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Star Trek is now on Netflix. Four of the five series are available on July 1, and Deep Space Nine will be added on October 1st. This thread is meant to organize a nice GAF watch over the next few months. With Deep Space Nine showing up a few month later, and my desire to go in series order, I have tried to select episodes from The Original Series, and The Next Generation to last until October.
The plan is to watch four or five episodes a week. Talk and discuss them, new viewers can ask questions of GAF's Trekkies.
I have done my best to select the best episodes of the series (or very important to story arc). Feel free to make suggestions since I'm sure I missed some. Also had a tough time picking DS9's worst episode for the "Worst of Trek" night at the end.
It's worth saying that if you like what you see, watch the whole thing. I have made selections, but there are certainly quality episodes that didn't make the cut that should be viewed. If you're someone who marathons stuff, the series I have selected are (almost) all in chronological order. One or two are not so I could get in 2 partters in one week and in any case, it won't effect story continuity.
THE SERIES:
Star Trek: The Original Series
Taking place in the mid 23rd Century, the original series focuses on the voyages of the Star Ship Enterprise and her crew. The series pioneered many tropes seen in Science Fiction today. The series was seen as very progressive for it's timer with an interracial crew that had rarely been attempted at the time. The series introduces many of the core themes of Star Trek with a utopian vision of the future, as well as many of the common alien species that would continue to have a large presence in the later series such as the Vulcans, Romulans and Klingons.
Special Note On TOS
I have chosen to start with TOS, some feel TNG is a bit better to start with because of TOS's very outdated SFX. It came first, so I think it's right o start there anyways. The SFX are obviously dated, being made in the 60's However Netflix is showing the remastered ones with the new space SFX shots, and updated visuals, it still shows it's age though. It is for this reason (more than being the shortest Trek series) that it has the least episodes. I would still encourage people to stick with it, even if the SFX turn you off. There's some very fine Science Fiction story to be had. If it is too much, don't give up and just join back up when we start TNG. While still showing it's age a bit, TNG looks 100x more "modern"
Cast
William Shatner - Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy - Spock
DeForester Kelley - Dr. Leonard McCoy
James Doohan - Montgomery Scott
Nichelle Nichols - Nyota Uhura
Walter Koenig - Pavel Chekhov
George Takei - Hikaru Sulu
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Set about 100 years after the Original Series, this show chronicles the voyages of the Enterprise - D (The 5th Starfleet ship to have the name). The show took a few seasons to get going, mostly recycling episodes from the original series, and the canceled-before-aired 2nd series planed in the 1970's. But once the show got going it really found it's legs. Keeping the original series theme of episodic Television, it was not afraid to try some ongoing character arcs and storylines. It would introduce one of televisions greatest villains, The Borg".
The Cast
Patrick Stewart - Captain Jean Luc Picard
Johnathan Frakes - William T. Riker
Brent Spiner - Data
Michael Dorn - Worf
LeVar Burton - Geordi La Forge
Gates McFadden - Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis - Counselor Deanna Troi
Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher (season 1-4)
Denise Crosby - Tasha Yar (season 1)
Diana Muldaur - Dr. Katherine Pulaski (season 2)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bucking tradition, Deep Space Nine sets itself apart from the star by being set on a stationary Space Station. It is set during "The Next Generation" time frame and continuing slightly afterwards. Unlike with other series, Deep Space Nine had a very heavy ongoing plot, some that would last all seven seasons. It was also very heavy into long character arcs and featured a very large supporting cast. It also looked at the darker side of the Federation, something that until now had been mostly a perfect utopian society. The story focuses on the Federation assisting the Bajorans, a species that has been under Cardassian occupation for 50 years rebuild after the Cardassians withdraw, and the discovery of a stable wormhole to the other side of the galaxy quickly turns this distant outpost to a major hub of exploration.
