what year was the first episode of star trek
Fair Haven (Star Trek: Voyager)


, in California. The episode is noted for its Irish village setting and Janeway's holoromance. W.I.R.E.D. noted that the crew found peace in, what it called a "virtual playroom program". In 2015, a "Star Trek: Voyager" binge-watching guide by W.I.R.E.D. suggesting skipping this episode. WhatCulture ranked this episode the 6th worst episode of the "Star Trek" franchise. In 2016, SyFy included this episode in a group of "Star Trek" franchise episodes they felt were commonly disliked but "deserved a
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Alan Dean Foster


of the , the first six books each consisting of three linked novella-length episode adaptations, and the last four being expanded adaptations of single episodes that segued into original story. In the mid-seventies, he wrote original "Star Trek" stories for the Peter Pan-label "Star Trek" audio story records. He later wrote the novelization of the 2009 film "Star Trek", his first "Star Trek" novel in over 30 years. He later wrote the novelization for "Star Trek"s sequel, "
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Twilight (Star Trek: Enterprise)


. He gave the episode a score of three and a half out of four. The review on Ain't It Cool News also suggested that the storyline had been inspired by a number of different episodes in the "Star Trek" franchise, including the "Voyager" episodes "Year of Hell" and "", as well as "The Next Generation" "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "". But the reviewer thought that the episode presented the viewer with a sense of what is at stake with the fight against
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Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)


one channel in a certain order decided by the broadcaster, and viewers would then change "channels" to watch that broadcast in real time. In the case of Voyager premiere, in some markets the episode aired in competition with other "Star Trek" shows like DS9 and or TNG re-runs. "Caretaker" was the debut episode of the new series "Star Trek: Voyager" which, while less popular than in its predecessors drew in consistent set of watchers over what would turn out to be seven years of
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Star Trek: New Voyages


Star Trek: New Voyages, known from 2008 until 2015 as Star Trek: Phase II, was a fan-created science fiction webseries set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe. The series was designed as a continuation of the original "" (aka "ST:TOS" or just "TOS"), beginning in the fifth and final year of the starship "Enterprise's" "five-year mission." The first episode was released in January 2004, with new episodes being released at a rate
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Carbon Creek (Star Trek: Enterprise)


was included in Geek.com's 35 greatest moments in "Star Trek". In 2016, "Carbon Creek" was ranked one the top ten episodes Enterprise, and it was noted as an example of the apparent "Star Trek" tradition where actors play their character's ancestor. In 2011, Tor.com recommended "Carbon Creek" as one of the better episodes of "Enterprise", one that met the standards of a "good episode" of "Star Trek" despite, what they note many felt was an "annoying
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Star Trek: The Original Series


, "", "", "The Trouble with Tribbles", and "The City on the Edge of Forever". "Star Trek" won both years for the episodes "The Menagerie" and "The City on the Edge of Forever", respectively. In 1968, "Star Trek" (the T.V. show) won a special Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation. No episode was named. This was the show's 3rd Hugo Award. In 1967, "Star Trek" was also one of the first
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Rules of Acquisition


In the fictional "Star Trek" universe, the Rules of Acquisition are a collection of sacred business proverbs of the ultra-greedy race known as the Ferengi. The first mention of the rules within the "Star Trek" universe was in "The Nagus", an episode of the TV series "" (Season 1, Episode 10). In a later "Deep Space Nine" episode, "", Sakonna (a Vulcan) asks Quark (a Ferengi) to explain what a Rule of Acquisition is.
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Star Trek: New Voyages


"Battlestar Galactica", but lost to the "Doctor Who" episode "Blink." "Star Trek: New Voyages" was created by James Cawley in April 2003. Jack Marshall came aboard as a producer with the idea to market the series on the internet. The first episode, "Come What May", debuted on the internet on January 2004. The first episodes were filmed on new sets at a long-shuttered car dealership in Port Henry, New York, but production eventually moved to a former Family
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The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


this episode as his favorite episode of "The Next Generation". In an interview, Stewart concurred that this is "the first truly great episode of the series", and added that it went to the "heart of the fundamentals of the "Star Trek" philosophy and what Gene Roddenberry had been writing about in different ways from the mid ’60s." But he said that his favourite episode was "The Inner Light". On Twitter in April 2013, Marina Sirtis (Troi) named this as her favorite
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The Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


Tribble-ations" won, leaving the staff to ponder why "remarkable episodes as "The Visitor," "What You Leave Behind," "" and "Far Beyond the Stars"" didn't receive the necessary votes to challenge the winner in earlier rounds. A 2015 binge-watching guide for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" by W.I.R.E.D. recommended not skipping this essential episode. In 2017, "Radio Times" ranked this episode the 7th best episode of "Star Trek" for those unfamiliar with the
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What You Leave Behind


Changing Face of Evil", CBR ranked this episode as part of the #1 episodic saga of "Star Trek" overall. They praise the crew montage as "great" and note the many plotlines being wrapped up as well as the special effects work of "Star Trek" space battles. In 2015, WhatCulture ranked this the 23rd best episode of all time in the "Star Trek" science fiction universe. In 2016, "The Hollywood Reporter" ranked the two-episode finale as the ninth best episode of
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Eye of the Needle (Star Trek: Voyager)


else delivered them after his death, but are left with no way of knowing what happened to their messages. Reviewers Lance Parkin and Mark Jones enjoyed the episode, praising its suspense, its twists and its depiction of the crew's frustration at their fate. Out of the 16 episodes in the first season of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired in early 1995, "Eye of the Needle" tied "" for the highest rated episode on TV.com as of 2018. Both of the episodes had a rating of 8.7 surpassing
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What You Leave Behind


