It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. The animated series, yesteryear saw spock travel through time to save his younger self from dying, thereby preventing an alternate timeline where he was never the first officer of the enterprise due to his untimely death. All good things, the city on the edge of forever, endgame, little green men, past tense, storm front, time s arrow, tomorrow is yesterday, trials and tribbleations and yesterdays enterprise. Some episodes have time travel as a plot twist and i see at least one episodes on the list that will be spoilt just by its mentioning but i guess thats an inevitable catch 22. Nov 15, 2016 every star trek series included episodes that dealt with time travel. Alterations to historical events can cause, among other things, alternate timelines and realities. Star trek has played with crazy time travel shenanigans more than any other franchise yes, even doctor who. And in order to really understand whats going on in star trek.
Captain picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited earth in the late 1800s. An accident while observing a rare inversion of the bajoran wormhole from aboard the defiant the ds9s. Next generation and star trek deep space nine series as well. However, no tv franchise has used it so often and in so many different ways. Its one of the most quintessential pieces of sciencefiction television around. Similar to episodes about holoprograms, time travel was a classic device. Pages in category star trek time travel episodes the following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in. Time travel existed in sciencefiction long before star trek came along.
The 10 best star trek time travel episodes, ranked nerdist. Any given time traveller moving from one time to another at a rate greater than the local entropic norm i. When kirk, spock and mccoy investigate the disappearance of a doomed planets population, they find themselves trapped in different periods of that worlds past. True, a few fall apart under the weight of trying to handle complex ideas of bouncing around time, alternate futures. Relativity was noted by syfy wire as 14 of 15 of the top star trek episodes involving time travel in 2016. Whether its the time police meddling in federation affairs or knowing an entire culture in minutes, star trek time travel is a unique and fascinating experience.
The next generation debuted in 1987 and has seen its fanbase grow every year since. Whether our characters were traveling through time, being visited by people from the future, living through changed timelines, or dealing with something else time related, weve seen the characters of. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, mariette hartley. When paris and janeway are sent back in time, they must decide whether to violate the prime directive by warning residents of a planet facing annihilation. Every star trek series included episodes that dealt with time travel. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star. Star trek has played with crazy timetravel shenanigans more than any other franchise yes, even doctor who. Every single trek series has had at least a dozen episodes involving time travel and all of them do their best to use it well. The city on the edge of forever season 1, episode 28 theres an unending amount of time travel shows to choose from, but star trek. Apr 30, 2017 and the best time travel episode of star trek any trek series is. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc.
The act of moving through time has the potential to alter the timeline or create whole new realities, such as the kelvin timeline and is thus discouraged. Mar 29, 2019 time travel technology is a staple of several science fiction franchises and this video will be looking at doctor who and star trek and how they represent the problems with time travel like. All good things, the city on the edge of forever, endgame, little green men, past tense, storm front, times arrow, tomorrow is yesterday, trials and tribbleations and yesterdays enterprise. Well, asked readers to pick from the following episodes. Apr 22, 2020 whether its the time police meddling in federation affairs or knowing an entire culture in minutes, star trek time travel is a unique and fascinating experience.
The problems with timetravel star trekdoctor who youtube. As late as 2154, time travel was deemed impossible by the vulcan science directorate. Ds9, and voyager voy, are the 18 best time travel episodes of star trek. Time travel memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star trek episodes from any of the series were their. The original series way too many episodes to count while the more modern star trek series tended to not lean on time travel as a crutch, the same. One of the most famous episodes of star trek ever sees kirk, spock and mccoy travel back to 1930s new york, where kirk meets and falls in love.
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. Picard, its a good time to brush up on your knowledge of the pointyeared aliens who are not the friendly vulcans. Ranking the 15 best star trek time travel episodes syfy. When mccoy steps through a time portal back to depressionera earth, he saves the life of a. Every single unique series always has at least a few timeywimey episodes up its sleeves. Time travel is a tried and true star trek trope, but over the franchises long history, which has been the best episodes to utilize it. The 18 best time travel stories of all time screen rant. In the kim possible threeepisode story a sitch in time, three of kims recurring enemies work together to find a time monkey with which to interfere with kims childhood and prevent her. The episode begins with the enterprisec the forerunner to tngs flagship, the enterprised getting pulled through a temporal rift in the middle. Join the adventure with all of the characters from star trek. The original series, the next generation, deep space nine and voyager as they are transported back into time, discover mystery ships from the past and take courageous action to change history.
The city on the edge of forever is also included on the star trek. Fan collective time travel has the top ten most popular time travel episodes as picked by the fans. Jun 08, 2017 the writers of star trek are big time travel geeks as well and there are several episodes that i would highly recommend if you have the time and are feeling in the mood for some good paradoxical. Here are our picks for the top ten star trek time travel episodes. Time travel appears again and again in star trek, but the visitor is a bit different. When paris and janeway are sent back in time, they must decide whether to violate the prime directive. With entire shows dedicated to time travel, though, like doctor who or the more recent legends of tomorrow, star trek has always had to be a bit more creative with how it tackles the concept. And the best time travel episode of star trek any trek series is. Somehow, through a combination of time travel, mirror universe shenanigans, or. In this video i countdown my top 10 favorite as well as my 5 least favorite time travel episodes from all 5 star trek series, the original series, the. Time travel is having the ability to or the act of travel forward or backward in time. Sep 08, 2016 leonard nimoy and william shatner, star trek photo. Dec 01, 2016 time travel appears again and again in star trek, but the visitor is a bit different.