The Cast (note to nitpickers: One character left off to avoid spoilers)
Avery Brooks - Commander Benjamin Sisko
Nana Visitor - Kira Nerys
Rene Auberjonois - Odo
Terry Ferrel - Jadzia Dax
Alexander Siddig - Doctor Julian Bashir
Colm Meaney - Miles O'Brien
Armin Shimerman - Quark
Cirroc Lofton - Jake Sisko
Michael Dorn - Worf (season 4-7)
Andrew Robinson - Garak
Aron Eisenberg - Nog
Star Trek: Voyager
Going back to a ship, Voyager follows the crew of the USS Voyager, after it is flung across the Galaxy and follows it's journey to get home, a journey that would take 70 years using their Warp Drive. Being set in a new part of the galaxy, the show had to continually come up with new aliens for the crew, sometimes doing very well, sometimes not so much. While the show had it's lack in quality show in places, the show could occasionally put out episodes that rank with the finest in the franchise.
The Cast
Kate Mulgrew - Captain Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran - Chakotay
Tim Russ - Tuvok
Robert Picardo - The Doctor
Robert Duncan McNeill - Tom Paris
Roxann Dawson - B'Elanna Torres
Garrett Wang - Harry Kim
Ethan Phillips - Neelix
Jennifer Lien - Kes (season 1-3)
Jeri Ryan - Secen of Nine (season 4-7)
Star Trek: Enterprise
Set 150 years prior to "The Original Series" and a decade before the formation of The Federation" this series looks at Earths first Warp 5 capable ship and mankind's first mission into deep space. The series was very much a miss, with a mismatched cast, and uninspired storyline. It would improve with season 3, and with the return of some veteran Trek writers, would find it's traction in season 4, but low ratings still prompted it cancellation after season 4.
The Cast
Scott Bakula - Captain Johnathan Archer
Jolene Blalock - T'Pol
Connor Trinneer - Charles "Trip" Tucker III
John Billingsley - Dr. Phlox
Dominic Keating - Malcolm Reed
Linda Park - Hoshi Sato
Anthony Montgomery - Travis Mayweather
THE SCHEDULE
Special thanks to the following Gaffers to making suggestions to help me finish this list.
Stumpokapow
Dax01
An-Det
Htown
STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES
Week Ending July 9
"The Cage:
"Where No Man Has Gone Before"
"The Enemy Within"
"The Menagerie: Part 1"
"The Menagerie: Part 2"
Week Ending July 16
"Balance Of Terror"
"The Squire Of Gothos"
"The Arena"
"Space Seed"
Week Ending July 23
"City on the Edge Of Forever"
"Amok Time"
"The Changeling"
"Mirror Mirror"
Week Ending July 30
"Journey to Babel"
"The Trouble With Tribbles"
"The Tholian Web"
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
Week Ending August 6
"Encounter At Farpoint"
"Datalore"
"Coming of Age"
"Skin of Evil"
Week Ending August 13
"Conspiracy"
"The Neutral Zone"
"Elementary, Dear Data"
"The Measure of a Man"
"Q Who"
Week Ending August 20
The Emissary"
"The Survivors"
"The Defector"
"Deja Q"
Week Ending August 27
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Sins Of The Father"
"Sarek"
"The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1"
Week Ending September 3
"The Best Of both Worlds: Part 2"
"Family"
"Brothers"
"Final Mission"
"QPid"
Week Ending September 10
"Redemption: Part 1"
"Redemption: Part 2"
"Darmok"
"Ensign Ro"
"Disaster"
Week Ending September 17
"Unification: Part 1"
"Unification: Part 2"
"Power Play"
"The First Duty"
Week Ending September 24
"The Inner Light"
"Time's Arrow: Part 1"
"Time's Arrow: Part 2"
"Relics"
Week Ending October 1
"Chain Of Command: Part 1"
"Chain Of Command: Part 2"
"Tapestry"
"The Pegasus"
Week Ending October 8
"Lower Decks"
"Preemptive Strike"
"All Good Things..."
