I feel like whenever there is a time travel episode in star trek i get so excited. The handsdown best episode of star trek is a riveting tale of time travel and altered history. True, a few fall apart under the weight of trying to handle complex ideas of bouncing around time, alternate futures. Alterations to historical events can cause, among other things, alternate timelines and realities. 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. Firstly, three different times in the past, the present and the future are involved, and q arbitrarily transfers picard from one time to another. 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. Time travel is having the ability to or the act of travel forward or backward in time.
Fontana took viewers back to the famed planet of the time vortex, where city on the edge of forever. Apr 30, 2017 and the best time travel episode of star trek any trek series is. 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. 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. And theres a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in. Maybe he takes pleasure in sending picard on time travels since tng. 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. The next generation episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. As late as 2154, time travel was deemed impossible by the vulcan science directorate. 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. Time travel appears again and again in star trek, but the visitor is a bit different. Its one of the most quintessential pieces of sciencefiction television around. Nov 30, 2018 time travel existed in sciencefiction long before star trek came along.
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. Sep 08, 2016 leonard nimoy and william shatner, star trek photo. 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. With patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, levar burton, michael dorn. Ranking the 15 best star trek time travel episodes syfy. Besides suiting up our favorite characters in goofy outfits, timetravel trek episodes can be. When paris and janeway are sent back in time, they must decide whether to violate the prime directive. 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. 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. 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. 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. This quiz is about those episodes and movies, with the questions in chronological order. Top 12 star trek time travel episodes jonathan chew medium. Relativity was noted by syfy wire as 14 of 15 of the top star trek episodes involving time travel in 2016.
The original series may have beaten that breakdown slightly, thanks to an excellent first season and a lot of strong second season shows. Q is wellknown for his fancies, and of course it is him who arranges the weirdest time travel of star trek so far. Pages in category star trek time travel episodes the following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. 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. Ds9, and voyager voy, are the 18 best time travel episodes of star trek. 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 city on the edge of forever season 1, episode 28 theres an unending amount of. Every single unique series always has at least a few timeywimey episodes up its sleeves. 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. 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. True, a few fall apart under the weight of trying to handle complex. 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.
This list includes all episodes the television series and the movies with time travel plots, from the original series through to the next generation. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star trek episodes from any of the series were their. 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. Oct 27, 2015 the whole star trek saga has a mountain wealth of time travel episodes.
This fourdisc set contains episodes from star trek. Every star trek series included episodes that dealt with time travel. 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. 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. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, mariette hartley. Picard feature several romulans, including the swordwielding elnor evan. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in syndication from september 1987 through may 1994. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. An accident while observing a rare inversion of the bajoran wormhole from aboard the defiant the ds9s. So, im hoping that this newest star trek series discovery by cbs will incorporate. 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.
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. Nov 15, 2016 every star trek series included episodes that dealt with time travel. 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. Fan collective time travel is a dvd collection released by paramount pictures.
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. 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 study of this phenomenon is one of the focuses of temporal mechanics. In 2018, cbr rated the spacecraft from 29th century featured in this episode, the relativity, the 4th most powerful spacecraft in the. The cast of kaeloo have their own time machine, and they use it in a few episodes.
The next generation debuted in 1987 and has seen its fanbase grow every year since. 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. As late as 2154, time travel was deemed impossible by the vulcan science. Similar to episodes about holoprograms, time travel was a classic device. Dec 01, 2016 time travel appears again and again in star trek, but the visitor is a bit different. The best star trek episodes from every series digital trends. Sisko, bashir and dax beam down to earth, and they arrive at the right place, but in the year 2024. When mccoy steps through a time portal back to depressionera earth, he saves the life of a.
The 10 best star trek time travel episodes, ranked nerdist. Here are our picks for the top ten star trek time travel episodes. Sep 23, 2017 our favorite star trek episodes of all time. Instead, many trek episodes about the subject bend the rules, making more. When kirk, spock and mccoy investigate the disappearance of a doomed planets population, they find themselves trapped in different periods of that worlds past. And the best time travel episode of star trek any trek series is. Time travel is the ability to move from one point in time to another outside the regular, irreversible flow of time. However, no tv franchise has used it so often and in so many different ways. Any given time traveller moving from one time to another at a rate greater than the local entropic norm i. 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. The whole star trek saga has a mountain wealth of time travel episodes. Star trek has played with crazy time travel shenanigans more than any other franchise yes, even doctor who. If you want to talk about the politics of the star trek galaxy, you have to talk about the romulans.
It is the second live action series of the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 178 episodes over seven seasons. Well, asked readers to pick from the following episodes. Time traveling on star trek usually brings with it adventure. Jan, 2020 if you want to talk about the politics of the star trek galaxy, you have to talk about the romulans. Next generation and star trek deep space nine series as well. 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. We look back on all films movies ive plucked off my fathers. The 18 best time travel stories of all time screen rant. 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. Similar to episodes about holoprograms, time travel was a classic device used in the franchise to tell all types of stories. Discovery coming this sunday on cbs, we asked the people around the office which star. I will probably do the same with star trek, star trek. One of the most classic science fiction concepts is time travel, and star trek is no exception to trying their hand at it.
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. While star trek goes on hundreds of wild adventures across its several series, one beloved scifi escapade the show cant resist is time travel. Fan collective time travel has the top ten most popular time travel episodes as picked by the fans. 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. Of those many adventures, here are the 10 best star trek time travel episodes.
The problems with timetravel star trekdoctor who youtube. List of star trek episodes featuring time travel higgypop. Picard, its a good time to brush up on your knowledge of the pointyeared aliens who are not the friendly vulcans. Star trek has played with crazy timetravel shenanigans more than any other franchise yes, even doctor who. In 2018, cbr ranked this one of the toptwenty time travel themed episodes of all star trek series. The next generation is an american science fiction television series which aired in. Join the adventure with all of the characters from star trek. The details vary, but one element that has been incorporated into all 5 star trek series and some of the movies is time travel. Pages in category star trek time travel episodesthe following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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