Award. In a poll conducted on the official "Star Trek" website to determine the best episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Trials and Tribble-ations" won, leaving the staff to ponder why "remarkable episodes as "The Visitor," "What You Leave Behind," "" and "Far Beyond the Stars"" didn't receive the necessary votes to challenge the winner in earlier rounds. Taken as the last two episodes of a seven episode story arc starting with "The
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A Night in Sickbay


ranked "A Night in Sickbay" the 14th worst Star Trek episode highlighting what they felt were poor character development choices and a weak plot that revolved around a sick dog (Porthos) that peed on a tree. WhatCulture ranked this episode the 17th worst episode of "Star Trek". The first home media release of "A Night in Sickbay" was part of the season two DVD box set, released in the United States on August 7, 2005. The release featured deleted scenes from the episode as well as a
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Masks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


as second-worst, but Empire decided that ""—its initial choice for worst episode—didn't count, because "Shades" was a flashback 'clip' episode. The 2008 book "Computers Of Star Trek" suggested that the what was in the comet and begins converting the spacecraft, was a kind of trojan-horse software program left by the D'Arsay aliens. "The Religions Of Star Trek" notes that the masks are the core drama of this episode, relating to a theme of things being hidden and
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Year of Hell


the 25th best episode of "Star Trek" overall. In December 2018, ScreenRant ranked "Year of Hell" as one of the top ten episodes of all Star Trek. In a 2016 article highlighting the best episode from each Star Trek series, Digital Trends declared "Year of Hell" the winner for "Star Trek:Voyager". In 2017, "Den of Geek" included this episode, along with "" (Part II), "", "", "Living Witness", and "
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Star Trek: Picard


"Star Trek" (2009). Hanelle Culpepper directed the first block of the season, comprising the first two episodes, and Jonathan Frakes is directing the second block, episodes three and four. In June 2018, after becoming sole showrunner of the series "", Alex Kurtzman signed a five-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios to expand the "Star Trek" franchise beyond "Discovery" to several new series, miniseries, and animated series. One of these new series was believed to star Patrick Stewart,
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Star Trek: Discovery


across the entire first season. He and Kurtzman developed this story from "so many elements of "Star Trek"", taking certain episodes of the original series and using their "DNA" to find "the spirit of what "Star Trek" offers, both in terms of high-concept science fiction storytelling and really wonderful metaphors for the human condition". Berg said that the series' writers "are so in love with" "The Original Series", "The" "Next Generation", and the
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Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4)


the "Enterprise" in the series finale. It was announced on February 3, 2005 that "Enterprise" had been cancelled. The news was passed to the cast and crew on the sixth day of filming of the second part of "In a Mirror, Darkly". Following the broadcast of the final episode, "These Are the Voyages...", it was the first time in eighteen years that there were no new episodes of a "Star Trek" series scheduled for broadcast. "Star Trek: Enterprise"
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List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes


were subsequently aired as sets of two one-hour episodes in syndication. This list also includes the stardate on which the events of each episode take place within the fictional "Star Trek" universe. As part of the Deep Space 9 documentary What We Left Behind , show-runner Ira Steven Behr gathered together DS9 ‘writers room’ alumni Ronald D. Moore, Hans Beimler and Robert Hewitt Wolfe to map out the opening episode for a proposed eighth season, assuming that this new season was set some 20 years after the series
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Precious Cargo (Star Trek: Enterprise)


included this episode on a ranking of episodes of "Star Trek", they stated were "So Bad They Must Be Seen". WhatCulture ranked this episode the 7th worst episode of the "Star Trek" franchise. In 2017, Screen Rant ranked this episode the 11th worst episode of the "Star Trek" franchise. The first home media release of "Precious Cargo" was as part of the season two DVD box set, released in the United States on July 26, 2005. A release on Blu-ray
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Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4)


as seen in the first pilot of "Star Trek", "". Coto credited this to his idea for the fourth season saying, "What I really wanted to do this season is make the episodes that I as a Star Trek fan would have to see. You know, as a fan of the original series, if I heard that they were doing the Orion slavers and the Eugenics Wars, I would have to be in front of that TV." The producers also sought to resolve issues with the difference
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Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series)


the story, before it was shot and broadcast. Brown agreed without knowing that the script had already been written; he was granted screen credit for the story. The episode was filmed in part on location at Vasquez Rocks, which was subsequently used as a shooting location in other "Star Trek" episodes and films. The Gorn captain's vocalizations were provided by actor Ted Cassidy, who also appeared in person in the "Star Trek" episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" and provided the menacing voice of
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Timeline of Star Trek


the final season of "[[Star Trek: Voyager]]" has presented controversy. The standard assumption about stardates, as well as the regular correspondence between seasons and in-universe years, would place the entire season in the year 2377—the season begins with stardate 54014.4 and ends with 54973.4. However, the episode "[[Homestead (Star Trek: Voyager)|Homestead]]" features a celebration of the 315th anniversary of [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s first contact with the [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcans]]
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Wolf in the Fold