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
Week Ending October 15
"The Emissary"
"Past Prologue"
"Duet"
"In The Hand's Of The Prophets"
"Rules of Acquisition"
Week Ending October 22
"The Wire"
"Crossover"
"The Collaborator"
"The Jem'Hadar"
Week Ending October 29
"The Search: Part 1"
"The Search: Part 2"
"Second Skin"
"Heart Of Stone"
"Improbable Cause"
Week Ending November 5
"The Die Is Cast"
"Family Business"
"Explorers"
"The Adversary"
"The Way Of The Warrior: Part 1"
Week Ending November 12
"The Way Of The Warrior: Part 2"
"The Visitor"
"Rules Of Engagement"
"Hard Time"
"For The Cause"
Week Ending November 19
"Broken Link"
"Apocalypse Rising"
"Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"
"...Nor the Battle to the Strong"
"Trials and Tribble-ations"
Week Ending November 26
"Rapture"
"For The Uniform"
"In Purgatory's Shadow"
"By Inferno's Light"
"For The Uniform"
Week Ending December 3
"Things Past"
"Ties of Blood and Water"
"Children of Time"
"Call to Arms"
"A Time to Stand"
Week Ending December 10
"Rocks and Shoals"
"Sons and Daughters"
"Behind the Lines"
"Favor The Bold"
"Sacrifice Of Angels"
Week Ending December 17
"You are Cordially Invited..."
"Far Beyond the Stars"
"Waltz"
"Inquisition"
"In the Pale Moonlight"
"Tears Of The Prophets"
Week Ending December 24
"Image in the Sand"
"Shadows and Symbols"
"Take Me Out To The Hollosuite"
"Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"
"When It Rains "
Week Ending December 31
"Tacking Into the Wind"
"Extreme Measures"
"The Dogs of War"
"What You Leave Behind"
STAR TREK: VOYAGER
Week Ending January 7
"Caretaker"
"Parallax"
"Eye of the Needle"
"Learning Curve"
"Prime Factors"
Week Ending January 14
"State Of Flux"
"Meld"
"Basics: Part 1"
"Basics: Part 2"
"Flashback"
Week Ending January 21
"Before and After"
"Distant Origin"
"Worst Case Scenario"
"Scorpion: Part 1"
"Scorpion: Part 2"
Week Ending January 28
"The Gift"
"Year Of Hell: Part 1"
"Year Of Hell: Part 2"
"Message in a Bottle"
"The Omega Directive"
Week Ending February 4
"Living Witness"
"Hope And Fear"
"Extreme Risk"
"Timeless"
"Latent Image"
Week Ending February 11
"Dark Frontier: Part 1"
"Dark Frontier: Part 2"
"Course: Oblivion"
"Equinox: Part 1"
"Equinox: Part 2"
Week Ending February 18
"Blink of an Eye"
"Memorial"
"Shattered"
"Endgame"
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE
Week Ending February 25
"Broken Bow"
"The Andorian Incident"
"Shadows of P'Jem"
"Shockwave: Part 1"
"Shockwave: Part 2"
Week Ending March 3
"Cease Fire"
"Cogenitor"
"Regeneration"
"The Expanse"
Week Ending March 10
"The Xindi"
"Anomaly"
"Proving Ground"
"Stratagem"
"Harbinger"
Week Ending March 17
"Azati Prime"
"Damage"
"The Council"
"Countdown"
"Zero Hour"
Week Ending March 24
"Storm Front: Part 1"
"Storm Front: Part 2"
"The Forge"
"Awakening"
"Kir'Shara"
Week Ending March 31
"Borderland"
"Cold Station 12"
"The Augments"
"In A Mirror, Darkly: Part 1"
"In A Mirror, Darkly: Part 2"
Week Ending March 7
"Babel 1"
"United"
"The Aenar"
"Demons"
"Tera Prime"
Week Ending April 14 - Stab Your Eyes Out Week, The Worst Of Trek!
TOS - "Spock's Brain"
TNG - "Sub Rosa"
DS9 - "Profit and Lace"
VOY - "Threshold"
ENT - "These Are The Voyages"
