57 Years Later, Star Trek's Best The Original Series Episode Still Doesn't Get The Respect It Deserves

Star Trek: The Original Series has plenty of episodes that are often referenced, quoted, and given as examples of the show's brilliance, but there's one particular episode that is unfairly ignored. The cast of Star Trek: The Original Series was responsible for bringing the franchise's earliest stories to life, and many of those episodes continue to influence the modern-day spinoff shows. While some Tos episodes stick out as easy to identify for their impact on the franchise's impressive future, some incredibly deserving efforts are left to languish in the shadows.
Every Star Trek show owes The Original Series a debt of gratitude. If the William Shatner-led saga hadn't been so well received, it's quite possible that Star Trek: The Next Generation and every other spinoff that forms the entire Star Trek timeline wouldn't ever have happened. The innovative 1960s space opera established countless tropes and traditions that can still...
Every Star Trek show owes The Original Series a debt of gratitude. If the William Shatner-led saga hadn't been so well received, it's quite possible that Star Trek: The Next Generation and every other spinoff that forms the entire Star Trek timeline wouldn't ever have happened. The innovative 1960s space opera established countless tropes and traditions that can still...
- 12/28/2024
- by Daniel Bibby
- ScreenRant
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