Star Trek" characters into it, which is pretty much what happened." Reviewer Jeff Bond was mostly pleased with the episode: Bond adds, Melissa N. Hayes-Gehrke of the University of Maryland pointed out, "A conversation between Kirk and Spock informs us for the first time that when Starfleet members are on a planet, they are subject to the laws of that planet. This is a very interesting development, with repercussions throughout all of the "Star Trek" series." She also wrote, "This episode
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Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)


Trek DS9": "The Inquisition"). In that episode, it is clear that the classic Irish tune ""The Minstrel Boy"" plays a major part of his journey as a character: an innocent man thrown into the destructive nature of war. He sings the song in this episode, and much later, in the final episode of "DS9" "What You Leave Behind". ""The Minstrel Boy"" is the first musical theme to be heard in the flashback sequence. In the
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Equinox (Star Trek: Voyager)


Doctor secure his ethical sub-routines from being deleted in the future. In 2011, Cinema Blend rated this the best episode of "Star Trek Voyager". Gizmodo ranked the "Equinox" pair 23rd out of 100 of the top "Star Trek" episodes in 2014. The Hollywood Reporter ranked Equinox 30th best out all "Star Trek" episodes in 2016, and it was ranked the 2nd greatest "Star Trek:Voyager" episode behind the Season 4 two-parter "Year in Hell". In 2015,
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Star Trek: Discovery


-Luc Picard, ""; the animated comedy ""; another untitled animated series for Nickelodeon; and several direct spin-offs from Star Trek: "Discovery": Kurtzman announced in July 2018 that a spin-off miniseries of shorts would be released between the first two seasons of "Discovery" to "deliver closed-ended stories while revealing clues about what's to come in future "Star Trek: Discovery" episodes. They'll also introduce audiences to new characters who may inhabit the larger world of "
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Star Trek: The Original Series


In February 1966, before the first episode was aired, "Star Trek" was nearly canceled by Desilu Productions. Desilu had gone from making just one half-hour show ("The Lucy Show") to deficit-financing a portion of two expensive hour-long shows, "" and "Star Trek". Solow was able to convince Lucille Ball that both shows should continue. Once the series had been picked up by NBC, the production moved to what was then Desilu Productions' Gower street location. It
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Star Trek: Phoenix


Star Trek: Phoenix is a "Star Trek" fan-created anthology series produced and filmed by Temporal Studios. The series was created by Leo Roberts and later developed by Leo Roberts, Jön Johnson and "Star Trek" author, Jeff Ayers. The story is set 42 years after "" in the prime universe created by Gene Roddenberry and follows the crew of the Federation's first political flagship, the Ascension-Class starship USS "Phoenix" (NCX-101138). The first episode, "Cloak & Dagger, Part
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First Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)


. In 2009, "Den of Geek" ranked this the ninth best episode of this television series. "First Flight" was first released for home media use on DVD as part of the second series box set of "". The release featured text commentary on the episode from "Star Trek" and NASA designers Michael and Denise Okuda. The episode also featured as one of the three "Enterprise" episodes on the "Star Trek" Fan Collective DVD Set "Captain's Log". The set featured episodes selected
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Mirror, Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series)


. In 2016, IGN ranked "Mirror, Mirror" number 3 in a top ten list of original series episodes. "Empire" ranked "Mirror, Mirror" 12th out of the 50 top episodes of all "Star Trek" in 2016. At that time, there were roughly 726 episodes and a dozen films released. In 2015, SyFy ranked this episode as one of the top ten essential "Star Trek" original series episodes. 2016 was the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of "Star Trek",
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Star Trek: New Voyages


Trek". In the table below the parenthetical numbers indicate in which episodes actors appeared in given roles. Episode "0" is the pilot film "Come What May". The "Star Trek: New Voyages" pilot episode was produced by James Cawley, Jack Marshall (series director at the time), Pearl Marshall, Max Rem and Jerry Yuen. Episodes 1 was produced by James Cawley, Jack Marshall, Pearl Marshall, Max Rem, Amanda Stryker, James Lowe, Jeff Quinn, John Muenchrath and Rod Roddenberry
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In a Mirror, Darkly


in the "Star Trek" franchise for ten years. He later described it as his favorite episode of "Star Trek", saying that "I knew when I was writing them that they would almost certainly be the last episodes I would be writing for this particular incarnation of Star Trek, so I really treasured the experience." Part of Manny Coto's plans for season five of "Enterprise" would have included a return to the mirror universe crew first seen in "In a Mirror, Darkly". It would
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Star Trek: The Original Series


a 1964 episode of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Project Strigas Affair," and with Kelley (as a doctor) in a 1963 episode of "The Virginian", "Man of Violence," both more than two years before "Star Trek" first aired. Before "Star Trek", Shatner was well known in the trade, having appeared in several notable films, played Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway, and even turned down the part of Dr. Kildare. However, when roles became sparse he
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Sins of the Father (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


" Klingon alien themed episode to prepare for . In 2017, "Nerdist" ranked "Sins of the Father" the ninth best episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In 2019, Screen Rant ranked "Sins of the Father" the second best episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". The episode was included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season three DVD box set, released in the United States on September 3, 2002. The first Blu-ray release was
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Call to Arms (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


episodes. In 2016 Gizmodo rated "Call to Arms" 31st out all Star Trek television episodes produced up to that time. Wired’s "Deep Space Nine" binge guide from 2015, did not recommend skipping "Call to Arms" in the 176 DS9 episodes. In 2019, Comicbook.com ranked "A Call to Arms" the 9th best episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", pointing out for the first time in the "Star Trek" franchise a large war started involving the Federation. This episode is
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All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


