Firstseason star trek episodes in production order robert j. I started watching it in afternoon reruns when i was in junior high. Its starting was begun with star trek television series in early 1966 on nbc. Sorting out temporal anomalies contradictions, exceptions, and where the real work is done ent. I have to say i prefer viewing the tos episodes in production order over original.
The series column uses the following abbreviations. Early production history for all events prior to 1964. Mar 11, 2019 after a long dry spell star trek is finally making a major tv comeback heres every new star trek series currently in development. New star trek movies in order star trek series order. Produced by the nonprofit charity trek continues, inc. Deep space nine season 5 episodes apocalypse rising for the uniform star trek. Nbc chose the man trap the fifth episode in production order to air first. With blockbuster movies and their bigbudget special effects spectacle that threatens to overwhelm every other aspect of their production, and star trek getting some of that attention in recent years, we trekkies remain a demanding lot. What is the official sequence for star trek the original. The clone wars chronological episode order, including all 121 episodes and the feature film.
Star trek renegades is an independent fan funded and supported internet television series, produced by sky conway. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on. These adventures continued in the 22episode star trek. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. Due to various outside issues, i got side tracked on this endeavor during season 3. Cocreators james cawley and jack marshall aimed to complete the original series fiveyear mission, with actors cast as kirk, spock and the rest of the enterprise crew on an exact replica of the original bridge set. I created this list because i am currently in the process of watching all the star trek series in order. Six new television series were eventually produced.
Picard this series takes place after the events of both nemesis and star trek 2009s destruction of romulus in the prime universe and is placed accordingly. That episode is enterprises series finale, these are the voyages. When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching earth, admiral james t. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on. Star trek tos episode listings by airdate and production order. I think this list should reflect the production order by changing the series and episode number to fit with the production but leave the list in the. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad.
Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. The new star trek movie in order list all films are the complete cinematic package of star trek media franchise. New threats included the ferengi although they were later used more for comic relief, the cardassians, and the borg. Star trek 1966 to 1969 ran for three seasons and 79 episodes. 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. Hayesgehrke star trek the original series is the first science fiction series that i watched. Flashforward the tv series based on my novel of the same name is a serial drama. The first two episodes were directed by hanelle culpepper, making her the first. Star trek into darkness finishes shooting and enters postproduction. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan. The two main orders are airdate order and production order. Discovery and a host of other original and archival cbs television shows.
Star trek the original series in production order imdb. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the. Discovery joining forces with captain christopher pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the red angel. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. Deep space nine for my money, this is one of star trek s finest hours across any of the series. 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. The animated star trek series made its debut early on saturday morning september 8, 1973. 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. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. This is a list of people who were producers, directors, designers and other production staff on the star trek television series and films.
The history of the future 1993 give the tos episodes in production order. During the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. 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. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film series intended for recreational use. Heck, to put this up as a stage show, you could just set the entire thing in the 1950s, and allow benny russell to show us the 24th century trappings through the power of his words and imagination. The series depicted a new age in which the klingons were allies of the federation, though the romulans remained adversaries. Jan 17, 2019 after answering a distress signal from the u. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek. Memory alpha lists the episodes in production order, its their official chronological order in the star trek chronology, and its the order they were played in syndication and on the vhs releases. If technically takes place in the next generation season 7 episode the. Lucasfilm presents the official sequential order for the beloved animated series, including all 121 shows and the original feature film. Every new star trek series in development screen rant. May 17, 2016 star trek 1966 to 1969 ran for three seasons and 79 episodes.
Kirk william shatner leads the starship enterprise on a fiveyear mission to. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. Enterprise, it looked like the franchise was in bad shape. All series in total amount to 772 episodes across 35 seasons of television. During the strike, no episodes could be written, leaving the season started without enough time to write four episodes. Production of star trek films with the original cast continued throughout the 80s. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted.
Following the boxoffice failure of 2003s star trek. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. Tensions are rising, characters are growing richer, and the shows plot threads are. Michael and denise okuda, in the official but not necessarily canonical or accurate star trek chronology. The motion picture was released in 1979, a full decade after the original series went off the air. Like its predecessors, it was created by gene roddenberry. The new star trek movies in order list first film was released in 1979 as star trek the motion picture. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst. Star trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship. How to binge watch 726 star trek episodes and 12 movies.
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. With scott bakula, john billingsley, jolene blalock, dominic keating. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Be sure to only watch the specific seasons mentioned in my notes. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. In order to make up for the missing episodes, paramount decided to air the newly restored episode of the cage.