This list includes all episodes the television series and the movies with time travel plots, from the original series through to the next generation. Leonard nimoy and william shatner, star trek photo. So, im hoping that this newest star trek series discovery by cbs will incorporate. This quiz is about those episodes and movies, with the questions in chronological order. Q is wellknown for his fancies, and of course it is him who arranges the weirdest time travel of star trek so far.
This fourdisc set contains episodes from star trek. Returning the franchise to its tv roots while the original series cast was making movies, next generation ran for seven seasons and paved the way for a more mature. Nov 16, 2018 star trek time travel fan collection is a fourdisc boxed set spanning all of the star trek series, with the exception of enterprise, and includes 12 episodes that were selected in an internet poll compiled by paramount of favorites then voted on by more than 200,000 fans. Jan 15, 2016 in this video i countdown my top 10 favorite as well as my 5 least favorite time travel episodes from all 5 star trek series, the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and. The handsdown best episode of star trek is a riveting tale of time travel and altered history. Maybe he takes pleasure in sending picard on time travels since tng.
In this video i countdown my top 10 favorite as well as my 5 least favorite time travel episodes from all 5 star trek series, the original series. The details vary, but one element that has been incorporated into all 5 star trek series and some of the movies is time travel. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in. Time travel technology is a staple of several science fiction franchises and this video will be looking at doctor who and star trek and how they represent the problems with timetravel like. If you want to talk about the politics of the star trek galaxy, you have to talk about the romulans.
The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. I will probably do the same with star trek, star trek. The cast of kaeloo have their own time machine, and they use it in a few episodes. One of the most classic science fiction concepts is time travel, and star trek is no exception to trying their hand at it. Jan, 2020 if you want to talk about the politics of the star trek galaxy, you have to talk about the romulans. Besides suiting up our favorite characters in goofy outfits, timetravel trek episodes can be. List of star trek episodes featuring time travel higgypop.
Alternate timelines are a staple of time travel genre, but they normally get trotted out as a fairly vague danger to the status quo that. Sep 23, 2017 our favorite star trek episodes of all time. Of those many adventures, here are the 10 best star trek time travel episodes. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Time travel is the ability to move from one point in time to another outside the regular, irreversible flow of time.
Fontana took viewers back to the famed planet of the time vortex, where city on the edge of forever. As late as 2154, time travel was deemed impossible by the vulcan science. But time travel is a trek staple, and has some of the best episodes of the franchise have dealt with crazy temporal adventures. Instead, many trek episodes about the subject bend the rules, making more. Top 12 star trek time travel episodes jonathan chew medium. The writers of star trek are big time travel geeks as well and there are several episodes that i would highly recommend if you have the time and. The whole star trek saga has a mountain wealth of time travel episodes. The best star trek episodes from every series digital trends. Jul 10, 20 one of the most famous episodes of star trek ever sees kirk, spock and mccoy travel back to 1930s new york, where kirk meets and falls in love with a woman named edith.
I feel like whenever there is a time travel episode in star trek i get so excited. The study of this phenomenon is one of the focuses of temporal mechanics. The writers of star trek are big time travel geeks as well and there are several episodes that i would highly recommend if you have the time and are feeling in the mood for some good paradoxical. In 2018, cbr rated the spacecraft from 29th century featured in this episode, the relativity, the 4th most powerful spacecraft in the. Nov 30, 2018 time travel existed in sciencefiction long before star trek came along. The city on the edge of forever season 1, episode 28 theres an unending amount of. True, a few fall apart under the weight of trying to handle complex.
Similar to episodes about holoprograms, time travel was a classic device used in the franchise to tell all types of stories. This list includes all episodes the television series and the movies with time travel plots, from the original series through to the next generation, deep space nine and voyager, as. Pages in category star trek time travel episodesthe following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. Time travel features in over 50 episodes of star trek and in four of the movies, making it one of the franchises most commonly used storytelling mechanics. Oct 27, 2015 the whole star trek saga has a mountain wealth of time travel episodes. Picard feature several romulans, including the swordwielding elnor evan. We look back on all films movies ive plucked off my fathers. Sisko, bashir and dax beam down to earth, and they arrive at the right place, but in the year 2024. Time traveling on star trek usually brings with it adventure. Fan collective time travel is a dvd collection released by paramount pictures. Time travel is having the ability to or the act of travel forward or backward in time, thus breaking the seemingly irreversible flow of time. Time travel is any movement through time that is not equivalent to the normal course of time, in particular a person or objects travel leading either to the past or faster than usual to the future. In 2018, cbr ranked this one of the toptwenty time travel themed episodes of all star trek series.
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