Years of Star Trek" said of the episode, "[it] is about symmetry, squaring the circle, giving shape to the series and also to the universe in which the series exists." In 2017, "Den of Geek" ranked this episode as one of top 25 "must watch" episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" when paired with the series pilot "Encounter at Farpoint." In 2017, "Nerdist" ranked this finale the tenth best of "Star Trek: The Next
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Where no man has gone before


first engine capable of reaching Warp 5 (thus making interstellar exploration practical for humans) in the year 2119, some thirty-two years before the 2151 launch of the first vessel powered by such an engine, the "Enterprise" (NX-01): The phrase was first introduced into "Star Trek" by Samuel Peeples, who is attributed with suggesting it be used as an episode name. The episode became "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the second pilot of "Star Trek". The phrase itself was
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Gregory Itzin


having played five different roles in the various series over the years; his most recent "Trek" role was Admiral Black in "". He made his first "Star Trek" appearance in 1993, in the "" episode "". He later guest starred on "DS9" again, in the sixth-season episode "Who Mourns for Morn?". He also appeared as Doctor Dysek in the episode "" in the 7th season of "". He also starred in "Fear and Loathing in Las
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Star Trek (IDW Publishing)


of Captain Christopher Pike, and of the alternates of the Enterprise-D crew. In the same year they published "", a mini-series that features the adventures of Gary Seven from the Star Trek TOS episode . In 2009, IDW began to publish their first "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" comic, the four-part "Fool's Gold". Also, in 2009, IDW published a prequel to the 2009 reboot/prequel film "Star Trek", entitled "". In 2009,
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Theme from Star Trek


theme. Solow regretted the choice and composer Courage was not informed until twenty-seven years later. The second unaired pilot episode used an entirely different theme ("Star Trek" was the first series in American television history for which a network, NBC in this case, requested and paid for a second pilot episode) although this, too, was composed by Alexander Courage. Re-edited for time and then aired, the second pilot episode returned to the original theme and in only the first several episodes, sans all
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A Time to Stand


#2 greatest Klingons of the "Star Trek" franchise respectively. In 2016, "The Hollywood Reporter" rated "A Time to Stand" with the first 6 episodes of the season, collectively the 38th best episode of all "Star Trek" television episodes. In 2016, "The Hollywood Reporter" also rated "A Time to Stand" along with six following episodes as the among the 20 greatest episodes (or sequences of episodes) in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". This six-episode arc
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The Survivors (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


" prior to "Star Trek: Discovery", this episode, "Survivors" was ranked as the 24th best of "Star Trek". In a review of fictional Star Trek aliens, the Douwd was a powerful alien species. CBR notes Kevin says he existed for thousands of years, but regrets destroying the Husnock. The episode was released with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season three DVD box set, released in the United States on September 3, 2002. It was released in high-definition Blu
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Vanishing Point (Star Trek: Enterprise)


time, she is the only person who can see aliens planting explosives in key ship systems, with no way to warn the crew. Transporter accidents have been a staple of the Star Trek universe since the 1960s TV shows (see (1967)) and some famous examples are the transporter accident in (1979) or for example the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode which makes a clone of Riker. This episode explores what happens to consciousness during a period in which the person does not have a body.
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Star Trek: First Contact


. Braga and Moore intended the film to be easily accessible to any moviegoer and work as a stand-alone story, yet still satisfy the devoted "Star Trek" fans. Since much of Picard's role made a direct reference to his time as a Borg in "The Next Generation" episodes "The Best of Both Worlds", the opening dream sequence was added to explain what happened to him in the show. The pair discarded an opening which would have established what the main characters had been doing since the last
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Flesh and Blood (Star Trek: Voyager)


, the Doctor accepts his responsibility for disobeying orders and working with the holograms, offering to forego his mobile emitter to give up his freedom, but Janeway feels that is far too much punishment for doing what someone of flesh and blood would likely do in the same situation. Jamahl Epsicokhan in Jammer's Reviews assigns this episode 3.5 out of 4 stars and calls "Flesh and Blood": The Hirogen are noted as a powerful species among the Star Trek aliens and located in the what the Star Trek franchise calls the Delta Quadrant
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Star Trek fan productions


of twelve categories in the 2017 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Special & Visual Effects; Best Original Music; Best Original Story or Screenplay; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form), presented at and by Treklanta. In 2017, eighteen years after the finale, What You Leave Behind aired, Ira Steven Behr announced a crowdfunded documentary named "What We Left Behind", deriving its title from the name of this episode (which itself is based on the Pericles quote, ""), which met its goal
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Defiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