For maximum enjoyment, i would recommend saving enterprise series 14 and discovery until last. A century before captain kirks fiveyear mission, jonathan archer captains the united earth ship enterprise during the early years of starfleet, leading up to the earthromulan war and the formation of the federation. Made for some very disjointed early star trek memories. Star trek continues is an american fancreated web series set in the star trek universe. From 1993 to 1999, except for one film in 2002, episodes and films for different star trek series were airing at the same time. Ent is also one of the more serialized series at least the last two seasons, so this one was pretty easy. After a long dry spell star trek is finally making a major tv comeback heres every new star trek series currently in development. In 1988, a strike by the writers guild halted production on star trek. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. Picard consisting of the shows first two episodes has wrapped filming. Firstseason star trek episodes in production order. 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. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. We like our action and ship porn, to be sure, but we also want a great story that showcases the best and sometimes the worst of our favorite characters.
Aug 17, 2018 new star trek movies in order list all films. Discovery joining forces with captain christopher pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. Exactly how long would a complete star trek franchise. Dec 28, 2014 ok, so, a little over a year ago, i decided to watch all of the episodes of the original series of star trek, in the order they should be seen in, as opposed to the original onair order. The original, singledisc dvd releases placed the episodes by production order, with the cage on the final disc.
A transporter malfunction splits captain kirk into two halves. Eight television series make up the bulk of the star trek franchise. The 15 best directed episodes of star trek tos part 1 by helenagi. Star trek animated comedy a go with 2season order at. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series. For me, it makes more sense to watch them in production order and ignore any stardate discrepency. Nemesis and the later cancelation of tv show star trek. What is the official sequence for star trek the original series. This works pretty well for most of star trek and is in fact necessary in tng, where sometimes stuff gets moved around for scheduling reasons, like shooting unification ii before unification i.
This list shows the order in which these were released. Although not as strong a commercial success as paramount was hoping for thanks to some creative tinkering by gene roddenberry, who wanted to pursue a more philosophical narrative than an actionbased one it was still successful enough. Simon pegg thinks next star trek film should be smaller, have less spectacle something a. Around april 1973, the nbc network gave the green light to filmation studios to produce 16 episodes for airing that fall.
New star trek series section 31 to start filming when. Whether you just want to stick to the standout episodes or go the. Dr, it would take about 23 days straight 556 hours to watch all of the television episodes and movies in the entire star trek franchise, as they were aired on television or released in the theaters this does not include directo. Every series of star trek and all of the movies in rough stardate order. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. Oct 19, 2009 but the original star trek and, indeed, most nighttime television for decades was an episodic drama, with little changing between episodes, and, in theory, the episodes could be watched or aired in any order. The animated series featuring the voice cast of the original series ran for two seasons and 22 episodes from 197374. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting.
In fact, for classic trek the original broadcast order bore little resemblance to the sequence in which the shows were produced. One episode, to serve all my days, was written by d. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. Tos should be viewed in production order, not by airdate i often see us directing people to lists of trek material by airdate. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled uss enterprise in order to intercept it. That is why i created this page, it lists all the episodes of star trek in the order of their original air date, so you can watch them in the order.
The next generation moved the universe forward roughly a century past the days of james t. My colleagues were astounded when i told them that id only seen one episode of star trek as a child i dont even remember the plot and my. Watching the 2nd pilot after 2 normal episodes just seems. This is the order i would recommend watching them in if you want to work your way through the entire saga. But the original star trek and, indeed, most nighttime television for decades was an episodic drama, with little changing between episodes, and, in theory, the episodes could be watched or aired in any order.
Since ent was the latest show to be produced, the writers and producers had a pretty good bearing on when and where these episodes fit into the rest of star trek lore. Abrams would turn the series around with his successful star trek movie reboot in 2009. The original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, short treks and picard, along with multiple upcoming series which includes lower decks. Produced at paramount pictures, it aired in firstrun syndication, by viacom in the us, from september 1987 to may 1994. Coming up with a watch order for a franchise thats over 50 years old is a trick, especially when you consider that at star treks height in the 90s there were years where two series were on the air and a movie hit theaters. Coming up with a watch order for a franchise thats over 50 years old is a. 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. Star trek was doing the whole cinematic universe thing over a decade before marvel gave it a shot. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. The order theyre in on netflix and the dvdbluray box sets is airdate order. You can view them in either order, but i personally prefer production. Coming up with a watch order for a franchise thats over 50 years old is a trick, especially when you consider that at star trek s height in the 90s there were years where two series were on the air and a movie hit theaters. Star trek was doing the whole cinematic universe thing over a.
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