evolution is the first episode of the third season of the syndicated american science fiction television series star trek. It is better to watch in production order than in air date order. These stories were submitted or developed for production, but for various reasons never aired. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. 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. The original series, often abbreviated as tos, debuted in the united states on nbc on september 8, 1966. Roddenberry was producing his first series at the time the. As part of its ongoing mission to document the art and production history of star trek, this site will present technical articles on star trek prop and costume authentication focusing on the original series with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented.
Discovery these episodes will teach you about klingon culture, spanning the best moments of the star trek franchise. The wrath of khan, when khan and his people, living in exile on a desert planet. 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. Bruce franklin writes, by the time the first star trek episode was broadcast in september 1966, the united states was fully engaged in a war that was devastating indochina and beginning to tear america apart. 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. The show had never been a ratings hit, though it had enough of a cult following to revive it and propel it into the twentyfirst century.