"Defiant" is the 55th episode of the television series "", the ninth episode of the . This episode guest stars actor Jonathan Frakes. It is also the first episode to air following the release of "Star Trek Generations". The episode explores the fictional Cardassian aliens of the Star Trek franchise, and their relationship with the Federation, and has a significant number of scenes that take place on the USS Defiant, the new-kid on the block spacecraft stationed at Deep Space Nine space station near Bajor and a
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Star Trek: The Original Series


took the regular job after Jeffrey Hunter's contract was not renewed. After the episodes aired, many performers found themselves typecast because of their defining roles in the show. ("Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor Michael Dorn stated in 1991, however: "If what happened to the first cast is called being typecast, then I want to be typecast. Of course, they didn't get the jobs after "Trek". But they are making their sixth movie. Name me someone else in television who has
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The Killing Game (Star Trek: Voyager)


crew and the Hirogen. The Hirogen agree to leave "Voyager" in exchange for holodeck technology. The Hirogen are noted as a powerful species among the Star Trek aliens and located in the what the Star Trek franchise calls the Delta Quadrant of the Galaxy. The Hirogen aliens are noted for their use of powerful starships, holographic technology, and lust for violence.In 2012, "Den of Geek" listed this as an honorable mention for their ranking of the top ten episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager". Io9
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The Galileo Seven


2014 listing of the top 100 "Star Trek" episodes placed "The Galileo Seven" as the 36th best episode of all series up to that time, out of over 700 episodes. In 2015, SyFy ranked this episode as one of the top ten essential Star Trek original series episodes. In 2017, "Business Insider" ranked "The Galileo Seven" the 9th best episode of the original series. They note this is the first Star Trek episode to include a shuttlecraft, and they also point out the shuttle crash
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Journey to Babel


says, "Well, what do you know? I finally got the last word", possibly breaking the fourth wall. In 1996, for the franchise's 30th anniversary, TV Guide ranked "Journey to Babel" No. 5 on its list of the 10 best "Star Trek" episodes. Io9's 2014 listing of the top 100 "Star Trek" episodes placed "Journey to Babel" as the 39th best episode of all series up to that time, out of over 700 episodes; they not this episode
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Star Trek: Short Treks


revealing clues about what's to come in future "Star Trek: Discovery" episodes. They'll also introduce audiences to new characters who may inhabit the larger world of "Star Trek"." The shorts were expected to be around 10 to 15 minutes long. CBS CCO David Nevins indicated in December 2018 that there would be more shorts released between the end of "Discovery"s second season and the release of the a new series featuring the "Star Trek" character Jean-Luc Picard. A month later, CBS All
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Five Year Mission


Five Year Mission is a "Star Trek" tribute band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The band is composed of five Trekkies who aspire to write a song for every episode of the original "Star Trek" series. The idea to write a song for every "Star Trek" episode was created by Mike Rittenhouse. He approached Noah Butler, whom he knew was a Star Trek fan, and the two decided to form a band to record the songs in-studio. They proceeded to find three additional band mates, Patrick
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Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series)


best "Star Trek" episode. SyFy ranked "Yesteryear" as the 15th best time travel plot in "Star Trek" in 2016. A 2018 "Star Trek" binge-watching guide by "Den of Geek", recommended this episode as part of the "foundations of "Star Trek"" group. In 2018, CBR ranked the fourth best time-travel episode all "Star Trek". In 2019, "Nerdist" ranked this the 9th best time travel-themed episode of the "Star Trek
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The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


". That same year, Juliette Harrisson ranked the episode as the 8th most ground breaking episodes of the series. In 2014, the episode was ranked as the 70th best out of the 700 plus episodes in the "Star Trek" franchise by Charlie Jane Anders for io9. She said that the trial raised "fascinating questions", but the best part of the episode was "Riker's total ruthlessness as prosecutor". In 2017, Space.com rated "The Measure of a Man" as the #1 "Star Trek
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Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


Star Trek". In 2019, Screen Rant ranked "Tapestry" the 9th best episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". "Tapestry" was released in the UK on a two-episode VHS tape in 2003, alongside the first part of "". The first home media release of "Tapestry" in the United States was on a VHS box set entitled "Star Trek – The Next Generation: The Q Continuum" on June 18, 1996. It later received an individual release on August 4
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The Gamesters of Triskelion


Star Trek" episodes written by a woman (17 of its 79 episodes were written or co-written by women) and that Margaret Armen was a "veteran of warrior women shows like "Wonder Woman" and "The Big Valley"", although Armen's lone "Wonder Woman" episode dates from several years after "Star Trek" ceased production. The themes of religion and philosophy in this episode are discussed in Robert Asa's detailed critique of the "Star Trek" episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
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Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars


episodes. With the subsequent publication of novels, comics, animated series, toys and feature films, "Star Trek" grew into a popular media franchise. "Star Wars" was introduced as a feature film, "A New Hope" (1977). A novelization titled "", based on the original script of the film, was published about a year earlier. Upon the release of the first film, "Star Wars" quickly grew into a popular media franchise. "Star Trek" debuted in television.
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Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)


"Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the science fiction television series "" (later renamed "Star Trek: Enterprise"). It originally aired as a double-length episode and released as such, but was split into two segments for syndication. It is the first "Star Trek" episode in the Prequel-Era. A novelization of the episode, written by Diane Carey, was published in 2001. The episode won the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, and was also
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The Offspring (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


Trek: The Next Generation". "Variety" listed "The Offspring" as one of the top 15 episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In 2019, "Screen Rant" ranked "The Offspring" as one of the top ten important episodes to watch in preparation for the series "". The episode was included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season three DVD box set, released in the United States on September 3, 2002. The first Blu-ray release was
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List of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes


"" is the third live-action television series in the "Star Trek" franchise and aired in syndication from January 1993 through June 1999. There were a total of 176 episodes over the show's seven seasons, which are listed here in chronological order by original airdate, which match the episode order in each season's DVD set. The pilot episode, "", the episode "", as well as the series finale, "What You Leave Behind", originally aired as two-hour presentations, but
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The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


episode. "Entertainment Weekly" said that "It is well-established Trek gospel that the first truly great episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is 'The Measure of a Man'". Mark Jones and Lance Parkin, in their book "Beyond the Final Frontier: An Unauthorised Review of Star Trek", called "The Measure of a Man" "a blunt episode lacking finesse." They added that while including Riker in the plot was a positive move, it wasn't clearly rationalized. They described
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Star Trek canon


not on a series-by-series basis nor an episode-by-episode basis, but point by point. If he changed his mind on something, or if a fact in one episode contradicted what he considered to be a more important fact in another episode, he had no problem declaring that specific point not canonical. Additionally, David Gerrold, in an interview about "", commented on Roddenberry's parsimony and how it originally affected the "Star Trek"s canon: Another factor that contributes to blur the line between
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Yesteryear (Star Trek: The Animated Series)


was featured in "Star Trek Enterprise". The 2008 book "Star Trek 101: A Practical Guide to Who, What, Where, and Why" notes writer D.C. Fontana's contributions to the Vulcan story, and that she also wrote the "Journey to Babel", which also further established this species. They also note that despite being planned for presentation as a children's cartoon it has a sci-fi plot and emotional impact, that ranks among the best of live-action Star Trek episodes. In 2013
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Once More unto the Breach (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


The Klingon "Bird of Prey" is one of the famous fictional spacecraft of the "Star Trek" franchise, having appeared throughout the 1980s and 1990s to what Space.com calls "delightful effect". The ships ability to cloak makes it an especially elusive adversary, and it was rated the 8th greatest spacecraft design of all "Star Trek" by Space.com in 2017. In 2017, "Daily Dot" recommended this as a "Star Trek" Klingon alien themed episode to prepare for . "The Hollywood Reporter" ranked "
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Whom Gods Destroy (Star Trek: The Original Series)


this episode as the 11th worst "Star Trek" episode of the original series. In 2017, ScreenRant ranked "Whom Gods Destroy" as the 12th most hopeful and/or optimistic episode of all "Star Trek" episodes up to that time"." This episode is noted for having of the 19 kisses of the TV show between Kirk and another character, in this case between Kirk and alien woman Marta. This episode was not aired in the United Kingdom on first airing because of the sexual dance of Yvonne Craig as the
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The Trouble with Tribbles


the first time the word 'pregnant' was used on TV." This is false. While the very first use of the word on American television is not known, the word was spoken at least five years earlier in "Never Name a Duck," the first episode of the second season of the "Dick Van Dyke Show" in September 1962. Tribbles have been further seen in other "Star Trek" episodes and films, including "" and the JJ Abrams-helmed films "Star Trek" (2009
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11:59 (Star Trek: Voyager)


celebrate their ancestors, and presenting Janeway with a photograph of the elderly Shannon, after she had married Henry and raised their extended family together. Janeway realizes that the revelation about Shannon should not impact what she has done with her own life. In 2015, a "Star Trek: Voyager" binge-watching guide by W.I.R.E.D. suggesting skipping this episode. TrekNews.net ranked this the 8th best episode of "Star Trek:Voyager" in 2016. They note that the character Captain Janeway remembers one of her ancestors in this episode,
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Star Trek: New Voyages


by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves. Zicree, who also directed the episode, contributed the stories for the "" episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Far Beyond the Stars" for "". Reaves, who co-wrote (with Diane Duane) the "Where No One Has Gone Before" episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", originally pitched a story to the unproduced "" series in which Sulu ages by thirty years, and that story served as the basis
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Endgame (Star Trek: Voyager)


" as part of an abbreviated binge-watching guide featuring USS Voyager's confrontations with the Borg. That same year, they also ranked it as the 5th best time-travel episode of all "Star Trek," in between “Tomorrow is Yesterday” (#6) and "All Good Things..." (#4). A novelized version of this television episode, was adapted by Diane Carey, and published in 2002. Some related "Star Trek" episode's were also novelized, including the "Star
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Living Witness


stated that he lived only six years after seeing the Kyrian-Vaskan reconciliation. In 2012, Den of Geek ranked "Living Witness" the second best episode of the "Star Trek: Voyager," behind "Year of Hell". Jamahl Episcophan of Jammers Reviews writes that "Living Witness": SyFy ranked "Living Witness" as one of the top ten episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager" in 2015. In a 2016 article highlighting the best episode from each Star Trek series, Digital Trends gave "Living
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The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series)


Christian Science Monitor" ranked this the seventh best episode of the original "Star Trek". In 2015, SyFy ranked this episode as one of the top ten essential Star Trek original series episodes. In 2016, "The Hollywood Reporter" rated "The Menagerie" the 32nd best episode of all "Star Trek" television episodes. In 2017, Space.com ranked "The Menagerie" the 3rd best episode of all "Star Trek" television. They noted how the episode surprised audiences with Spock's behavior (e.g. why did
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Yesterday's Enterprise


Critic Marc Bernardin described the episode as "Star Trek"s "smartest time-travel experiment" and a fan favorite. The "Toronto Star" listed "The Next Generation"s time-shifting episodes, including "Yesterday's Enterprise", as one of the twenty best elements of the show. Fans attending the Star Trek 50th Anniversary convention in 2015 voted "Yesterday's Enterprise" the fifth-best episode of the franchise. The episode ranked first in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
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Twilight (Star Trek: Enterprise)


the Xindi for the first time, and gave the episode a score of four out of five, a grade described as "better than most motion pictures". In 2014, Gizmodo ranked "Twilight" as the 33rd best episode of Star Trek, out of the over 700 ones made by that time. In 2015, WhatCulture ranked this the 27th best episode of all time in the "Star Trek" science fiction universe. The first home media release of "Twilight" was as part of the season three DVD box
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Timeline of Star Trek


]], who is said to be 137. In the last episode of the first season, the year is firmly established by [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]], as 2364. This marked the first time an explicit future calendar date had been attached to a "Star Trek" storyline, and allowed fans and writers to extrapolate further dates. For example, the established date implies McCoy was born around 2227, ruling out the "Spaceflight Chronology"-derived dating of the original series to the early 23rd century (though the
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Living Witness


Witness" an honorable mention. TrekNews.net ranked this the second best episode of "Star Trek: Voyager", in 2016. In 2017, Space.com rated "Living Witness" as the 6th best "Star Trek" episode overall out of its seven hundred plus episodes. "The Hollywood Reporter" rated "Living Witness" the 3rd best episode of "Star Trek: Voyager", and the 34th best episode of "Star Trek" overall. In 2012, Den of Geek ranked this the 2nd best episode of Star Trek
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List of Star Trek regions of space


the Hirogen, and the Malon. On some "Star Trek" maps of the center of the galaxy, the galactic core is regarded as its own area, not part of any of the four Quadrants. The Cytherians, from the "Next Generation" episode "," are located near this area. In "", a "God"-being is encountered from within what is called the "Great Barrier". The Nekrit Expanse is a vast unpopulated nebular region in the Delta Quadrant, several thousand light years across. It
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The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series)


2005 episode of "", "In Harm's Way", William Windom reprises his role as Commodore Matt Decker almost 40 years later. "Star Trek Online" features the machine in the Federation storyline. For the franchise's 30th anniversary, "TV Guide" ranked "The Doomsday Machine" No. 4 on its list of the 10 best "Star Trek" episodes. Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an "A" rating, describing the episode as "very strong stuff",
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The Empath


screened), and "". In 2015, Polygon ranked "The Empath" as one of the three best Spock-centric episodes of Star Trek. They praised the episode for its moralistic conclusion and what they call the best acting performance by Nimoy, who plays Spock. A 2018 "Star Trek" binge-watching guide by "Den of Geek", recommended this episode for featuring the trio of characters Kirk, Spock, and Bones of the original series. The Empath has a distinctive music score, composed by
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Star Trek Continues


) and Marina Sirtis as the computer voice. Episode eight, "Still Treads the Shadow", featured Rekha Sharma ("Battlestar Galactica" and ""). Episode nine, "What Ships are For", featured John de Lancie (three "Star Trek" series) and Anne Lockhart (the original "Battlestar Galactica" series). Episodes ten and eleven, "To Boldly Go: Part I" and "To Boldly Go: Part II" written by Sawyer, featured Nicola Bryant ("Doctor Who"
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William Shatner


mission: To seek out new science. To build new outposts. To bring nations together on the final frontier. To boldly go, and do, what no spacecraft has done before." Shatner dislikes watching himself perform, and says that he has never watched any "Star Trek" or "Boston Legal" episodes nor any of the "Star Trek" movies except while editing "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" which he directed, although his book "Star Trek Memories" makes reference to his having attended
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Scorpion (Star Trek: Voyager)


top ten episodes of the "Star Trek: Voyager" series. In 2012, it was placed among the top 5 episodes of the series. In 2017, Netflix announced that Scorpion, Parts I and II were in the top ten most re-watched "Star Trek" episodes, also the episode after Scorpion, "The Gift" was in the top ten when excluding the first two episodes of each series. On TV.Com Part I of Scorpion was rated 9.3 and Scorpion, Part II was rated 9.2 as of 2019
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List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes


in the , , , and "Star Trek" films as well as of the companion series "". "Star Trek"s first season comprised 29 episodes, including the two-part episode "", which includes almost all of the footage from the original pilot, "The Cage". Other notable episodes include "Balance of Terror", which introduces the Romulans; "Space Seed", which introduces Khan Noonien Singh and serves as the basis for ""; "Errand of Mercy", in which the Klingons
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Joan Winston


Joan Winston (19 June 1931 – 11 September 2008) was an American Trekker who helped organize the first "Star Trek" fan convention and became a key figure in the subculture. Fellow fans compare her level of devotion to Betty Jo Trimble, the fan who led the campaign to keep "Star Trek" on the air. Winston attended the filming of what would be the final episode and impressed everyone on set, including creator Gene Roddenberry. Winston was able to secure Roddenberry's attendance at the first convention, and she
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Blink of an Eye (Star Trek: Voyager)


ranked "Blink of an Eye" among the top 50 "Star Trek" episodes. The episode was also ranked as one of the top 10 episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager" in 2018 by ThoughtCo. Gizmodo ranked "Blink of an Eye" as the 46th out of 100 of the best of all "Star Trek" television episodes as of 2014. SyFy ranked "Blink of an Eye" among the top ten "Star Trek: Voyager" episodes. In 2017, it was ranked by Medium, as
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The Inner Light (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In 2016, "Empire" ranked this the tenth best out of the top 50 episodes of all the 700+ "Star Trek" television episodes. In 2017, "Screen Rant" rated "The Inner Light" as the 3rd most romantic episode of "Star Trek" for the relationship between the Picard and Eline characters. In 2017, "Fatherly" ranked this episode as one of the top 10 episodes of "Star Trek" for kids to watch. In
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Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)


on a frigid windswept planet. Two figures wearing survival gear beam onto the scene and search until they discover what they are looking for: "Voyager", buried beneath the ice. "Timeless" was the 100th episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" to be broadcast, which is a number noteworthy in television as the threshold for syndication viability. Fifteen years in the future, Chakotay and Kim discover "Voyager" frozen on the surface of an ice world. They recover the body of Seven of Nine and collect the
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Star Trek


. The first original "Star Trek" novel was "Mission to Horatius" by Mack Reynolds, which was published in hardcover by Whitman Books in 1968. The first publisher of "Star Trek" fiction aimed at adult readers was Bantam Books. James Blish wrote adaptations of episodes of the original series in twelve volumes from 1967 to 1977; in 1970, he wrote the first original Star Trek novel published by Bantam, "Spock Must Die!". Pocket Books published subsequent "Star Trek" novels. Prolific "Star
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What You Leave Behind


. The documentary will reflect on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"s legacy, featuring interviews with the cast and crew of the series and speculating on what would have happened had there been an eighth season. The documentary was released in 2019. "What You Leave Behind" was first shown on June 2, 1999 in broadcast syndication. It was the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth episodes of the seventh and final season and received Nielsen ratings of 5.4 percent on the first broadcast. It was the highest-rated episode
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Our Man Bashir


nine out of ten. In a list of the top 100 episodes of the "Star Trek" franchise, "Our Man Bashir" was placed in 77th place by Charlie Jane Anders at io9. A 2015 binge-watching guide for "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" by W.I.R.E.D. recommended not skipping this essential episode. In 2016, "Empire" ranked this the 23rd best out of the top 50 episodes of the all the 700 plus "Star Trek" television episodes. The first home media release of "Our
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The Trouble with Tribbles


episodes of the original television series. In 2015, W.I.R.E.D. magazine did not recommend skipping this episode in their binge-watching guide for the original series. In 2015, New York Public Library this episode as having Spock's sixth best scene in the show. In 2015, this episode was included in Geek.com's 35 greatest moments in "Star Trek" they ranked Kirk getting buried in Tribbles 29th greatest moment of all "Star Trek". 2016 was the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of "Star Trek", which
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The Enemy Within (Star Trek: The Original Series)


an 'A-' rating, noting that while the last act of the episode was somewhat redundant, the first two run smoothly, and describing Shatner's acting as Kirk's good half as "very solid stuff." In 2014, IO9 rated "The Enemy Within " the 81st greatest episode of "Star Trek". In 2016, IGN ranked "The Enemy Within" the 7th best episode of the original series. In 2015, WhatCulture ranked this the 21st best episode of all time in the "Star Trek"
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First Contact (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


agrees to delay Malcor's development of warp drive technology until its people are ready. With Mirasta's project cancelled, she asks Picard if she can join his crew, and Picard agrees. The episode ranked eighth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes. In 2016, The Washington Post ranked "First Contact" the tenth best episode of all "Star Trek" television. They highlight a funny cameo by Bebe Neuwirth, amidst complications when Riker is lost on a first contact
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Equinox (Star Trek: Voyager)


the 11th best episodic saga of "Star Trek" overall. A regional newspaper of Cleveland, ranked 25 of the greatest episodes of "Star Trek" prior to "Star Trek: Discovery"' and included "Equinox" as the 25th greatest. In June 2019, "Equinox" was rated third best episode of 755 episodes of all Star Trek by ScreenRant. They note the two-part episode for highlight the struggle to maintain morality in difficult circumstances, including how to maintain morale, and the dangers of greed.
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Sarek (Star Trek: The Next Generation)


"Star Trek: The Next Generation", noting his performances in "Sarek" and also in "Unification" (Parts I & II). In 2017, "Nerdist" ranked "Sarek" the eleventh best episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". The first home media release of "Sarek" was on VHS cassette, appearing on October 3, 1995 in the United States and Canada. The episode was later included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season three DVD box set
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Star Trek spin-off fiction


specifically worked on. The first two issues of the Gold Key run was illustrated by Italian artist Nevio Zaccara, and the first half of the series was drawn by Alberto Giolitti, who being based in Rome did not see any of the "Star Trek" TV episodes until several years after he retired. The remainder of the series was illustrated by Alden McWilliams, with a few fill-ins by George Kashdan. Gold Key and Whitman ceased publishing in 1979, with "Star Trek" No. 61 being one of the
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Crossover (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)


"Crossover" is the 43rd episode of the science fiction television series "" the 23rd episode of the . It is the first "Deep Space Nine" Mirror Universe episode. Kira and Bashir have an adventure in the mirror universe of "Star Trek", which brought to Deep Space Nine TV series a plot device introduced in the original series. This episode utilizes a "Star Trek" story element introduced in the original series episode "" which aired on October 6, 1967. After experiencing operational difficulties while traveling through
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